All posts by Senior Officer Julia Hernandez-Garcia

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Charlie District Report for July 31, 2013

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.

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.

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

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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.

The Corpus Christi Police Department offers Residential/Commercial Security Surveys, Robbery Prevention and Senior Safety presentations.  If interested, please visit the Police Department’s website at www.police.com and submit a Crime Prevention Presentation Form.

If you do not have access to the internet, please contact Brenda Moreno,  the Police Department’s Crime Prevention Advisor at 361-886-2568.

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Wedding Planner Wanted for Theft

JustinLeeOlleCorpus Christi Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who is wanted in connection with the writing of several “hot” checks for catering services from Poet’s Family Restaurant.  Financial Crimes Detective L. Mathews was conducting an investigation into a Corpus Christi wedding planner who did not provide the promised services when this theft was uncovered.

Justin Lee Olle (06/14/88) paid Poet’s Family Restaurant approximately $8,400 in checks which were returned for Non-Sufficient Funds.   Detective Mathews obtained a warrant for Justin Lee Olle for Theft, a State Jail Felony, which is punishable by up to two years in jail or a $10,000 fine.  His bond was set at $50,000.

Financial Crimes Detectives continue to investigate the multiple complaints filed against the wedding planner and owner of Justin Lee Designs.

Police believe Olle is living out-of-state, but ask that anyone with any information on his whereabouts to call Corpus Christi Police at 361-886-2600.  Anyone who would like to provide information to the investigators and keep their identity secret may provide the information through Crime Stoppers at 886-TIPS (8477) or online at http://www.888TIPS.com.  Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Charlie District Report for July 29, 2013

Date:  July 29, 2013, 01:36am
Location:  7038 Monarch Drive http://goo.gl/maps/UlG5ze
Event:  Aggravated Robbery
Case Number:  1307290012

A 24-year-old man reported to Police he was meeting a female at the residence when two men armed with guns stole his white 2011 Chevrolet Camaro.  Neither the victim nor the woman he was meeting was injured during the robbery.  ONSTAR disabled the vehicle and it was located near the 4100 block of Yorktown Boulevard.

The suspects are only described as young Hispanic males.   If you have any information concerning this crime, please call the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Bureau 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.

Date:  July 28, 2013, 11:04am
Location: 4444 Kostoryz Road http://goo.gl/maps/I8f4b
Event: Aggravated Robbery
Case Number:  1307280046
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An off-duty officer who was leaving H.E.B. observed a woman’s purse being stolen and began following the suspect who was picked up by a silver Chevrolet sedan.  The Officer was able to get the license plate number of the fleeing vehicle and called Police.

The 74-year-old victim told Officers she was approached by the suspect who was asking for money.  She was in the process of giving him some money when he grabbed her purse and fled.  The woman sustained a laceration and some bruising to her forearm.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, 18 to 25 years of age, standing 5’6″ to 5’9″ feet tall, and weighing 160 to 180 lbs. The vehicle is described as a silver-gray Chevrolet Impala which was later recovered and impounded.

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.

Bravo District

Bravo District Report for July

Date:  July 28, 2013, 7:53pm
Location:  Beach Marker 215
Event:  Reckless Driving, Wanted
Case Number: 1307280111

Brian Keith Atchison
Cory William Brasfield

Officers patrolling the beach pulled over the driver of an orange Jeep Wrangler for driving recklessly on the shoreline where several families were located.   The driver misidentified himself to the Officer and provided an out-of-state identification belonging to someone else.  He was unable to provide his correct name, date of birth, or address on the driver’s license.

Brian Keith Atchison (01/15/91) was arrested and charged with Reckless Driving and Displaying or Possessing a False Driver’s License.  The owner of the Jeep, Cory William Brasfield (12/25/84)  showed up and asked that the vehicle be released to him.

Brasfield was found to be wanted and also arrested.  He was charged with an outstanding Nueces County warrant for Motion to Revoke Probation.  The vehicle was released to a friend of Brasfield’s who had a valid license and not wanted by police.

Community Outreach

Seven Arrested in Jane Sting; Three Offered Prostitution Diversion Program

On Friday, July 26, 2013, the Corpus Christi Police Department in conjunction with the Nueces County District Attorney’s Office and several non-profit community partners rolled out a prostitution diversion initiative called “Red Cord.”

