All posts by Senior Officer Julia Hernandez-Garcia

Delta District

City Road Closures for January 19 – 25, 2013

Contributed by Charlie Cardenas, P.E., Traffic Engineering

New – Staples Street and Booty Street Intersection

Monday, January 21, 2013

City contractors will reduce southbound Staples Street traffic to one traffic lane through the Staples Street and Booty Street intersection.   In addition, only the eastbound Booty Street traffic will be permitted to make a left turn onto northbound Staples.  No other left turns will be allowed.

New – Chaparral Street and Schatzell Street Intersection

Monday – Friday

Schatzell Street:  From Shoreline Boulevard, Schatzell Street westbound traffic will be detoured onto Water Street.

In addition, Schatzell Street will be closed to through traffic between Water Street and Mesquite Street.  Parking will be permitted on this section of Schatzell.

Chaparral Street:  Chaparral Street will become two-way traffic between Lawrence Street and Schatzell Street where parking will be allowed on this section of Chaparral Street. Motorists are cautioned to be aware of vehicles entering and exiting this section of Chaparral Street at the Lawrence Street intersection.

New – McBride Lane (Between Leopard Street and IH-37 Eastbound Frontage Road)

Monday – Friday

McBride Lane:  Beginning on Monday, January 21, 2013, the southbound traffic on McBride Lane will be closed to traffic between the IH-37 frontage road and Up River Road.  Closure will be for approximately 30 days.  During this period, southbound traffic will be detoured onto southbound Navigation to IH-37.

New– Kostoryz Road

Saturday – Friday (24-hour closure) Tuesday

Beginning on January 23, 2013 through January 28, 2013, weather permitting; city contractors will be doing road work on Kostoryz Road between South Padre Island Drive (S.P.I.D.) and Mansheim Boulevard.  During this period there will be various lane shifts and traffic will be reduced to one through lane in each direction.   Upon completion, traffic between S.P.I.D and Gollihar Road will be shifted onto the northbound lanes and reduced to one through lane in each direction.

In addition, traffic on eastbound McArdle Road will be shifted onto the westbound lane where traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction through the Kostoryz Road intersection.

New – Staples Street (Williams Street to Saratoga Boulevard)

Saturday – Friday (24-hour closure)

Wooldridge Road:  The Wooldridge Road traffic will be shifted onto the westbound lanes and traffic will be reduced to one through lane in each direction through the Staples Street Intersection.

Staple Street:  Contractors will shift the southbound Staples Street traffic onto the northbound lane, reducing traffic to one through lane in each direction from the Moore Plaza entrance through the Williams Drive intersection.  Southbound drivers will have dedicated right and left turn lanes at Williams Drive.  Northbound drivers will have a dedicated right turn lane at Williams Drive but no left turns will be permitted.

On Staples Street, from Wooldridge Road to north of Holly Road, there are two lanes of traffic open in each direction.  Staples Street traffic, between Cain Drive and Bonner Drive, will be shifted onto the northbound lanes and traffic reduced to one through lane in each direction.

Bonner Drive or Cain Drive:  Cain Drive or Bonner Drive may be periodically closed at the Staples Street intersection.  Motorists will be detoured into Burton Lane.  In addition, when one street is closed, the other may be reduced to one lane with flaggers to direct traffic.  Once work is completed, each street will be closed for 10 days to pour concrete and allow the pavement to cure.

Sarazen Drive: Contractors will permit only inbound traffic to enter Sarazen Drive from Staples Street, and traffic exiting must continue north on Sarazen Drive and exit onto Wooldridge Road.


Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Do You Have Any Information on This Crime? Call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS

Occurred on 1/17/13, 7:15am   Burglary of a Vehicle   5001 Allen Place   1301170025

Service Expert Heating & Air Condition was burglarized overnight when the suspect or suspects cut a hole thru fence and entered the property.  Several of their vehicles were burglarized in which approximately $3,900 in tools, equipment, and copper tubing was taken.

