The following information was compiled from ERPD “pass along” reports. April 30 – Day Shift 22-006021- 5339 Marion Avenue- DUI Arrest/Traffic Crash- Police responded on a crash with unknown injuries. Prior to arrival dispatch advised a red Dodge Challenger had struck the residence at 5339 Marion Avenue and the vehicle was still on the front […]
Chauncey Edges McClendon for District 8 Seat
Mike Chauncey will be the new District 8 Commissioner in Hamilton County. Chauncey, the current Vice Mayor of East Ridge, edged the Tucker McClendon, the Chairman of the Hamilton County School Board, 1,285 votes to 1,137, in Tuesday’s Republican Primary. Chauncey has no opposition in the August 4 general election. “I can’t tell you how […]
May 3 Police Briefs
The following information was compiled from ERPD “pass along” reports. April 28 – Day Shift 1410 Mack Smith Road (auto theft): The complainant reported the theft of his gold 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt from the Budgetel by his estranged girlfriend. The complainant is also the petitioner in an active order of protection against her through Catoosa […]
Tennessee’s Community Oversight Boards Restricted by State Law
This article is from the Tennessee/Lookout. Across Tennessee police-oversight boards were created to play a role in mediating between a critical public and an often self-regulating police force. Each of the four largest cities in Tennessee have a police-oversight board, each with their own ordinances, bylaws and inception dates. Both Chattanooga and Nashville’s police-oversight boards were […]
Election Day!
Today, May 3, is election day in Hamilton County. Polls in East Ridge open at 8 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Unlike the last election when all registered voters in East Ridge voted at Camp Jordan Arena, this year the election commission reverted to the traditional polling place in town. Your voting precinct is […]
HCSO Corrections Personnel Celebrate National Correctional Officer Week
This week the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is celebrating National Correctional Officers Week beginning Sunday, May 1. Nation Corrections Officer Week originally began in 1984 when then President Ronald Reagan issued Proclamation 5187 entitled the National Correctional Officers Week, in which he called upon officials of state and local governments and the people of the […]
ERPD Arrests April 25-May 1
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from April 25-May 1. An arrest does not mean that a person has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. CLARK, MICHAEL CHAD3204 […]
VIDEO: City Council Meeting of April 28
Harthorn New Community Relations Director at East Ridge Residence
East Ridge Residence, an independent living community, is welcoming Jessica Harthorn as the new Community Relations Director. She started on April 18, 2022. You may recognize her smile: Jessica was a morning anchor for WTVC NewsChannel 9’s Good Morning Chattanooga. Jessica spent 16 years in television news. Her journalism career took her family across the […]
April 29 Police Briefs
The following information was compiled from ERPD “pass along reports.” April 27 Day Shift 6700 Ringgold Road (suspicious person): A passing motorist observed a suspected homeless man walking with an orange or red tubular object affixed to the front of his pants. The subject was making obscene gestures towards traffic with the fixture. Police searched […]
TBI Releases Annual ‘Crime on Campus’ Report
NASHVILLE – On Thursday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its annual ‘Crime on Campus’ publication, detailing the volume and nature of crime on Tennessee’s college and university campuses. The report compiles data submitted to TBI through the state’s Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS). Among the report’s findings: Crime reported as having occurred on […]
TDEC Opens Applications for American Rescue Plan Funds
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced the application process is open for non-competitive grants from the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP), which TDEC is partially administering for the state. The funds are targeted for improving water infrastructure in communities throughout Tennessee. The American Rescue Plan of 2021 was designed […]
Joanna Alder Pleads Guilty to 2019 Murder
Gets 30 Years in Prison Joanna Michelle Alder, who is now 38, pleaded guilty Tuesday to the January 23, 2019 murder of a 60-year-old woman. Judge Don Poole approved the plea agreement, in which Alder agreed to serve 30 years in the state prison at 100 percent. Executive Assistant District Attorney Cameron Williams said the […]
HCSO Identifies Body Recovered Near Possum Creek Boat Ramp
The body recovered from Possum Creek on Tuesday April 26, 2022 has been identified by the Hamilton County Medical Examiner’s Office as 20-year-old Christian Nehemiah McClure. The cause and manner of death is still under investigation. Anyone with information concerning this case is asked to call the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office at 423-622-0022.
Police Briefs for April 28
The following information was compiled from ERPD “pass along reports.” April 24 – Day Shift 5910 Ringgold Road (burglary): Police responded to East Ridge Bicycle Shop for an audible alarm in a storage shed behind the business. During the initial contact all doors were secure. However, a short time later, officers discovered a small cut […]
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