The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 209 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight May 15 to 7:00 a.m. May 16, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.
“Charlie” District
Date: 05/15/2014 7:30 AM
Location: 5200 Tartan Drive
Offense: Burglary of a Vehicle (P.C. 30.04 Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1405150038
A 26 year old female victim reported to police that a handgun was taken from the center console of her vehicle while it was parked in her driveway in front of her residence in the 5200 block of Tartan Drive. The victim said she parked the truck about midnight on May 15, and at 7 AM she discovered that a suspect had entered her vehicle through the passenger side door and removed the gun.
“Bravo” District
Date: 05/15/2014 6:00 PM
Location: 6100 Saratoga Blvd.
Offense: Robbery (P.C. 29.02 2nd Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1405150136
Corpus Christi Police responded to a business for a call that two suspects were fighting with a Loss Prevention Officer at the entranced of the store. Officers found that Jesse James Alaniz (02-28-1993) and Jacob Rodriguez (10-16-1992) had stolen property from inside the store and were seen by employees unzipping a backpack that Mr. Rodriguez was wearing and put stolen property into it. They both then ran out of the store together without paying for the merchandise. When the Loss Prevention Officer tried to detain the subjects, they assaulted him in an attempt to get away. Both suspects were charged with robbery, a second degree felony, since the assault caused injury and pain to the victim.
“Adam” District
Date: 05/15/2014 4:50 PM
Location: 3800 U.S. Highway 77
Offense: Robbery (P.C. 29.02 2nd Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1405150120
Corpus Christi Police responded to a business after two Loss Prevention Officers at that store attempted to stop a shoplifter who then punched and fought with them. Officers reported that the suspect entered the business, got a shopping cart, and began to fill it up with items. The suspect then went to the return line and attempted to return the items he had just put in the cart. When the employees refused to make the return, the suspect began to push the cart of items out the door without paying for them. The suspect punched, kicked and elbowed the two Loss Prevention Officers causing them to suffer scrapes and bruises. The suspect fled on foot into a field behind the business. Corpus Christi Police Officers located Myrion Coleman (01-19-1978) hiding in the back yard of a home in the 13900 block of River Run Drive and he was taken into custody and charged with robbery, a second degree felony. The almost $800 in stolen property was returned to the store.
“Adam” District
Date: 05/15/2014 12:35 PM
Location: 3900 Granite Peak Drive
Offense: Burglary of a Building(PC 30.02 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1405080144
A 50 year old male reported that sometime between 6 PM on May 14 and 8 AM on May 15, suspects forced open the back door to his house which is under construction in the 3900 block of Granite Peak Drive. The suspect removed flooring, cabinet hardware, and cabinet doors and exited the home through the garage door.
“Bravo” District
Date: 05/16/2014 2:25 AM
Location: 5700 Kerry Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault (PC 22.02 2nd Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1405160006
A 50 year old female victim found wondering around and disoriented in the 5700 block of Kerry Street told Corpus Christi Police Officers that she was assaulted with a metal towel rack by, Yvonne Howard (02-24-1987). The victim told officers that they live together at an apartment in the 4000 block of Schanen Drive, and they got into a disturbance over a messy apartment. The disturbance turned physical when the suspect began to hit the victim in the head with her fists and then repeatedly struck her with a metal towel rack that the suspect pulled off the bathroom wall. The victim was able to flee the apartment when the suspect began to throw up and she ran until she was found in the 5700 block of Kerry Street. The victim was taken to the hospital by CCFD EMS and the suspect was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second degree felony, and was also found to have an outstanding felony warrant for 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.
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