Woman Arrested For Hit And Run - And Other East Ridge Police Calls

  • Wednesday, April 23, 2025
25-004255-6400 BLK Ringgold Road-SIA/Arrest
A woman was taken into custody for the unlawful removal of registration, violations of child restraint laws, and failure to maintain financial responsibility. She was found to be the suspect in a hit-and-run incident that resulted in injuries in Catoosa County. The subject was transported to the Hamilton County Jail without any issues.

Day Shift April 22: B Squad

25-004194- 3400 Frawley Street- Firearm Recovery
The magazine for the firearm was recovered across the street from this address, inside the ditch.

25-004245 – 1300 BLK St.
Thomas Street – Mental Health Consumer/Improper Use of 9-1-1
Police responded to this residence to speak with a man after he called Hamilton County Dispatch using 9-1-1 to dispute the possible exhumation of his mother’s remains. When asked who would be responsible for the remains, he advised he was the next of kin and did not authorize any such procedure. When the officer asked him who might be attempting to remove his mother from her resting place, he stated he did not know. Police asked him to stop calling 9-1-1 for non-emergency calls, especially if the person has long been deceased.

25-004251-4200 BLK Springs Street-Harassment
The reporting party reported that she had received harassing phone calls from an individual by the name of “Mitchell” but could not provide any more information on the possible subject. The harassing calls began in Chattanooga, with the last 3 calls occurring in East Ridge at her residence; report on file.

Night Shift April 22: D Squad

25-004266-5000 Blk S- Suspicious Person
A man was trespassed from all the complex’s buildings in East Ridge including the theatre at the request of the property owner.

25-004267 – 6500 BLK Ringgold Road – Disorder
A man who had reportedly jumped from a moving vehicle on the interstate was located walking on the shoulder of I-75 southbound near exit 1. The party said he was breaking up with his girlfriend and had convinced her to stop on the shoulder, and he “stepped out of the car”. The man’s sister arrived a short time later and gave her brother a ride home.

25-004268 – 6500 BLK Ringgold Road – Backup Fire
East Ridge Fire Department personnel requested a police presence when a guest at the hotel refused entry into their hotel room after triggering the smoke alarm. The guest eventually cooperated for a fire inspection. The source was determined to be a grease spill on the room’s stovetop.
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