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You are here: Home / FEATURED POSTS / Police Briefs July 25

Police Briefs July 25

July 25, 2019 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

The following information was provided by the East Ridge Police Department from its “pass along” reports.

July 23 Day Shift

4214 Ringgold Road:

The complainant reported that her TN license plate was removed from her 2002 Hyundai Elantra sometime during November 2018. 

14 Laurel Lane:

Police were asked to assist EMS on a call regarding a bug bite.  The patient refused to go to the hospital. 

1621 S. Seminole Drive:

An alarm was activated.  Police checked the residence, and everything appeared to be secure. 

302 Dunlap Avenue:

Police responded to a possible medical emergency.  Police contacted a subject on scene that the caller believed was having a medical emergency.  The subject advised that he was only sleeping and did not hear the caller knocking on the door.  It was discovered that the subject had three (3) warrants.  He was taken into custody and turned over to a Hamilton County Deputy for transport to the Hamilton County Jail.  While on scene, officers checked the tag on a black Nissan Altima.  The check of the vehicle returned with a stolen report out of Tullahoma, TN.  Tullahoma Police Department advised that the vehicle was involved in a shooting. 

4214 Ringgold Road:

Police were dispatched to speak with a subject at the police station regarding possible fraudulent activity.  It was determined that the incident was a civil matter. 

1910 Bowen Street:

Police were dispatched to this address regarding a green Dodge truck loaded down with junk and parked outside this location. 

14 Laurel lane:

Police were dispatched to this location regarding a possible burglary in progress.  Upon arrival, police encountered the caller, who appeared to be having a mental health crisis.  Police transported the caller to the hospital, per his request, for a mental health evaluation. 

1224 Laurelwood Drive:

The caller advised that his pex tool was stolen from his vehicle.  

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Night Shift

Gleason Drive / South Seminole Drive:

The driver of a silver Hyundai Santa Fe cut their turn too short and struck a red Ford Focus that was stopped at the stop sign. 

Cecil Lane:

Police encountered a few subjects shooting fireworks in the area.  They were advised of the City ordinance and they agreed to go inside for the evening. 

2001 McBrien Road:

Police were notified of a homeless man walking in people’s yards.  Police contacted the subject, who was not homeless and was only trying to avoid being struck by a vehicle while walking.  He advised he would be more considerate of the property lines of others. 

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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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