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You are here: Home / Crime News / Law and Order Oct. 13

Law and Order Oct. 13

October 13, 2026 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

Day Shift October 12: Alpha Team

26-009840- 900 BLK Spring Creek Road- Warrant Service – A woman was taken into custody for a Hamilton County Sessions court warrant (Poss. of Schedule II) after being discharged from the hospital. She was transported to the Hamilton County Jail without incident.

26-009844- 5300 BLK Clemons Road- Disorder – The caller reported that a man showed up to her apartment after he had been criminally trespassed from the property following his arrest two weeks ago for aggravated assault. Police responded and located the man sitting in a chair near her apartment door. Gray was taken into custody for criminal trespassing without incident.

Night Shift October 12: Charlie Team

26-009856 – 800 South Germantown Road – Traffic Stop/Arrest – A patrolling officer observed a silver sedan that did not have its taillights illuminated properly. Officers conducted a traffic stop and found that the driver was Revoked for DUI. Prior to approaching the car, Officers located a pill bottle with 44 Hydrocodone pills and a metal container with suspected methamphetamine on the side of the roadway prior to where the vehicle came to a stop. The man was placed in custody and charged with Driving on Suspended, Cancelled, or Revoked. Further investigation is being conducted to determine if the narcotics located during the stop came from the suspect’s vehicle.

26-009863 – 5400 BLK Ringgold Road – SIA/Arrest – While on patrol, police observed a vehicle which had been parked at the car wash for an extended amount of time. An officer contacted the individual who was found to be asleep in the driver’s seat. He was found to have an outstanding East Ridge warrant. The man was taken into custody for his warrant and transported to jail without incident.

26-009857- 200 BLK Eads Street – Shots Fired – Police responded regarding a report of a single gunshot heard in the parking lot. Upon arrival, officers canvassed the area but did not locate any shell casings or observe any damage to nearby vehicles or buildings.

26-009858 – 1400 BLK Saint Thomas Street – Disorder with a Weapon – Police responded regarding a report of a male with a gun. Upon speaking with the party, he stated he had PTSD and appeared to be a mental health consumer. Officers were unable to corroborate his account or locate the alleged suspect. The incident was documented. This party has called in a few times in the days prior, alleging stalkers were in his car.

26-009859 – 5300 BLK Marion Avenue – Felony Evading/Arrest – Officers observed a silver Hyundai turn onto Anderson Avenue from McBrien Road at a high rate of speed while honking the horn and a female yelling inside the vehicle. Officers attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle in the 5300 block of Marion Avenue, but the vehicle kept driving. Once the driver of the vehicle took evasive action, any further attempts to stop the vehicle were terminated. Officers later found the registered address of the vehicle and found it at the residence. Officers made contact and took the female suspect into custody after a short investigation. While taking her into custody, she began to resist and kicked an officer. She was eventually taken into custody and transported to Hamilton County Jail and charged with Assault on LEO, Felony Evading, and Resisting arrest.

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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