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You are here: Home / FEATURED POSTS / Police Briefs Feb. 26

Police Briefs Feb. 26

February 26, 2020 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

The following information was compiled from ERPD “pass along” reports.

Feb. 24 Day Shift

3516 Mimbro Lane (missing person):

The house manager for a special needs group home, reported that one of the residents left without her knowledge in search of tobacco. He was located on the lot of RNR tires and was safely returned home.

1612 Waterhouse Street (burglary):

Police responded to a burglary at this location. The rear door had been kicked open, and several items were stolen. No suspect information at this time.

4214 Ringgold Road (warrant service):

Arnesia Vaughn, who came to the station to retrieve personal property, was arrested on an outstanding East Ridge warrant for criminal trespass.

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Night Shift

4314 Fountain Ave (disorder):

Gabriel Lewis Criminally trespassed from this address after he argued with his mother (Palata Lewis) and cursed her out.

1104 S Moore Road (Theft):

The complainant reported the Tennessee registration tag stolen off his 1995 Chevrolet pickup truck.  The registration tag was entered into NCIC.

6008 Ringgold Rd (Alarm):

Police responded to a front door alarm at the East Ridge Chiropractic Center.   Police found the building secure with no signs of forced entry.

Welcome Ctr.  (mental health consumer):

Police were dispatched to this location regarding a female party who had been inside the building for about five hours. Employees were concerned due to no one coming to pick up the female. Police made contact with the woman, who was having trouble getting  a ride. Police were able to get InTouch with her son who stated he would be on his way to pick up his mother.

6514 Ringgold Road (Criminal Trespass):

Daniel Lucas was criminally trespassed from Mapco after an employee observed him smoking inside the store.  Lucas was advised to leave the store and not 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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