The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is warning residents to lock their vehicles and securely store their firearms due to an increase in firearm thefts from unlocked vehicles.
A hands-free law violation was the initial reason for a traffic stop that ended with an East Ridge police officer injured in a Sunday afternoon shooting, officials say.
The man police believe shot an East Ridge officer during a traffic stop Sunday was shot and killed in a shootout with law enforcement agents Monday morning.
East Ridge, Tennessee, police confirmed an officer was shot during a traffic stop in the parking lot of the CVS pharmacy on Ringgold Road around 1:50 p.m. Sunday.
Gun violence has spiked across the nation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and Chattanooga is no exception.
A new judge has been appointed to the case involving a group of local police brutality protesters after their leader made a social media post that led to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probe into allegations of retaliation against the previous judge.
Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond has tested positive for COVID-19 after visiting his chief of staff, who tested positive for the virus and is now in an intensive care unit, the sheriff confirmed Wednesday evening.
Three children who were injured in a downtown Chattanooga shooting Sunday morning were leaving a birthday party, according to officials, and police are asking downtown businesses for help in identifying the culprit or culprits.
Thomas O'Neal, founder of Signal Mountain Farm, has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an incident in which he kicked a woman's door in and threatened to cause her harm. And attorneys for a second woman are seeking to appeal the denial of a temporary order of protection against him.
A small airplane landed in a field and crashed into a wooded area not far from the Collegedale airport Monday evening.
