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You are here: Home / FEATURED POSTS / Police Briefs for April 14

Police Briefs for April 14

April 14, 2020 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

The following information was compiled from reports furnished by the administration of the East Ridge Police Department.

April 13 Day Shift

Several wires down throughout the city (new)- 1200 blk of Connelly Lane, 300 blk Camp Jordan Road, Newport Drive @ South Moore Road,

Several trees down throughout the city (new)- 3600 blk of Wimberly Lane, Broughton Street @ Frawley Street, 4200 Belvoir Drive,

Several roads blocked throughout the city.

15 Arnold Drive- Wellbeing Check-

Police were dispatched with Fire regarding a tree hitting the house at this address. Upon arrival the occupants were found to be ok.

6408 Ringgold Road (Dunkin Donuts)- Disorder-

The caller advised of two parties in the drive through were yelling at each other. Upon arrival both had left the area.

604 Bonnie Lassie Drive- Wellbeing Check-

The caller requested police check on her aunt at this address. Upon arrival the aunt was found to be ok.

1506 Karwill Lane- Wellbeing Check-

The caller requested police check on her son at this address. The son was found to be ok.

I-24 East Exit Ramp- Vandalism-

Reporting party called to advise an unknown suspect busted out the passenger window and damaged the keyway of his vehicle. He removed the vehicle and returned it to his residence. He does not believe there are any items missing.

6401 Ringgold Road (McDonalds)- Overdose-

Officers arrived on scene and found a man overdosing in his friend’s vehicle. Officers on scene administered one dose of Narcan to the victim and he became alert and combative. EMS arrived on scene and transported the victim to Parkridge East hospital. An overdose report was completed on the Tennessee Criminal Justice Portal.

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Night Shift

601 Walnut St. / Warrant Service:

Brian Colvin was arrested on an East Ridge Warrant for Aggravated Assault.

5450 Oakdale Ave/ Aggravated Kidnapping:

Laneice Lindsay and Tamara Drake were arrested due to them taking a five-year-old boy at this address.

950 Spring Creek Rd./Spring Creek Garden Apts:

The back building was evacuated due to flooding.

Oakdale @ Pleasant & Swope: Several homes were evacuated for flooding. Some required the East Ridge Fire Department to rescue them via boats.

Sunnydale Ln. & Sunnydale Cir.: Several homes evacuated due to flooding.

3630 Fountain Avenue / Suspicious Activity:

The reporting party called in reference to two black male walking with flashlights. She felt they may be attempting to steal generators, suspects GOA.

441 Bluebird Circle / Check Hazard:

Police responded to this location to find flooding occurred as a result of the previous night’s weather.  The water expanded across the road preventing safe passage.  Police placed out traffic cones to warn motorist not to enter that section of road.

6500 McCall Road / Flooding:

During routine patrol, police discovered flooding occurred as a result of the previous night’s weather.  The water expanded across the road preventing safe passage.  Some residence along McCall were instructed to vacate their homes.  Police placed out traffic cones to warn motorist not to enter that section of road on North Smith Street.

Filed Under: FEATURED POSTS, News

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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