🌱 Why did an officer fire at a fleeing SUV in Rossville?

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• Why did an officer fire at a fleeing SUV in Rossville?

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 57 and low of 38 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 49, low: 28.
• Saturday: Sunny and not as cool, with a high of 58 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• GBI investigates officer shooting during stolen vehicle traffic stop (valdostatoday.com) — A police pursuit of a reportedly stolen SUV ended at a Circle K on Lafayette Road in Rossville, where an East Ridge officer fired at the fleeing vehicle but no one was hurt. The SUV’s occupants refused commands, drove off, and the vehicle was later found elsewhere in Rossville. State investigators are now reviewing the officer’s actions for the local district attorney.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Forester Smokies Team Training
  Mad House Performance , 1462 Cross St , Fort Oglethorpe
  4:00 pm
• Varsity & JV Girls Basketball @ RMS
  Ringgold Middle School , 217 Tiger Trail , Ringgold
  5:00 pm
• New gym - Ft. O Rec
  Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Gingerbread House Decorating
  Cloudland at McLemore Resort Lookout Mountain, Curio by Hilton , 243 Cloudland Dr , Rising Fawn
  2:00 pm
• Josh Conner
  Mad House Performance , 1462 Cross St , Fort Oglethorpe
  2:00 pm
• JV Girls Basketball Tournament @ RMS
  Ringgold Middle School , 217 Tiger Trail , Ringgold
  5:00 pm
• “All is Calm” Dinner & Show presented by Ghostlight Entertainment — The Barnhardt Event Center
  The Barnhardt Event Center , 2978 Lafayette Rd , Fort Oglethorpe
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Wrestling Varsity NGAC Tournament vs Gordon Lee @ HMS
  Heritage Middle School , 4005 Poplar Springs Rd , Ringgold
  7:00 am
• Holiday Centerpiece Workshop
  Cloudland at McLemore Resort Lookout Mountain, Curio by Hilton , 243 Cloudland Dr , Rising Fawn
  1:00 pm
• We are Esthers abd Mordecais
  906 Mission Ridge Rd , Rossville
  2:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Catherine Carr
  Mad House Performance , 1462 Cross St , Fort Oglethorpe
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Fort Oglethorpe

• 3 TO GET READY: Golden Girls, symphony, North GA holiday spectacular & last-minute local shopping (wrcbtv.com)
• Live cockroach, raw meat juices: Chattanooga area restaurant inspection reports for week ending Dec. 16, 2025 (timesfreepress.com)

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