Hamilton County, TN - On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, detectives with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office followed up on a complaint filed by residents of the Auburn Hills Trailer Park Community located at 3959 Auburn Hills Drive, Ooltewah, TN 37363. The primary complaint is focused on an allegation that trailer park management horded disaster relief packages; thereby, denying residents items intended for their use.

HCSO detectives spoke with Auburn Hills Trailer Park management, and the management agreed to have the relief items removed and placed in the custody of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives took custody of the items and delivered them to a storage location. The types of relief items are as follows: bottled water, food, sanitizers, diapers, grills, toilet paper, paper towels, one generator, rakes/shovels and other similar items.

The relief items obtained from Auburn Hills Trailer Park will be taken to a local distribution point; however, directed efforts will be taken to ensure those who live in the trailer park have access to these relief items.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office wants to ensure residents of Hamilton County that will we continue to work for you in the days and weeks to come in tornado impacted areas to provide resources and support for those affected by Easter Sunday’s storms.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division is actively investigating allegations brought by residents of the trailer park. As this is an ongoing investigation, no further information will be released at this time.