Three individuals are facing charges after two major drug busts took place overnight in Chattanooga. According to a social media post by the Chattanooga Police Department, narcotics investigators seized large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, pills, and approximately $100,000 in cash. The first operation involved executing a search warrant at a storage unit on …
On February 9, 2026, at around 10 a.m., a large fight broke out at Brainerd High School. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department School Resource Deputy, school staff, and other law enforcement agencies responded immediately, eventually bringing the situation back under control. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Chattanooga …
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), a suspect shot a Chattanooga police officer at a Highway 153 gas station on Sunday night. Officers then fired back, wounding the suspect, who managed to escape in an unattended patrol car and drove into Sequatchie County. The suspect was pursued by officers and Tennessee Highway Patrol …
A first-grade teacher at Lookout Mountain Elementary School has been charged with abuse after her children reported to police that she bit and scratched them in the Ruby Falls parking lot. According to an affidavit, Chattanooga Police responded to the Lookout Mountain Police Department on December 12th following a child abuse report. A man informed …
The owner of a Chattanooga towing company faces charges for allegedly running a criminal operation across Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky. Police state that Benjamin Duvall, owner of Choo Choo Towing, sold vehicles he did not own. Reports began after cars vanished from driveways and parking lots, later appearing for sale on Facebook Marketplace. Detectives say …
The Chattanooga Police Department announces the loss of K9 Diesel, who died on Wednesday, following injuries sustained during a SWAT operation. Despite emergency surgery on September 15, his condition was determined to be irreversible, leading to the humane decision to euthanize the animal. Diesel, a German Shepherd born in August 2022, joined CPD in April …
On Monday morning, Hamilton County Sheriff Austin Garrett joined local police chiefs, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, and the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to announce the new Hamilton County Traffic Task Force. This collaborative task force, made up of state, county, and local law enforcement, will work to increase public awareness of the risks vehicle crashes …
Chattanooga police located the man driving through the Frazier Avenue planters Tuesday morning. The planters had been in place for less than 24 hours before the truck driver collided with four of the planters. They were intended to serve as barriers to enhance safety in the area after a drunk driver struck and killed a mother …
During a press conference, police said there are some similarities between this incident and the hoax active shooter call at Brainerd High School in 2023. The lockdown at Chatt State was lifted after 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday. Classes were canceled, and the college was closed for the rest of the day. Chattanooga Police received …
On August 16, agents with the 12th Judicial Drug Task Force assisted Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies and detectives after Dwight Daniel Stockwell had fled from deputies on August 15 at 496 Mountain Cove Rd. in Whitwell. A search of a wooded area where Stockwell had fled revealed a backpack and a large metal pipe …
