The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 243 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight July 16 to 7:00 a.m. on .July 17, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Adam” District
Date: 07/17/2014 10:26 PM
Location: 5800 Leopard Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault (PC 22.02 Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1407160174
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a stabbing on a RTA bus in the 5800 block of Leopard Street. A 16 year old male victim told officers that he was stabbed twice in the right forearm while he was riding on the bus. The victim said a male approached him and said “what now” and then stabbed him. The bus was stopped at the Leopard / Lantana bus stop when the incident occurred and the suspect got off the bus with a female and left the scene. The victim told officers that the female was an ex-girlfriend from about a year ago and that the suspect is her boyfriend. The suspect is described as a hispanic male with a shaved head, about 18-19 years old, with a tear drop tattoo under his left eye. Officers checked the area but did not locate either the suspect or the female. The victim was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital for treatment by CCFD EMS.

“Adam” District
Date: 07/16/2014 8:35 AM
Location: 3600 IH 69 North Access Road
Offense: Major Crash
Case Number: 1407160045
A 19 year old Edinburg man was driving a 2013 red Hyundai two door hatchback and taking the south to north turnaround of Interstate Highway 69 at County Rd. 52 when he failed to yield the right of way to a 2012 Peterbilt carrying a roll-off dumpster. The tractor trailer was traveling north in the left lane of the access road and struck the hatchback broadside in the passenger door. The driver of the hatchback and his 23 year old male front seat passenger were trapped in the vehicle and had to be extracted by the fire department. Both men were transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital with serious injuries. The 32 year old truck driver was not injured in the crash. The crash forced lane closures on the access road of IH 69 for nearly three hours while Corpus Christi Police Traffic Officer investigated the crash. At this time no citations have been issued, however this crash is still under investigation.

“Bravo” District
Date: 07/17/2014 12:24 AM
Location: 5900 Patton Street
Offense: Possession of Controlled Substance (HS 481.115 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1407170009
A Corpus Christi Police Officer was on patrol when he observed a 1985 Chevrolet truck run a stop sign. The officer stopped the truck and made contact with the driver, John Gray (08/08/1979) who also had his 14 year old daughter in the truck with him. The officer observed an open container of beer under the driver seat of the vehicle. The officer checked the beer can, and noticed a small clear plastic bag that contained a light tan colored substance believed to be methamphetamine. The drug evidence was collected, and the driver was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, a state jail felony and he also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The daughter was released to her mother who showed up the scene.

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