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You are here: Home / Crime News / Police Briefs for Feb. 25

Police Briefs for Feb. 25

February 25, 2022 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

Feb. 23 Day Shift

22-002532- 809 McHann Drive- Suspicious Vehicle-

The caller advised of a suspicious dark color vehicle parked in the neighborhood. On scene the vehicle was checked and found to be registered to the address.

22-002534- 182 I-24- Broken Down Auto-

Dispatch advised of a stranded motorist on the interstate. On scene police located the vehicle and assisted the driver.

22-002536- 1629 John Ross Road- Suspicious Person-

The caller advised a female urinated in her front yard then started walking toward Georgia. On scene police located the female. She was given a ride to an address on Indian Avenue in Georgia.

22-002545- 730 Germantown Circle- Vehicle Burglary-

The complainant advised sometime between 9/2021 and this date, someone stole his Glock 19X from his vehicle that was in the parking lot at the above address. Victim had no suspect info. Handgun was entered in NCIC.

22-002554- 4214 Ringgold Road- Warrant Service-

Jennifer Bratton was tricked into coming to the police department by her bondsman, Tony Boston. Once on scene Boston advised police Bratton had active warrants. She was taken into custody and transported to Silverdale. She was found to have an active warrant for failure to appear and a forfeiture capias for driving on suspended.

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Night Shift

6514 Ringgold Road / Suspicious Vehicle:

Mapco employees called police to report that a silver Ford Taurus had been abandoned at one of the gas pumps. Police responded and verified that the vehicle was not stolen, and an employee advised that they would have the vehicle towed off the lot. (22-002588)

4300 Ringgold Road / Arrest-DUI:

Police responded to this location regarding a broken-down vehicle in the roadway. Upon arrival, police made contact with Ladarries Jenkins who was attempting to fix his vehicle, which had heavy damage to both tires and the front bumper. Police received a BOLO for an intoxicated driver who was driving a four-door maroon KIA, which had driven into a ditch on N. Mack Smith Road. Jenkins was found to be driving the same vehicle from the earlier BOLO. Jenkins consented to a field sobriety test and was taken into custody for driving under the influence.

6400 Ringgold Road / Arrest-Drugs:

Police made a traffic stop on a vehicle with a headlight out at this location. The driver, Keisha Sellers, was found to have an active warrant out of Collegedale. Police conducted a consent search of Sellers vehicle and persons. Sellers was found to be in possession of 23 bars of Xanax. Sellers was arrested for the narcotics, paraphernalia, and outstanding warrant from Collegedale. Seized 23 Xanax tablets

22-002571 / 3715 Ringgold Road / Theft –

Christina Jones was issued a misdemeanor citation for theft of property of the Food City by taking food from the hot bar at the end of the day instead of throwing the food away per store policy.

22-002576 / 3725 Fountain Ave #34 / Arrest –

James Blanks was taken into custody for Disorderly Conduct after kicking his mother’s door to cause a disorder to get her to let him in the apartment.

22-002585: 6514 Ringgold Rd/Drug possession/Warrant Service:

Short-term traffic was observed, and a consensual encounter was initiated with Kori Konrad who was found to have warrants out of East Ridge as well as methamphetamine in her possession. Seized  two grams meth and half a gram of fentanyl

6514 Ringgold Road/Drugs for resale (22-002573)

Kendrick Lowe and Demetri Glenn were arrested on multiple drug charges, including meth, marijuana, and fentanyl for resale. Items seized are 7.5 grams meth, 48 grams fentanyl, 23 grams marijuana, and $3,662.00 cash.

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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