The community partners consist of the Coastal Bend WELLNESS Foundation,  C2 Counseling,  I Am Blue Nation, Men’s and Women’s Health Clinic, Metro Ministries, the Nueces County District  Attorney’s Office, Nueces County Health Department,  the Rock City Church, and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.  These agencies will provide service which range from Advocacy, Case Reviews, Child Welfare Checks, Clothing, Counseling, Drug Treatment, Food, Sexual Health Education, Short Term Housing, and STD Screening.

The Narcotics Vice Investigations Division conducted a “Jane Sting” in the Northwest area of the City.  Once an arrest was made the arrested individual was taken to the Corpus Christi Police Department where an Assistant District Attorney reviewed the individuals criminal history to determine if they were eligible to participate in the “Red Cord” program.

If the offender was deemed eligible for the program they were offered various services by several partner agencies.  The services such as substance abuse treatment, health evaluation and treatment, mental health evaluation and treatment, job skills programs, education programs as well as temporary housing are provided by the non-profit partners at no cost to the offenders.

If the offender agreed to participate in the program, the prosecution of the prostitution charge is deferred pending successful completion of the program.  Once, the defendant successfully completes the program the prostitution charge will be dismissed.  Should the offender fail to comply with the program and not complete it successfully, they will be prosecuted on the original charge.

Defendants who did not qualify for the Red Cord program as result of their criminal history will still be offered services that will assist them in exiting their destructive life style.  Three offenders qualified for the program and agreed to participate.  Three more offenders who did not qualify for the program, but accepted services.  The offender that was charged with Promotion of Prostitution was not offered any services.

It is the belief of the Corpus Christi Police Department as well as our collaborative partners that it is extremely important that we work to assist these individuals in overcoming the numerous issues that have led them to be caught in a cycle of abuse and victimization.  It is our strong belief that provided with the appropriate treatment and support some of these individuals can overcome their destructive life style and become productive members of our society.

Narcotics/Vice Investigators conducted a prostitution “Jane Sting” in the North West area of the city. The following subjects were arrested during the operation:

Janet Ramirez (01/08/92) was charged with Prostitution
Christy Sauseda  (03/16/88) was charged with Prostitution,  Possession of a Controlled Substance
Sonia Marmolejo (12/03/80) was charged with Loitering for Prostitution
Marian Travis (12/12/67)  was charged with Prostitution
Paulett Lewis (03/07/78) was charged with  Prostitution
Jeffrey Collier (12/27/62)  was charged with Promotion of Prostitution
Michelle Saldua (09/23/73)  was charged with Prostitution

Charlie District, Community Outreach

Charlie District Report for July 26, 2013

Date:  July 25, 2013, 7:08pmhttp://goo.gl/maps/fqNL6
Location:  5137 Weber Road
Event:  Possession of Controlled Substance
Case Number:  1307250108

NathanGarciaPolice responded to a disturbance and arrested Nathan Garcia (09/20/85) who was found to have a couple of smoking pipes, several baggies of Methamphetamine, and Hydrocodone pills not prescribed to him.

Garcia was charged with two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  He was additionally charged with an outstanding Municipal Court warrant for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia in the amount of $323.10.

 Date:  July 25, 2013, 8:43pm
Location:  6000 Everhart Road http://goo.gl/maps/Vf8wQ
Event:  Major Crash
Case Number:  C1305519/1307250137

Police and Fire were called to the area of Everhart and Donegal for a major accident involving a motorcyclist.  The 55-year-old driver of a white Toyota Sequoia who was northbound on Everhart turned left and struck a green Kawasaki motorcycle which was traveling southbound.

The 25-year-old motorcyclist was rushed to Spohn Memorial with multiple fractures and a head injury.  At last report, he was listed as being in Critical Condition.  The investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the Police Department’s Traffic & Safety Division.

