The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 175 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight November 19 to 6:00am November 20, 2013. These are a sample of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Adam” District

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 14:31

Location: 8100 Leopard Street http://goo.gl/maps/z6y2i

Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle (Penal Code Section 31.07) State Jail Felony

Case Number: 1311060036

Corpus Christi Police recovered a vehicle Tuesday that was reported stolen from 2034 Airline Road on November 6, 2013. A 66-year-old man went into the store on November 6, 2013 at 10:00am and left the keys in the ignition and the doors unlocked to his gray 2004 Kia Sorrento. The 66-year-old man discovered the vehicle was taken without permission when he left the store. Officers found the vehicle Tuesday at 2:30pm at the 8100 block of Leopard Street. The vehicle was taken to the city impound to be processed for evidence to determine who is responsible for this crime.

“Bravo” District

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 2:48am

Location: 13300 South Padre Island Drive http://goo.gl/maps/eSwtH

Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (Penal Code Section 49.04) Class B Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1311200012

A Corpus Christi Police Officer was transported to the hospital by ambulance after his patrol unit was struck by a vehicle driven by a 20-year-old man on the JFK Causeway Wednesday morning. The 46-year-old Officer was in the Chevy Tahoe patrol unit when the unit was hit from behind by a white 2000 Ford Ranger driven by a 20-year-old man. Both the Officer and the 20-year-old man were transported to the hospital for what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries. Crash Investigators detected evidence that the 20-year-old man had consumed alcoholic beverages which they believe may have contributed to the crash. The Officer and the 20-year-old man remained at the hospital for treatment at the time of this post. The road was partially closed while emergency crews worked the crash scene from 2:48am until 4:09am.

Update: The 20-year-old operator of the Ford Ranger was released from the hospital and identified as Austin Roberts (6/7/1993). Roberts was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and delivered to the city detention center.

“Charlie” District

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 11:51

Location: 2900 Horne Road http://goo.gl/maps/BFzqf

Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle (Penal Code Section 31.07) State Jail Felony

Case Number: 1311190068

Corpus Christi Police arrested 41-year-old John Whittington (11/3/1972) for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle Tuesday when an observant Officer noticed the vehicle on Horne Road. A Corpus Christi Police Officer responded to a vehicle crash at Horne Road and Kostoryz Tuesday and happened to notice a trailer with unusual features in the driveway of a home on the 2900 block of Horne Road. The Officer worked the crash scene and then heard on the Police radio that a trailer was recently stolen from the 14000 block of Jackfish with the same description as the vehicle seen on Horne Road. The Officer finished the crash report and investigated the trailer at the 2900 block of Horne Road and discovered the trailer was the same which was reported stolen. The Officer discovered evidence to identify Whittington as the person responsible for the crime, so the Officer arrested Whittington and delivered him to the city detention center. The trailer was returned to the owner.

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 23:04

Location: 1700 Timrod Drive http://goo.gl/maps/TxsDU

Offense: Possession of Prohibited Substance (Health and Safety Code Section 481.1161) Class B Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1311190160

Corpus Christi Police took a 13-year-old boy into custody Tuesday night for possession of synthetic marijuana at the 1700 block of Timrod Drive. The Officer noticed the 13-year-old boy was out after curfew and then discovered the boy had the prohibited substances. The 13-year-old boy was issued a citation for the curfew violation and delivered to his mother. The case is pending further investigation for the Possession of the prohibited substance.

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