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CHATTANOOGA, TN - On June 1, 2025, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Chattanooga
Police responded to two related two-vehicle crashes—one in the 4200 block
of Bonny Oaks Drive and another in the 4300 block of Highway 58. The
incidents are being investigated as DUI-related crashes involving an
off-duty Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) Neighborhood Policing Officer,
Mackenzie Pierre.

Pierre has been charged with Driving Under the Influence, Leaving the Scene
of a Crash, and Failure to Yield Right of Way.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – At approximately 8:22 p.m. on June 2, 2025,
Chattanooga Police responded to a report of a person shot in the 3500 block
of Ohls Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located an 18-year-old male
suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

CPD's Homicide Unit responded to conduct the investigation.  The Crime
Scene Unit responded to process the crime scene.

Preliminary investigation suggests the victim was driving on Ohls Avenue
when individuals from a group standing near the street shot at his vehicle,
striking him.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (June 3, 2025) – Chattanooga City Council today on first
reading voted to pass Mayor Tim Kelly’s proposed fiscal year 2025-2026
budget, which makes significant investments in public safety,
infrastructure and affordable housing. The final, second reading vote is
scheduled for June 10.

CHATTANOOGA, TN – [June 02, 2025] – The Chattanooga Public Works Department
is excited to announce its Summer Youth Work Program, offering high school
students and recent graduates aged 16 and older a unique opportunity to
gain valuable work experience, contribute to their community, and earn a
competitive wage. The program is set to run from June to July 2025.

On June 2, 2025 at 12:05 a.m., Chattanooga Police responded to a
single vehicle crash resulting in a fatality.

The following roads and intersections will be closed every Friday from May
2nd through July 4th, 2025, for Nightfall. Closure times are noted:

3 PM until Midnight

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Cherry Street between E MLK Blvd/Georgia Ave and E 8th Street. Access
will be maintained to the parking garage from E 8th Street.

5:30 PM until Midnight*

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Martin Luther King Blvd between Broad Street and Lindsay Street
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Market Street between 10th Street and 8th Street
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Georgia Ave between E 10th Street and Patten Parkway
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Chattanooga, Tenn. – Erlanger will host a Summer Outreach Safety (S.O.S)
Fest on Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Chris L.
Ramsey Sr. Community Center.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. –  The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) is pleased
to announce that Division Chief of Professional Standards David Young has
graduated from the University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Policing Leadership
Academy
<https://crimelab.uchicago.edu/2024/11/policing-leadership-academy-graduation-of-third-cohort/>
(PLA),

CHATTANOOGA, TN – May 29, 2025 – The City of Chattanooga's Department of
Public Works today announced the integration of Compressed Natural Gas
(CNG) trucks into its fleet, marking a significant stride towards
environmental sustainability, operational efficiency, and cost savings. The
new trucks will be in operation starting on Friday, May 30th.  This
initiative underscores the department's unwavering commitment to embracing
cutting-edge technology for the benefit of the community.

Date: May 29, 2025
City of Chattanooga, Economic Development
101 E. 11th Street, Suite 200
Chattanooga, TN 37402
423-643-7330

These notices shall satisfy three separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the name of City of Chattanooga

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