The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 173 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight February 24 to 7:20am February 25, 2014. This is a sample of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Delta” District

Date: Monday, February 24, 2014, 23:34

Location: 2600 Nogales Street

Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (Penal Code Section 31.07) State Jail Felony

Case Number: 1402220147

Corpus Christi Police arrested 17-year-old Robert Lugo (9/13/1996) for unauthorized use of a vehicle at the 2600 block of Nogales Street Monday night. Corpus Christi Police Officers conducted foot patrol and heard screeching tires and a vehicle rev the engine. The Officers approached the vehicle and detained the operator, 17-year-old Robert Lugo, and the four juvenile passengers. Officers learned the vehicle was reported stolen on February 22 from the 3800 block of Caravelle Parkway in Corpus Christi. The four passengers were two 13-year-old girls, a 13-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy. The two boys were taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center with citations for violation of night curfew. The two 13-year-old girls were taken to the Nueces County Juvenile Detention Center for providing false identifying information to the Officers. The Officers returned the vehicle to the owner and delivered Lugo to the city detention center.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 507 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight February 21 to 6:00am February 24, 2014. These are a sample of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Adam” District

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2014, 20:34

Location: 300 Lantana Street

Event: Major Vehicle Crash

Crash Number: C1400716

Corpus Christi Police responded to a vehicle crash with a fatal injury on the 300 block of Lantana Street Saturday night. Corpus Christi Police learned a blue 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis did not successfully negotiate a curve, the car struck a culvert, and the operator was ejected from the vehicle. The operator was a 33-year-old man and there was a 14-year-old passenger who was not ejected and suffered minor injuries. The 33-year-old man did not survive the crash. The vehicle was impounded and the Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section continues to investigate the crash.

“Bravo” District

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2014, 12:52

Location: 9300 State Highway 358 east bound

Offense: Reckless Driving (Transportation Code Section 545.401)

Case Number: 1402230079

Corpus Christi Police arrested 25-year-old Rudy Rojas (2/9/1989) for reckless driving on the 9300 block of State Highway 358 Sunday. A Corpus Christi Police Officer saw a black 2012 Ford Mustang travel east on South Padre Island Drive at 102 miles per hour. The Officer conducted a traffic stop and arrested the operator, 25-year-old Rudy Rojas, for reckless driving. The Officer impounded the Mustang and delivered Riojas to the city detention center.

“Charlie” District

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2014, 19:09

Location: 4600 Marie Street

Offense: Kidnapping (20.03) 3^rd Degree Felony

Case Number: 1402230120

A 12-year-old girl reported an attempted kidnapping at the 4600 block of Marie Street to Corpus Christi Police Sunday. The 12-year-old girl told Officers she walked alone on the 4600 block of Marie Street at 7:00pm Sunday night. The 12-year-old girl told Officers a heavy-set man walked up behind her and grabbed her shoulders. The 12-year-old girl told Officers she broke free from the man’s grip and ran away. The 12-year-old girl told Officers she was not injured, and she described the man as medium brown skin and wore a white t-shirt, blue jean shorts, and had tattoos on his arms. The 12-year-old girl told Officers the man got into a silver Chevrolet Impala and left the area.

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2014, 21:07

Location: 4600 Cosner Drive

Offense: Discharge a Firearm inside the Municipality (Penal Code Section 46.02) Class A Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1402230133

Corpus Christi Police arrested 27-year-old Michael Morin (2/2/1987) for discharging a firearm inside the city limits at the 4600 block of Cosner Drive Sunday night. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a person who discharged a firearm on the 4600 block of Hakel Drive at 9:00pm Sunday night. A Corpus Christi Police Officer saw a gray 2009 Pontiac sedan pass a stop sign without stopping and the Officer initiated a traffic stop. The Officer discovered the operator of the Pontiac, 27-year-old Michael Morin, had a pistol. The Officer discovered evidence that Morin had discharged the firearm in the area of the 4600 block of Hakel Drive moments before the Officer conducted the traffic stop. The Officer arrested Morin for discharging the firearm inside the city limits and impounded the vehicle. No injuries or damage were reported. The Officer then delivered Morin to the city detention center.

