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🌱 What kept East Ridge police so busy on April 15?

Good day East Ridge! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What kept East Ridge police so busy on April 15?
  • See what arrests East Ridge officers made from April 12–15.
  • Why an East Ridge High librarian is worried about a new law

Also on today's calendar: Bad Golf for Good Presents: BATTLE PUTT and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 88 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 47.
  • Sunday: Some sun; breezy, cooler, with a high of 67 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Law and Order April 16 (eastridgenewsonline.com) — East Ridge Police Department handled a busy April 15, responding to everything from a medical call on Camp Jordan Road to harassment, suspicious overnight banging on a home, a vehicle break-in, and a resolved missing-person report. Officers also checked a burglar alarm on Ringgold Road and assisted with an intoxicated man found unconscious on State Line Road.
   

• ERPD Arrests April 12-15 (eastridgenewsonline.com) — East Ridge Police Department reports several recent arrests, including DUI, drug possession, burglary, and solicitation-related charges, based on Hamilton County Jail booking records from April 12–15. Everyone named remains presumed innocent unless proven guilty, but the list offers residents a snapshot of current enforcement activity connected to East Ridge officers.
   

• Hamilton County school librarians defend role after lawmakers pass bill expanding licensure eligibility (timesfreepress.com) — An East Ridge High School librarian joined colleagues from across Hamilton County in urging the school board to protect certified librarian positions after lawmakers passed a bill loosening licensure rules. The new state measure would let educators with advanced media and technology degrees serve as librarians and sets minimum staffing levels, raising concerns among some local librarians about devalued training and changing roles in school libraries.
   

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Lookout Mountain

  • Lookout Mountain man sentenced to 28 years for sexual exploitation of a child (wdef.com)

Ok East Ridge! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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