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You are here: Home / FEATURED POSTS / Police Briefs for April 22

Police Briefs for April 22

April 22, 2020 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

The following information was compiled from “pass along” reports provided by the administration of the East Ridge Police Department.

April 21 Day Shift

201 Eads Street Apt. 542 (reckless endangerment):

Kevin Shippey was arrested on three counts of reckless endangerment following an investigation concerning a bullet shot into Apt. 541 which was occupied by a mother and two children.

6708 Ringgold Road (theft):

The store clerk reported a white male entered the Circle K store and stole a handful of Slim Jim brand beef sticks and a variety of Cliff bars.

5408 Ringgold Road (lost property):

The complainant believes he lost his wallet at the Valero yesterday afternoon.

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Night Shift

5337 Ringgold Rd/East Ridge Hardware (Theft):

A woman had staff make her a new Honda Key valued at $80. The woman walked out with the key. Police were able to speak to her mother and she offered to pay for the key on 4/22. Pending the key being paid for will depend if East Ridge Hardware will prosecute.

3400 Lisa Dr (aggravated trespassing):

The resident came home to find Michael Seidel hiding in her closet. He ran on foot when she called police. She stated she knew who he was but did not have permission to be in the residence. Warrants were taken out.

3502 Ringgold Road (Aggravated Assault):

The complainant got into a verbal argument with the driver of a black Chevy Malibu after swerving into his lane on his bicycle to avoid a collision.  The complainant advised the driver pointed a gun at him and threatened to shoot him.  The driver left the scene when the complainant told him he was calling the police.  The suspect was described as a white male with a heavy build and brushed back brown hair. 

409 Alice Drive (Disorder/ Warrant Service):

The complainant was in a verbal disorder with his uncle after the uncle broke the front window. The complainant declined to press charges. Sarah Prather was located hiding in a closet of the residence. Prather was taken into custody for three East Ridge warrants. Prather was released on her own recognizance.

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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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