The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 965 calls for service and generated 238 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. August 3 to 7:00 a.m. on August 4, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 08/04/2015       3:00 AM
Location: 2900 Marguerite Street
Offense: Arson
P.C. 28.02       Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508040015
A 29 year old female called Corpus Christi Police after an ex-boyfriend burned her car.

Officers along with CCFD arrived and the female told them that her ex-boyfriend had threatened to burn her vehicle when she spoke to him over the phone two days ago.

Just before 3 AM she walked out of her apartment, located in the 2900 block of Marguerite Street, and found her 2006 Ford Focus in engulfed in flames.

The female was able to provide Officers information regarding her ex-boyfriend, however, he has not been located.

Victims vehicle that was burned

Victims vehicle that was burned

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 876 calls for service and generated 226 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. August 2 to 7:00 a.m. on August 3, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 08/02/2015       8:30 PM
Location: 5900 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Theft
P.C. 30.04       Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1508020119
A 23 year old female called Corpus Christi Police after someone stole her cell phone while she was pumping gas at a store located at 5939 South Padre Island Drive.

Officers arrived and were told by the female that she was filling her car up at the gas pump, when a black male in a maroon Ford Flex took her cellphone from her car.  The suspect was seen pulling up to the victim’s vehicle on the passenger side while she is standing on the driver’s side. The suspect was then seen exiting his vehicle, crawling on the ground to the victims 2014 Volkswagen Passat. He then opened her car door, and he took a Samsung Galaxy phone from the passenger seat. He then closes her door and gets back into his vehicle and leaves the parking lot.

Officers are attempting to find store video to assist them in this case.

At this time no suspects have been arrested.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1007 calls for service and generated 234 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 30 to 7:00 a.m. on July 31, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 07/30/2015       8:30 PM
Location: 2700 Morrow Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C. 22.02       First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1507300156
A 32 year old son called Corpus Christi Police after his 62 year old father threatened him with a knife.

Officers arrived at the home, located in the 2700 block of Morrow Drive, and found the father was very intoxicated. The son told Officers that his father had pulled a large hunting knife on him and held it to his chest and told him if he didn`t get out he was going to kill him.

The 65 year old female stepped between her husband and son and she was able to intervene.

Officers  arrested the father, James Walker Hoeber (08/16/1952), for aggravated assault.

No one in the home was injured during the disturbance.
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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 959 calls for service and generated 193 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 29 to 7:00 a.m. on July 30, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 07/29/2015       11:15 PM
Location: 4800 Leopard Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C. 29.03       First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1507290147
A 52 year old male victim who had just walked out of the Stripes Store located in the 4800 block of Leopard Street was assaulted and robbed.

The victim called Corpus Christi Police and when they arrived he told them that he had went inside the store and bought a beer. When he left the store, he was approached by a man who asked him for a dollar.  When the victim gave him a dollar bill,  the man became enraged and demanded more money. The victim told the man that he only had a five dollar bill left, and the man attacked the victim, punching him repeatedly in the face and head.

Officers responding to this call found the male suspect walking on Flood Street. The suspect, Jose Ramos (02/09/1974), was arrested for aggravated robbery.

The victim refused medical attention and was not seriously injured.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 914 calls for service and generated 207 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 28 to 7:00 a.m. on July 29, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 07/29/2015       1:50 AM
Location: 9100 Caroline Road
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C. 22.02       First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1507290016
Corpus Christi Police responded to a call with an open line to 911 and no one speaking. In the background, dispatchers could hear the sounds of things breaking, and people yelling at each other.

Officers arrived to find a 29 year old male victim with a stab wound to the back of his neck and slash marks on his head. Inside the home, located in the 9100 block of Caroline Road, they found evidence of a struggle and the victim’s 35 year old wife.

Both the male and female gave Officers conflicting accounts into what had occurred.

The male was transported to Spohn Memorial Medical Center to be treated for his injuries.

Due to the conflicting accounts into what had occurred and the male victim’s refusal to cooperate with the investigation, no arrests were made.

The male victim’s injuries do not appear to be life threatening, and the female was not injured.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 978 calls for service and generated 244 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 27 to 7:00 a.m. on July 28, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 07/27/2015       11:25 PM
Location: 14300 Interstate 37 / Labonte Park
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C. 49.04       Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1507270194
Corpus Christi Police responded to Labonte Park after a truck drove into the Nueces River.

Officers arrived and found a 2010 Ford F150 truck in the water, front end first. The driver was out of the truck and was not injured.

The crash investigation revealed that the driver of the truck was traveling along the access road leading to the boat ramp. Before driving into the water, the truck struck the guard rail, a wooden post, and a barricade set up to prevent vehicles from driving into the water.

After an investigation, it was determined that the driver, Gerardo Zamora (05/29/1991), was intoxicated. He was arrested for driving while intoxicated and his truck was pulled out of the river and impounded.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 946 calls for service and generated 223 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 23 to 7:00 a.m. on July 24, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 07/24/2015       12:30 AM
Location: 4000 Wood River Drive
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
P.C. 31.07       State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1507240018
Corpus Christi Police took a report for a stolen vehicle from a female at her home located in the 4000 block of Wood River Drive.

The female said that her 2012 Chevrolet Cruze sedan was taken from her driveway. About two hours later, an Officer on patrol observed the stolen car with two people inside traveling in the 1600 block of Caldwell Street.

Officers were able to get the vehicle stopped and arrested the driver, Thomas Walker (10/18/1991), for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He was also found to have an outstanding warrant out for his arrest for failure to appear on a theft warrant.

The passenger in the car, Terry Brumley Jr. (06/15/1983), also had an outstanding warrant out for his arrest for possession of a controlled substance and he was arrested.

The vehicle was returned its owner.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 990 calls for service and generated 204 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 22 to 7:00 a.m. on July 23, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 07/23/2015       12:22 AM
Location: 12500 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C. 49.04       Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1507230008
Corpus Christi Police responded to a crash on the JFK Causeway in lanes going toward Padre Island.

When Officers arrived they determined that the driver of a 2008 Chevrolet Impala had rear ended a 2001 Hyundai SUV that was stopped on the shoulder of the road.

The driver of the SUV, a 46 year old female, had stopped to assist her 17 year old son, who was changing a tire on his vehicle. When the Impala struck the parked SUV, the SUV was pushed forward and it struck the young man changing the tire.

He was only grazed by his mother’s SUV and then thrown into the retaining wall. The young man was treated at the scene by CCFD EMS, but only suffered some bruising and abrasions.

After an investigation, it was determined that the driver of the Impala, Rodney John Cervantes (06/26/1992) was intoxicated. He was arrested for driving while intoxicated.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 735 calls for service and generated 209 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 21 to 7:00 a.m. on July 22, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 07/21/2015       3:45 PM
Location: 14900 Windward Drive
Offense: Indecent Exposure
P.C. 21.08       Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1507210102
A 62 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after he saw a man exposing himself near the public showers and restrooms in the 14900 block of Windward Drive.

Officers arrived and were told that a man was sitting in his grey Honda sedan and he would open the door of his car and expose himself.

Officers saw the car parked with the man inside and he had his driver’s side door open and his feet handing out of the car. The Officer also saw that his underwear was pushed down to his knees and he was exposing himself.

Officers arrested the man, Larry Reuter (03/10/1951), for indecent exposure and his car was impounded.

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