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Charlie District

Intoxicated Driver Arrested And Connected to Damage At Club Estates Pool

Occurred March 10, 2012 10:42pm Congressional/Pebble Beach DWI/Criminal Mischief/trespass 1203100121/1203100122

A 22-year-old man was arrested Saturday night for breaking into the vacant pool and then driving while intoxicated.

Police were called to the vacant Club Estates pool at 10:42pm by a neighbor that reported a burglary in progress. Patrol Officers arrived and saw a man drive away from the pool in a black 2003 Chevrolet Corvette. The Corvette was stopped by police and the operator, Cody Hall (5/30/1989) was investigated and arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Police Officers investigated the pool area and discovered the wooden fence and a building were forced open. Hall was additionally charged with Criminal Trespassing and the Criminal Mischief to the Club Estates Pool.

Bravo District

Corpus Christi Police Arrest First Spring Breaker

A 17-year-old man was arrested at 2:15 pm on Friday as the first arrest for Spring Break in Corpus Christi according to Lt. Kureska of the Corpus Christi Police Department. Patrol officers on the beach saw a man drive a gold 2000 Ford Contour with an expired vehicle registration at Beach Marker 199. Officers initiated a traffic stop for the violation and the man had no driver’s license, and no insurance.

The man was alone in the vehicle and the patrol officers noticed a strong odor of marijuana from inside the vehicle. The officers discovered marijuana in the vehicle and arrested the driver, Heliberto Eguia (5/31/1994).

Eguia received several traffic citations for the expired motor vehicle registration, fail to maintain financial responsibility, and driving as an unlicensed operator. Eguia was arrested for possession of marijuana and delivered to the city detention center. Eguia’s vehicle was impounded.

Community Outreach, Traffic Safety Division

City Opens New Vehicle Impound Lot

The City of Corpus Christi opened the new vehicle impound lot Monday, March 5, 2012. The new impound lot located at 5485 Greenwood Drive was funded by Proposition 3 of the November 2008 city bond election at a cost of 2.7 million dollars. The impound lot features 11 paved acres of land, overhead lighting, access gate, a 2,000 square foot administration building and a vehicle inspection and drop off canopy. The new site has 6 paved acres for a vehicle storage lot, 4 paved acres for an auction lot and 5 acres outside of the existing facility to allow for expansion.

The new impound lot replaces the old impound lot and solves several problems experienced at the previous location. The 5 acre lot on the 2600 block of Holly Road experienced overcrowding, poor drainage and had no room for expansion. The lot on Holly Road opened in 1987 and had 3 additions before it closed operation on March 5, 2012. The location on Holly will be retained by the city to store specialty vehicles and equipment until the new Public Safety Warehouse opens in July 2013.

The employees and the vehicles have moved to the new site from the Holly location. Two additional employees were hired and one wrecker was purchased as a result of the monthly auctions that began March 2011.

The City Impound lot accepted 6,579 vehicles in 2011 for an average of 548 vehicles per month. The City Impound lot accepted 5,857 vehicles in 2010 for an average of 488 vehicles per month. The City Impound lot accepted 1,243 vehicles in 2012 as of March 8, 2012 for an average of 621 vehicles per month.

The site for the new impound lot was the former Hala Pit landfill which was in operation from 1965 until 1971. The site was undeveloped since 1971 until this project was selected for the use of this land.

Environmental studies and safety evaluations delayed the completion of the project and was no additional financial cost. The safety of the environment, employees, and the public is the highest priority that was not compromised in the construction of this project.

The new impound facility serves the purpose to enhance public safety and neighborhood improvement. This area will be the collection point for the uninsured and abandoned vehicles the patrol officers remove as hazards from our city roadways. The facility is open every hour of the day and every day of the year. The Corpus Christi Police Department would like to thank the citizens of Corpus Christi for providing the resources needed to serve this community.

Charlie District

Tattooed Woman Passes Fake Cash

Occurred March 5, 2012 12:05pm   Forgery           5500 Saratoga Blvd. and 3900 South Padre Island Drive 1203050069 and 1203050127

A white female with tattoos passed counterfeit money at several area stores Monday afternoon. A clerk at a Stripes store called police when the woman attempted to use fake five dollar bills to pay for merchandise. The woman left the store as the clerk called police at about 12:05pm. The clerk recorded the license plate number of a gold 2001 Toyota Camry used by the woman who passed the fake money. The clerk told police no merchandise was taken and provided police with the fake money.

Police were then called to a Speedy Stop store in reference to more fake five dollar bills. A 30-year-old woman told police while she pumped gas in her car she was approached by a woman at the gas pump and requested to exchange a 20 dollar bill for four 5 dollar bills. The 30-year-old woman agreed to the exchange and then realized the four 5 dollar bills she was given were not real money. The woman told police she recorded the license plate of the gold 2001 Toyota Camry used by the woman that gave the fake 5 dollar bills.

The license plate number provided in both these events are identical and the suspect description is similar. The suspect is described as a white female with tattoos, brown hair, blue eyes, five feet tall, and weighs about 115 pounds. The license plate provided to police is CK9Y279.

Anyone with information about these crimes are encouraged to call crime stoppers at 888-TIPS, or log on to http://www.888TIPS.com.

Adam District

Child Misbehaves and The Mother Gets Struck By A Car

Occurred March 5, 2012 5:07pm   6300 Old Brownsville Rd.           Aggravated Assault         1203050111

A 48-year-old woman told police she was intentionally struck by a vehicle driven by a 31-year-old woman Monday after a confrontation about their children’s misbehavior in school.

The 48-year-old mother said her child got in trouble at school and the mother went to confront the 31-year-old woman about the matter. The 48-year-old mother did not provide police with details about the event but said she was struck by a gray or blue sedan that was driven by the person she confronted. The 31-year-old woman in the car left the area before police arrived.

