The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department.
Day Shift November 12 : B Squad
25-011830- 6400 BLK Ringgold Road- Fraud – An employee reported receiving a phone call from a party claiming to be an owner of the franchise and requesting the nightly deposit be sent to them via a Bitcoin transaction. The employee removed $2,900 from the business and took it to a machine in Chattanooga, where the funds were then wired to the “owner.” It was later found this was a fraudulent phone call and no such action had been requested by management. Later, police were again called to the business to speak with management and the employee regarding the incident…