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Animal Control

Weekend Adoption Event Successful

Weekend Adoption Event Successful

Due to the combined efforts of Animal Care Services, PAAC Volunteers, and the Corpus Christi community, over 90 homeless pets found new homes at the weekend adoption event that took place on 08/17 and 08/18.  Adoption fees were paid for by an anonymous donor, making all pets free. PAAC volunteers screened potential adopters to ensure the pets found quality homes. All pets will be spay/neutered, vaccinated, and micro chipped.

CCACS has successfully ranked 8th in the nation for the Rachel Ray 100K challenge before the weekend adoption event. New results should be updated by 08/23. CCACS still has many animals that need homes and want to invite the public to visit our adoption center at 2626 Holly Rd. from 11:00am to 5:00pm. Reduced adoption fees of $30 will continue until 08/31.

CCACS is requesting donations of cat litter and new or used towels.

Animal Control

Twenty Three Animal Carcasses Recovered From Residence

Twenty Three Animal Carcasses Recovered from Corpus Christi Residence

On 08/16, CCACS Animal Control Officers recovered approximately 23 animal carcasses from a home on Poenisch Drive. Animal Control Officers were first alerted to the home on 08/15/2013 by CCPD Officers. The last time CCACS had been called to the home was in 2010. The home appeared to be uninhabited by people, however it is believed that the occupant may have been elderly and placed in a nursing home. Animal Control Officers obtained a warrant to enter the home and found the carcasses of what is believed to be cats. A formal analysis of the bones will be performed by CCACS Veterinarian, Melissa Draper, DVM. CCACS is actively investigating the case as Cruelty against Animals, section 42.092 Texas Penal Code.

 

Contact: Heather Hedrick
City of Corpus Christi
Animal Care Services
2626 Holly Rd, Corpus Christi, TX 78415
(361) 882-6082
heatherhe@cctexas.com

Traffic Safety Division

Corpus Christi Police Department Stop Aggressive Driving Campaign

Statistics from 8/1 – 8/14

Total Citations – 1139
Total Speeding Citations – 890
Speeding 20 mph over limit – 149
School Zone 10 mph over limit – 18
All other Aggressive Citations – 36
Reckless Driving Arrests – 5

The highest speeds that we have recorded thus far are 108 mph in a 65 mph zone and 102 mph in a 60 mph zone.

Traffic Safety Division

CCPD DWI Stats

DWI Statistics

                                       Aug.  15, 2013                    Same time 2012    __                            Total in 2012

DWI & DUI Arrest             704                                         628                   UP    12%                         1036

                                                     Aug. (thru 8/15)   July 2013           June 2013             

DWI Arrests Last 3 Months          47                               85                      111                                                                                                                                                          

 2013 DWI  Stats

692         DWI Arrest as of  Aug.  15, 2013

12           DUI Arrest as of  Aug.  15, 2013

151         Suspects consented to gave a sample of their breath

298         Suspects consented to gave a sample of their blood

225         Suspects refused to give a sample of breath or blood and a search warrant was obtained

15           Suspects refused to give consent of breath or blood and a mandatory blood draw was                        required

3              Suspects refused both blood and breath request, and no evidence was obtained.

692         cases filed and in 689 cases a sample of breath or blood was obtained.  In 2 cases a judge                 was not available to sign a warrant and in 1 case the suspect escaped before a sample                       was obtained.

81           Felony DWI cases.  (50 for DWI with two or more prior convictions;  19 for intoxicated                              assault; 10 DWI Child; 2 intoxicated manslaughter)

.17          Average Breath /Blood results from suspects

261         DWI arrest were involved in Traffic Crashes

Community Outreach

Animal Care Services &PAAC Volunteers Gear Up for Weekend Event

Corpus Christi Animal Care Services along with PAAC volunteers invite the public, rescue groups, and charitable groups, to attend the Rachel Ray 100K Challenge Event this weekend 08/17 and 08/18 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

As the end-of-challenge event, adoption fees of all animals will be reduced as follows:

“9 Lives for $9” (all cats)

“Drop a 10 and bring home a friend” ($10 all dogs)

These prices include spay/neuter, city registration, micro chipping, and age appropriate vaccinations.

Included in the weekend event will be family friendly fun and games; bounce house, balloons, hotdogs, dancing and much more.  Entry to the event is FREE. Donations of goods will be greatly appreciated. Tangible donations of Fresh-step cat litter, flea collars, and towels are requested. These items are immediately needed to assist with current animals at the shelter.

Community Outreach

New Hours at Animal Care Services

Corpus Christi Animal Care Services has New Adoption Hours

Beginning Monday, August 12th, 2013, the Corpus Christi Animal Care Services will have new hours of operation for animal adoptions. The new hours will be Monday through Saturday, 11:00am to 5:00pm.  All other business will remain at the 1:00pm to 5:00pm hours.  This extends shelter hours open to the public through the lunchtime.  The shelter will remain closed on Sundays.

Our goal is to gradually extend hours over the next 12 months to 11:00am to 7:00pm.  Increasing the hours for animal adoptions will allow the public greater opportunity to adopt homeless animals and learn about CCACS.  We are proud to offer these services to the Corpus Christi community.