Date: Monday, February 24, 2014, 2:37am

Location: Holly Road at Staples Street

Event: Major Vehicle Crash

Crash Number: C1400741

Corpus Christi Police responded to a head on collision at Staples Street and Holly Road Monday morning. Corpus Christi Police learned that a maroon 1994 Chevy Suburban operated by a 19-year-old man and a silver 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle operated by a 49-year-old man collided with each other in the intersection. The 19-year-old man told Officers he had the green light and began a turn from Holly onto Staples when the motorcycle struck the Suburban. The 49-year-old man and his passenger, a 54-year-old man, were taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. Officers impounded the Suburban and continue to investigate the crash. No citations have been issued. Officers noted fog was present at the time of the crash.

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 886-2841. 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.

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 162 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight February 18 to 6:00am February 19, 2014. These are a sample of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Adam” District

Date: Monday, February 17, 2014, 12:44pm
Location: 3737 Leopard Street
Offense: Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.02) 2^nd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1402170076

A 28-year-old woman reported a robbery at 3737 Leopard Street to Corpus Christi Police Monday. Corpus Christi Police responded to a disturbance at 12:44pm and learned a 42-year-old man held 23-year-old Daniel Perales (7/23/1990) waiting for Police to arrive. The 42-year-old man told Officers that Perales ran from the 28-year-old woman after having taken money out of her purse. The 28-year-old woman told Officers she shopped and noticed Perales followed her. The 28-year-old woman told Officers she continued to shop and had her purse in the cart and turned away from the cart for a moment. The 28-year-old woman told Officers when she turned back to the cart, she saw Perales with his hands in her purse and had taken money. The 28-year-old woman told Officers she tried to grab the money back from Perales, but he ran and she chased him. The 28-year-old woman told Officers Perales ran until the 42-year-old man stopped him and Police arrived. Officers arrested Perales for robbery and delivered him to the city detention center.

“Bravo” District

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 20:42
Location: 7002 Terrier Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault (Penal Code Section 22.02) 2^nd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1402180123

Corpus Christi Police arrested 50-year-old Paul Curtis (11/12/1963) for an aggravated assault at 7002 Terrier Street Tuesday night. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint from a 42-year-old man that he was stabbed in the shoulder with a knife by Curtis at about 8:40pm. The 42-year-old man told Officers Curtis fled in a pickup truck toward Flour Bluff.  The 42-year-old man was transported to the hospital for treatment of non life-threatening injuries. Other Corpus Christi Police Officers searched Flour Bluff and located Curtis on the 900 block of Recreation Drive and arrested Curtis for aggravated assault.

“Charlie” District

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 9:23am
Location: 4138 Ayers Street
Offense: False Identification as a Police Officer (Penal Code Section 37.12) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1402180033

A 25-year-old woman complained to Corpus Christi Police of a man who identified himself as a police officer to her at 4138 Ayers Street Tuesday. The 25-year-old woman described the man to Corpus Christi Police as a man with medium brown skin, 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, was bald, had a goatee and wore a handgun displayed on his waist. The 25-year-old woman told Corpus Christi Police the man drove a silver Chevy Impala and displayed strange behavior. The 25-year-old woman provided the license plate to Corpus Christi Police and Officers conducted a search, identified a suspect, established he is not licensed as a peace officer, and continue to investigate the complaint. No arrest has yet been made.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 520 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight February 14 to 6:00am February 17, 2014. These are a sample of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Bravo” District

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2014, 10:40am

Location: 7502 Staples Street

Offense: Disorderly Conduct (Penal Code Section 42.01) Class C Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1402150073

A 58-year-old man reported disorderly conduct at a convenience store located at 7502 Staples Street to the Corpus Christi Police Saturday. The 58-year-old man told Officers he saw a man take pictures with a cellular telephone in an improper manner. The 58-year-old man told Officers a woman at the store was followed by a man while the man took pictures up the woman’s skirt without her knowledge. Officers reviewed the store video and saw the act as described by the 58-year-old man. The suspect was described as a man with medium brown color skin, about 30-35 years old, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, about 200 pounds and wore an outfit as a construction worker. Officers checked nearby construction sites, but were unable to locate the man. The responding Officers believe the woman does not know she was the victim of a crime and are also attempting to identify and locate the victim.

