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Crime Stoppers, Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Want Your Help to Identify a Burglar

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Date: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 2:53am
Location: 2334 Pollex Avenue
Offense: Burglary of a Building (Penal Code Section 30.02) State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1509030021

Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives want help from the public to identify and locate the person responsible for a burglary on September 3, 2015 at a business located at 2334 Pollex Avenue.

Corpus Christi Police responded to an alarm at 3:05am and discovered forced entry to the building. Officers searched the interior of the business, but did not find anyone inside. A 49-year-old man with a key to the building told Officers the damage was new and not with any owners consent, and that the safe was forced open with the contents missing. The 49-year-old man made a complaint of a Burglary and provided a copy of surveillance video.

Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives have images of the man they believe is responsible for the burglary and would like help from the public to identify the suspect. The man is described as a male, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 175 pounds, with brown hair, a goatee, thick eyebrows and wore dark gloves, a denim shirt, black hoodie, jeans and dark boots.

Anyone who can identify this man, or has any additional information about this crime, should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. If the information leads to an arrest, it could earn the caller a cash reward.

Adam District, Criminal Investigations Division, SWAT Operations

Police Arrest Man on Brooks Drive After Stand-off

Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 13:03
Location: 300 Brooks Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
Case Number: 1509150094

Corpus Christi Police arrested 26-year-old Quinton Ellison (9/21/1988) for aggravated assault after he threatened people with a weapon and then barricaded himself in a house on the 300 block of Brooks Drive Tuesday afternoon.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a disturbance with a weapon a little after 1pm on the 300 block of Brooks Drive Tuesday afternoon. Officers arrived and Ellison locked himself in a home and refused to come out to speak to Officers. A 46-year-old woman, a 28-year-old man and a 25-year-old man told Officers they believed Ellison was under the influence of some type of drugs and threatened them with a large knife, but no one was injured. Officers requested additional resources in order to resolve the situation.

The Corpus Christi Police SWAT Team, Hostage Negotiation Team, and Detectives arrived to assist the patrol officers. The 300 block of Brooks was closed to traffic at about 1:45pm. The Hostage Negotiation Team gathered information in which they believed there were no firearms accessible to Ellison and there was no other person inside the home. Ellison surrendered peacefully at 4:15pm and the road was reopened to normal use.

Ellison was arrested for aggravated assault, a second degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Officers delivered Ellison to the city detention center. No injuries were reported that were related to this event.

Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division, Narcotics/Vice Division

Police Arrest Woman On Weber For Narcotics Traffic

The Corpus Christi Police Department Narcotics Vice Investigators seized 10.89 grams of crack cocaine, 6.9 grams of methamphetamine, 64 dosage units (9.51 grams) of Alprazolam, 3 dosage units (1.35 grams) of acetaminophen/hydrocodone, 21.5 dosage units (9.26 grams) of hydrocodone, and 15 dosage units (3.9 grams) of Tramadol.
The Corpus Christi Police Department Narcotics Vice Investigators seized 10.89 grams of crack cocaine, 6.9 grams of methamphetamine, 64 dosage units (9.51 grams) of Alprazolam, 3 dosage units (1.35 grams) of acetaminophen/hydrocodone, 21.5 dosage units (9.26 grams) of hydrocodone, and 15 dosage units (3.9 grams) of Tramadol.

Date: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 12:13pm
Location: 5220 Weber Road
Offense: Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance in Penalty Group 1 (4grams-200grams) (Health and Safety Code Section 481.112) First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1509100055

Corpus Christi Police arrested 30-year-old Tawanya “Baby” Rabb (9-5-85) for a first degree felony level Manufacture/Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 and Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 3 after a search warrant was served at her apartment located at 5220 Weber Road Thursday afternoon. 

The Corpus Christi Police Department Narcotics Vice Investigations Division served a search and arrest warrant at 5220 Weber a little after noon today after lengthy investigation into complaints of drug dealing from the location.

