The East Ridge Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened late Friday night. According to a press release by the department, officers responded to 925 Altamaha Street at 11:32 p.m. on a report of a person shot. When officers arrived they found Brian Turner, 31, suffering from a shotgun wound to the head. Police […]

_ 5300 Block Ringgold Rd.: On Thursday morning, officers with the ERPD Crime Suppression Unit (CSU) saw a gold BMW in the this area who appeared to be distracted by something in the vehicle. According to an affidavit of complaint, the driver kept looking down and swerving into the adjacent lane several times. Officers initiated […]

On Tuesday night, police were called to Wendy’s on Ringgold Road after staff said there was a woman in the restroom who was completely naked. Upon arrival, police made contact with the woman who was in the process of getting dressed. The woman told officers that she was attempting to change clothes and purchase a […]

The following information is from East Ridge Police Department “pass along” reports from January 17-21. _ 6401 Ringgold Rd.: On Monday evening, police were flagged down by the manager of McDonald’s who advised there was a man and woman behind the establishment who were causing a disturbance. Contact was made with a man, and a […]

_ 6642 Ringgold Rd.: On Wednesday night the East Ridge Fire Department responded to the Econo Lodge in reference to an automatic fire alarm. According to a police report, firefighters gained access to the room where the alarm was sounding and found what they believed to be narcotics inside. ERFD personnel immediately requested police respond […]

The following information comes from daily East Ridge Police Department “pass along” sheets, which keeps department administrators apprised of activity from the two patrol shifts. It is anticipated that this information will be provided to  the public and media on a daily basis going forward. The information from the “pass along” sheets is significantly more […]

_ 4150 Ringgold Rd.: On Monday afternoon, police were dispatched to the Walmart Neighborhood Market in regard to a theft. According to a police report, officers spoke with a woman who said that she had requested $100 cash back during a purchase she made at a self-checkout line. The woman said she forgot to take […]

A Rossville man is being held in the Hamilton County Jail on $5,000 bond after he allegedly assaulted police after officers were called to a home on a domestic complaint. Seth J. Lankford, 33, of a National Boulevard address, was charged with Domestic Assault, Resisting Arrest and Assault on Police. He is due to appear […]

A Gail Drive man has been charged with kidnapping after he allegedly held his wife against her will and threatened to kill her. Jose Andres Escobar-Rivas, 51, was booked into the Hamilton County Jail, Thursday, and charged with Aggravated Kidnapping and Aggravated Domestic Assault. He is being held on $5,000 bond and is due to […]