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UPDATE: Kansas man extradited to Hamilton Co. after undercover child sex crime bust
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (466+ words) UPDATE: A 56-year-old man has been extradited from Franklin County, Kansas to Hamilton County to face several child sex crime charges. According to an arrest report obtained by Local 3 News, an undercover Chattanooga Police Department detective began messaging with a…...
UPDATE: Cohutta building inspector voluntarily resigns after being heard using racial slur in meeting
3+ day, 27+ min ago (530+ words) UPDATE: A Cohutta building inspector has now resigned after he was heard making a racial slur referring to a former church during a closed-door meeting. Rob Chase’s resignation unfolded after our investigative team received body camera video, where he can…...
UPDATE: TBI charges Dunlap man with criminal homicide in father’s death
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (251+ words) UPDATE: Special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained an arrest warrant charging a Dunlap man with criminal homicide in connection with his father’s death. TBI said agents began investigating the death of 47-year-old Michael Rumbel on September…...
UPDATE: Former UTC basketball player retains famous civil rights attorney after viral video of ‘violent’ Arkansas arrest
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (824+ words) WARNING: Some readers may find the details of this story, or the pictures and video, disturbing. UPDATE: A famous civil rights attorney will represent the former UTC basketball player who was yanked by his dreadlocks and punched by an Arkansas…...
UTC issues safety advisory amid vehicle break-ins
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (122+ words) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga issued a public safety notice for students due to the proximity of the break-ins. On September 9, CPD was called to the 1100 block of E. 10th Street for a vehicle break-in. They were then called back to…...
2 adults, 1 juvenile arrested in East Ridge after school resource officers’ investigation
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (128+ words) East Ridge Police arrested two adults and a juvenile on drug and gun charges after a school resource officer investigation. According to a social media post made by the agency, the SRO division scored a “major victory” with these arrests…...
Central High School evacuated after bomb threat Thursday morning
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (57+ words) Local 3 News Central High School evacuated after bomb threat Thursday morning Central High School students and staff have been evacuated after a bomb threat was called in Thursday morning, Chattanooga police say. No injuries have been reported. Our crews are…...
Dade Co. sheriff asks GBI to investigate commissioner's credit card spending after residents point to Uber rides, alcohol
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (252+ words) The Dade County Sheriff's Office has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to look into improper credit card use by a commissioner. This follows a county commission meeting where residents raised red flags. “We have been provided several documents and…...
21-year-old to be charged with father’s murder in Sequatchie County
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (121+ words) A 21-year-old man is accused of killing his father Wednesday afternoon in Sequatchie County, according to the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 3:30pm to a home on Green Forest Road, where they found Michael Rumbel dead with multiple gunshot…...
21-year-old accused of killing father in Sequatchie County
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (121+ words) A 21-year-old man is accused of killing his father Wednesday afternoon in Sequatchie County, according to the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded around 3:30pm to a home on Green Forest Road, where they found Michael Rumbel dead with multiple gunshot…...