_ 6514 Ringgold Rd.: Police were called to the Mapco on Thursday at 2:45 a.m. and made contact with a man whose license plate wasn’t registered to his vehicle. According to a police report, the officer spoke to the driver and removed the tag from the silver Honda Civic. A passenger in the car, Jeremy Hardeman, had confirmed active warrants out of Hamilton County. The report states that Hardeman was suffering from numerous medical conditions. Hardeman claimed that both his feet were gangrenous,he had been in a coma for 21 days, his stomach had a hole in it and that he had suffered numerous strokes. East Ridge police contacted HCSO to make them aware that East Ridge authorities had a man in custody that the sheriff’s department wanted. According to the report, HCSO personnel told East Ridge police that Hardeman had warrants out of Catoosa County, Georgia and that officers from that jurisdiction should take Hardeman.
The report states that while East Ridge officers were confirming Hardeman’s warrant out of Catoosa County, Hardeman asked to be taken by EMS to Memorial Hospital for treatment. The man was taken to the hospital while East Ridge officers confirmed the warrants out of Catoosa County.
A short time later, at the request of Hamilton County and Catoosa County, East Ridge officers responded to Memorial Hospital to confirm the status of Hardeman having been admitted for treatment. According to the report, upon arrival officers were told by hospital staff that Hardeman had left the hospital during the triage process.
_ 1149 Tamarack Trail: Police were called to the address on Tuesday in regard to a theft from vehicle. According to a police report, an officer spoke with a man who said he went into his house on Sunday and forgot to lock his Honda Accord. When he returned to the car sometime on Monday he noticed the center console had been gone through. The report states the console was damaged and the lock was broken. The owner of the car said he checked to see if anything was missing and he discovered that $150 worth of 10-year-old Riverbend tokens had were gone. No other items were reported missing.
