The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department. Day Shift August 30 24-011124 – 700 BLK Summit Avenue – Arrest-DUI – A man was arrested for DUI after hitting a mailbox near this location. 24-011140 – 3500 BLK Cathy Lane – Harassment/Criminal Trespass – The RP called reporting their neighbor enters the […]

The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department. Day Shift August 29 24-011104 – 4300 BLK Ringgold Road – Suspicious Person – Police were dispatched after a drive thru customer got upset that a cashier “snatched” her debit card from her hand. She began yelling at the cashier and the shift manager. […]

UPDATE: After a tense standoff and lengthy negotiations, Randy Harris was taken into custody Friday after nearly a day of searching for him in the Hixson area. Harris allegedly fired at deputies during a pursuit on Thursday night. On Thursday night at 10 30 p.m., Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Deputies attempted to perform a traffic […]

The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department. Day Shift August 28 24-011049 – 1600 BLK Springvale Road – Criminal Littering – Police walked the trails at Springvale Park and observed an enormous encampment occupied by a female who identified herself. Due to the sheer volume of the litter, she was taken […]

The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department. Day Shift August 23 24-010857- 3900 BLK Ringgold Rd- Disorder – Police responded to a disorder complaint. Two parties arrived to receive cash winnings from this business but were initially not permitted to by the management. Management ultimately agreed to provide one with a […]

  MCMINN COUNTY – An Athens man has been arrested and charged in the ongoing investigation into a homicide and fire at a church earlier in the month. On August 15, TBI special agents certified in fire and explosives investigations began a case into the fire at St. Mark AME Zion Church in the 700 block […]