_ 1100 block S. Seminole: At 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, a police officer spotted a man walking on South Seminole carrying a black backpack. According to a police report, the officer was aware of numerous car burglaries throughout the city that happen at night and stopped the man to speak with him. The report states that the man told police he was walking from a friend’s house. The officer offered to give the man a ride since it was cold and raining and the man accepted. The man had no identification but told the officer his name was Michael Jason Tilley and gave his date of birth. When dispatch ran the man’s name, it was determined that Tilley had warrants for drug charges and a DUI through Catoosa County. The report states that when the officer asked Tilley to empty his pockets, the man pulled two 12-gauge shotgun shells from his pocket. When the officer took Tilley to the Hamilton County Jail, he searched the man’s backpack and found a small amount of marijuana and a mason jar that contained residue believed to be methamphetamine. The officer also found a Region’s Bank card issued to another person. Tilley, 38, of a Crabtree Drive address in East Ridge, was charged with Simple Possession of Drugs and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

_ 893 Poindexter: Police discovered a car reported stolen out of Atlanta on Friday. According to a police report, a man came out of the house where the car was parked and was identified as Kacee W. Callahan, 36, of Rossville. He was followed by a woman, later identified as 26-year-old Chrell Gasaway. During the course of the investigation, police obtained a search warrant for the residence. After police administered Miranda warnings, Callahan told officers that the keys to the car were in a bag inside the bedroom that he shared with Gasaway. When the bedroom of the house was searched, police found more than five ounces of marijuana, digital scales, a “drug ledger” and $3,403 in cash. Callahan was charged with Theft over $10,000, Possession of Marijuana for Resale and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Gasaway was charged with Possession of Marijuana for Resale and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

_ 5408 Ringgold Rd.: Police were dispatched to the Valero gas station Friday in reference to a hold up alarm. According to a police report, when officers arrived on the scene they were told that a bondsman was attempting to detain a party with active warrants and the man they were after was armed. Police spoke with the bondsman who told them that the man they were after, Butch Allen Shirley, had entered the gas station and the bondsman saw Shirley’s gun. The bondsman were able to disarm Shirley, the report states. The handgun Shirley was carrying, a Smith & Wesson SD 40, was found to have been reported stolen out of Cleveland. Shirley was searched and police found almost 10 grams of a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine. Officers also found various pills believed to be oxycodone and amphetamines. The report states that ERPD officers allowed the bondsmen to transport Shirley to jail on outstanding warrants from Hamilton County. East Ridge officers will seek warrants against Shirley for Possession of Schedule II Drugs for Resale, Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony and Theft under $500, the report states.