Occurred February 27, 2012 Burglary to a building 1500 Morgan 1202270051
A church building that is over one hundred years old was the target of an overnight burglary Monday morning. Corpus Christi Police were called to the Family First Church Monday morning at about 9:30am after nearly $10,000 worth of property was discovered missing from the building. The pastor of the church said that an unknown person broke a window to force entry into the building overnight.
The church pastor said that music and computer equipment were taken from inside the building. The church pastor said those he services at the church are low-income families and do not provide cash donations. The items stolen in this event were donated items from the low-income families that are unable to provide other means of offering to the church.
Anyone with any information about this burglary are encouraged to call crime stoppers at 888-TIPS or log on to www.888TIPS.com.
Occurred February 23, 2012 Theft 300 Cape Cod 1202230062
Two people were arrested Thursday for stealing mail in the South Shore Estates neighborhood. A post office worker phoned police after a man stopped at a house and took a package delivered by the post office worker. The post office worker watched a blue Chevy Cavalier stop in front of the house, the man got out and took the package, and then the vehicle drove away. The Cavalier was driven by a female and the post office worker provided the license plate number to police.
The Cavalier was stopped by police and several packages were located inside the car. The owners of the packages were contacted and the post office workers suspicion of theft was verified. Thirty year old Adolfo Gutierrez (10-29-1981) and twenty-five year old Ivonne Rodriguez (6-26-1986) were arrested for theft.
Occurred February 24, 2012 Burglary to a residence 7700 Caribou 1202240073
An eighteen year old man was arrested Friday for stealing a rifle from a house on the 7700 block of Caribou. An alert neighbor saw a man at about one o-clock in the afternoon wearing a t-shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes as the man concealed some object underneath his shirt. The neighbor followed the man who concealed an object until the man entered a house on Fox Drive. The neighbor phoned police to report the unusual activity.
Police arrived and discovered a house on Caribou with a broken back door window and no one home. The home owner was called by a neighbor and a rifle was discovered missing from the home on Caribou. Police officers went to the home on Fox Drive where the suspicious man entered while watched by the neighbor. Police met Tyler Moore (12-19-1993) and located the rifle described by the home owner on Caribou. Mr. Moore was arrested for burglary to a habitation.
Occurred February 26, 2012 Criminal Mischief 3100 Baldwin 1202260009
Thirteen vehicles had the tires cut by a knife in the parking lot of a night club on Baldwin resulting in damages that were estimated at over $2,800. Corpus Christi Police were called to the night club for criminal mischief and the witnesses described a single man responsible for the damage. The suspect was described as a Hispanic male that wore a dark sweater, black jeans, and was last seen walking east on Baldwin. One victim of the damage said the suspect had asked for fifty cents and became irritated when the request was refused.
Corpus Christi Police request any person that has information about this crime to contact crime stoppers at 888-TIPS or log on to www.888TIPS.com.
Occurred February 26, 2012 Burglary 9600 Hearn’s Ferry Rd. 1202260048
A 34-year-old man was arrested for stealing from the storage buildings from the Corpus Christi Police shooting range. A Port Police Officer patrolled the area of the Police outdoor range and noticed a wagon that contained power tools that was out of place at the shooting range. The Port Police officer then saw a gray Dodge Charger car drive to the range and quickly leave once the driver of the Charger saw the Port Police Officer. The Port Police Officer stopped the Charger and detained the driver while the Corpus Christi Police responded.
Corpus Christi Police range operators inspected the buildings and discovered there was forced entry to the buildings and that the tools were taken from inside the city buildings. The driver of the Charger, Tommy Rannefeld (8-22-1977), was connected and arrested for the burglary of a building. All the stolen items were recovered and returned to police.
Corpus Christi Property Crimes Investigators are asking for help to identify a man who stole money from the Taqueria Jalisco Restaurant on Cimarron on Monday, February 13, 2012.
The cashier for the restaurant was provided an envelope with cash which was placed by the register near the front door to the business. The cashier turned away momentarily and the envelope disappeared. The video camera surveillance system was reviewed and the person that stole the envelope was seen on the video recording. The man who took the envelope is described as a white male with dark hair and wore a black jacket. The man took the envelope that contained the money, concealed the envelope inside his jacket, then he left the business.
Anyone that can identify this person or has any information about this crime are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or log on to www.888TIPS.com. The information you provide could earn you a cash reward.
Occurred February 13, 2012 5400 S. Padre Island Dr. Shoplifting 1202140038
Corpus Christi Property Crimes Investigators need your help to identify the woman who stole over $1,200 worth of sunglasses from the Sunglass Hut store in the La Palmera Mall.
The woman is described as a Hispanic female with long straight black hair and wore a tan shirt with blue jean pants. The woman had a gold shoulder bag and carried three shopping bags in her hand. The woman stole several pairs of sunglasses and her image was captured on the video camera recording system inside the store. Store employees have asked for help to identify this woman so that criminal charges may be pursued.
If you can identify this woman or if you have any information regarding this theft we encourage you to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or log on at www.888TIPS.com, the information you provide could earn you a cash reward.
Occurred February 23, 2012 5800 Horizon Burglary to a motor vehicle
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A person that called police for dogs barking nearby led police to capture a burglar in the act. Police were called to the 800 block of Derry at 12:40 in the morning because alert dogs barked repeatedly. Police were led to the 5800 block of Skyline by the sound of the barking dogs where two men walked the dark street. Police contacted the men and noticed a nervous nature about the men. Police found a G.P.S. device in the pocket of one of the men which was unusual because the man with the G.P.S. in his pocket said he does not own a car.
Police found two vehicles nearby that had the interior contents ransacked. The owner of both the ransacked vehicles was notified and the vehicle owner reported a G.P.S. missing from inside the vehicle. The officer’s suspicion was confirmed that the G.P.S. did not belong to the man walking the street.
Seventeen year old Juan Fuentes (4/21/1994)was arrested for burglary to a motor vehicle and criminal mischief. The second man was released at the scene.
Occurred on February 21, 2012 9:48am Vehicle Crash 9600 Interstate Highway 37 C1201329
Seven people were taken to the hospital as the result of a four vehicle crash that involved a bus that carried prisoners on the controlled access freeway of Interstate Highway 37 Tuesday morning. The bus was in transit from the Nueces County Jail enroute to Beeville when the front of the bus collided with three other passenger cars. There was road construction ahead which reduced the lanes of travel causing the traffic to slow when the bus struck the three other vehicles.
Two people from passenger cars were taken by ambulance immediately with non-life threatening injuries. The thirty one inmates of the Texas Department of Corrections were all individually evaluated by medics at the scene as they were loaded onto a second bus to take them to their destination. Three guards and two inmates from the prison transport bus were taken to the hospital for precautionary treatment. The remainder of the inmates were taken to Beeville and evaluated a second time for any injuries.
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