MISSING JUVENILE LOCATED
Today, Sheriff Cross received an anonymous tip from a citizen that the missing juvenile was just seen at a residence on Highway 299 in Wildwood.
Sheriff Cross and his deputies responded to the address immediately after receiving the tip.
After bringing the subjects to the sheriff’s office for formal interviews by detectives, it was disclosed that a male subject from the residence in Wildwood had just dropped the female off in Lookout Valley, TN near a homeless camp.
Sheriff Cross immediately contacted Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Mahaffey, who contacted officers with the Chattanooga Police Department, who then responded with Sheriff Cross, his detectives, and deputies to the area where she was dropped off, and located the missing juvenile.
“I want to thank the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and Chattanooga Police Department for their assistance today. I also want to thank my detectives and deputies who have been tirelessly working around the clock to locate this young lady. The safe location of this young lady also would not have been possible without the public, local news media, and our community. Tips like what we received today are what help solve things.” -Sheriff Ray Cross
