The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department.
Day Shift December 17 : A Squad
25-012977 – 700 BLK Astor Lane – Burglary – Police spoke with the reporting party, who stated that he was robbed of a $100 bill between approximately 1400 and 1500 hours. He reported that two male subjects entered his property and performed work without his permission. The two males then demanded payment for the work, which the reporting party refused. The subjects followed the reporting party into his residence, took a $100 bill, and fled the scene. No suspects have been identified at this time.
25-012971 – 6500 BLK Slater Road – Disorder – Employees at a local resale shop reported that a local transient entered the business, caused a disorder, and refused to leave. He left shortly before police arrival but was found down the street. Due to a warning already being issued, he was taken into custody and charged with Criminal Trespassing.
25-012973 – 6500 BLK Ringgold Road – Disorder – Officers responded on reports of a male from a group home refusing to exit the store. Officers located the man who admitted to staging a robbery of the business by using his fingers in the shape of a gun. Employees advised they could see that he was not mentally developed and had no fear of his finger weapons. The party was transported to for a mental evaluation following threats of self-harm and harm to others.
25-012964 – 5500 BLK Ringgold Road – Suspicious Person – Police were dispatched to the laundry on reports of a homeless male sleeping inside the business. Police contacted the man who stated he was looking for a warm place to rest. He was advised he cannot sleep inside the business, and he and his girlfriend were trespassed from the business.
25-012966 – 1400 BLK Greenslake Road – Found Child – Police were dispatched to the 1400 block of Greenslake on reports of a child found walking in the roadway. Police contacted the mother who stated her child has developmental issues and had taken her keys to unlock the back gate to abscond from the residence.
25-012972 – 1509 Karwill Lane- Theft – Police spoke with a party who stated his wheels had been stolen. He had placed the wheels in the back of his truck and between 1930hrs and 2130hrs on 12/16/25. The investigation is still on-going.
Night Shift December 16: C Squad
25-012992 – 3200 BLK Gleason Drive – Disorder / Arrest – A resident reported a female was screaming and banging on a door near her apartment. Police Officers responded to the location and found an intoxicated woman lying in the apartment hallway. Officers attempted to relocate her into her apartment, but she refused to go inside. She was arrested and charged with Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct.
25-012993 – 6500 BLK Ringgold Road – Back EMS – Police Officers and Hamilton County EMS responded to a medical issue at the hotel. In the motel lobby, a homeless male complained of pain near a healed gunshot wound he sustained fifteen years ago. EMS evaluated the male and transported him for further treatment.
25-012994 – 900 BLK Spring Creek Road – Suspicious Person – Police responded to the area in reference to a homeless male roaming the Spring Creek Garden apartments. A Security Guard at the Parkridge East Hospital identified the male. Officers determined he was criminally trespassed from the apartment complex. He was not located.
25-012995 – 3500 BLK Shelby Circle – Suspicious Activity – A homeowner reported hearing multiple footsteps outside her house for an extended period. The homeowner reported she looked outside several times but could not see anyone due to the late evening darkness. Police Officers responded to the location and observed four large opossums running through the leaves in the yard. Officers updated the homeowner on the situation.
