June 3 Day Shift 1417 Saint Thomas Street (Motel 6)- Cruelty to Animals- Upon arrival police discovered a large pit bull locked in a jeep. The dog was panting very heavily and was attempting to attack officers through the door window. Officers spoke with animal control officers and they stated the dog was supposed to […]

The following information was compiled from ERPD “pass along” reports provided by the administration. June 3 Day Shift 3818 Ringgold Road (theft of property): Tarek Baker was arrested during a consensual encounter after being in possession of a stolen license plate and a stolen decal from a second stolen vehicle. 911 Altamaha Street (evading arrest): […]

The following information was compiled from ERPD “pass along” reports provided by the administration. June 1 Day Shift 3209 Ringgold Road (burglary): The complainant reported an unknown suspect forced entry into the rear door of Tom’s Carpet and stole approximately $150 petty cash from the register.  No suspects at this time. 3715 Ringgold Road (shoplifter): […]

The following information was relayed by the Hamilton County Health Department. There is free testing every weekend in June without an appointment needed at the following sites.: Saturday, June 6 (10AM-1PM) & Sunday, June 7 (12PM-3PM)  Mt. Canaan Baptist Church 4801 Hwy. 58 Chattanooga, TN 37416  Saturday, June 13 (10AM-1PM) & Sunday, June 14 (12PM-3PM)  […]

During the week of May 22-28, 4,180 COVID-19 tests were performed in Hamilton County, revealing 422 positive cases, or a 10.1 percent positivity rate for that week alone. The Hamilton County Laboratory at Baylor School performed 1,871 of these labs with 270 positives for a 14.4 percent positivity rate. The daily positive cases reported from […]

The following information was compiled from ERPD “pass along” reports provided by the administration. May 28 – Day Shift  1410 Mack Smith Road (theft recovery): Police recovered a stolen 1994 Harley Davidson Sportster from parking lot of the Budgetel. The bike was towed by Cannon’ Wrecker Service. 728 Frawley Road (warrant): Cory Harvey was taken […]

Knoxville – U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee today announced that the City of East Ridge received $35,403 in Department of Justice grants to respond to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The grant is available under the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the […]

According to a press release from the The Hamilton County Health Department, it is suspending distribution of the cloth face masks that were distributed throughout the state by the Governor’s Unified Command Group. The press release states that it has been reported that the cloth masks, manufactured by Renfro, are coated with Silvadur.  Silvadur is […]