CRIME & SAFETY
K9 Discovers Multiple Drugs During Traffic Stop - And Other Collegedale Police Calls
Hamilton County Deputies requested a K9 for a traffic stop on the I-24. K9 Maxim was deployed and alerted officers to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of 4 grams of Meth, 5 grams of Fentanyl powder, 23 Fentanyl pills, and drug paraphernalia.
K9 Tracks A Suspect - And Other Collegedale Police Calls
K9 Maxim was requested by East Ridge PD and Walker County Deputies after a suspected fled on foot. K9 Maxim was deployed and tracked the suspect for a mile before the track was lost. A two-vehicle crash occurred in the area of Apison Pike and College Drive East. Officers responded...
Arrest Made In Murder At Chattanooga Skate Park; Police Say Victim Was Trying To Retrieve Friend's Gun
An arrest has been made in the fatal shooting at the Chattanooga Skate Park that happened April 12. Demetre Tayshaun Isaac, 20, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Michael Buttram. He was arrested in Montgomery, Ala. Police said the incident began when a large crowd went from...
Man And Woman Who Drowned At Signal Mountain's Rainbow Lake Are Identified
Two friends who drowned in the waters near Signal Mountain's Rainbow Lake Trail on Sunday evening have been identified. They were Greffania Merilus, 23, of Cohutta, Ga., and Gullson Elve, 20, of Birchwood. At 7:13 p.m., a 911 call was made reporting two people who were underwater at the popular...
Man arrested in connection with wreck that killed 2 Cleveland students
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — One man has been arrested in connection to a wreck that killed two Cleveland High School students over the weekend. The Tennessee Highway Patrol arrested Jaylen Wesley-Cook on Monday. An arrest report from the McMinn County Sheriff’s Office shows he was charged with two...
Murder, Robbery Charges Dismissed Against Youth Whose Cell Phone Was Found At Murder Scene
A teen who dropped his cellphone at a murder scene and was charged with criminal homicide has had murder and robbery cases dismissed. Kenneth Zy Shaun Moore, who was 19 at the time of the 2021 murder of Alfred Pitmon on Seventh Avenue, pleaded guilty to facilitation of aggravated robbery pursuant to a plea agreement.
Discrepancies revealed between police report, man's account of deadly McMinn County crash
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. — We're learning more about a crash that took the lives of 2 Cleveland High School students last Friday night. Discrepancies are cropping up between what the man charged in the crash told officers, and what the police investigation revealed. Jaylen Wesley-Cook is facing two counts...
Soddy-Daisy officers put on leave after testifying about 'buried' IA investigation
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — UPDATE:. According to Whaley's attorney, Lee Davis, the two current Soddy-Daisy officers who testified in Tuesday's hearing have been put on administrative leave pending a city investigation. We've reached out to the current Chief Billy Petty and City Manger Burt Johnson for comment. UPDATE: Soddy-Daisy City...
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