The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 184 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight February 11 to 7:00 a.m. on February 12, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“DELTA” District
Date: 2/11/2015          4:15 PM
Location: 3400 Baldwin Boulevard
Offense: Felony Arrest Warrant
Case Number: 1502110082
A Corpus Christi Police Officer on patrol observed the driver of a blue 2002 Chevrolet Tracker traveling east in the 3500 block of Morgan Avenue was not wearing his seat belt.

The officer was able to stop the car at 3418 Baldwin Boulevard and he made contact with the driver who identified himself as Salvador Cantu (02/28/1959).

The officer determined that the man had an outstanding felony parole violation warrant and a municipal court warrant and he was arrested.

The man’s vehicle was released to his 64 year old male passenger.

 

 

“DELTA” District
Date: 2/11/2015          11:25 PM
Location: 1600 Laredo Street
Offense: Arson
P.C. 28.02        Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1502110139
Corpus Christi Police and Fire Department units responded to a house fire at 1618 Laredo Street.

When they arrived and made entry into the house, they found it empty inside and the front door was nailed shut.  Fire department officials found signs of an accelerant used by the front door inside the house.  It was determined that someone had thrown something through the front porch window lighting the house on fire.

Fire Department Arson Investigators continue to look into this fire, and at this time no suspects have been arrested.

 

 

“DELTA” District
Date: 2/12/2015          2:30 AM
Location: 400 State Highway 286
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C. 49.04        Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1502120016
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a one car crash and found the driver had left the scene on foot, but he left something important of his behind in his car.  Officers arrived and found that not only was a 27 year old male passenger left behind, but the driver’s prosthetic arm was found inside the car.

The crash investigation revealed that the 2000 Toyota Camry four door, that the two men were in, was traveling the wrong direction on State Highway 286 north when it drove off the freeway between two overpass bridges and became airborne and dropped down to Laredo Street below.  The vehicle continued to travel under the freeway until it struck a bridge pillar.

The driver of the car, Juan Gutierrez (03/16/1991), then fled on foot, but officers located the one armed man walking not far from the scene.

The passenger was transported to Spohn MMC by CCFD Medics for minor injuries.

After an investigation officers determined that the driver was intoxicated and he was arrested.  He was taken to Spohn Shoreline to be treated for minor injuries before he was taken to the City Detention Center.

A view from an officer body camera at the location where the vehicle left the freeway.  It  traveled down the embankment between the north (right side of picture) and south lanes (left side of picture) of the Crosstown Freeway to the area below. 

 A view from an officer body camera of the prosthetic arm left behind by the driver of this vehicle. He was later located and arrested.

 

 

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