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You are here: Home / Crime News / Law and Order Sept. 17

Law and Order Sept. 17

September 17, 2026 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

Day Shift September 16: B Squad

26-008955- 4300 BLK Spriggs Street- Domestic Assault/ Arrest – Police responded to this residence for a domestic disorder. The female suspect was taken into custody for Domestic Assault after the male victim was found with visible injuries to his face and neck consistent with his account of the altercation.

26-008960- 3600 BLK Ringgold Road- Trespass – Police were called to this location for a man and his pitbull camping behind the building. The store manager alleged that the man had been disrespectful and disorderly to staff while he was sitting in the café area. The party was asked to clean up the trash he had generated, vacate the property, and of the formal trespass warning.

26-008965- 4300 BLK Spriggs Street- Miscellaneous – Police responded back to this residence after a family member reported a man was acting strangely and possibly under the influence of an unknown substance. The man was evaluated by EMS, denied taking any non-prescribed substances or having any desire to harm himself or others, and refused transport.

Night Shift September 16: D Squad

26-008981 – 400 BLK Camp Jordan Parkway- Intoxicated Party – ERPD returned due to an intoxicated individual and noticed he attempted to get into his vehicle. The party’s ride arrived on scene. The bartender stated he did pay his bill and did not wish to issue a ban from the property. The individual was taken home, and a sober party drove his vehicle.

26-008985 – 800 BLK Belvoir Terrace – Noise Complaint – Police observed four dogs barking from inside a fenced backyard after a neighbor complained that the nuisance had been going for over an hour. Lights were on inside the residence, but nobody answered after police knocked on the door several times. No vehicles were observed in the driveway. Patrol advised dispatch they would request day shift to perform a well-being check during daylight hours.

26-008992 – 3600 BLK Ringgold Road – Disorder with a Weapon – A woman was observed vandalizing a lamp inside the motel and a parked car following a domestic dispute with her boyfriend. The vehicle that was vandalized belonged to a visitor who was unrelated to the parties of the domestic dispute. Police sought warrants for domestic assault, vandalism, and disorderly conduct.

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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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