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Police searching for missing East Ridge man

Lorenzo Diontray Howard
Lorenzo Diontray Howard Lorenzo Diontray Howard

The East Ridge Police Department is asking the public for help locating a missing man.

Lorenzo Diontray Howard, 27, was last heard from on Dec. 26. He lives in the Gleason Drive area of East Ridge. He doesn’t have a vehicle, and has been known to walk down Germantown Road to Brainerd Road. He usually frequents the Chattanooga Library and a Dollar Tree at the intersection of Germantown and Brainerd roads.

Howard is 5-foot-6-inches tall, 128 pounds with short, brown hair, brown eyes and top teeth in poor condition.

Anyone having information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the East Ridge Police Department at 423-622-1725.