You are invited to East Ridge Animal Service’s first ever Citizen’s Pet Academy. The event is Thursday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the East Ridge Community Center next door to City Hall on Tombras Avenue. During this first Academy, we will be introducing the shelter staff, how you can help and the most […]
Police Briefs March 1
_ 821 Belvoir Hills Dr.: Police reported to the address on Tuesday afternoon in regard to a puppy that may have been shot by a pellet gun. According to a police report, a woman told police that she was at home during the previous week when she heard her poodle puppy outside yelp as if […]
Report of Assault Leads to Meth Arrest
A call to police Wednesday evening by a woman trying to help her friend out of an East Ridge motel room led to the arrest of a man on drug charges. Jacob Harrison Ward, 41, of an Ealy Road address, was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Tampering with or Fabricating Evidence and Possession of Drug […]
Area under Flood Watch
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for our area. Extended rain event continues today and is expected to cause flooding in some areas… Steady rains along with some heavier showers will continue to soak the region today. Some areas have already received soaking rains over the past 24 hours and with more […]
Restoration of Pine-Oak Forests Underway on Plateau
A collaborative habitat restoration project: Restoring Pine-Oak Forests in the Cumberland Plateau is underway in East Tennessee. Tennessee Wildlife Federation in partnership with the Forest Stewards Guild, Sewanee: The University of the South, and Berea College is restoring pine-oak forest habitats on the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Wildlife Federation is one of the largest and oldest […]
Overby Supports DOJ Opioid Initiative
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced today the creation of a new effort, the Department of Justice Prescription Interdiction & Litigation (PIL) Task Force, to fight the prescription opioid crisis. The PIL Task Force will aggressively deploy and coordinate all available criminal and civil law enforcement tools to reverse the tide of opioid […]
Police Briefs Feb. 26
_ 6510 Ringgold Rd,: Police were dispatched to the 4A’s Inn Sunday morning in regard to a burglary. According to an affidavit of complaint, police spoke with a man who said that he and his friend went to a bar in Chattanooga the previous evening and made friends with two women and another man they […]
ERPD Arrests Feb. 19-25
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Feb. 19-25. 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. CARTER, AMANDA JEAN 7601 TERRANCE […]
ER Municipal Court Docket Feb. 27
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 […]
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