The Citizens in Support of the Corpus Christi Police Department Foundation will host its 2nd Annual Lunch with the Chief on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 from 11:30am to 1:30pm at the Texas Roadhouse. The lunch is open to the public. Tickets are $50 per person and sold at the door of the Texas Roadhouse Restaurant located at 2029 South Padre Island Drive.
The menu includes steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, all the rolls and cinnamon butter you can eat, and a soft drink or iced tea. All of the money raised in this event goes directly to the Police Foundation.
Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide Detectives would like help from the public to identify a man who may have information about the death of a 24 year old man at the Four Winds Apartments last Monday night.
Detectives have an image of the man they would like to identify from a video recording from a local business. Detectives would like to speak to this man and have not identified the man as a suspect in this case.
The man is described as a Hispanic Man in his late teens or early twenties in age who has shaggy hair and wore a dark t-shirt, khaki cargo shorts, and white tennis shoes. The man was in a white BMW sport utility vehicle.
Anyone with any information that can identify or locate this man should call the Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide Detectives immediately at 886-2841 or 886-2600. Information can be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com.
Occurred Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 16:49, South Port at Ruth Street, Aggravated Assault, 1210240081
A 38-year-old woman told police her white 2002 Ford F-150 truck was struck by gunfire at Port Avenue and Ruth Street Wednesday afternoon while her 21-year-old son was in the front passenger seat and her 9-year-old son sat in the back seat.
The woman said she stopped at the red light at Port Avenue and Ruth Street when a small white sport utility vehicle pulled up on the driver’s side of her vehicle. The woman said the passenger of the sport utility vehicle fired several gunshots at her vehicle, then left at a high rate of speed west on Ruth Street.
The woman described the shooter as a Hispanic man between twenty and forty years of age who wore a blue or black bandana on his face. The woman said the driver of the sport utility vehicle was a Hispanic man.
The woman’s truck had a hole and broken glass. The woman reported small cuts on her shoulder from glass as the only injury. The 21-year-old passenger said this event may be in relation to an ongoing fight in which he is involved.
Police continue to gather evidence and information. Police believe this event was not a random act of violence and have no indication the event was gang related. Anyone with any additional information about this crime should call Corpus Christi Police Detectives at 886-2600. Information can be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers by calling 888-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com.
Occurred Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 14:47, 3600 McArdle Road, Major Vehicle Crash C1208098
A 58-year-old woman crashed her green 2004 Nissan X-Terra into the back of a bus Wednesday afternoon at the 3600 block of McArdle Road near Carroll Lane.
A Regional Transit Authority bus stopped on McArdle Road and dropped off a passenger when the Nissan X-Terra struck the back of the bus. The 58-year-old woman said she saw the stopped bus, but her brakes did not work. The bus had 11 people on board and 3 were taken to the hospital by ambulance with minor injuries.
The strait, level, dry road had no skid marks visible to investigating officers. The 58-year-old woman was not injured in the crash. The 58-year-old woman received a citation for Fail to Control Speed and her Nissan X-Terra was towed due to damage. The bus was able to be driven away.
Occurred Monday, October 22, 2012, 20:31, 4101 Brett Street, Murder and Aggravated Assault, 1210220134
A 24-year-old man was killed and a 20-year-old man was seriously injured Monday night at the 4100 block of Brett Street.
Corpus Christi Police were dispatched to the Four Winds Apartments on the 4100 block of Brett Street to investigate a complaint of gunshots. Police Officers discovered evidence of an aggravated assault and then received information that a 24-year-old man arrived at an area hospital with a fatal gunshot wound.
Corpus Christi Police collected information from several witnesses who said they saw a fight and heard a gunshot. Corpus Christi Police Detectives arrived to collect evidence and information and are still in the early stages of the investigation for this crime.
The Detectives discovered a 20-year-old man at an area hospital that had a gunshot wound to the head. The 20-year-old man was at a different hospital than the 24-year-old man and detectives believe the two men were injured in the same event at the Four Winds Apartments. Detectives did not interfere with medical treatment for the 20-year-old and look forward to gather information from that man at a later time.
Corpus Christi Police have no suspect description to provide the public and ask that anyone with information about this crime to call the Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide Detectives immediately. Information can be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or online at www.888TIPS.com.
Occurred Friday, October 3, 2011, 10241 South Padre Island Drive, Theft, 1110030094
A felony arrest warrant has been issued for the apprehension of Leza Avril Chandler (7/16/1975), the former owner of Cha Cha Events, for theft. The complaint includes 11 victims of the theft in which the total loss amounts to $48,318.73.
Several individuals complained to the Corpus Christi Police Department that payments were made to Chandler to schedule events with Cha Cha Events located at 10241 South Padre Island Drive and Chandler closed the business and left town without completing the contracts or returning the money.
