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You are here: Home / Crime News / Law and Order Feb. 25

Law and Order Feb. 25

February 25, 2026 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

Day Shift February 24: B Squad

26-01696 – 3400 BLK Crabtree Drive – Attempted Fraud – Police spoke with a resident who stated that she received a phone call from an individual claiming to work for Apple. The Apple employee asked for her banking information and inquired about her account balance. She believed it was a scam and wanted to make a police report.

26-001700-300 BLK Camp Jordon Parkway-Disorder/Vandalism – Following a road rage incident and a verbal altercation on Camp Jordan Parkway, a man punched the side of another party’s vehicle and left the scene prior to police arrival. The victim declined prosecution; he only wanted a report for documentation purposes. Police later located the suspect in the Camp Jordan area, educated him on his behavior, and then sent him on his way.

Night Shift February 24 : D Squad

6-001701 – 5300 BLK Ringgold Road – Warrant Arrest – During a consensual encounter, a woman was taken into custody for a capias warrant from Hamilton County for possession of narcotics with intent to distribute and a probation violation warrant from Soddy Daisy. During the same encounter, another female was taken into custody on East Ridge warrants for possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia.

26-001703 – 800 BLK Hardin Drive – Mentally Disturbed –  Police responded to a reported mental health concern at this address. The caller informed dispatch that his daughter was outside yelling. The caller also stated that she had a knife and was telling people to put their hands up. Police met with both. The subject stated she was going through something but denied making any kind of threats to harm herself or anyone else and declined to be transported to a hospital for mental health treatment. The caller also stated that the woman did not threaten anyone with the knife. The caller was told to call back if needed.

26-001704- 1510 Maxwell Road- Burglar Alarm – Police received an alarm triggered at the employee entrance to the Post Office. Upon arrival, police observed an employee unloading a delivery from a truck at the facility. The employee confirmed that he set off the alarm when he entered the door. The alarm was accidental, and for the first time, after many false alarms triggered at the employee’s entrance, it was an employee who set it off.

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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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