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You are here: Home / FEATURED POSTS / Law and Order August 6

Law and Order August 6

August 6, 2025 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department.

Day Shift August 5: A Squad

25-008231-10 BLK Laurel Lane-Delayed Assault – Police were made aware of an assault. Officers were informed of an assault that took place at the residence above and two separate assaults that took place in Chattanooga. Along with the assault perpetrated, police were informed of false imprisonment and vandalism. The suspect was taken into custody and charged with domestic assault, vandalism and false imprisonment.

25-00824 – 500 BLK Camp Jordan Parkway – Trespass/Suspicious Activity – Police contacted a party who matched the description given by dispatch causing a disorder at the restaurant. The subject was given a courtesy ride to the community kitchen per his request. He was also trespassed from the property and was given his trespass warning.

25-008244 – 3700 BLK Anderson Avenue – Firearm Theft – A resident spoke with police in the ERPD Lobby regarding a Smith & Wesson Shield stolen from his pickup truck sometime between today and July 21. The firearm has been entered into NCIC.

25-008239 – 3300 BLK Gleason Drive – Disorder – Police responded to this location for a suspicious person/disorder prevention between the three parties. One advised he had obtained an Order of Protection against his ex and she was threatening to come to his home. Police spoke with the woman by phone and informed her of the order even though it had not been served. She stated she would come to the residence in violation of the OOP, however she never did. A report was completed to document the subject’s immediate knowledge of the OOP since it has not been served, but she was made aware of its existence.

25-008249 – 300 BLK Dunlap Avenue– Disorder with a Weapon – Police responded to this location for a disorder between mother and son after the son was reportedly being “disrespectful.”  While in route, it was upgraded to a disorder with a weapon after the mother retrieved a knife in “self-defense.” Officers spoke with the son and his mother who both advised they had pushed each other before mom retrieved a kitchen knife but made no threats. It was determined that both parties had mutually pushed each other and then broke each other’s TV’s consentingly to be “even.” A report has been completed.

25-008236 – 4200 BLK Ringgold Rd. – Assist Other Agency – While fueling, a Crime Suppression Investigator observed a possibly wanted subject at the above business. After an inquiry, it was discovered he had a Probation Violation warrant from Catoosa County. He was taken into custody without further incident.

Night Shift August 5: C Squad

25-008251 – 6400 BLK Ringgold Road – Pedestrian Struck – Police, Fire, and EMS personnel responded to the report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Officers found that several juveniles were running through traffic when one of the juveniles was struck by a moving vehicle. The juvenile was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The driver of the vehicle remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation. No charges have been filed, and the investigation is on-going.

25-008266/25-008268 – 6600 BLK State Line Road – Domestic Assault / Arrest – Police responded to a domestic assault at this residence. A woman stated her boyfriend had locked her out of her house twice during a verbal argument. Upon her second re-entry, the man pushed her against the wall. The suspect then fled the residence in a blue Ford Taurus. Police located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. While speaking, Police determined that he was very intoxicated. The suspect was taken into custody and charged with Domestic Assault and Driving Under the Influence (Alcohol).

25-008279 – 4200 BLK Ringgold Road – Back Other Agency – Chattanooga Police Officers located a stolen Nissan Rogue on Brainerd Road. The vehicle fled as CPD Officers approached it. A few minutes later, East Ridge Police received an LPR hit for the vehicle on Ringgold Road and went to investigate the area. An ERPD unit located the vehicle as it was entering Chattanooga through the Bachman Tunnels and notified Dispatch. Two Chattanooga Police units attempted to stop the vehicle on Westside Drive with ERPD units in support. For a second time, the Nissan Rogue fled from Police at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was not pursued due to traffic conditions. CPD is continuing to investigate the situation.

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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