The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 231 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight August 12 to 7:00 a.m. on .August 13, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Adam” District
Date: 08/12/2014 3:00 PM
Location: 3100 Peachtree Street
Offense: Burglary of a Habitation (PC 30.02 Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1408120114
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a burglary of an apartment in the 3100 block of Peachtree St. and found a window to one of the apartments broken. The manager of the complex told officers a lady that lived across the street from the apartment had a video of the break in on her cell phone. The apartment manager viewed the video and recognized the offender as Emanuel Valadez (11/15/1995) who lived on the property. Officers went to his apartment and contacted his mother who told officers that he had gone to the Pizza Hut on Leopard St. The suspect was found there and arrested for burglary of a habitation, a second degree felony. Officers contacted a female who lived in the apartment that had been broken into after she arrived home She told officers that she was unsure what had been stolen, but estimated that the broken window would cost about $200.00.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 08/12/2014 6:20 PM
Location: 5488 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Burglary of a Vehicle (PC 30.04 Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1408120143

Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a burglary of a vehicle in progress at the La Palmera Mall parking lot.

A 54 year old female told officers she was walking to her car when she observed a suspect male exit her car with property that belonged to her. The victim took pictures of the suspect as he was walking away from the vehicle with her belongings. The victim found damage to the driver side door lock and officers suspect that is how the male gained entry into the car.

The victim’s 22 year old daughter then contacted police and said she had seen the suspect in a neighborhood just north of the mall. Officers responded and were told that the female saw the suspect wearing headphones that she recognized to be her mother’s, and carrying a black bag while walking on Brock Street. The female yelled at him, and the male fled on foot into some backyards in the neighborhood. Officers were then directed to a home in the 1000 block of Brock St. were property had been discarded in a backyard. Officers found a bag containing property inside and some of the property belonged to the female victim from the mall.

As officers continued to investigate, they got information that the suspect male was running on Bradshaw St. One officer recognized the description of the suspect and knew he lived at a home in the 900 block of Bradshaw St. Officers responded there and saw a male through the window that matched the suspect description, but he would not come to the door. The homeowner arrived and let officers in.

Officers took Timothy Bruce (11/05/1981) into custody and charged him with burglary of a vehicle, a Class A misdemeanor.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 08/12/2014 6:00 PM
Location: 5700 Kostoryz Road
Offense: Improper Photo /Visual Recording (PC 21.15 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1408120142
A 33 year old female store manager from a business located in the 5700 block of Kostoryz Rd. called Corpus Christi Police after she found a cell phone stuck to the wall in the unisex restroom. Officers took the phone and tagged it as evidence and investigators are looking into whether any images are on the phone. At this time no suspects have been identified, and no arrest have been made.

 

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