The following information was compiled from East Ridge Police Department “pass along reports.”
Jan. 25 Day Shift
4214 Ringgold Road (warrant service):
Christopher Coleman was taken into custody on Hamilton County warrants and transported to the county jail without incident.
1410 Mack Smith Road (suspicious activity):
A passerby reported a white male hitting golf balls with a club in the vicinity of Fairfield Inn & Suites, but police did not locate the man.
1417 St. Thomas Street (auto burglary):
The complainant left his car unlocked overnight last Friday at the Motel 6. An unknown suspect entered his vehicle and stole his two-tone 9mm Jimenez handgun from the glovebox.
1517 Tombras Avenue (warrant service):
Steven Lewis Overby was taken into custody for an East Ridge warrant for Petition to Revoke for Simple Possession of Meth. Overby was then transported to the Hamilton County Jail for booking.
10 Ridgeside Road (auto burglary):
Complainant left his vehicle unlocked to again trick people with mouse traps and toy snakes. He has footage of two males entering his vehicle overnight.
4222 Ringgold Road (DUI):
Sean Booth was arrested for DUI at the Speedway after nearly striking multiple vehicles on Ringgold Road.
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Night Shift
1410 Mack Smith Rd: (Unknown 911 21-001091):
Police responded to a 911 text from a room at the Budgetel. The party claimed she accidentally hit the text 911 function while snooping through her boyfriend’s phone.
1927 Close Rd (Suspicious Activity 21-001093):
The caller stated several people in a blue van were stopping and knocking on multiple people’s doors. The parties’ vehicle was out of fuel and they were seeking assistance.
6016 Ringgold Rd (Unconscious Party 21-0010950):
The reporting party stated his friend was unconscious in his car. Police arrived and Kenneth Rodgers was conscious but not alert. He advised EMS he had taken Fentanyl prior to passing out. He was cleared medically and taken into custody for Public Intoxication. The caller, Kenneth Blount, was taken into custody for Possession of Schedule II and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
1503 McDonald Rd (Suicide Threats 21-001097):
The caller stated they had information a party at The Waverly Motel planned to commit suicide because of a bad breakup. The party told police he did not wish to harm himself and that he was just venting to a friend.
1417 St Thomas (AOA Warrant 21-001099):
Miguel Gonzalez was detained on Hamilton County warrants and transported to the jail.
