The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department.
Day Shift August 14: A Squad
25-008598 – 6500 BLK Ringgold Road – Suspicious Activity – A man called into dispatch, said he had been drugged, and stated he was going to die. On arrival, he told police he was not taking his psychosis medication and made numerous outlandish comments. The man additionally stated he wished to die. He was taken into protective custody and transported for evaluation. Officers seized his firearm, and East Ridge Animal Services took custody of his dog.
25-008608 – 4300 BLK Ringgold Road – Suspicious Activity – Police responded to the listed location for an elderly female possibly having a mental health crisis after locking her keys in her car. Officers spoke with the woman who was in an altered mental status. EMS was requested to the scene, and determined she needed to be transported for a mental health evaluation.
25-008597 – 5300 BLK Ringgold Road – Stolen Vehicle Recovery / Warrant Service – Police received an LPR hit on Spring Creek for a stolen Chevy Tahoe. Police located the vehicle travelling west bound in the 5400 block of Ringgold Road. The Tahoe pulled into a lot where police initiated the traffic stop. The driver was taken into custody. He was also found to have three outstanding warrants through Hamilton County.
25-008607- 300 BLK Dunlap- Auto Theft – Police were dispatched to this address and spoke with the victim. He advised, his 2012 black Hyundai Sonata was stolen between 2230hrs on 8/13 and 1530hrs 8/14. The vehicle was entered into NCIC as stolen.
Night Shift August 14: C Squad
25-008615 – 900 BLK S Seminole Drive – Domestic Assault – A woman reported that her ex-boyfriend came to her apartment and assaulted her during an argument. The suspect fled in a gray Dodge Durango before Police arrived on scene. Officers observed minor injuries on her face and head that were consistent with her account of the incident. ERPD has secured an arrest warrant for the charge of Domestic Assault.
25-008627 – 3700 BLK Anderson Avenue – Domestic Assault – The victim reported that a man assaulted her during an argument at their apartment. Police reviewed a security camera video that corroborated her assault claim. ERPD also determined that the suspect would not let the victim leave the apartment during the assault timeframe. Police arrested the man and charged him with Domestic Assault and False Imprisonment. He was transported to Hamilton County Jail without further incident.
25-008628 – 601 Justice Way – Warrant Service – While in custody at the Hamilton County Jail, a party was served with an Alias Capias warrant through the City of East Ridge. The original charge for the Capias arrest warrant was Driving on a Revoked Driver’s License.
25-008630 – 4200 BLK Ringgold Road – Suspicious Activity – Police observed a male walking back and forth from the gas pumps to the Police Department while taking pictures with his phone. The man’s vehicle was identified as a grey sedan sitting at the gas pumps with its hood up. Police determined the male was the father of a domestic assault suspect from a recent arrest. He was provided information on how to post bail for his son and he left the area.
