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You are here: Home / Crime News / Law and Order Feb. 4

Law and Order Feb. 4

February 4, 2026 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

Day Shift February 3 : A Squad

26-001047 – 5300 BLK Connell Street – Disorder/Arrest – Officers responded to this location after the caller reported that her neighbor was on her porch with a gun in his mouth. It was determined that her neighbor was upset about contact with Officers earlier in the morning and came to her residence. The neighbor made a threatening hand gesture to her and began to yell at her through her door. After reviewing the incident via the recorded doorbell footage, the suspect was taken into custody for Disorderly Conduct and transported to the Hamilton County Detention Center without incident.

26-001053 – 600 BLK Marlboro Avenue – Backup Other Agency – ERPD Officers assisted HCSO Detectives with serving a TPO to an individual. The incident went well, and the party was vacated without issue.

26-001051- 3300 BLK Ringgold Rd – Alarm – Officers were dispatched to the address on reports of an alarm. Patrol found a door unlocked and decided to clear the building. Officers deemed the building empty and determined the door was accidentally left open.

26-001064-1517 Tombras Ave – Warrant Service – Officers took an individual into custody at court for an outstanding warrant. The individual was transported to 601 Justice Way without incident.

Night Shift January 30 : C Squad

26-001071 – 3200 BLK Ringgold Road – Business Alarm – Police Officers were dispatched to an alarm at the business. Officers heard an audible alarm and checked the premises. No signs of forced entry were found, and the buildings appeared to be secure.

26-001073 – 900 BLK Belvoir Hills Circle – Residential Alarm – Police Officers responded to a burglar alarm at the listed residence. Officers found no signs of forced entry and the home appeared to be secure. The source of the alarm was undetermined.

26-001082 – 601 Justice Way – Warrant Service – While in custody at the Hamilton County Jail, a woman was served with a Forfeiture Capias warrant through the City of East Ridge. The original charge for the arrest warrant was Disorderly Conduct.

26-001085 – 5700 BLK Roper Street – Unconscious Person / Arrest – A citizen reported that an unconscious male was slumped over the wheel of a gray sedan at the apartment complex. Police Officers responded to the location and found a man sleeping in the front seat of his vehicle. ERPD also found the vehicle was turned off and was blocking the road in front of Building G. Police woke the man and immediately observed a loaded syringe in plain view. A probable cause search of the vehicle yielded 14 grams of suspected fentanyl, 0.4 grams of suspected methamphetamine, and 81 grams of suspected marijuana along with drug paraphernalia. The party was arrested and charged with Possession of Schedule II, Possession of Schedule VI, and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

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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