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You are here: Home / Crime News / Sept. 17 Police Briefs

Sept. 17 Police Briefs

September 17, 2020 By Dick Cook 0 Comments

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

Sept. 16 Day Shift

3632 Cline Road (auto burglary):

The resident’s unlocked Chevrolet Traverse was entered overnight, and $290 cash and two loaded pistol magazine were stolen.

3602 Altamira Drive (auto burglary):

The resident’s vehicle was entered overnight. The interior of the vehicle was ransacked, but nothing was missing.

6514 Ringgold Road (abandoned auto):

A Mapco clerk called about a white Buick which has been parked on the side of the building for the last two days. The vehicle was not reported as stolen, and the employee was advised the store can have it towed.

104 Windmere Drive (auto burglary):

The resident of this address was working in his yard today when a beige Nissan Altima pulled up to his GMC Yukon at which time a black male passenger entered the resident’s vehicle. The resident yelled at the suspect who then fled in the car which had been reported stolen in Chattanooga. Nothing was taken from the vehicle.

3518 Land Street (auto burglary):

The resident’s two unlocked vehicles were entered overnight, but nothing was taken. The security camera recorded a possible black male walking in the driveway shortly before 10:00 p.m.

3600 Koons Road (auto burglary):

The resident’s two cars were rummaged through, but nothing was taken. A neighbor’s security camera recorded two subjects enter the cars shortly before 10:00 p.m.

1916 Close Road (auto burglary):

The resident’s vehicle was entered overnight, but police were unable to make contact with the owner to file a report.

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 Night Shift

1410 Mack Smith Rd (Mental Health 20-012345):

Budgetel staff called stating an intoxicated male forced his way through the gate. Party did not seem to be a danger to himself and was driven into Catoosa County at his request.

1916 Close Rd (Vehicle Burglary 20-012348):

RP’s vehicle was entered and a backpack was taken. The backpack contained a number of documents including banking information.

3725 Fountain Ave (Improperly Parked Auto 20-012352):

Caller stated a black Dodge was parked in the handicap parking space she uses in front of her apartment. She went on to state the Dodge was not displaying any handicap placards. Contact was made with the vehicle owner and police requested they move the car.

4150 Monroe St (Suspicious Activity 20-012354):

RP stated a male and female were sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot of Walmart Grocery. She thought they looked suspicious and believed they could be waiting to abduct someone. Police made contact with the parties who stated they were trying to load money on their card.

513 Donaldson Rd (Suspicious Vehicle 20-012360):

RP stated a silver sedan was seen in the parking lot of the apartment complex. This same sedan was on the property the previous evening. Tenants of the complex had been involved in a disorder with the driver of the vehicle during the current incident. Vehicle was gone when police arrived.

3617 Weldon Dr (Suspicious Activity 20-012363):

RP stated his cousin called and advised him a party in a gold Honda Accord was in his driveway using his water hose. Officers did not locate the vehicle.

 

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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