Code enforcement officers with the City of East Ridge recently received an engineer’s report that a dilapidated property on Bennett Road, once ordered demolished by the city, can be salvaged. On Monday night, the East Ridge Housing Commission was informed by Michael Howell of the codes department that an engineer had signed off on a […]
ERPD Arrests Aug. 6-12
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Aug. 6-12. 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. FLEITAS, LAZARO ANDY 1629 SW […]
Municipal Court Docket for Aug. 14
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, Aug. 14. Court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins at 3 p.m. with traffic cases. Pierre Baccus – Assault on Police (2), Simple Possession Schedule VI, Criminal Trespass, Resisting. Michael Bradshaw – Aggravated Criminal Trespass. Robert Cole […]
Catholic Wins Home Opener in Football
Catholic defeated Sale Creek, 42-12, in the season opener, Thursday at Bill Warren Field on the campus of OLPH. “The boys worked hard over the summer, but until tonight we hadn’t gelled as a team,” said Catholic Coach Billy Dearing. “Glad we were able to perform so well.” Catholic got on the board first when Will Menham […]
Council Approves $100K in Spending to Beef up SWAT
On Thursday, the East Ridge City Council approved spending more than $100,000 on the city’s SWAT team to replace aging body armor and provide new firearms. Police Chief J.R. Reed said he will order 12 state-of-the-art tactical vests, 12 light-weight helmets and 13 rifles with accessories from GT Distributors as soon as possible at a […]
Young Facing Child Endangerment, Drug Charges
An investigation by East Ridge police and the TBI into alleged narcotics abuse by a Burr Street woman has led to the arrest of her boyfriend and the father of her child. Hamilton County Jail records show that Patrick Chad Young, 42, of 6503 Burr Street, was charged with Child Endangerment, Possession of Schedule VI […]
IBPO Backing Bethune in Mayor’s Race
There are two people running for the office of Mayor in East Ridge this November. This is an important election for the citizens of East Ridge. We endorse Jim Bethune for Mayor of East Ridge. With so much attention and taxpayer money having been focused on efforts at the Exit 1 Development over the past […]
Police Briefs Aug. 7
_ 3222 Gleason Dr.: Police were dispatched to the Ridgeview Pointe Apartments on Monday evening in regard to several squatters in several of the vacant apartments. According to a police report, when officers arrived they located Pierre Baccus hiding behind a staircase in a breezeway. One of the officers recognized Baccus as a man he […]
Planning Commission Rejects Rezoning for Apartment Complex
The East Ridge Planning Commission denied the request of a local businessman to rezone property near the Bachman Tunnels so he could build an apartment complex. P.J. Patel with Shreenathji Properties proposed to build an 80-unit “high end” apartment complex on 4.8 acres at 1023 South Seminole Drive. He said the 1,100 square-foot apartments would […]
Mason Thanks Voters of District 30
The following is a statement from a press release issued by Jonathan Mason: “Running for this seat has been one of the most rewarding endeavors I have ever undertaken,” Mason wrote in the statement. “My wife has handled every turn with grace and I could not be more proud and thankful to have her by […]
Health Department’s Step ONE Teaching Garden Grants Now Available
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department’s Step ONE program offers grants to neighborhoods and organizations to begin and sustain teaching gardens. The purpose of the teaching garden initiative is to: Demonstrate to children and families the importance of food choices for overall health; Provide opportunities for people to learn valuable skills such as communication, responsibility, teamwork, […]
Health Department Investigates Possible Hepatitis A Exposure in Jails
The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department is working to make contact with females who were held at the Hamilton County Jail the afternoon of Thursday, July 26, 2018, through the morning of Friday, July 27, and/or any females who were held at the Silverdale Detention Center on Friday, July 27, 2018. The Health Department is investigating […]
ERPD Arrests July 30-Aug. 5
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from July 30-Aug. 5. 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. BALLARD, RODNEY EDWARD 3407 […]
Municipal Court Docket Aug. 7
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, Aug. 7. Municipal Court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins with traffic cases at 3 p.m. Daniel Broome – Domestic Assault/PTR. Christopher Brown – Simple Possession Marijuana/PTR. Dustin Draughton – Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Burglary, Conspiracy to […]
Police Briefs Aug. 2
_ 620 South Sanctuary: Police were called to the address early Tuesday morning on a burglary in progress in which the homeowner and the suspect were engaged in a physical altercation. According to a police report, an officer spoke with one of the homeowners who said that he was at work at 1:30 a.m. when […]
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