Category Archives: Bravo District

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Want Help From Public To Catch Purse Thief On Saratoga

Date: Sunday, September 11, 2016, 19:51
Location: 5313 Saratoga Boulevard
Offense: Theft (Penal Code Section 31.03)
Case Number: 1609110141

Corpus Christi Police Detectives want your help to identify a man and a woman who stole a purse and used the credit cards on Saratoga Boulevard on Sunday, September 11.

A woman with orange hair stole a purse from a cart in the HEB on Saratoga last Sunday at about 8pm. The woman left the store, and less than an hour later, a man used the credit cards from the purse at the Wal-Mart on Saratoga. Police now want your help to identify this man and woman.

If you can identify either of these two people, or have any additional information about this crime, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS, or submit the information online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.

 

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Police Want Help From Public to Catch Purse Thief

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016, 13:30
Location: 2033 Airline Rd.
Offense: Theft (Penal Code Section 31.03)
Case Number: 1609100091

Corpus Christi Police property crimes Detectives would like help from the public to identify and locate a man accused of stealing purses from a boot store located in the Windchase Shopping Center.

A 51 year old man reported a theft to Corpus Christi Police at the Botas Chiuhuahua on Saturday, September 10. The 51 year old man told Officers an unknown man took purses from a display in the store, and left without paying. Detectives obtained images of the man believed to have stolen the purses and now want help from the public to identify and locate the man.

The 51 year old man described the suspect as about 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 25 years of age, 160 pounds, and wore a grey shirt, and brown pants.

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If you can identify this man, or have any additional information about this crime, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information results in an arrest, the caller may earn a cash reward.

Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Community Outreach, Crime Stoppers, Criminal Intelligence Unit, Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District, Patrol Division

Warrant Issued for Attempted Kidnapping

Corpus Christi Police Detectives have obtained a arrest warrant for the attempted kidnapping of a 9 year old girl on 2000 Hudson Street.

Police are looking for Arnulfo Rodriguez Santacruz (06-20-1991). He is 5 feet 11 inches tall weighing approximately 185 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.

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Arnulfo was last seen driving a 2001 blue Dodge Stratus, license plate# BZB4208. The car has faded paint on the roof and is missing a Dodge decal on the drivers side door.

The warrant number is 16-FE-00312-JP1-1 and has a $100,000 bond.

If you know his whereabouts or have any additional information about this crime, call Family Violence Investigators at 361-886-2600, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888-TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information results in an arrest it could earn you a cash reward.

Bravo District, Community Outreach, Criminal Intelligence Unit

Stranger Danger on Waldron Road Video Of Possible Suspect Vehicle

Date:  Friday  September 09, 2016   3:39 p.m.
Location: 2300 Waldron Road
Stranger Danger
Case Number: 1609090140

On Friday September 9, 2016 a nine year old female student reported that a man that she did not know offered her candy.  She reported that this occurred in a school zone on Waldron Road at about 3:39 p.m.   She reported that this man appeared to be a Hispanic male in his 20’s and was the passenger in a red pick up truck.  Presented below is a video clip that might depict the truck in question.

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If you have any information about this incident, please call 886-2840 and reference CCPD Case Number 1609090140 or call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS.  You may also submit the information online at http://www.888-TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information results in an arrest it could earn you a cash reward.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bravo District, Community Outreach

Crisis Intervention on the JFK Bridge

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016  09:55 p.m.
Location: JFK Causeway Bridge, 13300 S.Padre Island Drive
Crisis Intervention
Case Number: 1609100152

CCPD Officers including Officer Daniella Ortiz and Officer Brandon Cordell made contact with a distraught and suicidal 20 year old male on the JFK Causeway bridge on Saturday night at about 10 p.m. They were able to communicate with him for several minutes until additional officers arrived and the young man was secured and pulled back over the rail and onto the surface of the bridge.  He was not injured and he was transported to a local hospital for psychiatric evaluation and treatment.

 

There are services available to people who find themselves depressed and considering suicide.  A good source of information and services can be found at the Behavioral Health Center of Nueces County website at http://bhcnc.net

The phone number for the Psychiatric Crisis Hotline is 1-888-767-4493.

 

 

 

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Police Searching For Man Who Robbed Pharmacy on Saratoga This Morning

Date: Sunday, September 11, 2016, 7:56am
Location: 5601 Saratoga Boulevard
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.03)
Case Number: 1609110049

A 65-year-old man reported an aggravated robbery at a pharmacy on Saratoga Boulevard this morning to the Corpus Christi Police.

The 65-year-old man told Officers that he is an employee working at the pharmacy and an unknown man approached the pharmacy counter, displayed a handgun, and demanded specific prescription drugs. The 65-year-old man told Officers he gave the man about $2,700 dollars worth of drugs, and the man left.  No injuries were reported.

