Effective September 1, 2019 the new legal age to purchase cigarettes, e-cigarettes or tobacco products will change to 21 years of age. It is also a violation to sell, give or cause to be sold or given to an individual under the age of 21 years of age.

A violation will be classified as a Class C Misdemeanor which includes a fine up to $500.

There is an exception to the law if you are 18 years of age and present at the time of purchase a valid military identification card of the United States military forces or the state military forces.

The Health District’s Environmental and Consumer Health Division will continue to respond to smoking complaints in food establishments and other public venues where smoking is prohibited. The new law will not affect the Health District’s processes since they respond to all smoking complaints regardless of age.

20-year-old Matthew Reyna has been apprehended by the United States Marshal Task Force for the active aggravated robbery warrant that was issued for his arrest on 07-23-19.

Matthew Reyna was tracked down to a residence where he was apprehended and then transported to jail.

The warrant was issued after it was found that he was involved in an aggravated robbery of a business at the 3900 block of Weber road.

August 9th through the 11th is the annual tax free weekend and the Corpus Christi Police Department wants it to be a safe time for our community.

During this time we will have additional officers patrolling the shopping centers for your safety.

The Corpus Christi Police Department has apprehended 29-year-old Gilbert Trevino after an investigation determined that he was involved in several crimes within our city.

The Criminal Investigation Division Property Crimes detectives were assigned two separate burglary to a business cases. The first burglary occurred on 07-29-19 at the 3500 block of Leopard while the second occurred on 08-02-19 at the 4000 block of Weber.

During the investigation they determined that Gilbert Trevino was involved in both burglaries and two separate warrants were issued for his arrest.

The Uniform Division officers were able to apprehend Gilbert and during an interview with detectives he admitted to his involvement in a robbery that occurred on 08-04-19 at the 3500 block of Leopard.

Unfortunately, active shooters incidents have become too common. The Corpus Christi Police Department wants all our community to be safe no matter where they are.

I heard this saying once and it has stuck with me “Your body will not go where your mind has not already been”. Officers are trained to think of the “What if’s”, what if this happens what will I do. We are taught to constantly go over scenarios in our mind so that when something bad happens we have a plan to act.

This will work with our community as well.

When you are at out during your day think about the “what ifs”. What if there is an active shooter at my current location? Do I know where the exits are? If one of the exits is in the path of the shooter, do I have a secondary exit? If I can not get out, can I barricade a door to keep the shooter from entering? If I must defend myself what can I use as a weapon?

Have a plan, know your exits, run from the threat, hide if you can’t, and fight if you must!

Know that the Corpus Christi Police Department is on the way to stop the threat.

The Corpus Christi Police Department knows that there are a lot of kind-hearted people in our community and that they want to help whenever they can. Rather than giving panhandlers money when approached we suggest that you donate to one of the many shelters and outreach centers.

If you are approached by a panhandler and they are aggressive in their request for money you can always call the non-emergency number at 361-886-2600 to report the incident.

If you would like to participate in resolving issues with the homeless, we suggest becoming a member of the Corpus Christi Homeless Issue Partnership (HIP) which is a non profit organization and meets every second Thursday of each month at City Hall in the sixth-floor conference room at 11:00 am.

To become a member of the Homeless Issue Partnership, visit the cities web page here:

https://www.cctexas.com/departments/housing-and-community-development/homeless-programs/hip

We do encourage our community to “Keep the Change”.

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Every 1st Saturday of the Month, rain or shine, AMT Auction Marketing will be conducting the abandoned vehicle auction for the City of Corpus Christi Police Impound

This auction may consist of police impounded autos, trucks, SUV’s, RVs. trailers, motorcycles, boats and personal property

**Inventory is subject to change as releases happen during the month prior to the auction**

Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 10:00 am

Viewing and Pre-Registration: Friday, August 2, 2019 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Viewing and Pre-Registration: Saturday, August 3, 2019 from 8:00 am – 10:00 am

AUCTION STARTS at 10:00 am  

Early Registration is highly recommended.

We open at 8:00 am for Registration on Auction Day.

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On July 15^th and 16^th , 2019 the Corpus Christi Police Department Gang Unit with the assistance of the K9s, Enduro Unit, Directed Patrol Unit, Organized Crime Unit, state partner, Texas Department of Public Safety, and federal partners, Homeland Security Investigations and United States Marshal Service conducted Operation Gangbusters.

This operation targeted known gang members in our community that had active warrants for their arrest. During the two-day operation 28 wanted individuals were picked up for a variety of offenses.

These warrants include but not limited to Parole Violations, Assault, Sexual Assault, Fail to Appear, Burglary, Human Trafficking, and Child Neglect.

The Corpus Christi Police Department is asking for help in locating two suspects that were involved in an Aggravated Robbery of a business at the 3900 block of South Padre Island Drive on Monday July 22^nd, 2019.

The first suspect is 20-year-old Matthew Reyna and he is described as a Hispanic male, 6’0”, 175 lbs., with Black hair and Brown eyes.  He has an active warrant for Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon with a bond of $200,000.00 dollars.

MATTHEW REYNA
CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

The second suspect is 17-year-old Aaron Reyes and he is described as a Hispanic male, 5’0”, 130 lbs., with Brown hair and Brown eyes. He has an active warrant for Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon with a bond of $100,000.00 dollars.

AARON REYES
CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

If you have any information on where these suspects can be located you are asked to call either 911, the non-emergency line at 361-886-2600 or Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS (8477).

***Update: Victoria Garza has been taken into custody by CCPD.***

The Corpus Christi Police Department are asking for help in locating 20-year-old Victoria Garza who has an outstanding warrant for Murder with a $250,000.00 bond.

Victoria Garza is described as a Hispanic female who stands 5’5”, weighs approximately 165 pounds, with Brown eyes and Brown hair.

If you know where Victoria Garza can be located, we encourage you to call 911 or the non-emergency number 361-886-2600.

If you would like to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at cctexas.com/crimestoppers, it can earn you a cash reward.