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You are here: Home / FEATURED POSTS / Police Briefs March 12

Police Briefs March 12

March 12, 2020 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

March 10 Day Shift

4214 Ringgold Road (mental health):

A male subject came to the police department and requested a ride to a mental health facility. He was transported to Joe Johnson.

3251 Rossville Blvd. (warrant service):

Chattanooga Police detained Adrian Buford on an East Ridge alias capias for driving on revoked while investigating a theft from this location. He was transported to the Hamilton County Jail and served with the warrant.

5465 Oakdale Avenue (fight):

Police responded to a fight at this location involving two juvenile males intending to participate in a “ten second fight.” The juveniles were released to their parents and the East Ridge Middle School SRO was notified of the incident.

721 Germantown Circle (Harassment):

The resident reported he began to receive threatening text messages early this morning from an unknown suspect.

6107 Ringgold Road (auto theft):

The complainant reported the overnight theft of her white 2001 Volvo S60, TN tag F2777V while she was working. The victim leaves her vehicle unlocked with the keys in it while working because the car is left in a fenced area. Security footage shows the theft occurred last night at 01:41 hours after two suspects were recorded pulling on various door handles of cars in the lot. The video, which isn’t very clear due to distance, shows two suspects, one wearing all black and the other wearing a white or gray hoodie.

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Night Shift

4348 Ringgold Rd (DUI):

Raymond Hill Jr was arrested for driving under the influence, open container and failure to yield following a traffic stop at this location.

1906 Mcbrien Rd (MVC/ AOA):

Marcelle Scott lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a fence, telephone pole, fire hydrant and a tree. Scott was taken into custody for a warrant out of Catoosa County for Molestation of a Minor. Scott was transported to the Hamilton County Jail.

3628 Fountain Ave (susp person):

Reporting party called in stating a group of boys came to their door asking for cigarettes. Police searched the area, but nothing located.

Moreview @ Meadowlark (suspicious person):

Police were dispatched to this area regarding a W/M lurking in the area and around cars. Police searched the area, suspect was gone on arrival

300 Camp Jordan Pkwy. (suspicious vehicle):

Police made contact with the driver and passenger of a vehicle parked with its lights out on the backside of the park. Both were identified and were checked for warrants. Both parties were sent on their way.

6401 Ringgold Rd. (arrest):

Melissa Martinez and Daniel Sherman were arrested on outstanding warrants.

Filed Under: 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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