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Adam District

Victim Claims Theft, Officers Find He Has Warrant

10.4.2011/5:22pm   Taylor/Shoreline Blvd   Warrant of Arrest   1110040092

Jesse Sarmiento (6.16.1966) called into the 911 Dispatch Center stating that he had been robbed. He stated to the dispatcher that he was following the suspects towards the downtown area. Officers were able to get behind the suspect vehicle and made a traffic stop. Once Officers made contact with everyone they heard the rest of the story.

Mr. Sarmiento said that he had dropped some money on the floor of a store in Odem. When he went back to the store to ask about it, the clerk stated that they had given the found money to a lady who was driving away at the time. Mr. Sarmiento followed the lady and two others to an address at Omaha where he confronted them. When the people in the vehicle denied having Mr. Sarmiento’s money, he called Police for assistance. The individuals whom Mr. Sarmiento thought had stolen his money then left towards downtown where they were contacted by Police.

Officers were not able to find the money that Mr. Sarmiento claimed to have lost. What they did find was that Sarmiento was wanted out of Nueces County for Assault Causes Bodily Injury, out of County Court #2. He was arrested for the warrant.

Officers made contact with the San Patricio Sheriff’s Office so that Mr. Sarmiento’s theft case could be reported.

 

Charlie District

Woman Applies For Job, With Fake I.D.

10.3.2011/1:55pm   4717 SPID   Fraudulent Use/Poss of Identifying Information   1110030083

Members of the Best Buy management team called Police reference a female who was trying to apply for a job with what they thought was a fake ID. Officers were able to speak to the applicant who claimed that the ID presented to Best Buy was hers and was legitimate.

Officers were able to check the information on the Texas ID card and found it to be for a male out of the Dallas area. The job applicant, Tania Franco (7.13.1980) was arrested. During an inventory of her purse she was found to have two Social Security cards with different names and numbers.

Officers made contact with the Customs Border Protection Office (CBP) who asked to interview Franco. She was taken to the CBP Office and released to their custody.

 

 

Charlie District

Speed Limit Sign Says 40 Miles Per Hour, Driver Goes 106.

11.3.2011/11:19pm   4700 Holly   Reckless Driving/Poss of Marijuana/Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon   1110030148

An Officer, running radar on Holly Road, saw a vehicle that was traveling at a high rate of speed as it was traveling West on Holly. The radar showed the speed of the vehicle to be 106 miles per hour (mph). The speed limit in the area is posted at 40 mph.

The Officer was able to make the traffic stop as the vehicle slowed to just under 90 mph as it got closer to the patrol unit. Once stopped, the driver was arrested for Reckless Driving.

During the inventory of the vehicle, prior to impoundment, Officers found some marijuana and a loaded handgun. The driver, Justin Perez (8.12.1992), was arrested.

 

Delta District

Got Weed???

Occurred 9/22/11 – 9:39 p.m.   1050 Nueces Bay   Poss. Marijuana/ Warrant/Resisting    1109220160

An alert patrol officer stopped Cosme Zapata(10-15-67) outside the Stripes store on Nueces Bay after the officer observed Zapata acting suspiciously. The Officer had observed Zapata walking through the field adjacent to the store, but Zapata stopped  when he saw the patrol car.  When the Officer drove around the store, Zapata again began to walk away from the area where the Officer was parked. The Officer  finally contacted  Zapata, who quickly told the Officer that he had marijuana in his pocket. Zapata then retrieved the marijuana from his pants pocket and  handed it to the Officer. When the Officer attempted to arrest Zapata for the marijuana, Zapata became upset and resisted. Zapata fought with the officer for a brief moment and then was handcuffed. He was found to have an outstanding warrant for probation violation as well.

Zapata was arrested for the Marijuana, warrant and Resisting Arrest.

Narcotics/Vice Division

Narcotics/Vice Execute Search Warrant

5:45pm/9.15.2011    1610 Mestina    Poss of Controlled Substance/Poss of Marijuana    1109150092

Narcotics Officers executed a search warrant @ 1610 Mestina (one block from City Hall). During the search Officers recovered a quantity of crack cocaine, powder cocaine and $1432 in US Currency.

