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Law and Order August 7

August 7, 2025 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

Day Shift August 6: B Squad

25-008283- 3300 BLK Castle Ave- Auto Theft – The owner called in to report that her 2013 Silver Hyundai Sonata had been stolen between the hours of 1930 and 0730. The vehicle does not have any identifying marks on it. It was entered into NCIC as stolen and the plate was added to LPR as a hot plate.

25-008289- 6500 BLK Ringgold Rd Subway- Theft – Police responded to this location regarding a theft. On scene, officers spoke with the reporting party and manager who stated a male wearing a red and white striped jersey entered the business and took a Grubhub order from the pickup area without permission. When confronted, the suspect fled north across Ringgold Road toward the motel. She advised this was the second such incident involving the same individual. The total value of the stolen items is $93.40. Once identified, the suspect will be charged with theft of property and will be issued a proximity restriction from returning to this location.

24-007668 – 4214 Ringgold Road – Warrant Service – A woman was taken into custody at the Hamilton County Probation office on an outstanding petition to revoke through the city of East Ridge. She was transported to the Hamilton County Jail without issue.

Night Shift August 6: D Squad

25-008297-Camp Jordan Parkway-Disorder – Police responded to a road rage incident. The caller stated that a driver in a white Ford Mustang followed him from Hwy 153 to Camp Jordan Parkway after the caller accidentally cut off the driver of the Mustang in traffic. The Mustang had left prior to police arrival. No further information was available at the time of report.

25-008301-5300 BLK Reneau Way-Back Fire – Police stood by while ERFD investigated a residential fire. ERFD investigator discovered the source of the fire to be discarded smoking items, which he transferred to ERPD to turn into ERPD Property and Evidence.

25-008309- 1600 BLK Key West Avenue- Suspicious Person – The caller reported a male, approximately 40 years old, knocked on his door. The male then began rummaging through his vehicle. The caller confronted the male, at which point he left. The caller stated that nothing was taken.

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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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