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You are here: Home / Crime News / Law and Order April 8

Law and Order April 8

April 8, 2026 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department.

Day Shift April 7: B Squad

26-003146-300 BLK Dunlap Avenue-Harassment – The caller reported to police that her former friend had posted photos of her without her consent to an illicit website; charges will be sought for unlawful photography.

26-003150 – 700 BLK Pyron Lanen- Watch List – A resident requested extra patrol in the area of his residence due to suspicious activity observed on his security camera. The footage showed an unknown vehicle driving slowly through the neighborhood and pulling into multiple driveways during early morning hours.

Night Shift April 7: D Squad

26-003153 – 3600 BLK Old Ringgold Road – Misdemeanor Citation – A woman was involved in a single car crash on Old Ringgold Road behind the motel. EMS treated her for minor injuries, but she refused hospitalization for further medical care. The suspect was summoned to court with a misdemeanor citation for possession of drug paraphernalia after Police discovered a glass pipe with burn marks commonly used for smoking narcotics located in her purse.

26-003154 – 3100 BLK Bimini Place- Disorder – Police were dispatched to this location after a female called to report that a male was kicking down doors, possibly an interior door, and was intoxicated. The caller hung up with Hamilton County Dispatch after they attempted to ask more questions. When police arrived in the area, the occupants refused to open the door and, instead, a female approached the front door, locked it, and then hid from the officers. When officers attempted to ask neighbors if they had heard anything, the same thing happened. No contact was made with anyone at this location.

26-003159 – 4214 Ringgold Road – Warrant Service – The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office advised that a woman was in custody following a warrant service. She was served on her original warrants for Possession of Fentanyl for Resale, Possession of Methamphetamine for Resale, Possession of Legend Drug, Possession of Schedule VI, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was taken to Hamilton County Jail without incident.

26-003161 – 6200 BLK Ringgold Road – Narcotics Violation – An officer observed a bicyclist riding the wrong way in a directional bike lane, and the bicycle did not have a functioning front light. A traffic stop was conducted, and the bicyclist consented to his person being searched. During the search, drug paraphernalia was located. The bicyclist was issued a misdemeanor citation and released.

 
 
 
 

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED POSTS

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.


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