If you have any information on this crime you are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com.  Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspect is arrested or the property recovered.

Bravo District

19-Year-Old Caught Vandalizing Phone Box

JohnGabrielFernandezOccurred on1/17/13, 2:32pm  Graffiti  831 Airline  1301170095 

Police were called to the area of 1000 Airline for a man spray painting an AT&T telephone box.  Officers arrived to find John Fernandez (12/01/93) walking away.

Fernandez was found to have a spray can with the matching color as the vandalized property.  The damage was estimated at $250.

He was arrested and charged with Graffiti, a Class “B” Misdemeanor punishable by 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine.

Charlie District

Woman “Moonwalks” Herself to Jail

CoralLiRapeOccurred on 1/18/13, 03:20am Driving While Intoxicated Flynn Parkway/Schanen Blvd.  1301180018

Senior Officer J. Rhodes observed a black Cadillac CTS parked in the intersection of Holly Road and Flynn Parkway despite the fact the driver had a green light.

The driver then turned onto Flynn Parkway and was traveling southbound in the northbound lane.  Officer Rhodes pulled the Cadillac over and contacted the driver Coral Li Rape (06/27/89) who appeared to be intoxicated and unwilling to cooperate with Police.

When asked to perform Standard Field Sobriety Tests, Rape “moonwalked” towards Officers.  Officer J. Sanders placed her under arrest and booked her at the City Detention Center where she was also given a Breath Test.  Rape was charged with Driving While Intoxicated with a Blood Alcohol Content over .15 which is a Class “A” Misdemeanor punishable by a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.

Delta District

Gunfire Leads to Arrest

LonginoGarciaCastilloOccurred on 1/17/13, 2:25am Discharging of a Firearm  1300 5th Street  1301170013

Police were called to the Six Points area for gunfire being heard.  Senior Officer C. Freeman was flagged down by several customers at Pleasures Club and advised that the suspect was at the Six Points intersection.

Officer Freeman caught up to the vehicle and pulled it over in the 1300 block of 5th Street.  As Officer Freeman approached the vehicle he could smell the odor of burnt Marijuana.  With the assistance of back-up Officers, the driver Longino Garcia Castillo (05/22/90) was contacted and found to have a firearm inside the vehicle along with a couple of spent shell casings.  Officers also found several Hydrocodone pills and a plastic bag containing a small amount of Marijuana.

Castillo was arrested and charged with Discharging a Firearm in Certain Municipalities, Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Marijuana.

 

Gang Unit

Drugs, Money Seized During Search and Capture of Two Local Gang Members

Richard Arredondo Lara
Roland Lara

Corpus Christi Police Department Gang Investigator R. Flores obtained an arrest warrant for known gang member Richard Lara (07/03/76) who was a suspect in the aggravated assault of a 41-year-old man.

On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Gang Investigators along with members of the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force went looking for Lara.  Task Force member made entry into a home in the 300 block of Hiawatha.   Once inside they found Richard’s brother, Roland Lara (01/14/78), as well as cocaine and manufacturing paraphernalia.

A search warrant was obtained and Gang Officers seized 84.48 grams of Crack Cocaine, 490.58 grams of Cocaine, $1,067 in cash, manufacturing paraphernalia, and a couple of boxes of ammunition.

Within a few minutes of Officers securing the Hiawatha address; Richard showed up at his brother-in-law’s residence at 2746 Lawton and was taken into custody. No weapons or drugs were found at this residence.

Both brothers were arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.  Roland Lara was charged with Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance, while his brother Richard was charged with the outstanding warrant for Aggravated Assault.  His bond was set at $100,000.

Charlie District

“Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick” NOT!

AdamYbanezOccurred on 1/17/13, 05:23am Burglary of a Business  4018 SPID     1301170023

Senior Officer J. Rhodes was dispatched to Jean Street and Delphine Drive for a suspicious subject in the area.  Upon arriving in the area, the man who was dressed in black clothing began to run when he saw the police car, dropping  several envelopes as he fled.