An ambulance provided emergency medical treatment to the 48-year-old woman and considered the injuries to be minor and did not require transport to the hospital.

A witness provided police with more details. The 31-year-old woman was not yet contacted by police and the investigation continues. The woman struck by the car said she will not confront others again without police presence.

Bravo District

Buildings Including a Fire Station Targeted for Graffiti

Occurred March 2 and 3, 2012    Graffiti/Criminal Mischief    1203020063, 1203020095, 1203020063

Several vehicles and buildings including a fire station were damaged by paint over the weekend in an area on the north side of South Padre Island Drive between Airline Road and Nile Drive. Several vehicles and a garage door were painted over Thursday night on the 5900 block of Hugo. The side of Fire Station 11 located at Airline and Hugo was painted at the same period of time.

Graffiti was discovered at the 6200 block of South Padre Island Drive at a car sales lot in which a vehicle was damaged by paint. The graffiti was located at several nearby traffic signs, on the wall of a business at Prince and S. Padre Island Dr., on a garage door on the 6100 block of Winston, and another vehicle on the 1300 block of Prince. The damage happened overnight on Friday and the information was gathered by police.

Two people were connected to graffiti at the 6300 block of South Padre Island Drive early Saturday morning and police are investigating these offenses to determine if they are all related.

Anyone who has information about these crimes are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or log on to http://www.888TIPS.com.

Bravo District

Dropped CD Player Leads to Burglary and Graffiti Arrest

Occurred March 3, 2012   12:25am            6300 S. Padre Island Dr.  Burglary/Graffiti Warrant of arrest 1203030007

Two people were caught Saturday morning for graffiti after a person saw the two people complete a burglary of a vehicle. Police Officers were called at about 12:20am to an apartment complex on the 6300 block of South Padre Island Drive for a pair of men that broke into a vehicle.

Officer A. Lopez saw two people who matched the description of the suspects on the 1300 block of Clare. Officer Lopez saw a juvenile male drop a vehicle mounted compact disk player in the ditch and continue to walk. Officer Lopez stopped the two and found spray paint in the back pocket of the juvenile who dropped the compact disk player.

Other officers contacted the person who called in the complaint. The officers were directed to a vehicle that had obvious damage and the in dash stereo missing. Officers also were directed to wet graffiti that was the same color as carried by the man with Officer Lopez. Eighteen year old Martin Trevino (10-29-1993) was arrested for burglary to a motor vehicle, graffiti, and a warrant for his arrest. The juvenile was taken to the Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center.

Delta District

Man Who Points Out Hit & Run Driver Gets Arrested and Driver Released

Occurred on March 4, 2012  1:30pm  400 Mann  Hit & Run/Poss of Marijuana/Resisting arrest 1203040080 & C1201648

 

A 25-year-old man was arrested Sunday afternoon after he pointed out the driver who made a failed attempt to hide from a hit and run crash. Police Officers were called to Starr Street and North Shoreline at about 1:30pm for a crash report in which a 2005 Chevy pickup left without providing information as required.

Officers located the smashed truck parked and unoccupied in a nearby parking garage and the officers directly searched for the driver. The officers located two men seated together at a picnic table on the third level of the parking garage. One of the men immediately pointed and told the officers the other man was the driver. The man who pointed out the driver then attempted to leave against the officer’s direction and then pushed an officer in an attempt to leave. The officers believed the man was a passenger in the crashed vehicle and restrained the man. The officers then located an amount of marijuana and a controlled substance in the man’s pockets.

Kenneth Mowles (1/3/1987) was arrested for Possession of a controlled substance, Possession of Marijuana, and Resisting arrest or Detention. Mowles was taken to Spohn Memorial Hospital for a precautionary medical check because he was involved in the vehicle crash and then Mr. Mowles was taken to the city detention center. The second man who was identified as the driver was issued several traffic citations and released.

Charlie District

Man Arrested for a Felony Theft of Vehicle Tires

Occurred on March 2, 2012    4:01am   3700 Capri Dr.                        1203020014

A nineteen year old man was arrested Friday morning for stealing tires valued at about $1,600. Police were called to the 3700 block of Capri for a suspicious person sighted in the neighborhood at 4:00 in the morning. Police found the man described by the caller, 19-year-old Jeremy Longoria (11/19/1992). Longoria threw a cell phone to the ground once he saw police.

Police officers located Longoria’s truck parked nearby which had tools, landscaping blocks and vehicle parts that seemed unusual to the officers. The citizen that originally called to complain about the suspicious man met with officers and pointed out a nearby vehicle which had missing parts that matched the parts found in Longoria’s truck. The police officers were aware of several thefts of vehicles tires in this police district of the of the city. The owner of the vehicle with missing parts confirmed that Mr. Longoria had no permission to take the vehicle parts in this case. Longoria was arrested for felony theft because of the value of the property involved. Longoria was additionally charged with failure to identify because Longoria knowingly provided a false name to police during the investigation.

Bravo District

Driver Arrested In a Hurry Home for Bedtime

A 23-year-old man was arrested at about 1:50am Thursday morning for reckless driving near the site of a recent fatal pedestrian crash. Officer Curtis Volling saw a 2011 Silver Kia Rio turn from Rodd Field road onto McArdle without stopping at the stop sign at that intersection. The Rio travelled wide into oncoming traffic and then accelerated at a speed that was possibly twice the posted speed limit on McArdle as the vehicle travelled to Ennis Joslin. The area of McArdle between Rodd Field and Ennis Joslin is a two lane road with no sidewalks.

Officer Volling conducted a traffic stop and the driver, Brian Venable (7/3/1988) said he had to get up in the morning to go to work se he was in a hurry. Brian Venable was arrested for reckless driving.