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You are here: Home / Crime News / Law and Order August 29

Law and Order August 29

August 29, 2025 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

Day Shift August 28: A Squad

25-009139 – 900 BLK Spring Creek Road – Suspicious Person – Police observed a woman lying in the gas station parking lot. It was determined the woman was recently discharged from hospital. She requested an ambulance for treatment and then recanted and said she needed to go home. Police gave her a courtesy ride to her residence in Tunnel Hill.

25-009143-4200 BLK Ringgold Road-Property – Police responded to speak with two people regarding a lost iPhone. One advised he had entered the speedway earlier in the morning to purchase gas. While he was paying for gas, he left his phone on the counter. He realized his phone was missing an hour later. The owner returned to gas station but was unable to locate the phone. Police reviewed security camera footage and did not see the man place his phone on the counter. Later in the day he called in to advise he found his phone at home on his dresser.

25-009148-1100 BLK Mcbrien Road -Miscellaneous – Police spoke with a man who advised he believed his vehicle had been stolen from this address. He had called for a tow truck to move his vehicle to a mechanic shop. However, when the tow arrived on 8/27/2025 at 1000 am the vehicle was gone. The owner stated he called the property manager, the credit institution, and his brother. All said they had no record of the tow. The vehicle was last seen heading west on Ringgold Rd. on a tow truck. The man did state he filed for bankruptcy and had left the vehicle on the property for a year while he resided in Pennsylvania.

25-009147 – 700 BLK Frawley Road – Deceptive Practice – A party came to the Police Department to report a possible scam. He advised that his “friend,” who he identified as “Chloe H,” was a model that got in trouble and needed money to be sent through Apple Cards. He advised that he sent “Chloe” approximately $110. He was advised to cease contact with “Chloe” and not send any more money. A report was completed.

Night Shift August 28: C Squad

25-009154 – 4100 BLK Fountain Avenue – Noise Complaint – A local resident reported a dog barking at this residence and stated it was an on-going issue. The reporting party will contact Animal Control Services during normal business hours.

25-009159 – 1500 BLK Karwill Lane – Disorder Prevention – A man requested police assistance in obtaining his juvenile daughter from this residence. Earlier in the day, the child’s mother had been arrested and transported to the Hamilton County Jail. After the arrest, the child remained at the residence with her grandmother. The party provided police with a copy of the court order proving him joint custody of the child.

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

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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