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You are here: Home / Crime News / Law and Order Oct. 20

Law and Order Oct. 20

October 20, 2026 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

Day Shift October 18: Alpha Team

26-010034 – 1200 BLK San Hsi Drive – Domestic / Vandalism – Officers were dispatched to an active fight between two men. All parties were separated and after investigating, it appeared that the argument was only verbal. One subject did damage to a shed door, but the owner did not want to prosecute.

26-010047 – 3700 BLK Ringgold Road – AOA – Police were flagged down by a driver in the 3400 block of Ringgold Road. The driver explained to police that the vehicle they were following had hit their vehicle and was not stopping. Police conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle at the above address and determined that both parties were involved in an accident in Chattanooga. Chattanooga police arrived on scene and investigated with assistance from ERPD.

Night Shift October 18: Charlie Team

No Number – 1400 BLK North Smith Street – Assist EMS – Officers responded to the above location regarding an unconscious female. On scene, Officers found the female conscious but disoriented. EMS arrived on scene and transported the party for treatment.

Day Shift October 19: Bravo Team

26-010070 – 4900 BLK Anderson Avenue – Traffic Stop/Assist Other Agency – A man was detained on a Red Bank warrant for Failure to Appear. A small amount of marijuana was located on his person and placed in property and evidence for destruction. He was also issued traffic citations before being transported to Hamilton County Jail to be served with the warrant.

Night Shift October 19: Delta Team

26-010072 – 1509 Tombras Avenue – Assist Fire – Officers responded to the above address after a juvenile got their finger stuck in the merry-go-round. Officers assisted with crowd control while ERFD extricated the juvenile. After extrication, the juvenile was handed over to HCEMS for evaluation.

26-010078 – 1600 BLK Sunray Drive – Shots Fired – Officers responded to the area, spoke to several neighbors who claimed to have heard multiple gunshots coming from near Ringgold Road. No evidence was in the area.

26-010081-6500 BLK Ringgold Road-MVC No injuries/Arrest – Following a crash investigation, a man was arrested on warrants out of Hamilton County. He was transported to Hamilton County Jail without issues.

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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