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You are here: Home / Crime News / Police Briefs for May 16

Police Briefs for May 16

May 16, 2019 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

This information was furnished by the East Ridge Police Department from its daily “pass along” reports.

May 15 – Day Shift

4222 Ringgold Road:

The manager of the Speedway Convenience Store reported that a repeat juvenile visitor stole a doughnut from the display case and fled the scene.  The manager advised that this has been an ongoing issue with the individual. 

715 Pyron Lane:

Police responded to this location to check the well-being of the female resident who had not been observed in several days.  Police were able to establish contact with the woman at the home. 

5354 Haisten Court:

Police stood by while a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Civil Process server served a writ of possession.  The residents vacated the property. 

3715 Ringgold Road:

A woman advised police that around 4:00 pm a woman ran a shopping cart into her Honda Civic at Food City.  The victim said the incident resulted in damage to the front passenger door and fender.  The victim said she got the license plate number on the suspect vehicle but didn’t know which state had issued the license plate. 

May 15 – Night Shift

1412 John Ross Road:

The owner of the residence called to report a part stolen from their air conditioning unit. 

3910 Fountain Avenue:

Police responded to back up the East Ridge Fire Department on a small brush fire behind the residence. 

4815 Madonna Avenue:

The resident reported to police that a canoe and a step ladder were stolen from his backyard sometime during the night. 

Cedar Glen Circle / Frawley Road:

A caller stated that an older model white Chevrolet S-10 drove slowly up and down Cedar Glen Circle several times.  The S-10 matched the description of a suspect vehicle in a separate auto theft case.  Police searched the area but were unable to locate the vehicle.  

1140 John Ross Road:

An anonymous caller advised police that Galan Ballard was at this address and had active warrants out of Hamilton County.  Police were able to confirm the warrants were still active.  Officers went to the address, located Mr. Ballard, and transported him to the Hamilton County Jail. 

6400 Ringgold Road:

London Collier was arrested for driving on a revoked license.  Ms. Collier’s driver license was revoked for DUI.  She also had a warrant out of Rhea County, TN. 

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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