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 Dunlap man is facing multiple felony charges following a vehicle pursuit and foot chase on Christmas Day, according to the Dunlap Police Department. Police say officers attempted to stop a white Ford F-150 driven by Jared Keith Welch around 2:05 p.m. on Highway 28 in Dunlap. Authorities say Welch was driving on a suspended …
Cagle Volunteer Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire involving a side-by-side on Reynolds Road on Saturday. Firemen and deputies with the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office arrived to find the unit fully involved. There were no occupants, no nearby exposures, and no injuries reported. The owners stated they noticed smoke coming from under the seat …
On Friday night, a motorcycle crashed and caught fire on Old Union Road in Dunlap. At approximately 7:00pm CST, Dunlap firefighters arrived at the scene, where they found that the motorcycle had veered off the road and landed in a ditch. Following the accident, the bike ignited. The rider had already left the area and …
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 …
On Sunday morning, the Dunlap Fire Department reported to a mutual aid call for a residential structure fire in the Southend VFD district in Sequatchie County. The residence was a single wide mobile home off Mahoney Road; however, the occupant was not home. Southend had made entry and knocked down the fire and Dunlap firefighters …
At 8:20 AM CST on Saturday, Dunlap Fire Department responded to a commercial building fire in the Dunlap Downtown Business District. Smoke was reported coming from the upstairs vents of the Free Spirit Hair Salon at the corner of Rankin Avenue and Cherry Street. Firefighters arrived to find a fire in the upstairs apartment. Mutual …
On December 11, 2025, in the afternoon hours, Sequatchie County Detectives attempted to stop a stolen pick-up truck they observed on Deerhead Rd in the Fredonia Mountain community, leading to a vehicle pursuit onto a very secluded and rough terrain road and to a location where the truck was unable to travel any further. The …
New details emerged Monday in the brutal killing of a Sequatchie County woman. A judge heard new evidence in the case against David Gardiner and his teenage stepson, Gabriel Vilchez — both charged in the death of 47-year-old Silvia Vilchez. Deputies discovered her burned remains earlier this year in Sequatchie County. Investigators say the teen …
Dunlap Fire Department responded to a two car motor vehicle accident on Highway 111 southbound above the scenic overlook with entrapment at 4:20 PM on Tuesday. Both southbound lanes were blocked both by the wreckage of two trucks and emergency vehicles. Firefighters used Hurst eDRAULIC tools to extricate the driver of one of trucks by …
