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You are here: Home / Crime News / Police Briefs for April 26

Police Briefs for April 26

April 26, 2021 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

April 22– Day Shift

21-005513- 1473 Mack Smith Road- Suspicious Person-

The caller advised of a homeless person sleeping on the sidewalk at this location. On arrival the person had already left the area.

21-005525- 482 McBrien Road (At Home Store)- Commercial Fire-

Fire and police responded to a report of a fire at the business. On arrival it was found the fire was behind the business in a vacant lot on Anderson Avenue. On arrival there, it was found the property owner was in possession of a burn permit. Fire allowed him to continue his activities.

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April 22 –Night Shift

5517 Ringgold Road / Arrest-Violation Order of Protection:

During a traffic stop at this location Eric Finley was arrested for violating an order of protection.  The passenger was the protected party of the order.  21-005550

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April 23 – Day Shift

 3200 Old Ringgold Road (overdose):

Police responded to this location after the driver of a vehicle reported his passenger was unresponsive. Police stood by while ERFD administered Narcan to the patient, who later admitted to taking approximately one quarter of a light-blue, small pill she claimed was pressed Fentanyl. The person was transported to Parkridge East Hospital for treatment. An overdose report was also submitted. (21-005584)

1038 S. Seminole Drive (auto theft recovery):

The Subaru Forester stolen from this address earlier in the week was recovered by CPD in the downtown Chattanooga area. The victim’s Apple computer, which was initially reported as stolen, was later found among the items recovered in the wooded area on the morning of the burglary. (21-005358)

1410 Mack Smith Road (disorder):

Area guests at the Budgetel called police about a loud disorder coming from Room 2220. Police made contact with the occupants of the room who stated it was verbal only. (21-005389)

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April 23 – Night Shift

 1600 Springvale Rd (Assault 21-005597):

A woman stated her boyfriend, Cody Hale, had assaulted her at their homeless camp in a wooded area on Springvale Rd. Hale was taken into custody for domestic assault.

1410 Mack Smith (Intoxicated Party 21-005598):

Police responded to reports of an extremely intoxicated female. Officers made contact with Cosha Young. Young was too impaired to be taken into custody. She was transported to Parkridge East Hospital for treatment. She was issued a misdemeanor citation for public intoxication.

1500 Altamaha St (Arrest 21-005616):

Martin Cofer was taken into custody for DUI during a traffic stop.

6700 Ringgold Rd (Arrest 21-005619):

Jennifer Brattton was detained on Collegedale warrants during a traffic stop. Bratton’s companion for the evening, Robert Olskey, was taken into custody for violating an order of protection by being with Bratton. Olskey also had active warrants through Collegedale.

3100 Ringgold Rd (Arrest 21-005621):

Police observed a Ford Taurus in the 3100 block of Ringgold Rd. The vehicle was confirmed as a stolen car. Police attempted to stop the vehicle as it exited the tunnel into Chattanooga. The vehicle accelerated through the roundabout onto 29th St and immediately struck a guardrail and came to rest between a fence and tree. William Henderson was taken into custody for DUI, possession of a stolen vehicle and driving without a license. Henderson also had multiple warrants through Hamilton County.

 

Filed Under: Crime News, 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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