The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department.
Day Shift May 6
25-004795 – 6700 BLK Ringgold Road – Fraud – An employee of a construction company called to report fraud. A check was intercepted, and the payee/plus amount was changed. The company needed a report made so they can give it to the bank. Charges pending upon the identification of suspect.
25-004800- 1500 BLK Melody Lane-Noise Complaint – A party called to report his neighbor’s dogs barking excessively at the listed address. The issue was referred to East Ridge Animal services for follow-up.
25-004804- 5400 BLK Oakdale Avenue- Theft from a vehicle – Workers stated that the homeowner was going through their truck and stole $400 cash out of a wallet and two Dewalt batteries valued at $200 apiece. The worker stated the homeowner was driving an older model four-door Dodge Dakota with driver-side damage. They described the suspect as a male with multiple tattoos, and as having a prosthetic leg.
25-004806 – 1000 BLK Bass Pro Drive – Disorder – The caller reported a possible road rage event with a male wearing a neon/green work jacket in a white Chrysler 300 (bearing TN Tag). According to the complainant, the subject followed him into the parking lot of Bass Pro after some unknown traffic issue in the 6700 block of Ringgold Rd. He stated the subject approached him at his RV and attempted to argue with him over the incident. During the interaction, the complainant stated the subject indicated some kind of threat, which made him feel uncomfortable due to he and his family parking in the parking lot of the business for the foreseeable future. At this time, the complainant requested the incident be documented in case the subject returned.
Night Shift May 6
25-004815 – 5400 BLK Oakdale Avenue – Supplement/Arrest – A man was arrested for misdemeanor theft and released with a court summons after he was observed pilfering through a contractor’s work truck during a case from earlier in the day. The truck’s owner later reported the theft of $400 in cash and work tools.
25-004817-4214 Ringgold Rd.-Warrant Service – A party was served with two outstanding East Ridge arrest warrants for Forfeiture Capias and Failure to appear. The original charges were driving on suspended.
25-004827 – 6600 Ringgold Road – Traffic Stop/Arrest – A man was taken into custody during a traffic stop for an improper turn and transported to the Hamilton County Jail for a Misdemeanor Theft warrant out of McMinn County, Tennessee. He received a verbal warning for the improper turn.
