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You are here: Home / Crime News / Law and Order Oct. 16

Law and Order Oct. 16

October 16, 2025 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

Day Shift October 15 : B Squad

25-010864-500 BLK Sharondale Drive-Domestic Disorder – The caller reported to police that she and her roommate had gotten into a verbal altercation around 0430 hours over how to properly care for their two dogs. The RP requested that the incident be documented.

25-010865- 6400 BLK Ringgold Rd- Delayed Assault – Police spoke with the minor reporting party regarding an assault that took place this morning at approximately 0630-0650 hours. The suspect’s name was given, and police are waiting for video footage to confirm the allegations. Police also spoke with the RP’s guardian to inform him of the situation and see how he would like for police to proceed. A report is on file, and an officer will conduct a follow-up once video footage is able to be viewed.

25-010874 – 6900 BLK Glen Errol Way- Harassment – Police spoke via phone with a party regarding a harassment complaint. This being a first-time complaint, police advised her to contact the County Clerk’s Office to obtain a restraint/protection order to start a paper trail for her records.

25-010876 – 6000 BLK Welworth Avenue – Theft – The caller reported the theft of a ladder and a rake from the side of her residence over the span of a month. The complainant suspects some of her neighbors for the theft.

Night Shift October 15: D Squad

25-010894 – 4000 BLK Wade Drive – Prowler – A party was trespassed from his neighbor’s house after police discovered him naked, intoxicated, and apparently lost in his own neighborhood. Police determined he harbored no malevolent intentions but had consumed too many alcoholic beverages. Plus, the weather was nice.

25-010884 – 5700 BLK Ringgold Road – Suspicious Activity – The manager was handed a suspicious powdery substance in a Ziplock bag discovered by a customer in the parking lot. Police seized the unidentified powder and transported it to the East Ridge Police Department for destruction.

25-010887- 1000 BLK S Seminole Drive- Assist Other Agency – Police were dispatched to assist the East Ridge Fire Department for a possible residential fire at the listed address. Upon arrival, it was found that there was only a small trash fire in the backyard. Police stood by while ERFD extinguished the fire.

25-010893 – 5300 BLK Ringgold Road – Burglar Alarm – Police checked the bakery following a motion alarm detection. No signs of a break-in were found. All windows and doors at the business remained locked and/or secure.

 

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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