The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Municipal court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins with traffic cases at 3 p.m. Benjamin Barry – Theft of Property. Joshua Crump – Contributing to Delinquency of Minor/PTR, Failure to Appear/PTR. Douglas Daugherty – DUI/3rd/PTR. […]
Housing Commission Actions from Jan. 14
The East Ridge Housing Commission met earlier this week and took the following actions. A building at 1524 Rebecca Drive, owned by Christian Church In Tennessee Disciples of Christ, came under scrutiny by the housing commission. According to official documents, Philip Osbourne, on behalf of the owner, appeared to represent the interests of the property. […]
Police Briefs Jan. 17
_ 6642 Ringgold Rd.: On Wednesday night the East Ridge Fire Department responded to the Econo Lodge in reference to an automatic fire alarm. According to a police report, firefighters gained access to the room where the alarm was sounding and found what they believed to be narcotics inside. ERFD personnel immediately requested police respond […]
Police Briefs Jan. 16
The following information comes from daily East Ridge Police Department “pass along” sheets, which keeps department administrators apprised of activity from the two patrol shifts. It is anticipated that this information will be provided to the public and media on a daily basis going forward. The information from the “pass along” sheets is significantly more […]
ERFD Calls for Service in 2018
East Ridge Fire Chief Mike Williams announced via Facebook post, Tuesday, that the department will begin posting monthly reports on the fire department’s calls for service. “I see questions on Facebook at times, such as, ‘I wonder where that fire truck is responding to? The fire department appears to be busy,’” Chief Williams said in […]
Police Briefs Jan. 15
_ 4150 Ringgold Rd.: On Monday afternoon, police were dispatched to the Walmart Neighborhood Market in regard to a theft. According to a police report, officers spoke with a woman who said that she had requested $100 cash back during a purchase she made at a self-checkout line. The woman said she forgot to take […]
Rossville Man Accused of Assaulting Officer
A Rossville man is being held in the Hamilton County Jail on $5,000 bond after he allegedly assaulted police after officers were called to a home on a domestic complaint. Seth J. Lankford, 33, of a National Boulevard address, was charged with Domestic Assault, Resisting Arrest and Assault on Police. He is due to appear […]
Mayor Williams is A Good Listener
I’ve got to hand it to Brian Williams, the new Mayor of East Ridge, he’s a good listener. He said he was going to have a “meet the mayor” event where he would sit and talk with residents of East Ridge and take the temperature of the people he serves. By golly he did it. […]
ERPD Arrests Jan. 7-13
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Jan. 7-13. An arrest does not mean that a person has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. WADE, JUAN ORTIZ 3402 FRAWLEY […]
Municipal Court Docket for Jan. 15
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, Jan. 15. Municipal court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins with traffic cases at 3 p.m. Kenneth Brooks – Aggravated Burglary, Theft, Aggravated Burglary/For Capias, Theft under $1,000/For Capias. Solomon Crutcher – Possession Schedule VI/PTR. Franklin Hill […]
Gail Drive Man Charged with Kidnapping, Assaulting His Wife
A Gail Drive man has been charged with kidnapping after he allegedly held his wife against her will and threatened to kill her. Jose Andres Escobar-Rivas, 51, was booked into the Hamilton County Jail, Thursday, and charged with Aggravated Kidnapping and Aggravated Domestic Assault. He is being held on $5,000 bond and is due to […]
Council Opts for Mobile Police Radios Rather than Communications Tower
The East Ridge City Council backed away from building a new communications tower, opting instead to purchase new portable radios for the police department and in the process saving taxpayers half a million dollars, Thursday during its first meeting of 2019. Acting City Manager Kenny Custer told the council that over the past couple weeks […]
Williams Having First ‘Meet the Mayor’ on Saturday
Would you like to talk to the Mayor of East Ridge one on one? Saturday you will have that opportunity. Mayor Brian Williams is making good on a campaign pledge to be “open and responsive in listening to citizens” at his first “Meet the Mayor” event at Local Coffee. The informal discussion with the mayor […]
Parole Visit Leads to Drug Charges for ER Man
A routine visit by a state parole officer has led to the arrest of an East Ridge Man on drug and weapons charges. Ronald Rishea Moore, 34, of a South Terrace address, was charged Wednesday with Possession of Marijuana for Resale, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He made […]
Police Briefs Jan. 9
_ 3718 Fountain Ave.: Police were dispatched to a reported burglary at the address late Tuesday morning. According to a police report, police met with a woman who said that someone broke into her duplex and stole a 50-inch television, its remote units and an iPhone charger. The victim told police that she came home […]
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