Two vehicles broken into, one stolen

The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Department is investigating multiple thefts that occurred between Sunday, Jan. 8, and Wednesday, Jan. 11, in which a vehicle was stolen, and two others were ransacked.

Deputies were called out to Buran Lane in Ringgold on Jan. 8 after receiving a complaint that multiple vehicles had been gone through with multiple items stolen.

A Chevrolet Suburban and a Cadillac Escalade were rummaged through by an unknown suspect(s), with cash, credit cards, Beats headphones, a Louis Vuitton wallet, and two Louis Vuitton purses missing.

The vehicle were located next door to one another, and both residents admitted they’d left their SUVs unlocked overnight.

Three days later, on Jan. 11, a white 2000 GMC Sierra was stolen from a driveway on Colbert Hollow Road in Rock Spring.

When detectives began investigating that case, a neighbor reported seeing a suspicious male in the victim’s driveway wearing a black hoodie and baseball cap.

Anyone with information about these theft cases is encouraged to contact the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Department at 706-935-2424.

Fort Oglethorpe awards roofing bids for two fire stations, appoints Crawford mayor pro tem

The Fort Oglethorpe City Council awarded roofing bids on two of its fire stations, and appointed a mayor pro tem for the new year during its first meeting of 2017 on Monday, Jan. 9. The council unanimously approved the mayor pro tem appointment of councilman Craig Crawford for 2017. Councilwoman Paula Stinnett held the position in 2016. The council also approved bids to re-roof two fire stations; Station 8 (above) on Old Mill Road and Station 10 on Mack Smith Road. Each project bid was awarded at $13,500 for a total of $27,000. “Station 8 needed the roof redone last year, but we had three others we felt needed it done first,” Mayor Earl Gray said. “Station 10 is mainly a training facility, but we need to have it done to so we can have them both secure and acceptable.” Gray added that there was some surplus in the city’s budget for 2016, and that he’s excited about the future of the city. “We’re looking forward to 2017,” Gray said. “We had a good year with good growth, and it’s exciting.”