The Corpus Christi Police Department Narcotics Vice Investigators seized:
10.89 grams of crack cocaine;
6.9 grams of methamphetamine;
64 dosage units (9.51 grams) of Alprazolam;
3 dosage units (1.35 grams) of acetaminophen/hydrocodone;
21.5 dosage units (9.26 grams) of hydrocodone;
and 15 dosage units (3.9 grams) of Tramadol.

The street value of the drugs was estimated to be over $1750.00.  The Corpus Christi Police Department Narcotics Vice Investigators also seized $1211.00 in cash believed to be proceeds from the sale of illegal narcotics.

 

Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Police Want Public Help to Search for Missing Man

Police are searching for 31 year old Patrick Henry Harris because of his medical conditions
Police are searching for 31-year-old Patrick Henry Harris because of his medical conditions

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Location: 700 Texan Trail
Event: Missing Person
Case Number: 1509040177

The Corpus Christi Police Department would like help from the public to locate 31-year-old Patrick Henry Harris who was last seen on August 20, 2015 on the 700 block of Texan Trail.

Harris left his home on August 20th and has not returned and family members are worried for his welfare. Harris has several medical conditions such as an enlarged heart and cerebral palsy and he requires medication. Detectives believe Harris may be in Downtown Corpus Christi around the missions on Leopard Street.

Harris is described as a white male, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, about 186 pounds with brown hair, blue eyes, and has a tattoo of a cross with the word “Patrick” inside the cross. Anyone with information to help locate Harris should call Detective Garcia at 886-2849.

Update:
Harris was located safe and well after a person saw news reported and phoned Police.

Bravo District

Man Killed In Vehicle Crash in Front of High School Tuesday Afternoon

A 48 year old man died as the result of a vehicle crash in front of Veterans Memorial High School
A 48-year-old man died as the result of a vehicle crash in front of Veterans Memorial High School

Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 17:22
Location: 3750 Cimarron Boulevard
Event: Vehicle Crash with Fatal Injuries
Case Number: 1509080128

A 48-year-old man died as the result of a vehicle crash in front of Veterans Memorial High School this afternoon.

The 48-year-old man operated a Dodge Charger and was stopped in the driveway for the school and waited for traffic to leave the school and enter Cimarron Boulevard. A 26-year-old man operated a red Ford F-150 pickup truck and traveled north on Cimarron Boulevard in front of the High School. The truck left the roadway to travel on the sidewalk and the front center of the truck struck the drivers door of the Dodge Charger. Both vehicles were thrown into the soil on the grounds of the High School.

The 26-year-old man was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The 48-year-old man was transported to the hospital, but did not survive.

The Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section responded to measure and construct a scale diagram and to investigate the crash. The Crash Investigators have at least one witness who provided a statement. Investigators do not believe alcohol was a factor in the crash, but do believe speed was a factor to the fatal injuries and significant damage to the vehicles.

The Corpus Christi Police closed the two northbound lanes of traffic on Cimarron Boulevard and let northbound traffic travel in the center turn lane past the crash scene from 5:45pm until about 9pm Tuesday night while Crash Investigators used laser mapping systems, collected evidence and photographed the scene.

The 26-year-old man remains in the hospital for medical treatment and no charges have been applied; however, Crash Investigators believe charges will be applied at a later time if evidence and information supports a criminal accusation. Crash Investigators know more people saw the event and ask anyone with any information about this crash, no matter how insignificant it may seem to the witness, to contact the Traffic Safety Section at 886-2600 during business hours. Investigators want the public not to assume information has been provided to Investigators and to contact the Investigators as soon as possible.

The Public can expect to see increased traffic enforcement in the 3700 block of Cimarron in the near future.

Adam District, Criminal Investigations Division

Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault on a Public Servant

Date: Friday, August 28, 2015, 13:39
Location: 3800 Brookside Drive
Offense: Warrant of Arrest (Code of Criminal Procedure Section 15.03)
Case Number: 1508280082 related to 1505040059

The United States Marshal’s Gulf Coast Fugitive and Violent Offender’s Task Force arrested 21-year-old Jheryl Ray Mancillas (12/9/1993) for a warrant for Mancillas’ arrest for aggravated assault against a public servant with a bond amount set at $180,000 dollars.

