The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department and produced from “pass along” reports. April 20 Day Shift 3296 Gleason Drive (burglary): The resident reported that his home was burglarized sometime between 1015 hours and 1037 hours this morning. He advised that his 50 inch T.V. and Playstation 4 were taken. There […]

Following the lead of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, in a press conference on Tuesday, Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger said the county will reopen on May 1. Mayor Coppinger urged municipalities in the county to follow suit. East Ridge Mayor Brian Williams said that he will wait for Governor Lee’s guidelines to be released before […]

The Hamilton County Health Department is opening a new COVID-19 community testing site at the Riverfront Parkway Emissions Testing Center, 1620 Riverfront Parkway, Chattanooga TN, 37402. The new site is being operated in partnership with the Chattanooga Police Department, Opus Inspection Inc., Tennessee National Guard, and Tennessee Department of Health. “Thanks to this new partnership […]

NASHVILLE –Tennessee State Parks will reopen most of its 56 state parks on Friday, April 24, for day-use only. Specific details on which parks will reopen will be available on tnstateparks.com this week. “We are eager to serve once again but we urge Tennesseans to continue to practice physical distancing when visiting parks,” Jim Bryson, deputy commissioner of […]

While the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Drug Take Back event has been cancelled due to current public health guidelines, Tennessee American Water, Hamilton County Coalition and local law enforcement remind residents that proper storage and/or disposal of medications is still important to protect the environment and prevent misuse or accidental overdoses. Alternative steps […]

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Transportation is joining states across the nation to ask motoriststo Work with Us – move over and slow down for highway workers. TDOT will spread that message statewide during National Work Zone Awareness Week (April 20-24) in an effort to improve safety in Tennessee’s interstate and highway construction and […]

The following information was compiled from reports provided by the administration of the East Ridge Police Department. April 16 – Day Shift 3207 Castle Avenue (theft): Resident’s black 2015 Yamaha R3 was stolen sometime overnight. The motorcycle, bearing TN413ZL0, was entered into NCIC as stolen. 1600 block S. Smith Street (DOA): A male subject was […]

DISTRICT 29 HAMILTON COUNTY I-24 Replacement of Belvoir Ave. bridge over I-24 and I-24 bridges over Germantown Road near MM 183: The contractor will be shifting I-24 EB and WB traffic toward the outside shoulders and shutting down Belvoir Avenue Bridge in preparation for the bridge demo work. Also, crews will be shifting traffic on […]

The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department. The reports were provided by the administration. April 15 Day Shift 1410 N. Mack Smith Road (mental health): A female subject was transported from this location to Parkridge East for a mental health evaluation. 6200 Ringgold Road (drug arrest): Wilmer Sherrard was issued a […]

NASHVILLE – To illustrate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the volume and nature of crime in the state, today the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released select preliminary crime data trends for the first three months of 2020. The data, gathered through TBI’s Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS), compiles incidents submitted by the state’s […]