Since January 2025, the Corpus Christi Auto Theft Task Force has recovered 64 stolen firearms — a lot of them taken directly from unlocked vehicles.
These aren’t just property crimes. Each stolen firearm represents a potential threat to innocent lives, to law enforcement, and to the safety of our entire community.
We’re releasing this short video to raise awareness and ask for your help.
If you are a firearm owner: Lock your vehicle every time Do not leave firearms unattended in your car Use secure storage whenever possible
Gun ownership comes with responsibility. Let’s work together to keep our streets safe and reduce the number of stolen firearms fueling violent crime.
On Sunday, April 27, 2025, at 4:19pm, officers were dispatched to the 600 block of N. Shoreline Blvd at the Peoples T-Head in reference to a major traffic accident.
Officers arrived and found that the driver of a pickup was doing burnouts when he lost control of his vehicle and struck two parked vehicles. One child, who was sitting outside of one of the parked vehicles, received minor injuries from the collision, and was treated at the scene by medics (not transported).
The driver, 19-year-old Arnulfo Gonzalez, was arrested for reckless driving and transported to the City Detention Center for booking. His vehicle was impounded.
On Sunday, April 27, 2025, at 2:11am, officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Barry Street in reference to a drive-by.
Officers arrived and spoke with a 16-year-old male victim who advised he was walking home when a male offender inside of a white passenger car drove up next to him and began shooting at him. The offender drove into a neighboring complex and parked the vehicle. Officers located the vehicle inside of the complex. The victim was uninjured.
Officers further investigated the incident and found the offender at an apartment. 24-year-old Xavier Ybanez was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The handgun used was recovered by officers.
Officers do not believe this to be a random act of violence. Ybanez was transported to the City Detention Center for booking.
On Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 3:35pm, officers were dispatched to the 5400 block of S. Padre Island Drive in reference to a robbery in progress.
Officers arrived and spoke to the 70-year-old female victim who advised a Hispanic male wearing a hunter green shirt and blue jeans approached her in the parking lot. The victim advised that the male displayed a black handgun, pointed it at her and forced the victim to hand over her belongings, to include her car keys. The male offender stole her vehicle and fled the location. The victim was uninjured.
Officers continued their investigation, finding the license plate of the vehicle and began searching for the vehicle. The vehicle’s information was entered into the State’s database as a stolen vehicle. CCPD officers were unable to locate the whereabouts of the vehicle after an exhaustive search.
Later that evening, Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office located and pursued the stolen vehicle. The driver, 21-year-old Jose Garza, was taken into custody in Fayette County, Texas, and was transported and booked into the Guadalupe County Jail. He was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and evading in a vehicle.
Detectives with the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division are continuing their investigation on the aggravated robbery.
If you have any information that may assist investigators, please contact them at 361-886-2840. You may also call Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS or submit the information online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=. Information provided to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.
On Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 12:15pm, officers were dispatched to the 3700 block of Highway 358 westbound in reference to a major traffic crash with injuries.
Officers arrived and located two adult females, a 41-year-old and a 20-year-old, suffering from major injuries. Medics transported both females to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Two juveniles (ages 14 and 13), and three young children (ages 3, 1 and an infant) were also transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators with the Traffic Unit arrived and began their investigation. They found that a vehicle had stalled on the on-ramp westbound from Weber Road. The two adult females had exited the vehicle and were standing in front of the stalled vehicle. A passenger car, driven by a 28-year-old male, entered the on-ramp westbound and struck the stalled vehicle, causing both adult females to be thrown from in front of the vehicle.
This is an active and ongoing investigation. The highway was shut down for approximately two hours and 45 minutes.
On Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 1:49am, officers were dispatched to the 300 block of North Port Avenue in reference to a large fight. While officers were enroute, the call upgraded to a stabbing with injuries.
Officers quickly arrived and located a 21-year-old male victim suffering from a laceration wound to his stomach and provided medical attention until medics arrived. Medics transported the male to a local hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Other arriving officers were able to locate the offender as he was leaving the establishment and conducted a traffic stop. 37-year-old Juan Ayala was ultimately arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was additionally charged with possession of controlled substance and possession of marijuana after illegal narcotics and marijuana was located inside of the vehicle he was driving.
On Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 10:54pm, officers were dispatched to the 800 block of N. Shoreline Blvd in reference to a major traffic accident involving a horse-drawn carriage.
Officers arrived and found that the at-fault vehicle fled the scene (hit and run crash). The sole occupant of the horse carriage, a 24-year-old female, had been ejected from the carriage from the impact. Medics transported her to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers determined that the horse carriage was traveling southbound in the right lane. The green passenger car struck the horse carriage from behind. The passenger car then struck a red passenger car that was in the middle lane of travel, then fled the scene. When the vehicle fled, it left behind a license plate. Officers searched multiple locations for the vehicle but were unable to locate the vehicle.
There were no injuries reported for the occupants of the red passenger car. It is unknown if the horse was injured at the time of the crash.
If you have any information regarding this crash, please call the traffic division at 361-886-2596. You may also call Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS or submit the information online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=. The information provided to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.
On Tuesday, April 9, 2025, at 10:16pm, officers observed a motorcycle traveling eastbound on the 4000 block of Ocean Drive at a high rate of speed, passing numerous vehicles and dangerously accelerating through curves. The posted speed limit is 45mph and officers observed the vehicle traveling 60-80mph, well over the posted speed limit.
Officers conducted a traffic stop on the motorcyclist and placed 27-year-old Joshua Martinez into custody for reckless driving. He was transported to the City Detention Center for booking and his motorcycle was impounded. This is the second time Martinez has been arrested for reckless driving.
Update 4/9/2025 at 10:44 am: Upon further investigation into last night’s alleged abduction, it was found that the father allowed Jasmin Nemec to see the children and left them in her possession, thus both subjects violated the court order. At the time of the incident, officers followed all protocols, and the children were entered into the state’s missing person database. The missing children’s information was also posted on social media and local media outlets, which ultimately led to the children being safely returned to the father.
Officers generated a report for Violation of Certain Court Order. At this time, it has been determined that there was not an abduction or kidnapping, and no arrests have been made.
Update 12:45am: The children were reunited with their father and are safe.
Original Post: The Corpus Christi Police Department needs your help to locate the whereabouts of two missing children. Two-year-old Namaari Moore and one-year-old Randy Moore Jr were reporting missing at around 9:45pm tonight and are believed to be with their non-custodial mother, 21-year-old Jasmin Nemec. They were all last seen in the area of 2000 Gardenia Court and left in an unknown vehicle. There is an active court order that states Jasmin is not to have contact with the children.
Jasmin is described as a Hispanic female, 5’00” tall, weighing approximately 165lbs, has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing black shorts and a black shirt. She has a roses tattoo on her right arm and another unknown tattoo on her right thigh.
Namaari is described as a Black female, weighs approximately 30lbs and has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a light blue shirt with pink, yellow and green lettering, and gray shorts.
Randy Jr is described as a Black male, weighs approximately 25lbs and has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing gray sweatpants.
Pictures of Jasmin, Namaari and Randy Jr are below. The children have been entered into the state database as missing children.
If you see Jasmin, Namaari or Randy, or have any additional information about this incident, call 911. Information may be provided to investigators anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS or online at https://www.p3tips/com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=.
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