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You are here: Home / Crime News / Police Briefs for July 23

Police Briefs for July 23

July 23, 2022 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

July 20 Day Shift

323 Camp Jordan Pkwy (suspicious person):

Caller reported a shirtless white male in a green or blue Kia Optima stopped by the pond and then got out and started dancing. The caller was concerned that the subject was under the influence of narcotics or alcohol. Party was gone on arrival. (22-010266).

800 Belvoir Hills Dr (unknown 9-1-1):

Dispatch advised an unknown 9-1-1 call was coming from this road and traveling south. Police arrived in the area and located a group of juveniles walking south. It was discovered that one of the children was accidentally calling 9-1-1. (No Number)

4214 Ringgold Rd (Warrant Service 22-010262):

James Nicholson was taken into custody on outstanding East Ridge warrants and transported to jail.

4214 Ringgold Rd (Warrant Service 22-008666):

Venerica Edwards was served with an outstanding East Ridge warrant at the Hamilton County jail.

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Night Shift

201 Eads Street (Runaway 22-010292):

A 14-year-old juvenile has run away again. CPD made contact with a juvenile at the Motel 6, 2440 Williams Street, Chattanooga, who they believed was the runaway. East Ridge police arrived on scene and determined this juvenile was not the one reported as a runaway. However, this juvenile was a different runaway out of East Ridge. The 14-year-old was entered into NCIC.

1410 Mack Smith Road (Runaway 22-010295):

While investigating a runaway out of East Ridge, CPD located a 13-year-old juvenile who had also run away from her residence in East Ridge. The juvenile was located at the Motel 6, 2440 Williams Street, Chattanooga. East Ridge police were already on scene looking for another runaway. The mother of this juvenile was contacted and responded to the scene. The mother stated her child just got out of JDU earlier today. The mother requested a report due to the child already having Juvenile Court cases pending.

5317 Ringgold Road (Field Interview 22-010298):

A field interview was conducted on a man who was observed walking in the parking lot of the Auto Zone with his pants hanging down and his buttocks showing with no underwear on. The man was checked for warrants and instructed to pull up his pants and sent on his way.

6514 Ringgold Rd (Deceptive practice 22-010291):

Police were called regarding a deceptive practice at the Mapco.  Employees stated a male attempted to purchase a pack of nacho cheese and cigarettes using a counterfeit one-hundred-dollar bill. When confronted the male fled the store stealing the pack of nacho cheese. The counterfeit money was collected and placed into property.

4214 Ringgold Road (Warrant Service 22-010297):

Kesha Kinamore was served with an outstanding warrant for Failure to Appear – No Original Charge Listed and Forfeiture Capias – Driving While Suspended, while in custody at Silverdale.

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED POSTS

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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