The Georgia Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) recently donated two ballistic vests to the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, which serves Catoosa, Walker, Chattooga and Dade counties.

♦ Bell, Zachary James, 28, 1116 S. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga., simple battery (family violence)

Drug task force agents arrested three men, including a man from LaFayette, in a drug bust Monday, April 6.

A Fort Oglethorpe man, whose passenger died after he wrecked during a police chase in October 2019, has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide.

♦ Frady, Dakota Ray, 23, Caroline Drive, Rossville, Ga., probation violation (felony), possession of methamphetamine, drugs to be kept in original container; crossing the guard line with weapons, intoxicants or drugs

A Catoosa County jail inmate who escaped Tuesday, March 30, was back in custody the next day.

Catoosa County deputies are working with area law enforcement partners to locate 22-year-old David Matthew Faulkner, an inmate and trustee at the Catoosa County jail who walked away from a landscaping work detail on the jail property.

♦ Parks Jr., Charles Edward, 46, 1903 E. 31st St., Chattanooga, Tenn., possession of methamphetamine, improper lane change/failure to maintain lane, driving while license suspended or revoked (first offense)

♦ Dagnan, Paul David, 49, 12468 Highway 193, Chickamauga, Ga., probation violation (felony)

Investigators believe the cause of a fatal house fire in Rock Spring March 8 was accidental.

A group of five people broke into in a LaFayette dealership Monday, March 8, and stole eight vehicles.

A house fire at 491 Bicentennial Trail in Rock Spring Monday morning, March 8, claimed the lives of two people.

♦ Wilson, Stephanie Leann, 35, 174 Betsy Lane, Rossville, Ga., possession of methamphetamine, possession of amphetamine, possession and use of drug-related objects

A Walker County grand jury has indicted a LaFayette woman on charges of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children in connection with the June 2020 death of her 22-month-old daughter.

♦ Lindsey, Melvin Caswell, 51, 100 W. 10th St., Chickamauga, Ga., no proof of insurance, improper lane change/failure to maintain lane, driving under the influence of drugs, loitering and prowling, public drunk

♦ Burkhart, Stacy Jo, 43, 746 Old Muse Road, Carrollton, Ga., possession of methamphetamine, possession and use of drug-related objects

♦ Wright, Shane Eugene, 38, 39 William Park Drive, Flintstone, Ga., probation violation (felony)

Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators have filed felony charges against a 17-year-old Rossville man following a dispute involving several people that resulted in another man sustaining serious injuries from a moving vehicle.

♦ Bennett Jr., Larry Charles, 33, 306 Cedar St., LaFayette, Ga., simple battery (family violence)

♦ Lively, Sara Callan, 32, 80 Brown Estates Drive, LaFayette, Ga., driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding, DUI — endangering a child under 14 years of age (X2), seat belt violation (child 5 years of age and less)

Seven people were arrested in Chickamauga Sunday, Jan. 31, for cruelty to animals for cockfighting.

A former Walker County sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on a rape charge.

A Chattanooga man suspected in connection with a deadly shooting was extradited Jan. 29 from the Walker County Detention Center.

The theft of catalytic converters continues to rise in north Georgia as Catoosa County detectives are investigating the most recent incident in Rossville, police say.

♦ Hutchins, Katelynn Nicole, 21, 259 Talley Ave., Rossville, Ga., terroristic threats (misdemeanor), disorderly conduct

A Walker County high school student was one of three people who robbed a Rossville convenience store at gunpoint Wednesday, Jan. 20, Sheriff Steve Wilson said.

A Rossville residence was recently burglarized and the intruder(s) stole living room furniture, police say.

Catoosa County detectives are investigating a larceny case involving the theft of a computer and other items from a residential carport, police say.

Blake Hodge, Walker County fire chief and emergency management director, received his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Jan. 5, along with 46 other medical first responders in Walker County.

A Tennessee man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in the Graysville community that appears to be the result of an illegal narcotics transaction, Catoosa County Sheriff Gary Sisk said Tuesday, Jan. 5.

♦ Broadrick, Jeremy Charles, 34, 20 Fannie Mae Drive, Chickamauga, Ga., pedestrian under the influence

Catoosa County detectives are investigating an entering auto incident that involved the theft of four guns from a vehicle on Dec. 9, police say.

Less than 24 hours after the crime, officials with the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department learned that their suspect in an bank robbery case had been caught by Alabama authorities.

Catoosa County Sheriff Gary Sisk says his agency has been seeing a rise in the theft of catalytic converters from area vehicles and offers a few tips to the public to avoid such incidents.

Catoosa County, Fort Oglethorpe and Ringgold first responders announced the launch of a mission-critical CentralSquare records management system custom-designed to enhance the safety of emergency personnel and the public, reduce response time and enable virtually instantaneous sharing of inf…

Christopher Brandon Veal, 32, was booked into the Walker County jail on Thursday, Dec. 3, on a charge of murder, according to Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson.

♦ Daniel, Tana Leigh, 42, 1628 W. Rebel Road, Rossville, Ga., driving while license suspended or revoked (first offense)

♦ Plott, Matthew Lee, 37, 3117 Flarity Road Lot 90, Menlo, Ga., improper lane change/failure to maintain lane, possession of methamphetamine

An Alabama man has been arrested and extradited to Walker County for murder, Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson said.

♦ Jones, Cindy Marie, 58, 1201 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga., public drunk, disorderly conduct

♦ Jarvis, Jacob Jimmy, 41, 15801 Furnace Creek Road, LaFayette, Ga., disorderly conduct, pedestrian under the influence

♦ Gray, Daniel Webster, 55, 45 Cubine Road, Flintstone, Ga., violate family violence order

Walker County Fire Rescue officials remind the community to take cold weather precautions following nine recent fires.

A fire on Monday, Nov. 2, in Walker County displaced a family of six.

♦ Ramos-Ramirez, Sergio Everildo, 32, 1206 E. 32nd St., Chattanooga, Tenn., fleeing/attempting to elude police, driving without a valid license (misdemeanor), open container violation beer/ale/proter/stout/other similar beverages, improper lane change/failure to maintain lane, fugitive from …