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Posted: Sunday - Nov. 8, 2009
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Deputies to leave new city territory
Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond says he’ll pull his deputies out of areas annexed by Chattanooga and bolster patrols in unincorporated areas.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 7, 2009
Drug deal, robbery lead to homicide
At a local park where children were playing on a nearby playground, an attempted robbery during a drug deal turned fatal Thursday night, resulting in the city's 16th homicide of the year.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 6, 2009
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Jackson charged in connection with playground shooting death
Chattanooga police charged one man in Thursday night’s shooting with criminal homicide after an attempted robbery and drug deal turned fatal.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 6, 2009
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Gloves over guns
A locker at the Westside Boxing Club on Central Avenue is filled with at least 100 small notebooks, each including the picture of a local boxer, the places he has traveled, and fights won and lost.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009
Oxycontin thefts keeping authorities busy
People continue to get Oxycontin fixes by hopping from doctor to doctor to pick up supplies of the prescription painkiller.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009
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Robbers target parking lots
Seventy-one-year-old Barbara Jolley was putting groceries in her car trunk when a thief yanked her purse from her shoulder.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009
Corrections officer arrested
A Hamilton County Sheriff's Office corrections officer was booked Tuesday into the jail where he works on charges of aggravated assault, domestic assault and kidnapping.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 3, 2009
Killing solved, but suspect also homicide victim
After Chattanooga police came up with a suspect in last year's fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man, they couldn't arrest him, even though they knew where he was.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 3, 2009
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NAACP to meet with City Council on race concerns
Even before two black men were fatally shot by police in July, complaints about racial inequality in Chattanooga frequently reached the local NAACP chapter, the group's president said.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 2, 2009
Chattanooga: NAACP says city’s residents see major race problems
The Chattanooga chapter of the NAACP will meet with the City Council’s public safety committee Tuesday to address what it perceives as racial profiling in the community.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 2, 2009
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Police say despite court ruling they will obtain search warrants
Though a state Supreme Court ruling has made it easier for police to search property of those on probation or parole, local law enforcement officials say they’ll continue to get warrants and have reasonable cause before they search.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 31, 2009
Indicted firefighters served as junior volunteers
A Mowbray Mountain volunteer firefighter is accused of giving gasoline to a fellow firefighter, who poured the fuel on a vacant home, set it on fire, then waited for a call from the fire department, according to a grand jury indictment.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 31, 2009
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Many frights out tonight
Halloween is notoriously full of fright and horror, but it shouldn't be filled with danger, officials say.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 30, 2009
Volunteer firefighters charged with arson
Two volunteer firefighters are facing aggravated arson charges after being accused of starting at least one fire at a vacant residence on Mowbray Mountain then coming to the scene to put out the fire.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 29, 2009
Nashville man indicted in cold-case killing
An indictment in the killing of Lesley "Spud" Washington Jr. three years after the crime may bring closure but not necessarily understanding, his father said.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 29, 2009
Officers probing 3 fatal wrecks
Soddy-Daisy police reconstructed a fatal accident scene Wednesday morning, but officers still are working to determine what happened in the death of a 22-year-old Friday evening.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 28, 2009
Silverdale employee fired over sex charge
A Silverdale Detention Center employee accused of having sexual contact with inmates has been fired and faces felony charges, records show.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 26, 2009
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Taser tells police to aim away from chest
Police may make a more conscious effort to aim Taser probes away from a person's chest after the stun gun's manufacturer issued a safety advisory last week.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 24, 2009
BlueCross cleared after bomb threat
A second telephoned bomb threat in Chattanooga in three days forced the evacuation of BlueCross BlueShield's downtown location early Friday afternoon.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 23, 2009
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Professor tells 'warm, fuzzy' stories of death
After more than 100 University of Tennessee alumni had eaten and imbibed, Dr. Bill Bass took center stage and immediately began discussing decaying bodies.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 22, 2009
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Officer keeps his promise to 6-year-old accident victim
Six-year-old Jaquez McKinze can't move the left side of his body.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 21, 2009
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Officer files federal complaint alleging racial discrimination
For Kenneth Freeman, it's no longer about getting his job back.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 20, 2009
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Former officer files federal complaint
Former Chattanooga police officer Kenneth Freeman has filed a federal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging racial misconduct against the Chattanooga Police Department and the city.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 20, 2009
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Chattanooga: Fired officer files federal complaint
Former Chattanooga police officer Kenneth Freeman has filed a federal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging racial misconduct against the Chattanooga Police Department and the city.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 20, 2009
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Council upholds firing of officer
