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You are here: Home / Crime News / Law and Order Sept. 21

Law and Order Sept. 21

September 21, 2026 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

Day Shift September 20: A Squad

26-009112 – 1000 BLK Greens Lake Road – Theft by Fraud – Police spoke with a woman who said a company unknown to her, Kraken Exchanges, deducted money from her bank account on three separate occasions. The woman advised her bank had opened a fraud investigation into the matter.

26-009114 – 1000 BLK South Seminole Drive – Well Being Check / Back EMS – While on a traffic stop, and officer was flagged down by a man lying in the grass. The party advised his caregivers on Mason Drive were trying to kill him. He complained that his body hurt and he appeared lethargic. HCEMS arrived and provided transport for medical care. Police notified his caregivers who were found in the area looking for him.

26009119 – 3600 BLK Shirl Jo Lane – Theft of Services – The former tenant advised she had vacated the unit in June, notifying EPB of her exit. She advised today that she received an electric statement for $426 of power usage from August and September. Upon arrival at the unit she observed it unsecure and an orange extension cable running from the inside of her former apartment into the property maintenance employee’s unit. The tenant was asked to contact EPB and to send any supporting documentation to East Ridge Police.

Night Shift September 20: C Squad

26-009126 – 3500 BLK Cathy Lane – Theft From Vehicle/Arrest – Officers were dispatched to the 3500 Block of Cathy Lane for reports of two males breaking into a vehicle and running on foot towards Germantown after being confronted by the vehicle owner. Officers located two males at the corner of Germantown and Cathy and detained them. The suspects were ultimately found to be in possession of a firearm, a flat-head screwdriver, and wearing gloves. Evidence observed on scene indicated that a slim, long, object had been inserted between the door frame and the window of the victim’s vehicle consistent with the screwdriver located in the suspect’s possession. Both males were taken into custody and charged with Possession of Burglary Tools, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, and Vehicle Burglary.

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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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