The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 200 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight November 18 to 6:00am November 19, 2013. These are a sample of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.
“Adam” District
Date: Monday, November 18, 2013, 22:35
Location: 11201 Interstate Highway 37 http://goo.gl/maps/42zD8
Offense: Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.02) 2nd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1311180171
Corpus Christi Police arrested 37-year-old Paulino Cano (2/14/1976) for Robbery at 11201 Interstate Highway 37 Monday night. Corpus Christi Police responded to a call for a vehicle crash at a convenience store at 10:35 Monday night. Officers discovered a crashed tan 2003 Chevy Silverado and the operator of the vehicle was held down by two employees of the store. A 25-year-old man told Officers that Cano took two packages of Dr. Pepper valued at about $10 dollars without paying and a 22-year-old employee confronted Cano. The 25-year-old man told Officers Cano attacked the 22-year-old employee and Cano crashed the truck when attempting to leave. Officers arrested Cano for robbery, impounded the truck, and then delivered Cano to the city detention center.
“Bravo” District
Date: Monday, November 18, 2013, 19:18
Location: 2800 Ransom Island Drive http://goo.gl/maps/Y5alt
Offense: Murder (Penal Code Section 19.02) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1311180146
Corpus Christi Police Detectives are investigating a homicide at the 2800 block of Ransom Island that happened Monday night. Corpus Christi Police responded to a call of a vehicle crash at the 2800 block of Ransom Island at 7:18pm Monday night. Officers arrived and discovered there was no vehicle crash, but a 23-year-old woman had injuries that appeared to be stab wounds. The 23-year-old woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance but later died. Officers developed information that the person who may be responsible for the injuries drove away in a gold 2010 Nissan Altima and may have been found at 1821 South Padre Island Drive at 8:06pm. Detectives do not believe any suspects are outstanding and continue to investigate to determine the sequence of events.
“Charlie” District
Date: Monday, November 18, 2013, 12:38pm
Location: South Padre Island Drive at Everhart Road http://goo.gl/maps/LIuQo
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated with at least 2 prior convictions (Penal Code Section 49.04) 3rd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1311180067
Corpus Christi Police arrested 44-year-old Richard Espinosa for Driving While Intoxicated with 2 prior convictions at South Padre Island Drive at Everhart Road Monday afternoon. Corpus Christi Police responded to a hit and run crash on the 4900 block of State Highway 358 at about 1:00pm in which a white 2011 Chevrolet Cruze driven by a 61-year-old woman was hit from behind by a blue 2009 GMC Sierra driven by Espinosa. The 61-year-old woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance and Officers discovered the GMC left without providing information as required. Corpus Christi Police located the truck and arrested Espinosa for Driving While Intoxicated and impounded the truck. Officers took Espinosa to the hospital for a medical evaluation and to collect a specimen of his blood. Espinosa was then delivered to the city detention center.
Date: Monday, November 18, 2013, 20:05
Location: 1821 South Padre Island Drive http://goo.gl/maps/hdz0Q
Offense: Arson (Penal Code Section 28.02) 2nd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1311180150
Corpus Christi Police responded to a vehicle and a person on fire in the parking lot at 1821 South Padre Island Drive Monday night. Officers located a gold 2010 Nissan Altima on fire and a man was severely burned. Corpus Christi Fire Department extinguished the flames and took the man to the hospital by ambulance. Officers located an unopened bag near the vehicle. Officers called out the Corpus Christi Police Bomb Squad to investigate the bag due to the circumstances of the fire and the bag may have contained hazardous substances. Investigators discovered no threat of harm from the bag and collected it for processing. The burned man was taken to the San Antonio Military Medical Center with life threatening burns to his body. Corpus Christi Police Detectives continue to gather information to determine if the burned man was involved in causing fatal injuries to a woman at the 2800 block of Ransom Island Drive.
“Delta” District
Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 2:51am
Location: 1601 Agnes Street http://goo.gl/maps/mr9YC
Offense: Evading Arrest in a Vehicle (Penal Code Section 38.04) 3rd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1311190018
A Corpus Christi Police Officer fueled up his patrol vehicle at 1601 Agnes Street at 2:51am Tuesday and saw a man steal beer from the store. The Officers saw a 40-year-old man run out of the store with a package of beer valued at about $16 dollars and the man fled in a maroon 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. The Officer followed the Silverado with the emergency lights and sirens active, but the Silverado continued to flee. The Officer discontinued to follow the Silverado because the risk of injury was greater than the value to apprehend the suspect. The Officer got the license plate characters for the Silverado and initiated an investigation for the theft and evading arrest. A warrant for the suspect’s arrest may be obtained at a later time.
Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2841. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.
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