The 65-year-old man described the robbery suspect as an adult male, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and wore a baseball cap, black shirt, red warmup pants and latex gloves. The 65-year-old man told Officers the suspect had a tattoo on his left cheek, his neck and arms were covered in tattoos.

Detectives obtained images of the man and now want help from the public to identify this robbery suspect.

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If you can identify this man, or have any additional information about this crime, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888-TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information results in an arrest it could earn you a cash reward.

Bravo District, Patrol Division

Parent Reports Stranger Danger Incident To Police Friday

Date: Friday, September 9, 2016, 17:09
Location: 2300 Waldron Road
Event: Stranger Danger
Case Number: 1609090140

A man reported another stranger danger incident to Corpus Christi Police which he said happened to his daughter in Flour Bluff Friday afternoon. A man told Corpus Christi Police that his 9-year-old daughter told him a strange man had offered her candy as she walked across the street from the Flour Bluff Elementary School at about 3:40pm. The man told Officers his daughter described the strange man as about 20 years of age in a light blue t-shirt, clean shaven, dark brown or black hair, wearing black sunglasses, in a Red pickup truck. No injuries were reported and no suspects have been identified. Images from video surveillance systems were not immediately available at the time of this blog post.

Anyone who may be able to identify this strange man or has any additional information about this event should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2600.

Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Crime Stoppers, Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District, Gang Unit, Patrol Division

Capital Murder Update

On Friday, September 2, 2016 Corpus Christi Police Detectives received a tip indicating that Truanser Hughes (04-19-97) was involved in the Captial Murder from the Shooter’s Depot, located at 5526 Leopard, where the owner George Koumbis was killed and a store employee was seriously injured.

Truanser Hughes was located and arrested by members of the US Marshal Fugitive Apprehension Task Force on an unrelated Aggravated Robbery (August 2016) warrant. Truanser Hughes was interviewed by Criminal Investigation Homicide Detectives and additionally charged with the Shooter’s Depot Capital Murder. Bond was set at $1,000,000.

During the course of the investigation, three other individuals were identified for their involvement in the Capital Murder. Detectives obtained Capital Murder warrants for the following individuals: Filamir Gomez Jr (6/11/96), Jeremiah Jenkins (2/13/88), and Darien Marshall (1/31/94). Bonds were set at $1,000,000.

The Shooter’s Depot investigation is ongoing, as Detectives continue to work with the US Marshals and members of the ATF. Should any member of the community know the whereabouts, or have additional information, on the wanted individuals, they are asked to contact 911 or Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477), with the information.

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Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Corpus Christi Police Investigate Death of Infant In Flour Bluff Mobile Home Park

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2016, 8:13am
Location: 131 Skipper Lane
Event: Death of Child less than one year of age
Case Number: 1608270058

Corpus Christi Police are investigating the death of an 8 month old child Saturday morning at a mobile home park located at 131 Skipper Lane.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a call for a child in need of medical attention at a mobile home at 8:13am Saturday morning. Information provided to Emergency Services was that the mother co-slept in the bed with the child, and woke with the child in medical distress. Emergency Medical Services technicians at the scene informed Officers that the child was deceased at the scene. Officers summoned Detectives, the Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office, and Forensics Lab technicians to collect evidence and information.

Detectives transported the 22 year old mother and the 23 year father to Police Headquarters to get recorded statements and Detectives have identified several witnesses to attempt to understand the sequence of events leading up to, and immediately following the death of the child. The Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office took the child for an examination in order to determine the cause of death. Detectives continue to gather information in order to determine if the death was the result of a natural event, such as illness, or if it was the result of an accident. Child Protective Services were also summoned to evaluate the scene and conduct an investigation.

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Anyone with any additional information about this event should contact the Corpus Christi Police at 886-2600.

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Call Crime Stoppers To Identify A Thief Who Stole Cosmetics From Kohl’s

Date: August 10, 2016, 17:16
Location: 5626 Saratoga Boulevard
Offense: Theft (Penal Code Section 31.03)
Case Number: 1608100120

Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to help identify a woman accused of stealing cosmetics on August 10th at the Kohl’s department store located on Saratoga Boulevard.

A 28-year-old man employed by Kohl’s for loss prevention, reported the theft to the Corpus Christi Police at 5:16pm and explained that the unknown woman selected multiple items near the jewelry aisle and the juniors department, she walked into the dressing room with the items and then walked out with nothing. The employee told Officers he saw the woman leave out the front doors near the women’s athletic section and immediately get into a white in color Infinity that displayed license plate number DVR4141, and leave the area. The employee told Officers he discovered several hundred dollars worth of cosmetics and clothes taken by the woman. Detectives obtained images of the woman and would now like you help to identify her.

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The woman is described as an adult female with medium brown colored skin, 5 foot 4 inches with black hair approximately 140 pounds and she wore a black shirt with white stripes and blue jean shorts.

If you can identify this woman, or have any additional information about this crime, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.