Law and Order August 27

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

Day Shift August 26: B Squad

25-009081 – 6700 BLK Ringgold Rd- Disorder/Trespass – Police were called to assist in the removal of two disorderly guests smoking in a room. The guests were identified and were advised of their proximity restriction.

25-009085 – 4400 BLK Ringgold Road– Worthless Checks – The proprietor informed ERPD that the suspect cashed a bad check around a month ago for $755. The RP tried to let suspect pay the money back but was having no luck. The business wished to pursue charges on the suspect. ERPD issued a warrant for Theft of Property under $1,000 (Worthless Check).

25-009100 – 1517 Tombras Avenue – Warrant Service – A man was taken into custody at East Ridge City Court for a Forfeiture Capias for Driving Under the Influence by Consent. The subject was then transported to the Hamilton County Jail for booking.

Night Shift August 26: D Squad

25-009105 – 800 BLK Donaldson Road – Warrant Service / Arrest – A party was taken into custody at the above address on two warrants through East Ridge. The charges on the warrants were theft of property and domestic assault.

25-009108 – 3600 BLK Ringgold Road – Arrest – A party was taken into custody at the above location for two outstanding warrants through Hamilton County Sessions Court, following a brief investigation into a shoplifting incident. The business declined to prosecute for the theft.

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.