Suspect in hit-and-run that killed Chattanooga police officer reportedly visited Ringgold restaurant Saturday before crash

Janet Hinds is lead into the courtroom to appear before Judge Christie Sell in the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Courts Building on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Hinds is charged with vehicular homicide, among nine total charges, in the hit-and-run death of Chattanooga Police Officer Nicholas Galinger. Judge Sell set Hinds' bond to $300,000. Janet Hinds is lead into the courtroom to appear before Judge Christie Sell in the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Courts Building on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Hinds is charged with vehicular homicide, among nine total charges, in the hit-and-run death of Chattanooga Police Officer Nicholas Galinger. Judge Sell set Hinds' bond to $300,000.

By Rosana Hughes February 26, 2019 7 min read

As the investigation into the deadly hit-and-run crash that killed Officer Nicholas Galinger on Saturday continues, Chattanooga police say they have received tips about the suspect’s whereabouts before the crash.

Galinger, 38, died after being struck by a car on Hamill Road in Hixson while inspecting a manhole cover after recent heavy rains.

Two days later, 54-year-old Janet Hinds, of Hixson, surrendered to police and was booked Monday on a $300,000 bond. She has since been transferred to Silverdale Detention Center.

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Now, police have been told that Hinds was at the Farm To Fork restaurant in Ringgold, Georgia, at some point Saturday. It’s not clear what time she was said to be there.

Investigators are following up on that and any leads provided to them, police spokeswoman Elisa Myzal said in a statement Tuesday.