East Ridge Patrol Car Wrecks While Answering Burglary Call

  • Sunday, January 24, 2016

An East Ridge Police patrol car wrecked on Sunday afternoon while responding on a burglary call.

The officer was not injured.

He was responding to a "burglary in progress" call on DuPont Street.

While negotiating a turn, the car left the roadway and struck a chain link fence and a tree.

The traffic crash is being investigated by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, which is standard procedure for the department.

Other units responding to the burglary call encountered a group of juveniles in the vicinity.

That investigation is continuing. No arrests have been made.

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