The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins with traffic cases at 3 p.m., followed by the criminal case docket. Richard Booth – FTA, DUI. Mitchell Bowman – False Reports. David Carter – Unlawful Possession of […]
Disorder Call Leads to Drug Arrest
A routine “disorder” call has led to the arrest of an East Ridge woman on drug charges. Noe Jayne Simmons, 23, of a Bennett Road address, has been charged with Possession of Methamphetamine for Resale. She is due to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Feb. 27. According to an affidavit of complaint, on […]
DOJ Launches Initiative to Protect Elderly from Fraud
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and law enforcement partners announced today the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history. The cases involve more than 250 defendants from around the globe who victimized more than a million Americans, most of whom were elderly. The cases include criminal, civil, and forfeiture actions across more than 50 […]
Fire Damages Duplex
An early morning fire damaged a duplex on McBrien Road, Friday. According to East Ridge Fire Chief Mike Williams, first responders were dispatched to 1120 McBrien Road at 2:44 a.m. When firefighters arrived they found smoke coming from a duplex. Crews went inside the apartment and located a second-story room that was ablaze. The fire […]
Hispanic Family Beaten and Robbed during Home Invasion
East Ridge police are investigating a home invasion robbery that happened last Friday in the Bimini Place Apartments. According to a police report, officers responded to 3121 Bimini Place just before 4:30 p.m. and were waved down by an Hispanic man in the parking lot. The man immediately showed police cuts on his back and […]
Local Law Enforcement Investigate Possible School Threat
Monday afternoon at approximately 4:00 pm, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Chattanooga Police Department, and East Ridge Police Department personnel were made aware of a meme that was circulating throughout social media outlets in our local area. The meme contained what many students and parents perceived as a threat or warning that affected three local high schools […]
Report of Suspicious Activity Leads to Drug Bust
A call to police about suspicious activity near a business has led to the arrest of a Georgia man on drug charges. Joseph Trey Welden, 24, of a Highway 301 address in Trenton, Georgia, has been charged with Possession of Methamphetamine for Resale, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Evading Arrest. He was jailed on a […]
CFC Announces 2018 Schedule
Chattanooga FC is pleased to announce its 2018 season schedule. Expectations are high around FORT Finley as the boys in blue embark on their historic tenth season, which began on February 3rd with an unprecedented 1-1 draw against Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas. The club has scheduled 11 home matches this year, with the vast […]
HCSO Introduces the #9PMRoutine
This past year, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office responded to an unusually high number of vehicle thefts throughout Hamilton County. In total, Sheriff’s deputies responded to (375) thefts from vehicle in Hamilton County. Many of these thefts occurred in large numbers in the Ooltewah, Apison, and East Brainerd Road areas. Unfortunately, after investigating it was […]
UPDATED WITH POLICE REPORT: ERPD Investigating Social Media Post
Editor’s Note: The following is the ERPD report verbatim detailing the incident. On 2-17-2018 police were dispatched to 4214 Ringgold Road (East Ridge Police Department) to take a report on threats made to shoot up East Ridge High School. Police came in contact with a female juvenile who stated she attends East Ridge High School. […]
ERPD Arrests Feb. 12-18
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Feb. 12-18. An arrest does not mean that a person has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. BOWMAN, MITCHELL WAYNE 5422 […]
HCSO Apprehends Two Fugitives
On Friday, February 16, members of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (FAST) located and apprehended two wanted fugitives in Hamilton County. In an attempt to locate them, several digital wanted posters were circulated this week over social media and the HCSO Facebook page with information pertaining to the two fugitives and […]
Police Briefs Feb. 16
_ 776 Marley Way: Police were called to the address earlier this week in reference to a burglary. According to a police report, officers spoke with a man who said that sometime within the last four days someone stole his red Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle from his residence. In addition to the bike, the victim reported […]
Former CEO of Defense Contractor Firm Pleads Guilty to Marketing Scheme
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On February 15, 2018, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Wellco Enterprises, Inc. (Wellco) and Tactical Holdings Operations, Inc. (Tactical Holdings), Vincent Lee Ferguson, 66, of Knoxville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Wellco’s former Senior Vice President of Sales, Matthew Lee Ferguson, 41, of Geneva, […]
CFC Jersey Reveal Party Set for March 23
The wait is over! This week, Chattanooga FC announced the third annual Jersey Reveal Party to be held Friday, March 23rd, 5:00 pm, First Tennessee Pavilion. This year’s event is shaping up to be the biggest ever unofficial kickoff to CFC’s tenth season: This event is OPEN to the general public. “This is our 10th season […]
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