Patrol Report January 20, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 531 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight January 17 to 6:00am January 20, 2014. These are a sample of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Adam” District

Date: Monday, January 20, 2014, 00:11

Location: 5500 Bush Street http://goo.gl/maps/58yO7

Offense: Intoxicated Assault (Penal Code Section 49.07) 3rd Degree Felony

Case Number: 1401200011

Corpus Christi Police arrested 22-year-old Justin Tijerina (4/8/1991) for Intoxicated Assault Monday morning after he was involved in a crash at the 5500 block of Bush Street. Corpus Christi Police responded to a single vehicle crash at 11 minutes past midnight Monday morning and discovered a beige 1997 Oldsmobile drove off the roadway and rolled onto the roof. Officers found five children with an age range between 1 and 8 years of age. Four of the children were taken to the hospital by ambulance and the fifth was taken to the hospital by Police car for treatment of their injuries. Officers believe at least two of the children did not wear seatbelts at the time of the crash. Officers arranged for the mother of the children to meet them at the hospital and the Officers arrested Tijerina for Intoxicated Assault. Officers took Tijerina to the hospital for a medical evaluation and then delivered to the city detention center.

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 9:07am

Location: 14058 Northwest Boulevard http://goo.gl/maps/E1m6N

Offense: Burglary of a Coin Operated Machine (Penal Code Section 30.03) Class A Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1401180060

A 66-year-old man reported a burglary of a coin operated machine at 14058 Northwest Boulevard Saturday to the Corpus Christi Police. The 66-year-old man told Officers an unknown man pried open the drink machine in front of the car wash and took the money stored inside the machine. The 66-year-old man told Officers there were two men who were involved in the burglary. The 66-year-old man described the suspects to Officers as males about 50 years of age with medium brown skin and were in a red and silver Dodge pickup truck. The 66-year-old man told Officers the damage to the machine was estimated at $1,000 dollars.

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 18:54

Location: 11300 Blades Street http://goo.gl/maps/lS25Y

Offense: Theft (Penal Code Section 31.03) Class B Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1401180130

Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a possible abduction and a theft at the 11300 block of Blades Street Saturday. A 10-year-old girl told Officers she was approached by a man and she got off her bike and ran to a nearby community center to call for help. The man was described as tall with a deep voice, black hair and wore a white shirt. The responding Officer completed a report for a theft of a bicycle and Corpus Christi Police Detectives were notified of the attempted abduction complaint. Corpus Christi Police Detectives are canvassing the area of the compliant Monday morning to gather more information about this complaint.

“Bravo” District

Date: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 23:15

Location: Amherst Drive at Gaines Street http://goo.gl/maps/n9uDq

Offense: Driving While License Suspended (Transportation Code Section 521.457) Class B Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1401190156

Corpus Christi Police arrested 25-year-old Eric Ferrar (6/18/1988) for Driving While his License was Suspended and Evading Arrest at the intersection of Amherst Drive and Gaines Street Sunday night. Corpus Christi Police responded to a single vehicle crash at 11:18pm Sunday night and found a white 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser partially in the ditch. The Officer learned the PT Cruiser made an unsafe change from a direct course and went into the ditch and struck a culvert. A witness pointed and told the Officer Ferrar was the driver and the Ferrar ran from the Officer. The Officer chased and captured Ferrar and then arrested Ferrar for driving while his license was suspended and for evading arrest. The Officer impounded the Cruiser and delivered Ferrar to the city detention center.

“Charlie” District

Date: Monday, January 20, 2014, 2:33am

Location: 2700 Highway 358 Freeway http://goo.gl/maps/RGEFF

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

Case Number: 1401200026

Corpus Christi Police responded to a single vehicle crash at the 2700 block of South Padre Island Drive on the State Highway 358 freeway at 2:30am Monday morning. Officers learned a brown 1987 Jeep Cherokee operated by a 23-year-old man traveled west and lost control of the vehicle. The Officers learned the Cherokee rolled several times. Four women passengers and one male passenger with an age range from 20 to 23 were taken to the hospital for treatment of non life-threatening injuries. The 23-year-old male driver was taken to the hospital for treatment of non life-threatening injuries. The Jeep was impounded and the driver remained at the hospital for treatment while Officers investigate the crash with alcohol consumption as a possible contributing factor to cause of the crash.

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 10:26am

Location: 7221 Staples Street http://goo.gl/maps/eUmct

Event: Found Child

Case Number: 1401180066

A 31-year-old woman called Corpus Christi Police to report an 18 month old child who was found in the parking lot of an apartment complex located at 7221 Staples Street without adult supervision Saturday. Officers were with the child for about 10 minutes until the 23-year-old father was located. The child was unharmed.

“Delta” District

Date: Friday, January 17, 2014, 23:44

Location: 3100 Magnolia Street http://goo.gl/maps/RBjI0

Offense: Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor (Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 106.04)

Case Number: 1401170174

Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a loud party on the 3100 block of Magnolia Street Friday night. Officers conducted the following enforcement action:

MIP/Consumption of Alcohol by Minors-        22 arrests

MIP/Consumption of Alcohol by Minors-        3 general citations

Evading on Foot-                           5 arrests

Possession of Marijuana-            2 arrests

Warrants-                                      1 arrest

Interference with Public Duties-           3 arrests

Resisting arrest-                           2 arrests

Poss. Dangerous Drugs-             1 arrest

Assault on Peace officer-           1 arrest

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.