Chattanooga Pulse

A weekly roundup of the newsworthy, notable and often head-scratching stories gleaned from police reports from the Chattanooga Police Department, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, the Bradley County Sheriff’s Department and the Dalton Police Department.

• One recurring theme in crime is the fact that most criminals just aren’t that smart.  Especially the ones who try to pawn stolen merchandise in plain view of surveillance cameras.  Back on October 23, numerous cars were burglarized in Lakeside.  Thus past week, county detectives received a break in the case as a result of an anonymous tip from the airing of surveillance video obtained from a Soddy Daisy pawn shop. Following up on the lead, detectives arrested a man at his home and recovered numerous suspected stolen items including a hand gun, golf clubs, and electronic devices, along with marijuana and pills. This investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are anticipated.

• One of the more bizarre police chases ended on a positive note a day later. A burglary suspect was spotted by city officers last week near Shallowford Village Drive.  When they gave chase, the suspect not only was able to more »