On Monday, September 28, the East Ridge Police Department successfully assisted the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Chattanooga Police Department in the recovery of a missing 13-year-old female from Lee County, Florida.
The breakthrough in the multi-state investigation occurred when investigators utilized Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology to determine that a suspect vehicle had recently traveled through an intersection just off Interstate 75 in East Ridge.
ERPD Patrol and Traffic Officers immediately flooded the area, locating the vehicle within minutes of the initial ALPR alert in the 3800 block of Bennett Road…