The events that were scheduled with Chandler were weddings and many attempts were made to allow Chandler to provide service or return the money she received. A criminal complaint against Chandler was made and the felony warrant for Chandler’s arrest was completed October 5, 2012 for the offense of theft.
Chandler is described as a 37-year-old Black woman, 5ft. 5 inches tall, 175 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information to locate Chandler should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit an online tip to www.888TIPS.com. If the information leads to Chandler’s arrest it could earn you a cash reward.
Corpus Christi Police are searching for a bank robber Friday after a man entered the Compass Bank on Ayers, displayed a handgun, and left with money from the bank.
A man wore a bandana over his face and entered the bank in the Mission Shopping Center a little after noon on Friday, displayed a handgun and demanded all the customers to lay on the floor. The man demanded money from the tellers, and then left the bank. No one was injured in the robbery.
The man was last seen running west from the bank toward the Cross-town Expressway. The man is described as a white man who stood about 6 foot tall, about 190 pounds, wore a brown cap, green plaid shirt, blue jeans and gloves. The man wore a bandana on his face to conceal his identity.
Anyone with additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide Detectives at 886-2600. Anonymous tips about the crime can be provided to Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com.
The directional sign on the 5th floor of Police Headquarters for the Professional Standards Unit points to an empty room now that the unit has relocated to 5805 Williams Drive
The Corpus Christi Police Department’s Professional Standards and Internal Affairs Investigators will relocate their offices off site from the Police Headquarters Building to an independent building located at 5805 Williams.
The Internal Affairs Unit is tasked to investigate all complaints, inquiries, and commendable actions to a logical conclusion that involve the sworn members of the police department. The Department strives to identify methods to provide quality service to customers in an open and transparent manner.
The purpose for the relocation is to have the unit in a more comfortable environment for the public to address concerns or questions that involve officer conduct with the investigators. This relocation is the completion of Short Term Goal 3 of the 2010 Strategic Plan for the Corpus Christi Police Department.
The Unit will be fully operational at 5805 Williams Drive on Monday, October 15, 2012 at 8am.
There is now empty office space where the Professional Standards Unit once conducted investigations at 321 John Sartain. The Offices have relocated to 5805 Williams Drive
The Corpus Christi Police Department announces a contest that ends November 12, 2012 for High School students ages 15-18 years old in which the winners will receive a new ipad and have their entry displayed on a billboard in Corpus Christi.
The contest is to design a new anti-drunk driving advertising campaign. Contest winners will be in two categories; for the best slogan and for the best 2 dimensional artwork. The contest entries must be submitted to the High School the student attends or to the Police Department no later than November 12, 2012.
The contest entries will be judged by a group designated by Police Chief Floyd Simpson. Judges will not know the name of the contestant nor will they know which school the student attends when the contest entries are judged. The two first place winners will receive ipads. The second place winners will receive itouchs, and the third place winners will receive nanopods. The contest winners will have their entry displayed on billboards in Corpus Christi through the month of December.
The contest is open to all students of a High School in Corpus Christi or accredited home school in Corpus Christi. Those interested in the contest should visit www.cctexas.com/police/contest.html for information and to download an entry form.
This is an opportunity for new drivers to use their creativity to make the streets a safer place to drive.
Corpus Christi Police Officers set their strategy to meet with the staff of each High School in Corpus Christi to advertise the contest.
Assitant Chief Mike Markle looks at donated equipment as Citizens Police Academy Alumni Vice President Bob Mitchell and incomming President Cheryl Daubs explain the displayCorpus Christi Police Chief Floyd Simpson stands with members of the Citizens Police Academy Alumni behind the donated equipmentCommander John Houston thanks the Citizens Police Academy Alumni for the donated equipment at Police Headquarters
The Citizens police Academy Alumni delivered approximately $6,000 worth of equipment to the Corpus Christi Police Department Thursday at the Police Headquarters.
The equipment was purchased by the Citizens Police Academy Alumni for the Gang Unit, Patrol, and the Criminal Investigations Division. The equipment includes cameras, recorders, and rip hobbles which were not able to be funded by the police budget. The money to buy the equipment was raised throughout the year in fundraiser events by the Citizens Police Academy Alumni to support the Corpus Christi Police Department.
The Citizens Police Academy Alumni is a group of citizens who have completed the Citizens Police Academy hosted by the Corpus Christi Police Department. The course is several weeks in length and is an educational partnership between citizens and police officers to explore the problems and challenges of law enforcement.
Graduates of the course are better equipped to assess safety issues and share with others their knowledge of law enforcement practices and policies. Many graduates of the course have formed a group known as the Citizens Police Academy Alumni for the purpose to support the Police Department. There are currently about 100 members of the Citizens Police Academy Alumni.
Anyone interested in the Citizens Police Academy may contact the Citizens Police Academy coordinator, Senior Officer Denise Pace, at 4510 Corona Drive or call 361-826-4073 for information. Applications of the program can be downloaded from the Corpus Christi Police Department website.
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