The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 239 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight July 1 to 7:00 a.m. on .July 2, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 
“Bravo” District
Date: 07/01/2014 4:15 PM
Location: 1100 Waldron Road
Offense: Theft (PC 31.03 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1407010119
Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to a business located in the 1100 block of Waldron Rd. for a theft and a hit and run crash. Store employees saw two males and a female steal four beef skirts valued over $100 and place them in a purse which was on the seat of their shopping cart and then exit the store through the front doors. The suspects got into a maroon GMC Sierra truck and as they were backing out of the parking space, they struck a parked 2009 Cadillac Escalade SUV and then fled. Officers responding to the call observed the suspect vehicle traveling on Glenoak Rd. toward Waldron Rd. and stopped the vehicle. The driver Shane Tilley (06/05/1989), and passengers Stephanie Pinder (12/29/1982) and Travis Potts (12/03/1979) were all arrested and charged with Theft, a Class B misdemeanor and the driver was charged with the traffic violations he committed.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 07/01/2014 8:50 PM
Location: 1200 Flour Bluff Drive
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (PC 31.07 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1407010159
A 55 year old male victim called the Corpus Christi Police Department after his 2001 Dodge Ram truck was stolen right in front of him. The victim said he was doing irrigation work at a business located in the 1200 block of Flour Bluff Dr. and had left the truck turned off but the keys somewhere on the seat. He was about 50 yards away from the truck when he saw a white male with a white tank top jump into the driver seat of the vehicle and drive off toward the freeway. Officers are still investigating this call, and have not located the suspect, or recovered the stolen vehicle.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 07/02/2014 2:05 AM
Location: 5700 Holly Road
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (PC 49.04 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1407020019
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a single vehicle crash with a power pole at Holly Rd. and Weber Rd. During an investigation of the crash, officers spoke to a 20 year old female passenger who told them that they were coming from a night club, and her mother was driving the blue Chevrolet Silverado truck that had hit the pole. The daughter also told officers that her mother had to much to drink to drive, and she even tried to take the keys away from her. Officers contacted the mother, Mary Valdez (11/12/1977) and found her to be intoxicated. She was arrested for driving while intoxicated, a Class B misdemeanor and transported to the City Detention Center, and her vehicle was impounded.

“Charlie” District
Date: 07/01/2014 11:35 PM
Location: 4900 Weber Road
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (PC 49.04 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1407020006
A Corpus Christi Police Officer was travelling north in the 4900 block of Weber Rd. near McArdle Rd. when he observed a 1995 Chevrolet truck run a red light and strike a 2008 Ford F150 truck. The driver of the Chevrolet truck that was traveling west on McArdle Rd. was ejected. His injuries were found to be non-life threatening and he was transported to the hospital by CCFD EMS. Upon investigation officers found him to be intoxicated. Due to the injuries he sustained in the crash, he was released at the hospital for treatment. Charges are expected to be filed against him at a later date. The male and female occupants of the other truck were also transported by CCFD EMS to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 07/01/2014 10:05 PM
Location: 700 North Staples Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (PC 29.03First Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1407010170
A 23 year old male reported to Corpus Christi Police Officers that while he was parked at an apartment complex in the 1300 block of N. Alameda St. he was approached by two males who asked him if he wanted to buy some CD’s and some marijuana. When the victim refused one of the males began to strangle the victim. That male suspect then produced a handgun and demanded that the victim get out of his truck. When the victim got out, he was knocked to the ground and the suspects reached into his pants pockets and stole money from him. The victim then drove to a convenience store located in the 700 block of N. Staples St. to call police. While officers were there talking to the victim, both suspects came walking up and began to ask officers directions to different places in town. The suspect’s claimed to be from out of town and kept circling around the officers and the victim. Both males continued to stay around until they were told to leave. As the suspects left walking, the victim told the officers that those were the two suspects that had robbed him earlier. Officers arrested David James (10/24/1986) and Lorris Puckett (04/18/1991) for aggravated robbery, a first degree felony.

 

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