Occurred on 6/15/12, 11:32 p.m.  Recovered Stolen Vehicle  2906 Santana 1206140047/1206150020

The victim reported his blue 2004 Ford Explorer stolen from his driveway on June 14, 2012 at 10:27 am.  At the time of the report, the victim was unable to provide any suspect information, but did tell Officers a set of keys had been missing for a month. 

By the next day, the victim and some neighbors had tracked down the stolen SUV to Bluff Manor Apartments.  When the victim arrived at the complex, the suspects took off running.  The 63-year-old victim re-claimed his vehicle and drove it home and called police.  During an inventory of the SUV, Officers discovered a backpack, a toy gun, documents identifying the suspects along with a stolen check.  Officers also found what appeared to be a pipe bomb in the vehicle and cordoned off the area.  

The Corpus Christi Police Department’s Bomb Squad was called to assist.  Bomb Squad technicians utilized their robot to extract the suspicious item  from the Explorer and move it to a remote location, where it was rendered safe. Further investigation revealed the item was not an explosive device and a report for a Hoax Bomb was filed.

One suspect is described a  Hispanic female, 23 years of age, 5’1″ feet tall and weighing 100 lbs.  She was accompanied by a White male in his early twenties.  If you have any information regarding this incident call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or log on to www.888-TIPS.com.  Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward.