Police Briefs for Feb. 9

The following information was compiled from ERPD “pass along reports.”

Feb. 7 Day Shift

762 Flinn Drive (theft):

The complainant stated someone driving a possible gold Mercury sedan was recorded stealing from her mailbox early this morning. (22-001752)

715 S. Lovell Avenue (property damage):

The caller is getting ruts in the front of her yard, because resident living at this address is parking in the edge of her yard. Police attempted to make contact with the responsible party, who is supposed to be hostile, but police were not successful. (22-001164)

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Night Shift

3557 Ringgold Rd (Arrest 22-01787):

Nakisha Vaughn was taken into custody on Hamilton County warrants and transported to Silverdale. James Turpin was issued a misdemeanor citation for possession of drug paraphernalia.

3900 Ringgold Rd (Arrest 22-001773):

Ladonte McClure was taken into custody for possession of Fentanyl during a traffic stop.

300 Camp Jordan Parkway (Field Interview 22-001783):

Police observed a suspicious vehicle at this location. Officers contacted the driver. She was checked for warrants and a field interview was completed.

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.