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Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 11/05/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1008 calls for service and generated 203 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 4 to 7:00 a.m. on November 5, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

 

Date: 11/05/2015       2:00 AM
Location: 1400 Paige Place
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C. 29.03     First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1511050014
A 47 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after he was stabbed in the leg and robbed of his wallet in the 1400 block of Paige Place.

Officers arrived and found the victim had a stab wound on the right upper thigh. He told Officers that two males approached him and demanded his wallet and then stabbed him. The victim was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS to be treated.

The victim described the suspects as being two Hispanic males wearing black shirts, between 25 and 30 years old.

At this time, the suspects have not been identified.

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Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Protect Your Firearms

The Corpus Christi Police Department wants to inform citizens about auto burglaries occurring in the city and victims having their firearms stolen from inside their vehicle.

From January through the end of October of 2015, the police department has investigated 151 reports of burglaries that involved a firearm being stolen from inside of the vehicle.  Only 35 of those stolen guns have been recovered.

The Corpus Christi Police Department respects the right to own and carry a gun,  but we want to warn citizens that these types of crimes are occurring in our city and remind them to  protect their firearms and keep them out of the hands of criminals.

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Graph shows number of cases by month

 

Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 11/04/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 898 calls for service and generated 189 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 3 to 7:00 a.m. on November 4, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 11/04/2015       1:45 AM
Location: 5000 Weber Road
Offense: Fatal Crash
Case Number: 1511040012
A 23 year old man was killed in a traffic crash after he lost control of his vehicle and struck the a concrete pillar under State Highway 358 near the Weber Road intersection.

Police Traffic Investigators responded and determined that a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban, driven by the man, was exiting the freeway at a high rate of speed, lost control and struck the pillar.

Police are still investigating this crash but believe alcohol and speed were a factor.

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Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 11/03/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 961 calls for service and generated 225 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 2 to 7:00 a.m. on November 3, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

 

Date: 11/02/2015       12:10 PM
Location: 2200 Airline Road
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C. 29.03     First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1511020089
Two males and a female walked into the Sun Loans, located at 2222 Airline Road, wearing masks and hoodies and armed with a gun.

The three suspects forced all the employees and two customers in the business to the ground.  One of the male suspects pulled out a handgun and the three proceeded behind the desk area of the business.  One of the workers then attempted to call police from a desk phone, but the male armed with the gun forced her to drop it. Another female employee was thrown to the ground by one of the male suspects when she did not get down.

The suspects fled before taking anything from the business. They were last seen running towards the Saw Grass Apartments.

Officers believe they know the three suspects involved, however, none of them have been located.

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Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 11/02/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 901 calls for service and generated 219 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 1 to 7:00 a.m. on November 2, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 11/02/2015       1:05 AM
Location: 10700 Interstate 37 North
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C. 49.04     Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1511020013
A Corpus Christi Police Officer on patrol found a car stopped in a lane of Interstate Highway 37 North over McKenzie Road.

When the Officer got out to investigate, he found the male driver passed out behind the wheel. The 2012 Ford Fiesta hatchback was in drive and the driver had his foot on the brake with the engine running.

After several attempts at banging on the window of the car, the Officer was able to get the driver to wake up and put the car in park.

After an investigation, it was determined that the driver, Jaime Villarreal (10/19/1961), was intoxicated.  He was arrested for driving while intoxicated and the charge was upgraded to a felony due to prior convictions.

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DWI driver stopped on freeway

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Bravo District, Patrol Division

Officers On Paid Leave After Shooting A Man Who Pointed A Gun At Them

The two Corpus Christi Police Officers have been placed on administrative leave, as normal by policy, after an officer involved shooting at a home located in the 6300 block of St. Denis Street.

Senior Officer Chance Durbin, a five year veteran of the department, is the Officer who shot and injured a man who pointed a gun at both Officers while they were investigating a disturbance call at the home just after 1 PM on Friday.

Officer Donna Gilliam, a recent graduate of the last police academy on October 9th, was with Senior Officer Durbin at the time of the shooting, but did not discharge her weapon.

Senior Officer Durbin, is a Field Training Officer, and Officer Gilliam was assigned to ride with him as part of her continued training.

Both Officers will remain on paid administrative leave until further notice.

The suspect, who pointed a gun at both Officers, Marcus Escobar (04/26/1994), has been charged with two counts of attempted capital murder. He was booked into jail after being treated and released from Spohn Memorial Hospital at about 6 PM Friday evening.

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Senior Officer Chance Durbin

Gilliam, Donna #12918

Officer Donna Gilliam

 

 

Adam District, Community Outreach, Crime Stoppers, Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Looking For Money Order Thief

Date: 10/26/2015       8:50 AM
Location: 13800 Interstate Highway 37
Offense: Theft
P.C.  31.03      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1510260028
Corpus Christi Police Detectives have released camera surveillance images of a woman they believe stole money orders from an apartment complex office drop box on October 26.

Detectives were able to get images of the female suspect reaching her arm into the night deposit box, located at the main office of the South Fork Apartments, at 13801 Interstate Highway 37.

Office management told Officers they believe the female suspect removed an envelope from the drop box that contained two money orders that were meant to pay a residents’ rent in the amount of $741.00

The suspect was last seen wearing a blue long sleeve shirt, blue jeans with black and pink tennis shoes.

The suspect in this case has not been identified, and detectives need you help in solving this crime.

Anyone with information about this case should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2675. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to the Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

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Female suspect at the office door of the South Fork Apartments.

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Female suspect reaching her arm into the drop box at the office of the South Fork Apartments.

 

Community Outreach, Delta District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Dia De Los Muertos Event Brings Extra Officers To Downtown

The Corpus Christi Police Department will have extra police officers at this evenings Dia De Los Muertos event in downtown Corpus Christi.

The overtime assignment will bring seventeen additional officers to the area of the event starting today at 3 PM.

In addition to the twelve officers and a supervisor on duty on the festival site, four other Officers will be assigned to cross pedestrians at crosswalks along Water Street.

Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 10/30/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 937 calls for service and generated 207 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. October 29 to 7:00 a.m. on October 30, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

 

Date: 10/30/2015       1:55 AM
Location: 6000 Ocean Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C. 22.02     First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1510300014
A female was arrested by Corpus Christi Police at the apartment she shared with her fiancé, located at 6048 Ocean Drive, after she pointed a gun at him.

Officers arrived and spoke to the 55 year old male victim who told them that he was arguing with the female about her leaving the apartment. During the disturbance, his fiancé pointed a .38 caliber revolver at him. The man was able to wrestle the gun away from her and called police.

Officers arrived and arrested the female, Jennifer Valadez (01/13/1987), for aggravated assault.

The male was not injured.

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Community Outreach, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Phlebotomist On Duty This Halloween

Halloween often leads to an increase in the number of Driving While Intoxicated arrests made by the Corpus Christi Police Department. We want everyone to enjoy this scary weekend and ask that you act responsibly by not drinking and driving in our city. All drivers should avoid the risk of arrest, incarceration or tragedy that is associated with driving while intoxicated.

In an effort to assist law enforcement agencies in the investigation of suspected intoxicated drivers, the Nueces County District Attorney’s Office will provide a trained phlebotomist at the City of Corpus Christi Detention Center to take your blood. The Dracula like technician will work from 10pm to 4am on Friday and Saturday nights, October 30th and 31st.

It should be noted that “No Refusals” and having a phlebotomist at the detention center began on Halloween night in 2008. Congratulations to seven years of a successful program in the fight to keep drunk drivers off our city streets.