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You are here: Home / Crime News / Law and Order Oct. 12

Law and Order Oct. 12

October 12, 2026 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

Day Shift October 11: Bravo Team

26-009817- 4300 BLK Ringgold Road- LPR Hit / Arrest – Police received an alert on a vehicle that was associated with the robbery of a person in East Ridge. Contact was made inside the store with the female party who stated that she was driving the vehicle. The female party did not want to identify herself and she began yelling. The female suspect was advised that if she continued to be noncompliant and yelling, she would be detained until she was identified. After refusing multiple verbal commands to both identify herself and to come with police, a physical altercation ensued when police attempted to detain the suspect. The female suspect was subsequently taken into custody and charged with resisting arrest and assault on police.

26-009804- 1300 BLK Saint Thomas Street- Shots Fired – Police responded to the area following a report of approximately twelve gunshots fired by a male individual in the parking lot of the business. Upon arrival, officers found all gates to the business locked. Officers were unable to locate the male individual or any evidence indicating that a firearm had been discharged.

26-009803 – 700 BLK Claremont Circle – Trespassing – The caller reported that some time since 10/08/2026 an unknown subject entered and ransacked her storage shed in her backyard. The complainant advised that nothing appeared missing just displaced and requested a report for documentation.

26-009816 – 600 BLK Camp Jordan Parkway – Check Well-being – Police were requested by the Chattanooga Police Department to attempt to locate a man after he was involved in a heated disorder in their jurisdiction. Police located the party’s vehicle and stood by while CPD conducted their investigation.

Night Shift October 11: Delta Team

No Number – 10 BLK Ridgeside Road – Shots Fired  – Officers responded to the above area for a report of shots fired. Officers did not locate anyone who was injured or any property damage. Patrol spoke with several residents who stated they believed someone in a neighboring jurisdiction had been shooting off fireworks.

26-009819 – 900 BLK Spring Creek Road – BOLO – An ERPD Officer located a BOLO’d vehicle involved in a hit-and-run in Chattanooga, TN, as well as a vehicle involved in a string of Vehicle Burglaries in Chattanooga and East Ridge. Detectives and a CPD officer detained and interviewed the occupants. The vehicle was seized, and all occupants were released.

26-009825 – 3300 BLK Ringgold Road – Animal Call – Police were requested to de-escalate an argument after a dog was hit by a motor vehicle. The dog owners retrieved their pet from the scene without incident.

26-009827 – 4400 BLK Bennett Road – Suspicious Person

A caller reported dogs barking and became concerned about a person walking by their residence. Police checked the area but found nothing suspicious.

26-009828 – 900 BLK Spring Creek Road – Narcotics Violation – A security guard discovered contraband on a patient staying overnight following medical treatment. Police seized the contraband, and a CPS referral was generated due to the involvement of a newborn.

26-009830 – 1400 BLK Saint Thomas Street – Miscellaneous – ERPD was dispatched to the motel regarding a harassment complaint. The complainant stated that individuals had been stalking him for years and were currently inside his vehicle. The officers observed the vehicle, which was unoccupied. The complainant stated that he was mistaken. Officers returned to service.

26-009831 – 6900 BLK Village Lake Circle – Miscellaneous – Officers responded to the above address after the homeowner reported hearing what she believed was someone in the attic of her home. Officers cleared the structure and were unable to locate any obvious signs of forced entry into the residence.

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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