Mancillas was involved in an armed confrontation with Corpus Christi Police on May 4, 2015 at 9:30am at his residence on Brookside. No Officers were injured in the confrontation, but Mancillas suffered injuries from gunshots and was in the hospital for treatment for several weeks. Corpus Christi Police Detectives obtained the warrant for the arrest of Mancillas and requested the Marshal’s Task Force to apprehend Mancillas. Mancillas was arrested with no physical confrontation and Mancillas was delivered to the city detention center.

Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Detectives Arrest Man for Capital Murder

Corpus Christi Police Detectives obtained a warrant for the arrest of 33-year-old Lionel Pena for Capital Murder as a result of the death of a 2-year-old boy on the 800 block of Twenty Fifth Street on August 18, 2015. Pena was originally accused of Injury to a Child until the child died from the injuries, now the accusation against Pena has been upgraded to Capital Murder. After the child died, Detectives obtained a warrant on August 24 from the Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, the Honorable Joe Benavidez, then Detectives served Pena with the warrant at the Nueces County Jail. The warrant states the bond is set at $500,000.00 dollars.

The original post in this blotter stated:

Date: 08/18/2015       10:05 PM
Location: 800 25th Street
Offense: Injury to A Child
P.C. 22.04       First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508180143
A 2 year old boy is at Driscoll Hospital in very serious condition, and a man is in jail for hitting him.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a home located in the 800 block of 25th Street after the mother of the child called to report her son had fallen and was not breathing.  The child was then carried to Spohn Memorial Hospital by family members.

When Officers arrived at the emergency room, they were told that the two year old boy was in serious condition and being transferred to Driscoll Children’s Hospital.

Officers then went to the home of the child to investigate. Once there, Detectives were notified, and after an investigation, Lionel Pena (10/25/1981), a man that lives at the home, was arrested for injury to a child.

Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division

Police Arrest Woman For Aggravated Assault on Lake Shore Drive

Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 2:26am
Location: 100 Block of Lake Shore Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault (Penal Code Section 22.02) First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508180020

Corpus Christi Police Detectives arrested 41-year-old Trisha Bos (1/5/1974) Thursday afternoon for shooting a 70-year-old man at a home located on the 100 block of Lake Shore Drive Tuesday morning.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a call for a shooting at 2:26am Tuesday morning at a home on Lake Shore Drive and discovered a 70-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. The Officers also met with Bos in the home at the time of this event. The 70-year-old man was rushed to the hospital and survived the injury. Detectives gathered information and evidence which led the Detectives to believe that Bos was responsible for the injury to the 70-year-old man. The Detectives obtained a warrant for arrest for Bos for Aggravated Assault on Thursday. Detectives went to her home on Lake Shore Drive and arrested Bos Thursday afternoon. Bos was then delivered to the city detention center accused of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, a first degree felony which is punishable by up to 99 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Bos was also charged with Attempted Murder and Injury to the Elderly, so the warrant for her arrest was for three total criminal charges.

Charlie District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report August 18, 2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 220 original reports for criminal complaints between August 17 and August 18, 2015. These are a sample of the criminal complaints filed with the Corpus Christi Police Department during that time.

“Charlie” District

Date: Monday, August 17, 2015 20:26
Location: 3300 Staples Street
Event: Vehicle Crash with Fatal Injuries
Case Number: 1508170141
A vehicle struck a pedestrian on the 3300 block of Staples Street Monday night and the pedestrian did not survive. Corpus Christi Police responded to a vehicle crash at 8:26pm Monday night and learned a maroon 2004 Chevy Tahoe struck a 44-year-old woman in the road. An ambulance took the 44-year-old woman to the hospital for treatment, but the 44-year-old woman died. Officers learned the 44-year-old woman crossed the street and not in a crosswalk when the Tahoe struck the woman. The 30-year-old man who operated the Tahoe was not issued any citations or accused of any criminal charges. Officers do not believe the 30-year-old man was intoxicated at the time of the crash and investigators will wait for results from the medical examiner’s evaluation of the 44-year-old woman to determine specific conclusions of the event. Investigators from the  Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section conducted laser mapping of the area and impounded the Tahoe while they conduct the investigation. The 30-year-old man was released at the scene.

