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

Law and Order Jan. 29

January 29, 2026 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

Day Shift January 28 : A Squad

26-000868 – 6600 BLK Hilton Drive – Disorder – A woman called police after her boyfriend drove his Camaro through the neighbor’s yard before entering her residence and refusing to leave. She was uncooperative in letting police inside her home. A note was left on the neighbor’s door regarding the property damage, and officers left the scene.

26-000865- 3400 BLK Betty Lane- Child locked in vehicle – Officers were dispatched to the above address after a caller reported she put her child in her car, and the car locked with the keys in it. Fire was dispatched and unlocked the vehicle, and the child was found to be okay.

26-000871- 3700 BLK Ringgold Road- Disorder – Officers were dispatched to the restaurant for an irate customer. The worker stated that a customer realized his order was wrong he returned with his mother and became angry after the worker said a refund could be issued after the manager arrived. The angry customer stated he would jump over the counter and make the sandwich himself if he had too. The former customer and his mother were trespassed from the store.

Night Shift January 28 : C Squad

26-000882 – 6600 BLK Hilton Drive – Assist Other Agency – Police Officers responded to this address at the request of the Mobile Crisis Services. On scene, Police found that a counselor had been in contact with a male through an online application. Based on the interaction, the counselor referred the male to local hospital for a mental health exam. Police also determined the party had several aggressive episodes at the home within the last 72 hours.

26-000888 – 3400 BLK Gail Drive – Assist Citizen – Police responded to this address after an elderly male reported hearing things and wanted to speak to someone. Officers spoke with man at length and determined that he was mentally well and did not plan to harm himself. ERPD provided the man with resources he could contact for additional assistance to include the Visiting Angels organization.

26-000889 – 601 Justice Way – Warrant Service – While in custody at the Hamilton County Jail, a subject was served with an Alias Capias arrest warrant through the City of East Ridge. The original charge for the warrant was Driving on a Revoked License.

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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