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You are here: Home / Crime News / Law and Order May 6

Law and Order May 6

May 6, 2026 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

Day Shift May 5: B Squad

26-004116- 600 BLK Camp Jordan Parkway – Suspicious Activity – While patrolling around businesses, police observed a suspicious white 2021 Ford E-350 box truck behind the grease interceptor system. One subject was observed inspecting the area before both subjects walked toward a nearby business after noticing police. Officers identified the subjects. Both claimed to perform “dirty water”/plumbing work but would not identify their company or provide proof they were contracted to work at the location. Both were criminally trespassed from the property at management’s request. The vehicle and subjects were photographed and entered into LPR as suspicious activity.

26-004124 – 3900 BLK Ringgold Road – Traffic Stop/Arrest – A party was issued a citation in lieu of arrest for possession of schedule VI after being found with approximately 10 grams of marijuana following a traffic stop for a registration violation.

26-004125 – 1200 BLK East Main Street – Warrant Service – A woman was arrested for a Forfeiture Capias for Criminal Trespassing after being contacted by the Chattanooga Police Department. Police met with CPD and transported the subject to Hamilton County Jail.

Night Shift May 5: D Squad

26-004129 – 1500 BLK Tombras Avenue – Warrant Service – A party was attending East Ridge City Court when he was taken into custody for a warrant with East Ridge for Petition to Revoke with an original charge of Possession of Schedule II Narcotics.

26-004131 – 1400 BLK Saint Thomas Street – Domestic Disorder – ERPD arrived as the suspect attempted to flee before he resisted arrest. The victim had visible bruises on her face and chest and stated that the suspect had assaulted her multiple times over the past week, with the most recent incident occurring just prior to police arrival. The suspect was transported to Hamilton County Jail for booking.

26-004132 – 1000 BLK Bass Pro Drive – Disorder – Police responded to this location regarding a male who was yelling and causing a disturbance inside the store. Officers spoke with the subject and advised that he was trespassing on the property and cannot return.

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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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