He ran to the west side of the Time Warner building at 4060 SPID, dropping envelopes as he fled.  The man trapped himself in a dead-end and was unable to climb a ten foot tall chain link fence with barbed wire on the top.  Officer Rhodes was able to corner the burglar until Senior Officer L. Rodriguez arrived.

The envelopes were found to have Appliance Mart printed on them.  The business which was nearby was checked by Senior Officer L. Jackson who found the front door glass had been shattered and the building burglarized.

Officers also found a hammer and a mask nearby.  Adam Albert Ybanez (12/27/81) refused to identify himself to Officers, but they were able to match the name on a pawn ticket to the same name on the Police Department computer database.

Ybanez was arrested and charged with Burglary of a Building, Evading Arrest, Unlawful Use of Criminal Instruments, and Failure to Identify.

Bravo District, Traffic Safety Division

Man Charged with Intoxication Manslaughter

Dahlton Osborn
Dahlton Osborn

Occurred on 01/12/13, 12:40am Intoxication Manslaughter  11400 Gulf Beach Road  C1300278/1301120016

Police were called to Hwy 361 and Zahn Road for a traffic accident on the beach.  Upon their arrival, Officers were told by witnesses that a woman and a man had been struck by a red Dodge Ram pick-up truck.

According to witnesses, the driver Dahlton Osborn (07/16/93) had been driving recklessly on the beach and into the dunes when it struck the two pedestrians.

Both pedestrians were taken to Spohn Memorial by CCFD Emergency Personnel.  The 25-year-old woman had serious leg injuries and the 41-year-old man was later pronounced deceased at the hospital.

The truck fled and was stopped by Officers with the Port Aransas Police Department shortly after the vehicle information was broadcast.

Osborn who appeared intoxicated was turned over to Officers with our Police Department.  He was administered Standard Field Sobriety Tests and a Breath Test.  He was arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.

Osborn was charged with Intoxication Manslaughter with a Motor Vehicle, Intoxication Assault with a Motor Vehicle and two counts of Accident Involving Injury or Death.  His bond was set at 150,000.

Community Outreach

Overnight Utility Work to Affect Staples Street Traffic

Contributed by Charlie Cardenas, P.E., Traffic Engineering

The City of Corpus Christi Traffic Engineering office advises residents beginning Thursday, January 17, 2013, between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., weather permitting, American Electric Power (AEP) will be doing utility work on Staples Street between Peerman Place and Hamlin Drive.

While this work is underway, this section of Staples Street will be reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction.  Flaggers will be on site to guide motorist through the intersection.

Traffic control devices will guide motorists through the construction site.  While the work is underway, motorists should expect delays and are advised to seek alternate routes to avoid the area if possible.  Motorists are also advised to observe all construction warning signs and barricades for their safety and that of construction crews.   Access to local driveways will be maintained throughout the duration of the project.

For more information, please contact Traffic Engineering at 826-3547.

Delta District

Man Impersonates “Maytag Repairman”

CodyRyanYarbroughOccurred on 1/16/13, 05:05am Burglary of a Building  1114 25th  1301160012

Police were called to the Memorial Apartments for loud noises coming from the laundry room.  The caller believed there was a burglary being committed.  Senior Officer J. Clement arrived to find Cody Ryan Yarbrough (04/17/86) walking out of the laundry room.  Yarbrough was found to be wet through.

Yarbrough had several tools in his sweat shirt as well as a coin cover with blood on it and several dollars’ worth of quarters in his pant pocket.   Yarbrough expressed his concern over finding the laundry room burglarized and attempted to fix the laundry machines.

Further investigation revealed, the laundry room door had been kicked in and one of the washer’s water hoses had been ripped out when it was dumped on its side.  Officer found two other laundry machines had also been burglarized.

Yarbrough was arrested and charged with Burglary of a Building, three counts of Burglary of a Coin Operated Machine, Unlawful Possession of Criminal Instruments along with an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.