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You are here: Home / News / Law and Order Sept. 22

Law and Order Sept. 22

September 22, 2026 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department.

Day Shift September 21: B Squad

26-009135- 3100 BLK Ringgold Road- Arrest – A man was arrested on outstanding East Ridge Capias of a Probationer warrant with an original charge of theft of property. He was transported to Hamilton County Jail.

26-009143-4100 BLK Belvoir Drive- Theft – A resident reported being scammed by an individual claiming to work for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. The victim sent the suspect $275 through Apple Pay after being told she had a warrant for missing jury duty. No suspect information is available currently.

26-009146 – 600 BLK Brookfield Avenue – Harassment – The victim reported unwanted interactions by a neighborhood resident. He stated the interactions stemmed from a previous incident were the man followed him through the neighborhood and yelled at him about his driving. Police attempted to speak with the other party, however, due to his adversarial and belligerent state; he was not receptive of the officers’ communication.

Night Shift September 21: D Squad

26-009152-5700 BLK Ringgold Road-MVC/Injuries – Police responded to this location for a two-vehicle motor vehicle crash. Occupants of both vehicles were transported to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

26-009158 – 4300 BLK Spriggs Street – Assist EMS – Patrol responded to the above address in reference to an unconscious person. On scene, officers assessed the patient and determined that they were pulseless. Officers initiated CPR and turned patient care over to ERFD and HCEMS. HCEMS transported the patient for further treatment.

26-009159 – 6600 BLK Ringgold Road – Theft from Motor Vehicle – The caller reported that during the overnight hours, his white Chevrolet Malibu was entered while parked at the hotel. The unknown suspects took his laptop, AirPods, and one other electronic device. Officers observed no signs of forced entry. A medication bottle with the name bearing a third party’s name was in the victim’s car. The laptop was last tracked to another hotel in Hixson, Tennessee

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.


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