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UPDATED: Police Investigating Bank Robbery

July 6, 2016 By Dick Cook 1 Comment

East Ridge police are investigating a Wednesday afternoon bank robbery where a suspicious package was found outside the building forcing authorities to shut down Ringgold Road for more than an hour. Officials said that officers were dispatched to the First Tennessee Bank at 1:36 p.m. on a bank robbery. When officers arrived they discovered a […]

Filed Under: FEATURED STORY, News, SLIDER

Police Briefs for July 5

July 5, 2016 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

_ 3936 Ringgold Rd.: Police were called to the Save-A-Lot on June 29 in regards to an assault. According to an affidavit of complaint, officers spoke with the manager who told them that a man had attempted to steal meat from the store. When the manager confronted the man, he gave the items back. The […]

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

Young Woman Who Shot Self Has Died

July 5, 2016 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

  East Ridge police said Tuesday that a 17-year-old girl who accidentally shot herself last Sunday has died. According to Capt. Tim Mullinax, the investigation into the shooting revealed that the girl _ whose name has not been released _ took a revolver, placed one round in a chamber, put it to her head and […]

Filed Under: FEATURED STORY, News, SLIDER

ERPD Arrests June 27-July 3

July 3, 2016 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from June 27-July 3. 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. AYERS, LARRY JAMES 110 […]

Filed Under: Arrest Reports, Crime News, FEATURED POSTS

Municipal Court Docket for July 5

July 2, 2016 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, July 5. Court is held at 5 p.m. inside City Hall on Tombras Avenue. Brian Black _ Aggravated Domestic Assault. Cedric Dickens _ Aggravated Assault, Theft under $500. Spencer Godfrey _ DUI/Petition to Revoke. Nathan Gregory _ Domestic Assault. Daniel Morgan […]

Filed Under: Court, Crime News, FEATURED POSTS

Save-A-Lot Robbed on Monday

June 30, 2016 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

Two masked men held several employees at gunpoint then robbed the Save-A-Lot on Ringgold Road on Monday. According to a police report, police were dispatched to the store at 3936 Ringgold Road at 9:38 p.m. in regard to the robbery. Officers spoke with an employee who said that she was counting money in the corner […]

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

UPDATED: Customer at Kangaroo Shoots, Kills Would-be Robber

June 30, 2016 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

    A customer outside the Kangaroo on Ringgold Road interrupted a suspected robber who had abducted the clerk, shooting and killing him outside the business early Thursday morning. According to a press release from the East Ridge Police Department, officers were called to the store at 4011 Ringgold Road at 1:47 a.m. on a […]

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED STORY, News, SLIDER

ERPD Arrests June 20-26

June 26, 2016 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from June 20-26. 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. EVANS, MICKY DION 3012 3RD […]

Filed Under: Arrest Reports, Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

‘… The Public Welfare of the City Requiring It’

June 25, 2016 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

I’m just not buying it. The East Ridge City Council met last Thursday to consider on second reading an ordinance that would establish limits as to how long guests are allowed to stay in “extended stay” motels in our city. For several months, staff, the Council and the Planning Commission have been mulling the issue […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Municipal Court Docket for June 28

June 25, 2016 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, June 28. Court is held inside City Hall on Tombras Avenue. It begins at 5 p.m. Brandon Aaron _ Aggravated Domestic Assault. James Blevins _ Theft of Auto, Suspended DL, Handicapped Parking. Aaron Chippoletti _ Theft over $1,000. Timothy Crowder _ […]

Filed Under: Court, Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

Police Recover Laptop Stolen from Church

June 24, 2016 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

A call to East Ridge police about suspicious people at the Krystal led officers to the recovery of some stolen property, including a laptop stolen from a church two days prior. According to police reports, officers were called to the Krystal at 6:45 Tuesday morning, after someone overheard a man inside the restaurant say that […]

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

City Tables ‘Extended Stay’ Ordinance

June 23, 2016 By Dick Cook 1 Comment

It’s going to take a little more time before East Ridge enacts a new ordinance dealing with extended stay motels. During the agenda session of Thursday’s regular City Council Meeting, the board heard from representatives of several motels in the city, including the construction superintendent renovating the former Superior Creek Lodge which will become a […]

Filed Under: Community, FEATURED STORY, News, Politics

TAWC Paving on Fountain Begins

June 21, 2016 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

Crews were working Tuesday morning to repave a section of Fountain Avenue that has been closed for a week due to a water line break.   A spokesman for Phaltless Paving Inc. said the work to resurface about 100 feet of pavement in the 3900 block of Fountain Avenue will take three days. The road […]

Filed Under: Community, FEATURED POSTS, News

Jenkins Restaurant Burglarized

June 20, 2016 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

One of the city’s most popular restaurants was the victim of a burglary and theft on Saturday evening. According to a police report, officers were dispatched to Jenkins Restaurant at 4134 Ringgold Road on Sunday morning on a burglary call. An officer spoke with the owner of the restaurant who told him that there was […]

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

UPDATED: Police Investigating Drive-By Shooting

June 20, 2016 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

  The following is a preliminary incident report from the ERPD concerning Sunday’s drive-by shooting: On 6-19-16 at approximately 19:34 hours police were dispatched to the above location in reference to multiple shots fired. Victims advised that a silver/gray Dodge Magnum drove by at a slow rate of speed and started shooting at them while […]

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED STORY, News

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