Bravo District, Community Outreach

Bravo District Report for July 25, 2014

Date: July 24, 2013, 1:25pm
Location:  4320 S. Alameda Street  http://goo.gl/maps/w0Qss
Event:  Abandoning/Endangering a Child 
Case Number:  1307240071 

Officers were called to the shopping center parking lot for a one-year-old left inside a vehicle.  The child had been left in her car seat, while her 33-year-old mother did her grocery shopping.  The child was discovered by the mother and a store employee who was helping her load the groceries inside the vehicle.  The child accompanied by her mother was taken to Driscoll Children’s Hospital.  The child was treated and released into her mother’s care.

Detectives with the Police Department’s Child Protection Unit are carefully investigating this incident to evaluate if criminal charges are appropriate. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services have been notified and will conduct their own investigation.  Once the investigation is complete it will be presented to the Nueces County District Attorney’s Office.

Corpus Christi Police urge parents and child caregivers to prevent hyperthermia in a few ways to avoid heat related injuries or death. Never leave a child alone in a vehicle and consistently leave all unattended vehicles locked. Create reminders and habits such as leaving a purse, cell phone, or item you need at your next stop near the child. You can also leave your child’s favorite toy or a bottle on the passenger front seat as a visual reminder.  Finally, take action and call 911 immediately if you see an unattended child in a vehicle.

Adam District, Community Outreach

Adam District Report for July 25, 2013

Date:  July 25, 2013, 3:25am   
Location:  4849 Leopard Street http://goo.gl/maps/qmBlA
Event:  Robbery       
Case Number:  1307250011

A 37-year-old woman told Officers she was robbed as she stopped at a local convenience to gas up her vehicle.  The woman was approached by a man who offered to pump the gas.  When the victim declined her offer, he grabbed the money she had in her hand.  The suspect began assaulting the victim, punching her several times in the upper body.  The woman fought back and the suspect fled.  The woman sustained several minor lacerations to her hands, but refused medical treatment.

The suspect is identified as a shaggy-haired Hispanic man, standing 5’6” to 5’8” feet tall, and weighing 130 to 150 lbs.  He was accompanied by a Hispanic man, 5’0 to 5’2” feet tall, and weighing 100 to 130 lbs.  Both men fled in a maroon Ford Crown Victoria.

If you have any information concerning this crime, please call the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Bureau 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.

 

Community Outreach, Traffic Safety Division

Hit and Run Investigators Need Help to Identify Drivers of Two Vehicles

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Date: July 20, 2013 3:23pm
Location: 3200 Ocean Drive http://goo.gl/maps/JmFJd
Offense:  Hit & Run
Case Numbers: C1305388/1307200085

The Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section is asking for Media and community assistance to help identify responsible for a Hit and Run crash on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at approximately 3:23pm.

A 34-year-old man jogged in the bicycle lane on 3200 block of Ocean Drive near Hewit Drive when he was hit by a vehicle and injured. The vehicle left without providing any information or aid to the 34-year-old man as required by law. The man was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

The Police Department’s Hit and Run Investigators have released this video footage and photos of two vehicles they believe to be possibly involved or have additional information on the hit and run.   Investigators are now searching for a light-colored, possibly white, Sport Utility Vehicle or a light-colored passenger vehicle.

If you have any video surveillance, photos or information about this Hit and Run, please call the Corpus Christi Police Hit and Run Investigators at 886-2690.   Anyone who would like to provide information to the investigators 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 may earn the caller a cash reward.

Charlie District

Charlie District Report for July 24, 2013

Date:  July 24, 2013 03:27am
Location:  5800 Weber Road http://goo.gl/maps/RebkC
Event:  Aggravated Robbery
Case Number:  1307240010

Police contacted a 21-year-old man who reported being robbed at knifepoint.  The victim told police he was in the apartment complex parking lot when a gray Ford pick-up truck pulled up next to him.  Two women, the driver and front passenger asked for directions.  A man exited the truck and pointed a knife at him, asking for his belongings.  The victim gave the suspect a pack of cigarettes and the trio left in the truck.  The victim was uninjured during the robbery.

The women are described as Hispanic females and weighing 200 to 230 lbs.  The male suspect is described only as a Hispanic male.  The truck is described as a gray Ford F-150 pick-up truck.

Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888TIPS or submit a tip online www.888TIPS.com.   Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspects are identified and arrested.