Police/Fire
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Wednesday, Aug. 5, aimed at protecting police and other first responders from bias-motivated crimes in Georgia, capping a series of controversial moves by state Republican leaders that nearly derailed passage of a separate bill outlawing hate crimes.
You’re driving down the road, you glance in your rearview and see a police officer following you, lights flashing. Maybe there’s a short blast of a siren. You’re being signaled to pull over.
A Chickamauga cyclist was killed Aug. 4 when he collided with a pickup truck.
♦ Smith, Jessica Jade, 39, 4325 Greenbriar Road, East Ridge, Tenn., removing/affixing tag with intent to conceal identity of vehicle, driving while license suspended or revoked (first offense)
♦ Bagette, Angeline Allanna, 39, of 2018 Rogers Road, Rossville, Ga., arrested on charge of criminal attempt.
A LaFayette woman was arrested Aug. 4 in connection with a Cherokee County murder investigation.
Online selling and buying sites are a goldmine of opportunity for people who are up to no good, from scammers to thieves to murderers, because so many of the transactions require people to meet in person to exchange goods and money.
Keith, Bradley Michael, 27, of 117 2nd Street, Rossville, Ga., arrested for fugitive status.Britt, Brendon Michael, 25, of 935 Cloud Springs Road, Apt. 105, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., arrested on charge of possession of marijuana less than 1 oz.Gentry, Charles W, 50, of 9425 Bennie Lane, Ooltewah…
The Ringgold City Council on Monday, July 27, named 40-year-old Jennifer Jones as its new police chief.
The Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force, with the assistance of multiple agencies, was able to infiltrate an area drug trafficking organization and determine the pipeline of illegal narcotics being distributed in the judicial circuit in Operation Fairview Sunset.
♦ Howerin, Marvin Edward, 70, of 321 Signal Drive, Rossville, arrested on charge of driving while license suspended/revoked
♦ Fouts, Zachary Patrick, 26, of 1881 Pope Creek Road, Wildwood, Georgia, arrested on charges of DUI, expired registration, and failure to maintain lane.
COVID-19 has impacted every government agency in the country, from councils and commissions to police and fire services, social services, courts, recreation departments, schools and more.
♦ Stanbery JR., Charles Edward, 51, of 378 Franklin Circle, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., arrested on charge of driving while license suspended/revoked.
Murray, Heather Celeste, 28, of 621 Sylvan Drive, Chattanooga, Tenn., arrested on charge of fugitive status.
ACWORTH — A person of interest in a fatal shooting outside an Acworth motel Friday night, June 26, has been found, authorities said, while a second person is still being sought.
A LaFayette woman and her unborn child died June 22 following a single-car crash.
Wagner, Joshuah Lee, 25, of 108 Brandon Lane, Rossville, Ga., arrested on charge of driving while license suspended/revoked.
Blood Assurance has announced that Walker County Sheriff’s Office has won the Battle of the Badges 2020 blood drive, the fourth win for Walker out of a total of six drives held.
A Rossville police officer’s social media post has cost him his job and generated public outrage.
♦ Taliaferro, Robert Luke, 28, of 104 Cousins Place, Lookout Mountain, Ga., arrested on charge of theft by shoplifting.
♦ Davis, Abby Ashley, 37, of 301 Chickamauga Avenue, Rossville, arrested on charge of theft by shoplifting.
Two people died in Catoosa County Tuesday night, June 4, when a vehicle theft suspect fled police and crashed into another vehicle, killing the suspect and the driver of the other vehicle.
Catoosa County authorities have charged a Dalton woman with murder in the March shooting death of her husband.
♦ Bell, Tyrell L., 25, of 1315 Swope Drive, Chattanooga, Tenn., arrested on charge of marijuana possession, less than an oz.
♦ Thomas, William Jackson, 45, of 106 Bluebird Road, Ringgold, GA arrested on charges of driving while license suspended/revoked and giving false name to officers.
Investigators with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office have determined that a vehicle fire in Walker County was intentionally set. The fire occurred shortly after 2:15 p.m. on Monday, May 18.
A 79-year-old man from LaFayette died after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 53 in Calhoun in front of the KFC and Ruby Tuesday on Saturday afternoon, May 16.
A man who was assaulted May 16 at a Ringgold racetrack isn’t pressing charges against his attacker, Catoosa County Sheriff Gary Sisk said.
An 18-year-old cyclist was killed May 16 in a hit-and-run on U.S. 27 in LaFayette.
State and local authorities on Tuesday, May 12, arrested a 30-year-old Walker County man for child molestation and possession of child pornography.
Pesnell, Richard Allen, 32, of 2301 Cleo Avenue, Chattanooga, TN arrested on charge of theft by shoplifting.Jackson, Michael Lee, 60, of 17 Jan Drive, Ringgold, GA arrested on charge of theft by shoplifting.Taylor, Ronald Ray, 67, of 2522 Wessex Lane, Chattanooga, TN arrested on charges of c…
♦ Liver, Jadson Raider, 30, of Fort Oglethorpe, GA arrested on charge of public drunkenness.
Fire crews from Catoosa County, Walker County and the city of East Ridge assisted firefighters from the city of Rossville in putting out a structural fire that ignited early Friday morning on MacFarland Avenue near the West Lake Avenue intersection.
♦ Ashley, Dawn L., 50, of 117 Timber Knoll Drive, Chattanooga, TN arrested on charge of theft by shoplifting.
♦ Pritchett, Dustin Lee, 31, of 803 Wayside Drive, Fort Oglethorpe, GA arrested on charges of possession of Schedule II-Methamphetamine, unsecured load, license to be carried and exhibited on demand.
A Ringgold man remained jailed in Floyd County Wednesday afternoon on child molestation and drug charges, reports stated.
Brian Cleverly, 43, transferred March 27 into the Walker County Detention Center for the murder of his wife, Tina Cleverly.
Hundreds of dollars worth of tools were recently stolen during burglary of a Catoosa County home, police say.
A pallet of siding was recently stolen from a residential construction site in a subdivision off Rossville’s Mack Smith Road, police say.
♦ Myers, Justin Eugene, 32, 67 J. Ellis Court, Chickamauga, hold for other agency
A 17-foot utility trailer and various vehicle parts were recently swiped during burglary of a Catoosa County home, police say.
Hundreds of dollars worth of tools, equipment, and personal belongings was recently stolen during burglary of a Catoosa County home, police say.
A 12-gauge shotgun and a video game console were recently stolen from Catoosa County home after the suspect(s) broke a window in order to gain entry, police say.
A Ringgold man is asking for the public’s help in locating his classic car that was stolen from his home last fall.
Willett, Cynthia Harris, 58, of 2557 Burning Bush Road, Ringgold, arrested on charge of theft by shoplifting.
♦ Holmes, Jimmy Ray, 45, 109 Schmitt Lane, Rossville, abandonment of certain dangerous drugs, poisons, or controlled substances, possession and use of drug-related objects, possession of marijuana (less than 1 oz.), possession of meth
After more than a year and a half of work, the city of Ringgold has approved a resolution adopting its new policy handbook for the police department.
Former LaFayette City Court Clerk Jan Bridges was arrested March 10 for theft of fiduciary – theft of over $500.
Around 11:30 p.m. on March 5, the LaFayette Fire Department responded to a residential fire off of Fortune Street in LaFayette. When emergency personnel made their way inside the home, they discovered the body of John Wiley, 23, in one of the bedrooms.