Date: Monday, August 17, 2015, 22:13
Location: 3300 Staples Street
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated with 2 or more previous convictions (Penal Code Section 49.04) 3rd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508170158
Corpus Christi Police arrested a 53-year-old man for Driving While Intoxicated Monday night after the 53-year-old man drove through an area closed to traffic while Traffic Safety Investigators gathered evidence from a vehicle crash scene with a fatal injury on the 3300 block of Staples Street. Officers rushed to gain the attention of a driver who drove a white 2002 Mitsubishi Galant passed barriers and Officers through a crash scene at 10:13pm. Officers got the driver, 53-year-old Donald Bates (4/3/1962) to stop the car and the Officers believed Bates had consumed alcoholic beverages. Officers arrested Bates for Driving While Intoxicated (with at least 2 previous convictions of Driving While Intoxicated), a warrant for Bates’ arrest for failure to appear for an intoxicated driving charge, and for possession of a controlled substance. Officers impounded the vehicle and took Bates to the hospital to collect a specimen of his blood for evidence. Officers then delivered Bates to the city detention center.

 Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Patrol Report August 17, 2015

These are a sample of the Criminal Complaints made to the Corpus Christi Police Department over the weekend of August 15-16, 2015.

“Charlie” District

Date: Sunday, August 16, 2015, 2:29am
Location: 3900 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Intoxicated Manslaughter
Case Number: 1508160028
A 41-year-old man died as a passenger in a vehicle crash at the intersection of South Padre Island Drive and Weber Sunday morning and the operator of the vehicle is accused of an intoxicated driving offense.
Corpus Christi Police responded to a vehicle crash at the South Padre Island Drive and Weber intersection at 2:29am Sunday morning. Officers learned a 39-year-old man drove a Toyota passenger car east on the freeway, navigated the Weber exit but struck the exit sign. Witnesses told Officers the Toyota travelled at a high rate of speed and struck the rear of a Nissan passenger car in the left lane of the South Padre Island Drive access road and caused the Nissan to travel into the intersection of South Padre Island Drive and Weber. Officers learned the Toyota struck a piling for the overpass to where they found the Toyota.
The 41-year-old male passenger in the Toyota did not survive the crash. The operator of the Nissan was a 37-year-old woman who received minor injuries as a result of the crash. The 39-year-old man who drove the Toyota was taken to the hospital for treatment for injuries as a result of the crash.
Officers believe alcohol consumption may be a contributing factor in this crash and so the 39-year-old man is accused of intoxicated manslaughter and will be delivered to the city detention center once he is released from the hospital.

“Delta” District

Date: Saturday, August 15, 2015, 12:41pm
Location: 3057 Greenwood Drive
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.03) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508150088
A 45-year-old man reported an aggravated robbery at a convenience store located at 3057 Greenwood to the Corpus Christi Police Saturday.
The 45-year-old man told Officers that he is employed as a clerk at the store and a man entered the store at about 12:40pm, displayed a handgun, and demanded money from the register. The 45-year-old man told Officers he provided the money to the man, and the man walked out the store and left the scene. No injuries or property damage was reported. The 45-year-old man described the suspect as a male with medium brown skin who spoke with a thick Spanish accent, and wore a grey beanie cap and plaid shirt.

Date: Saturday, August 15, 2015, 12:57pm
Location: 301 Mohawk Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.03) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508150093
A 60-year-old woman reported an aggravated robbery at a convenience store located at 301 Mohawk Street to the Corpus Christi Police Saturday. The 60-year-old woman told Officers that she is employed as a clerk at the store and a man entered the store at about 12:57pm, displayed a handgun, and demanded money from the register. The 60-year-old woman told Officers she provided the money to the man, and the man left the store and got into a black four door Nissan or Neon with black rims and black tinted windows. No injuries or property damage was reported. The 60-year-old woman described the suspect as a male with medium brown skin who spoke with a thick Spanish accent, about 20 years of age and wore a grey beanie cap, plaid shirt, black shorts and brown shoes.

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.