Arrested at the scene were Sylvia Firo (4.13.78), Richard Hernandez (8.10.78) and Frank Martinez (5.8.87)

Adam District, Traffic Safety Division

Major Accident/Fatality 10430 Haven – Update

8:03 am/ 9.13.2011   Major Accident/Fatality   10430 Haven   1109130032 & C1106583

 On 9/13/2011 at 8:03 a.m., police received a call for a major accident involving a fatality in the 10400 Blk. of Haven (near Tuloso Midway H.S.). When Officers arrived, they learned that a female driving eastbound on Haven lost control of her 2002 Green Chevy Trailblazer; drove left of center into the westbound lane of Haven and left the roadway.

Upon doing so, she struck a fire hydrant. The vehicle continued eastbound on the sidewalk striking and killing a male pedestrian, Johnny Joe Ramos (28 yoa), who was jogging. The vehicle then continued and struck a light post, where the vehicle then came to a stop.

The driver of the Trailblazer, Yolanda Joseph (49 yoa), was pinned inside of her vehicle due to the damage caused by the impact. She was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries.

Fatality investigators continue to gather evidence in an attempt to recreate the accident scene.

Anyone with information regarding this accident is asked to call Fatality Investigator Senior Officer Tracy Roberts @ 886-2690.

Continue to follow us on  twitter.com/corpuschristipd  for any updates.

Adam District

“I Give Up” – Stolen Vehicle Recovered

7:20 p.m./9.14.2011   5633 Agnes   Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (UUMV – Stolen car)   1109130003

While traveling down Agnes, a friend of a victim of UUMV spotted the stolen Hyundai Santa Fe at an adult video store with a female in the driver’s seat. They called Police who sent out two units to the location. Prior to the units arriving, the vehicle left the location and turned onto the 100 block of Villa. The Officer saw the vehicle, confirmed that it was stolen with the dispatch center, and turned on his overhead lights to make a traffic stop.

The driver of the vehicle, Dovetta Langston (1.24.1963), stopped,  got out of the stolen vehicle, said “I give up” and walked towards the Police unit where she was taken into custody for UUMV. She was transported to the City Detention Center.

The vehicle was impounded for Auto Theft Detectives and will be released to its owner.

Bravo District

Man Found in Dumpster

9:31 p.m./9.14.2011   523 Airline (Bourdeaux Apt)   Public Intox/Poss Dangerous Drugs   1109140153

A call came into the 911 dispatch center for a male in a dumpster near the back of the apartment complex. The caller indicated that the man was not moving. Units arrived to find Norberto M. Lozano (9.22.1988) lying in the dumpster. He was awakened by the Officers and found to be intoxicated. Mr. Lozano advised the Officers that he did not know how he got into the dumpster.

Mr. Lozano was checked by CCFD Medics and then taken into custody for “Public Intoxication” by Officers. During a search of Mr. Lozano, Officers found him to be in possession of several pills. He was additionally charged with “Possession of Dangerous Drugs” and taken to CDC for booking.

Adam District

Burglary on the Farm

4:25 a.m./9.14.2011    6600 Bear Lane    Burglary    1109140019

Officers responded to a local farm overnight when the farmer called in a Burglary in Progress.  The farmer told Officers that a building on his farm had been burglarized several times over the past few days, so he conducted an overnight vigil on the property.  The thieves showed up again last night, and the farmer called the police.  The farmer, outside the farm, saw the direction the suspect’s truck drove into the farm prior to the Officers arrival.

The farmer told the responding Officers where he believed the truck went and Officers entered the farm property.  Once on the farm, Officers found the suspect vehicle, a White over Green 1993 Dodge Dakota pick-up.  As Officer’s drove up to the truck, headlights came on, the truck fled into the farm fields, and Officers pursued.

The pursuit crossed several farm fields, and did not go onto any streets.  The suspect’s truck made it across a ditch covered with grass, but the Police car didn’t make it.  Backup Officers arrived to help look for the suspect.  The truck was found, but the burglar was not.  Officers did locate some of the victim’s property in the bed of the truck, and that property was returned to the owner of the farm.

A wrecker was called out to help get the Police car out of the ditch.  The car was found to have minor damage and was driven away.  The suspect vehicle was also towed out, but it went the the CCPD impound lot.

No Officers were injured during the pursuit.

Adam District

Wanted Subject Arrested on Five Warrants

11:57 p.m./9.13.2011    4400 Valdez    Warrant x3    1109140003

An Officer patrolling his beat in the 4400 block of Valdez noticed that Oscar Perez (8.22.76) was walking in the street rather than on the sidewalk. The officer made contact with Perez who was found to have  five warrants.

The warrants were for Burglary of a Building (2x), Failure to Appear on Burglary of a Building, Non Payment of Child Support and failure to Appear on Non Payment of Child Support.