CCACS encourages the public to visit our facility and view our adoptable cats and dogs.

Community Outreach

Rachel Ray 100K Challenge Update

Corpus Christi Animal Care Services, Rachel Ray Challenge Update

According to the ASPCA website, the $100K Challenge is a national competition to inspire animal shelters—and those who support them—to go above and beyond to increase pet adoption, reunite lost pets with their families and save more animals’ lives.

CCACS is proud of the community involvement and positive response to the Rachel Ray Challenge. With the dedicated help of PAAC volunteers, Animal Care Services has had approximately 440 adoptions since the kick off.  The increase in the number of lives saved in June 2013 compared to the lives saved in June 2012 is approximately 271 dogs in cats.  You can see regular updates on their website at http://challenge.aspcapro.org/contestants

PAAC & CCACS host weekend adoptions each weekend.  On Saturdays, please visit the shelter at 2626 Holly Rd. from 1:00pm to 4:30pm.  On Sundays, please visit Petco, located at 6418 S. Staples St. from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

To see adoptable animals online, please see the People Assisting Animal Control facebook page and the City of Corpus Christi Animal Care Services facebook page.

Community Outreach

New Animal Sweep Zones to Start 08/10/2013

A Proactive Approach in City Animal Services

PAAC & CCACS Block Walk – Mohawk St & Virginia, August 10, 2013:  City of Corpus Christi, Animal Care Services is dedicated to proactive change in our community.  It is our goal to vigorously address the stray animal and overpopulation problem within our community.  We do this trough the following outreach methods.

Education

Assistance

Targeted Spay-Neuter and Vaccinations

Enforcement

PHASE ONE of this plan is performed by PAAC volunteers and Animal Control Officers working together in a combined effort to educate the target areas.  PAAC & CCACS will perform a block walk on 08/10/2013 in the Mohawk and Virginia Street areas.  CCACS will network within the zones by going door-to-door, attending community meetings and speaking to community businesses.  Staff and volunteers will hand out educational flyers with pertinent information about spay/neuter and vaccination clinics to be performed by City of Corpus Christi Animal Care Services Veterinarian Clinic.

CCACS is proud of the community involvement and positive response to the sweeps across the City.

Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Make Arrest In Burglary Cases

UPDATE: Detectives working the Greenbriar and Fitzhugh Burglary cases obtained information that one of men involved was Jesse Robert Jimenez (DOB 3.12.1993). Patrol Officers had contacted Jimenez during a traffic stop on July 31, 2013 where he was arrested for Possession of Marijuana and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Case # 1307310166). He is currently in the Nueces Co. Jail.

Jimenez has been charged with the Burglary on Greenbriar and preparations are being made to charge him with the Burglary on Fitzhugh.

Detectives continue to follow-up on leads to identify the others involved. Anyone with information on this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers @ 888-TIPS. 

Date: July 30, 2013, 6:54am

Location: 6300 Fitzhugh Drive http://tinyurl.com/qx9acc3 
Event: Burglary of a Habitation
Case Number: 1307300028

A 14-year-old home alone told Police he heard a large noise and went to investigate.  He walked out to his room to find a Hispanic man inside the residence.  The teenager startled the man and he ran out of the residence.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, standing 5’6″ to 5’7″ feet tall, and weighing 230 lbs.  The man had his face covered with a bandana and armed with a baseball bat.  He was wearing a white muscle shirt and blue jeans.

The investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Bureau.  If you have any information concerning this crime, please call the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 361-886-2841.

Date: July 30, 2013, 7:37am
Location: 5200 Greenbriar http://tinyurl.com/pukx6ov 
Event: Burglary of a Habitation
Case Number: 1307300034

Approximately forty minutes later, Police were called to the Greenbriar Drive residence where a 40-year-old woman told Officers she heard banging on a side door.  When she walked over to the door, she observed a Hispanic male with his face covered.  He asked her to open the door and she refused, motioning that she was calling Police.

The man fled and joined a couple of other men who were attempting to open a garage door.  The men drove off in white Volkswagen Jetta.

The suspect is described as stocky Hispanic man with a spiked hair and standing 5’6″ feet tall. He was wearing a white muscle shirt.  The other suspects were only described as Hispanic men.

Detectives are looking at the possibility that both burglaries are related.  The investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Bureau.  If you have any information concerning this crime, please call the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 361-886-2841.

Anyone who would like to provide information to the Detectives and keep their identity secret may provide the information through Crime Stoppers at 886-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com.  Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in arrest will earn the caller a cash reward.

Traffic Safety Division

CCPD Conducts Speed Enforcement Operation

On 1 Aug 2013 Officers assigned to the Traffic Division conducted a speed enforcement operation on State Highway 181 near the Harbor Bridge and State Highway 358 (S.P.I.D.).

During the operation officers stopped 114 vehicles and issued citations for 153 violations. Of those 153 violations, 95 were for speeding.  10 were for speeding, in excess of 20 mph over the posted speed limit, with the fastest speed being 86 mph in a 55 mph zone.

13 of the speeding citations met the criteria for aggressive driving under the Operation S.A.D. initiative. 

The Traffic Safety Division will continue to conduct speed enforcement operations throughout the city.