The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department.
Day Shift May 13
25-005072 – 100 BLK Interstate 75 NB – Disorder – Police were called to the Welcome Center to defuse a disorder between a repo company and a driver of a tractor trailer. The repo company and driver agreed to drop the trailer to allow the owner of the trailer to retrieve it. Welcome Center Security aware and okay with the trailer staying overnight.
25-005068 – 3600 BLK Ringgold Road – Flooding – Officers assisted East Ridge Fire Department with traffic control after the Cascades Motel flooded.
25-005070-1300 BLK San His Dr.- Disorder – Police responded to this address on reports of family members refusing to leave. Officers spoke with the 70-year-old mother who advised she had brought a home appraiser over to appraise the home. However, the son, who rents from the mother, did not want the appraiser at the residence. Both parties advised there is no rental agreement in place. The son was told he and his mother are both entitled to the home.
Night Shift May 13
25-005083 – 4214 Ringgold Road – Deceptive Practice – A woman contacted the East Ridge Police Department regarding an identity theft case. She lives in Perth Amboy, NJ and reported the same incident to her local police department. She stated a used New Jersey ID was sent to her home bearing her name but with someone else’s picture and demographic information. The caller used a reverse picture look-up to identify a potential suspect in East Ridge, TN. East Ridge Police spoke with the potential suspect and immediately determined she was not involved based on her facial features and other physical characteristics.
25-005092 – 483 Camp Jordan Parkway – Suspicious Activity / Assist Other Agency / Arrest – ER staff reported a male ran inside the building and stole a wheelchair. The suspect then took the wheelchair to a nearby hotel and pushed it into the pool for no legitimate reason. Officers located the suspect and identified him. Police arrested the man and charged him with Theft of Property. It was also found that he had an arrest warrant through Rutherford County for Failure to Appear on a Shoplifting charge. The subject was transported to Hamilton County Jail without incident.
25-005093 – 900 BLK S Seminole Drive – Fire Alarm – While on patrol, an officer observed a visual and audible fire alarm at the apartment complex. Police immediately checked the area and Fire Department units were dispatched. A brief investigation determined that a hair dryer had overheated and started smoking which set off the alarm. No other damage was reported, and the alarm system was reset.
25-005097 – 3100 BLK Ringgold Road – Traffic Stop / Evading – Police initiated a traffic stop with a silver Toyota Camry bearing a Tennessee registration. Upon activation of police emergency lights, the silver Toyota immediately took off and was last seen traveling on West Side Drive at a high rate of speed. Police did not pursue the vehicle due to road conditions and the nature of the observed violations. The vehicle information was sent to the surrounding jurisdictions for situational awareness. Warrants are pending for the identification of the driver.