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2014, 7:48am

Location: 6800 Boardwalk Avenue

Offense: Burglary of a Habitation (Penal Code Section 30.02) 2^nd Degree Felony

Case Number: 1402150048

A 42-year-old man reported a burglary to his home located at the 6800 block of Boardwalk Avenue to Corpus Christi Police Saturday. The 42-year-old man told Officers some unknown person entered his company truck without permission while it was parked in the driveway to his home overnight and stole tools and the garage door opener to his home. The 42-year-old man said the unknown person then opened the garage door to his home and stole his white 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe from inside the garage and took his television and sound system from inside his house. The 42-year-old man told Officers the burglary happened while his family slept inside the house.

“Charlie” District

Date: Friday, February 14, 2014, 18:36

Location: 3500 State Highway 358

Event: Major Vehicle Crash

Crash Number: C1400605

Corpus Christi Police responded to a vehicle crash with a pedestrian on the freeway along South Padre Island Drive at 6:38pm Friday night. Responding Officers learned that a 30-year-old man drove a silver 2011 Chevrolet Silverado west on the 3500 block of the State Highway 358 between Carroll Lane and Kostoryz Road when a 37-year-old man crossed the freeway. Officers learned the truck struck the man and the man died as a result of the injuries. No citations or criminal charges were applied to the 30-year-old man.

The roadway was closed for about 3 hours. While working this accident, several drivers on State Highway 358 grew impatient and chose to go around Officers by driving on the right shoulder to continue on State Highway 358. Officers stopped 7 vehicles and issued 7 traffic citations for passing on the right shoulder.

“Delta” District

Date: Monday, February 17, 2014, 00:24

Location: 3206 Ayers Street

Offense: Aggravated Assault (Penal Code Section 22.02) 2^nd Degree Felony

Case Number: 1402170005

Corpus Christi Police responded to an aggravated assault at a bar located at 3206 Ayers Street at 12:24am Monday morning in which a 26-year-old man told Officers he suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen. Corpus Christi Police responded to a call of a fight and learned the victim of the fight had taken himself to the hospital by personal vehicle for treatment of a gunshot wound. Witnesses told Officers a 26-year-old man got into a fight with a group of unknown men. Witnesses told Officers the 26-year-old man then emerged with an injury and said he was shot. Physicians at the hospital told Officers the 26-year-old man had a gunshot to the abdomen which was not considered life threatening. Witnesses described the suspects as males who were transported in a Chevy Avalanche driven by an unknown woman.

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 886-2841. 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.

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 166 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight February 12 to 6:00am February 13, 2014. These are a sample of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Adam” District

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 22:40

Location: 5300 Leopard Street

Offense: Criminal Mischief (28.03) Class B Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1402120144

Corpus Christi Police arrested 21-year-old Kyle Benavidez (4/4/1992) for Criminal Mischief and Evading Arrest at the 5300 block of Leopard Street Wednesday night. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint from a 31-year-old man that Benavidez broke a window to a motel room and then ran from the scene before officers arrived. The 31-year-old man told Officers he estimated the damage at about $60 dollars. Officers found Benavidez under a bridge on Leopard Street and Benavidez ran from the Officers. Benavidez ran east in the westbound lanes and was struck by a Corpus Christi Police patrol car. Benavidez was transported to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries and then delivered to the city detention center for criminal mischief and evading arrest.

