East Ridge Man Caught Robbing Bank
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
A 68-year old East Ridge man is jailed tonight charged with pulling off a noon bank robbery.
It didn’t take long for police to Find Cate School arrest Melvin Cate of East Ridge.
They say he robbed the First Tennessee Bank AT 5401 Ringgold Road and tried to flee in his car.
They say Cate’s car was spotted on McBrien road, and stopped at 801 Moore Rd following a brief pursuit.
He is being held on a 62-thousand dollar bond.
Officers reportedly found a note used in the robbery along with an undetermined amount of Find Cate School cash.
It only took police 4 minutes to catch the suspect after the first call was received.
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