Tag: East Ridge Police Department

Whitwell Police Fire Employee for Actions Unbecoming of a Police Officer

Whitwell Police Officer Tanner Jackson was fired on July 26 after an investigation revealed he used his badge to access a Parkridge East Hospital in East Ridge and brought a nurse a candy bar. Jackson was wearing his police uniform and told the Security Officer that he was there to assist with a Certificate of …

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East Ridge Police Officer Released from Hospital after being Struck during Police Pursuit that began in Marion County

On the evening of July 1, 2024, the Tennessee Highway Patrol began a police pursuit in Marion County on I-24 eastbound shortly before 9 p.m., with Marion County deputies assisting. The vehicle was identified as being stolen. The pursuit traveled through Chattanooga and onto I-75 where East Ridge Officer Alan Resendiz was struck by the …

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Police Pursuit Starts in Marion County Ends in Georgia with Officer Injured

Chief Clint Uselton of the East Ridge Police Department reports that on the evening of July 1, 2024, East Ridge Officer Alan Resendiz was struck by a vehicle fleeing from the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Officer Resendiz was attempting to deploy spike strips in an effort to stop the stolen vehicle when Ta’Bious Tezmon Wheat, 22, …

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