“Bravo” District

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 7:14

Location: 2500 Scabbard Drive

Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle (Penal Code Section 31.07) State Jail Felony

Case Number: 1402120018

A 50-year-old man reported his vehicle stolen from the driveway to his home on the 2500 block of Scabbard Drive Wednesday. The 50-year-old man told Officers an unknown person broke into his Chevy Silverado overnight and found the spare key to his black 2013 Chevy Tahoe. The 50-year-old man told Officers his Tahoe was gone and reported the Tahoe stolen. Officers located the Tahoe in the area of Wilderock and Cricket Hollow. The vehicle was parked and unoccupied and returned to the 50-year-old man.

“Charlie” District

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 12:32pm

Location: 4100 Bray Drive

Offense: Burglary of a Habitation (Penal Code Section 30.02) 2^nd Degree Felony

Case Number: 1402120067

A 74-year-old man reported a burglary at a home on the 4100 block of Bray Drive to Corpus Christi Police Wednesday. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of criminal trespass from the 74-year-old man at 12:32pm. The 74-year-old man told Officers he went to check on a rental property and found 19-year-old Deonte Jones (12/15/1994) and 23-year-old Matthew Garrett (9/13/1990) asleep in the house without permission. Jones and Garrett had taken items from inside the house and were arrested for burglary of a habitation. Garrett was additionally charged with possession of a controlled substance. Officers delivered Jones and Garrett 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 886-2841. 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.

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 171 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight February 10 to 6:00am February 11, 2014. These are a sample of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Bravo” District

Date: Monday, February 10, 2014, 11:48am

Location: 6400 Hardwick Drive

Offense: Burglary of a Vehicle (Penal Code Section 30.04) Class A Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1402100065

A 50-year-old man reported a burglary to his vehicle on the 6400 block of Hardwick to Corpus Christi Police Monday. The 50-year-old man told Officers his rifle; pistol and other items were taken by some unknown person from inside his white 2013 Chevrolet Malibu while it was parked and unattended from 6:00pm Saturday night until 11:00am Monday morning.

“Charlie” District

Date: Monday, February 10, 2014, 12:39pm

Location: Interstate Highway 37 ramp to Highway 181 Northbound

Event: Vehicle Crash

Crash Number: C1400536

Corpus Christi Police responded to a vehicle crash which blocked the ramp from Interstate Highway 37 to the Harbor Bridge Monday afternoon. Officers observed a blue 2000 International Harvester Company truck tractor that pulled a trailer full of sand had rolled to its side and obstructed the roadway. Officers learned the truck tractor pulled the trailer through a curve and the trailer struck the concrete barrier, skidded, and the trailer rolled to its side and dumped the sand onto the roadway. Officers reported the truck tractor remained upright. The 65-year-old male operator of the truck tractor was issued a citation for fail to control speed. No injuries were reported.

Date: Monday, February 10, 2014, 16:17

Location: 3100 Staples Street

Event: Pedestrian/Vehicle Crash

Crash Number: C1400538

Corpus Christi Police responded to a vehicle crash with a pedestrian at the 3100 block of Staples Street Monday afternoon. Responding Officers learned that a gold 2000 Toyota Camry operated by a 26-year-old man struck a 15-year-old boy in the roadway. The 15-year-old boy was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment of hip pain which the Officers considered to be non life-threatening injuries. Officers determined the 15-year-old boy ran in front of the vehicle without regard to the traffic, so the 26-year-old man was released without any issued citations.

“Delta” District

Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 00:26

Location: 500 Southern Street

Offense: Aggravated Assault (Penal Code Section 22.02) 2^nd Degree Felony

Case Number: 1402110005

An 18-year-old woman reported an aggravated assault at the 500 block of Southern Street to Corpus Christi Police Tuesday morning. The 18-year-old woman told Officers a 22-year-old man responded to a knock at the door to their apartment at about 12:20am Tuesday morning and then went outside to talk to someone. The 18-year-old woman told Officers the 22-year-old man rushed into the apartment and tried to close the door behind him, but two unknown men forced their way into the apartment and stabbed the 22-year-old man in the abdomen. The 18-year-old woman told Officers the men left in a maroon Honda Civic. The 22-year-old man was transported to the hospital by ambulance and was listed in serious, but stable condition.

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 886-2841. 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.