A resident of a home on South Seminole fired multiple shots at a burglar who had broken into his house early Tuesday morning. According to a police report, police responded to the home in the 600 block of South Seminole Drive at 2:15 a.m. on a “burglary in progress” call. When police arrived they spoke […]
Police Briefs for March 13
_ 1310 Coleman Circle: Police were called to the address Sunday afternoon in regard to a domestic assault. According to a police report, when officers arrived at 3:10 p.m., the spoke with a man standing outside the house who told them that his wife had just “beat him up.” The victim said that he had […]
I Don’t Believe It
It’s just hard to believe. I don’t know what else to say except this is unbelievable. You know, you think you’ve seen it all and then something like this happens. No, I’m not talking about two of the city’s elected officials being sued in U.S. Federal Court for not paying Uncle Sam for an extended […]
ERPD Arrests March 6-12
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from March 6-12. An arrest does not mean that a person has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. COCHRAN, JONATHAN CHASE 133 TOWNSEND […]
Municipal Court Docket for March 14
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, March 14. Municipal Court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins at 5 p.m. Ryan Austin _ Possession Schedule II. Cody Clark _ DUI, False Reports. Rocky Drew _ Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Skipper Duff _ DUI/3rd offense, […]
Trash Compactor Fire Fills At Home Store with Smoke
A predawn fire in a trash compactor filled a local retail store with smoke, Saturday morning. According to East Ridge Fire Department officials, firefighters were called to the At Home store at 842 McBrien Rd. at 5:15 a.m. When they arrived, heavy smoke was seen coming from the west side of the approximately 20,000 square-foot […]
City Rolls Out Plan for Beautification of Exit 1
During its only meeting of March on Thursday night, the East Ridge City Council adopted a proposal from an engineering firm to beautify Exit I on Interstate 75. The council approved phase I of the project proposed by ASA Engineering for civil engineering, landscape architectural design, construction documents and bid services in the amount of […]
Police Briefs for March 8
_ 3715 Ringgold Rd.: Police were called to the Food City at the address on Tuesday morning to investigate a burglary of an auto. According to a police report, an officer spoke with a woman who was working inside the store who said that she discovered at about 8:30 a.m. that someone had entered her […]
IDB Extends Incentives to Developer
The city’s Industrial Development Board voted unanimously Tuesday evening to provide one million dollars in incentives to an area businessman who intends to build a strip mall in the 6100 block of Ringgold Road. Suhash Patel told IDB members that he is moving forward on building a 6,500 square-foot building at the corner of Truman […]
Police Briefs for March 6
_ 3658 Ringgold Rd.: Police were dispatched to the End Zone, early Saturday morning, in reference to a disorder. According to a police report, officers arrived at about 2;45 a.m. and couldn’t get into the parking lot because of “the extreme high volume of vehicles.” Officers made their way toward the restaurant and saw about […]
Clearing Up Some Confusion and Extending an Invitation
On Saturday East Ridge News Online shared an opinion/editorial written by Laura Mathis with the headline “To Post or Not to Post.” Mathis, a community activist who has recently begun attending city council meetings, is or has been a frequent contributor to the East Ridge Neighborhood Watch Facebook page and other community-oriented Facebook pages. She […]
ERPD Arrests Feb. 27 – March 5
According to booking reports from the Hamilton County Jail, the following people were arrested by the East Ridge Police Department from Feb. 27-March 5. An arrest does not mean that a person has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. CRAWFORD, DEMETRIUS MONTREL 3624 […]
Municipal Court Docket for March 7
The following people are scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal Court on Tuesday, March 7. Court is held at City Hall on Tombras Avenue and begins at 5 p.m. Ryan Austin _ Possession Schedule II. Clinton Hayes _ Possession/Petition to Revoke. Jesse Hobbs _ DUI/2nd. John Moore _ Possession Drug Paraphernalia. Mickey Shurette _ […]
Volunteers Help Spruce Up Spring Creek Elementary
More than two dozen volunteers chipped in Saturday morning to give Spring Creek Elementary School a spring cleaning. Well, it was a little more involved than just taking some Mr. Clean to the floors and counters, as parents, teachers, volunteers from the East Ridge Council of the Chamber of Commerce and students from across the […]
Police Briefs for March 3
_ 5707 Ringgold Rd.: On Thursday police were called to the Dollar General Store in regards to a theft. According to a police report, an employee told police that a man had stolen one of the store’s handheld computer scanners. The manager of the store told the officer that the Microsoft scanner valued at about […]
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