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Man charged with following, fondling woman in Tennessee Walmart aisles
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WTVC) — A man is facing charges in Tennessee after police say he followed a woman in a Walmart and fondled her back and buttocks. Signal Mountain Police arrested 59-year-old Michael Edward Levan on Saturday. An affidavit obtained by WTVC says the incident happened on the evening...
Individual Finds Gun On The Side Of The Road - And Other Collegedale Police Calls
An individual in the 4400 block of Ooltewah Ringgold Road reported finding a gun on the side of the road. Officers found the weapon and secured it at the police station. Officers assisted a citizen in the 5500 block of Jonquil Lane with questions about a civil matter. A traffic...
Ga. dad convicted of beating 2 kids for days because they 'made a mess in their bedroom'
ROSSVILLE, Ga. (TCD) -- A 24-year-old father will spend 30 years in prison for repeatedly hitting his two young children over the course of two days in 2023, causing "horrific bruising" and other injuries. According to an April 19 statement from the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, on...
Chattanooga first responders conduct rescue drill at Incline
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga first responders conducted a high angle rescue drill at the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway. The Chattanooga Fire Department, Hamilton County EMS, TDOT, CARTA and Lookout Mountain Police all took part in the drill. This exercise simulated the Incline getting stuck on the tracks. First...
Witnesses Say Bad Blood Led To "Tense And Terrifying" Shooting At East Brainerd Ball Fields
There was bad blood between two men that led to a shooting March 29 at the East Brainerd ball fields at Batter's Place, it was testified in General Sessions Court on Tuesday morning. Judge Gary Starnes bound charges of attempted first-degree murder, reckless endangerment and use of a gun during...
Union win in Tennessee has some hoping for a change in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Some local community members hope a vote to join the United Auto Workers by a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee will inspire South Carolina leaders. In a landmark union win, the United States Supreme Court announced it would not take up a dispute over who...
Voter registration effort at Chattanooga Central High wins accolade from Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A lot of eligible students at Chattanooga Central High are registered to vote -- so much so that the school has won a top recognition from Tennessee's secretary of state. Secretary Tre Hargett announced on Wednesday that Central High has won the prestigious Anne Dallas Dudley...
Chattanooga homeless encampment homicide suspect arrested
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga Police have made an arrest in the homicide that happened Saturday at a homeless encampment. Officers arrested 29-year-old Craig Lamont Jeffries. Saturday morning, CPD found 40-year-old Jonathan McClellan dead from a gunshot wound at the camp on Bonny Oaks Drive. They say a separate...
Suspects remain on run after chase in Marion County leads to deputy patrol car rollover
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. — A police chase that began near a Marion County church ended in Chattanooga with both the suspects' car and deputy's patrol car rolled over. No one was seriously hurt, but the suspects remain on the run, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Department. The incident...
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