East Ridge police are investigating a Wednesday morning shooting that happened at the Newcastle Apartments. According to Assistant Chief Stan Allen, police were called to the complex at 5700 Roper Street at 5:15 a.m. While en route to the call, officers encountered the victim, Dequan Fuqua, 20, being driven by private vehicle to a hospital. […]

_ 800 block Hardin Dr.: Police were called to the area last Thursday evening about a prowler. According to a police report, when an officer arrived the homeowner said that her dog started barking at the back door. The woman said she saw a man on her back deck take off and then go under […]

_ Germantown Circle: Last Thursday an officer was patrolling in the area when he noticed a white male with face tattoos walking away from a Chevy Silverado truck. The man quickly walked into the breezeway of the Germantown Garden apartment complex. According to a police report, as the officer was driving around the complex, dispatch […]

_ 201 Eads Street: Police were dispatched to an apartment complex at this address, Wednesday evening, in regard to an active domestic assault. According to an affidavit of complaint, when police arrived they spoke with a deputy from Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office who serves as security for the complex and the victim. The deputy told […]

A man arrested earlier this month on drug charges was taken into custody last week on a bond revocation. East Ridge officers executed a search warrant in a room at the Motel 6 on St. Thomas Street early on the afternoon of May 16 where Jonathan R. Bech was staying.  A vehicle belonging to Bech […]

According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from May 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. JOHNSON, STEVE CHARLES 1210 MCBRIEN […]