On Friday, April 17, 2026, a large funeral procession for Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Landon Faulkner will be traveling through Dunlap. They expect significant traffic delays. The procession is expected sometime around or after 1:00 PM. West Valley Road will be closed to through traffic from Cordell Dr. to John Burch Rd. Please expect …
Hamilton County Sheriff Austin Garrett, Chief Deputy Spencer Daniels, and the men and women of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office announced on Saturday afternoon the death of Deputy Landon Faulkner. On Wednesday night, Deputy Faulkner was involved in a serious collision on Highway 111 in Sequatchie County, where he collided with a disabled vehicle in …
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 …
A Chattanooga resident has been charged following an incident involving multiple law enforcement agencies during a vehicle pursuit in a car rented through a vehicle share program. The police report says the pursuit began in Alabama on August 30, 2025, shortly before midnight and continued along I-24 through Marion, Dade, and Hamilton counties. Law enforcement …
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation data shows 2,547 people have been arrested for DUI since 2017 despite negative alcohol and drug tests—over four times higher than previously reported. In 2024 alone, there were 419 such arrests, with most cases in Nashville, Knoxville (highest in state at 41), and Jackson. Officials note that negative test results don’t …
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 …
On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, the school resource deputy assigned to the Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts was made aware of a student who had made threats of mass violence involving students. During the investigation, school administrators discovered that the same student had shown students a journal containing a hit list. Based on the investigation, …
A Sale Creek man is facing animal cruelty and assault charges after shooting a dog and later aiming the gun at a child. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Lloyd Trail on Monday after receiving a call about a weapon disorder. Deputies learned that the suspect, Matthew Barlow, had left the scene in a …
Richard Keith Wilder of Whitwell, Tennessee, is facing charges after authorities discovered that he allegedly disposed of his deceased father’s remains in a fire pit. The Marion County Sheriff’s Department received a tip that Wilder had hidden and burned his father’s body at a location in Mullins Cove. Detectives, with the help of the Hamilton …
Almost 7 inches of rain fell in a short time period Tuesday evening around East Ridge and northwest Georgia, causing enough flooding to close Interstate 24 and dozens of roads across Hamilton County. The event forced Mayor Weston Wamp to declare a “State of Emergency.” Overwhelmed waterways caused widespread flash flooding throughout East Ridge and the …
