On Saturday night, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Detective Eddie Sledge passed away unexpectedly, officials with the department said. According to a press release from the HCSO, Detective Sledge was a 22-year veteran of the HCSO. He began his career as a Dispatcher in 1997. Since 2001, he has served as a Patrol Deputy, a member […]

Two men have been arrested after allegedly “casing” the Circle K convenience store, early Thursday morning. Justin Isom, 21, of an Old Mission Road address, and Marcellus Jones, 22, of a Dogwood Drive address, were both charged with criminal conspiracy. According to an affidavit of complaint, police were called to 6708 Ringgold Rd. at about […]

The following information was provided from East Ridge Police Department “pass along” reports. April 24 – Day Shift Mission Oaks Subdivision: Police located a man identified as J’tone Jackson and his manager, Genie Cano-Montoya, at 3800 South Mission Oaks.  They were advised that police had received several calls about them passing out pink bags.  Cano-Montoya […]

The following information is from East Ridge Police Department “pass along” reports. April 23 – Day Shift 3621 Shirl Jo Lane: Police were sent to this location to check the well-being of two (2) juveniles after a relative called to report that the mother of the children was possibly “high” and abusive toward the juveniles.  […]

This from East Ridge Fire Chief Mike Williams: On April 23 at approximately 2:28 pm, East Ridge Fire and East Ridge Police were dispatched to a reported vehicle fire located in the 18300 block of Interstate 24 West bound. Chattanooga Fire was also dispatched due to the call being at the city limits and it […]

The following information was provided from “pass along” reports by the East Ridge Police Department. April 19 Night Shift 3100 Ringgold Road: Police conducted a traffic stop on Johnathan Black and discovered a small amount of marijuana after a consensual search.  Mr. Black was cited in East Ridge earlier this week for several traffic violations […]