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You are here: Home / Crime News / Police Briefs for August 12

Police Briefs for August 12

August 12, 2022 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

August 10 Day Shift

22-011254- 3100 blk of Ringgold Road- Tunnel Obstruction-

A driver chose to disregard the height restriction signs along Ringgold Road and wound up stuck in the tunnel. He was cited. While blocking the roadway a motorist decided to drive around a police vehicle. She was stopped at the tunnel and issued citations. TDOT was contacted and responded. Note: Per TDOT, they need to be contacted every time an eighteen-wheeler enters the tunnel regardless of damage. The tunnel will have to be inspected.

22-011234- 323 Camp Jordan Parkway- AOA/Smoke Investigation-

Police responded with ERFD on a smoke investigation at the park. On scene it was determined the smoke was coming from Chattanooga. CFD was notified.

22-011237- 300 block Tanager Circle- Domestic Assault-

A female complainant advised she was assaulted by her husband this morning. He left before police arrival. On scene she was treated and then transported to Erlanger Hospital. Later police responded back to this address with the complainant on a possible disorder prevention. On scene police stood by while she gathered belongings.

22-011241- 183 I-24 East- Vehicle Fire-

Police responded with ERFD on a possible vehicle fire on the interstate. On scene the vehicle was located. It was in Chattanooga and not on fire. TDOT responded and took over the scene.

22-011242- 1453 Mack Smith Road- Suspicious Person-

The caller advised homeless people were trying to live behind the dumpster area again. On scene police checked the area but no one was located.

No number assigned- 614 South Seminole Drive- Tree/Wires Down-

Police were dispatched on a fallen tree across the roadway. Police stood by and assisted Fire.

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Night Shift

7609 Standifer Gap Road, Silverdale Detention Center / Arrest-Warrant (22-011205): 

Lawrence Douglas was arrested on a Violation of an Order of Protection warrant. 

7609 Standifer Gap Road, Silverdale Detention Center / Arrest-Warrant (22-011285): 

Amber Nicole Goldsmith was arrested on a Forfeiture Capias warrant for Driving on Suspended License. 

7609 Standifer Gap Road, Silverdale Detention Center / Arrest-Warrant (22-011286): 

Frederick Flick was arrested on an Alias Capias warrant for Driving on Revoked, Suspended License. 

1417 Mack Smith Road / Misdemeanor Citation-Drugs (22-011278): 

Police contacted a woman in the parking lot after she was observed behaving in a suspicious manner.  During the interaction she was found to be in possession of heroin.

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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