In upholding the firing of former Chattanooga police officer Ralph Kenneth Freeman, City Council members expressed disbelief that he further would compromise his career after shoving a Walmart greeter.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 19, 2009
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Chattanooga: Officer’s firing upheld by panel
An appeals panel has sustained the firing of embattled former Chattanooga Police Officer Ralph Kenneth Freeman, finding that Chief Freeman Cooper acted appropriately in his termination of the officer.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 19, 2009
Chattanooga: Officers testify at termination appeal hearing
A termination appeal hearing for former Chattanooga Police Officer Ralph Kenneth Freeman will continue this afternoon after two internal affairs officers and Mr. Freeman’s extra-job employer testified this morning.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 19, 2009
Agency ministers beyond prison bars
When Calvin Figgures left state prison after a stint for drug crimes, he entered a halfway house in Chattanooga but found he had no way to get a job.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 19, 2009
Fire marshal stresses education, prevention
From his first day in the fire academy, David Brooks knew he wanted to be a fire marshal.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 17, 2009
Firebombings linked to woman's gang initiation
Firebombings last month attributed to gang violence may have been part of initiation for one female gang member, something that's becoming more common in the city, police said.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 17, 2009
Christian camp moving forward
In the wake of sexual battery charges against a former director, a Christian and athletic camp in Dayton, Tenn., is instituting a policy in which anyone can ask any question about the camp.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 17, 2009
Eight arrested in purse-snatching sting
People know it pays to be a Good Samaritan, but on Thursday, it kept them out of jail.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 15, 2009
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Fort Oglethorpe shooting used in training video
Fort Oglethorpe police hope a training video of a recent shooting assists officers nationwide from becoming complacent about what appear to be routine calls.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 15, 2009
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Volunteer departments happy with ISO ratings
Newly annexed areas could hurt Chattanooga’s fire protection rating, says the chief of a volunteer fire department that serves some annexed areas.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 14, 2009
Hearing set in shooting-death lawsuit against city, police
A hearing to discuss the possibility of a settlement in the shooting-death lawsuit against the city of Chattanooga, the police department and six of its officers has been set for next week.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 13, 2009
Officials probe fire at Dome Building
Chattanooga Fire Department officials say there's no evidence that whoever ignited a flammable liquid at the entrance to the Dome Building downtown on Oct. 4 was targeting anyone in particular.
Posted: Sunday - Oct. 11, 2009
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Pastors promote hope to at-risk teenagers
Some young people view jail time as a badge of honor, but a group of local pastors hopes to change that mindset.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 10, 2009
Task force tackles vehicle burglaries
When burglars repeatedly hit Northgate Auto Brokers on Hixson Pike, its owners struggled to stop them.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 8, 2009
Hamilton County burglaries on rise
Some Hamilton County residents say they know who’s breaking into their homes and vehicles, but they feel powerless to stop them.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 8, 2009
Citizens police review panel active but has vacancies
A citizens committee that reviews Chattanooga police internal affairs cases — including officer-involved shootings — remains active, but is lacking three members and has two who haven’t attended meetings in several months, officials said.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 7, 2009
Police investigating potential BlueCross burglary
Officials continue to investigate whether 68 missing hard drives from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee were misplaced or taken during a burglary.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 7, 2009
Attorney for officers asks for dismissal of lawsuit
An attorney for six officers who shot to death a man reportedly threatening suicide has asked that the lawsuit against police be dismissed.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 6, 2009
Chattanooga: Attorney files response to Heyward family lawsuit
An attorney for six officers involved in the fatal shooting of a reportedly suicidal man in July joined the city of Chattanooga’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the man’s family.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 6, 2009
Arsons blamed on gang fueds
Two of the four people arrested in connection with two fire bombings last month had significant criminal charges and are known members of the Bloods gang, according to police and court records.
Posted: Monday - Oct. 5, 2009
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Officers deal with aftermath of deadly force
Jim Brock knows what it's like to point a gun at someone and pull the trigger. Mitchell Moore knows what it's like to be saved by an officer's bullet.
Posted: Sunday - Oct. 4, 2009
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Split-second calls
Five police shootings in six months, leaving five dead.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 30, 2009
Report: More city firefighters, stations needed
The Chattanooga Fire Department lacks the personnel and fire stations to meet national standards now, let alone if the city annexes new property, according to a report by the International Association of Firefighters.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 30, 2009
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Former officer sues city, claims racism
A former Chattanooga police officer is suing the city after being fired last fall, claiming he was discriminated against and suffered an unusually high level of scrutiny.
Posted: Tuesday - Sept. 29, 2009
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School can conceal student's psychological record
Southern Adventist University will not have to disclose psychological evaluation records of a former student who says she was raped by a fellow student in 2004, a judge ruled Monday.
Posted: Sunday - Sept. 27, 2009
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Fire department chiefs dispute response times
Two volunteer fire department chiefs said city officials misrepresented their units' response times to make a stronger case for annexation.
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