Category Archives: Bravo District

Patrol Report 11/09/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 779 calls for service and generated 189 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 8 to 7:00 a.m. on November 9, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

 

Date: 11/08/2015       11:20 PM
Location: 4500 Prescott Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C. 22.02     Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1511080141
Corpus Christi Police responded to the 4500 block of Prescott Street for a shooting.

A 32 year old male victim told Officers that he was crossing the street on foot, with a 27 year old male friend, when a newer model black Chevrolet Impala slowed down and drove past them. The driver, described as a light skinned Hispanic male, produced a hand gun out the window, and fired three shots at the two men.

One of the shots struck the older male in the lower left leg. He was taken to Spohn Memorial Medical Center by CCFD EMS with non-life threatening injuries.   The other man was not injured.

The vehicle that the suspect was driving was last seen going south on Prescott Street.

Officers recovered three shell casings in the middle of the street.

No suspects have been identified in this case, and Officers continue to investigate.

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Patrol Report 11/06/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1143 calls for service and generated 223 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 5 to 7:00 a.m. on November 6, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 11/05/2015       5:35 PM
Location: 4100 Intestate 69 Access South
Offense: Robbery
P.C. 29.02     Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1511050112
A store employee at the Bealls, located at the Five Points Shopping Center, called Corpus Christi Police after he observed a man steal nearly $800 worth of merchandise.

Officers arrived and were told by the employee that he observed a Hispanic male grab about 20 sweaters and run out the front door of the store without paying.  The employee said he ran after the suspect, but was pushed into a parked car by the man.

The suspect dropped the merchandise and jumped into a waiting vehicle It was described as a grey 2004 Nissan Sentra with three other males inside.

At this time, no suspects have been identified in this case.

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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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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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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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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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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.

Durbin, Chance

Senior Officer Chance Durbin

Gilliam, Donna #12918

Officer Donna Gilliam

 

 

Corpus Christi Police Officers Involved in Shooting on St. Denis Street

Date: Friday, October 30, 2015, 13:10
Location: 6300 St. Denis Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
Case Number: 1510300082

A 21-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound Friday afternoon on Saint Denis Street.

Two Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a disturbance complaint at 1:10pm Friday afternoon at a house on the 6300 block of St. Denis Street. The Officers went inside the home where there were three other people (two women and one man) inside the home when Officers arrived. A 21-year-old man, armed with a handgun, confronted and threatened the Officers. One Officer discharged his firearm once and the 21-year-old man was taken into custody for aggravated assault on the Officers. The 21-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound and no other person was injured. The 21-year-old man was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment and the 21-year-old man is expected to survive the injury.

The two Officers have been placed on administrative leave as normal by policy. The 21-year-old man is under arrest for aggravated assault but may have additional criminal charges applied as a result of the incident. The Corpus Christi Police Criminal Investigations Bureau is investigating the event.

Update 30October2015 18:30
Officers delivered 21 year old Marcus Escobar (4/26/1994) for two counts of attempted capital murder after Escobar was released from the hospital at about 6:00pm Friday evening.

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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Patrol Report 10/27/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 908 calls for service and generated 213 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. October 26 to 7:00 a.m. on October 27, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 10/26/2015       5:40 PM
Location: 4700 East Causeway Boulevard North
Offense: Crash
Case Number: 1510260126
The quick actions of two citizens may have saved the life of a 60 year old female after her car rolled into the water after a crash in the 4700 block of State Highway 181 north access road.

Corpus Christi Police responded to North Beach for the report that a vehicle had rolled off the roadway flipped several times and landed upside down in water.

When Officers arrived they determined that the female driver, of the 2011 Nissan Versa sedan, had been removed by two men who stopped to help. One of the men was driving behind the female and he saw her car lose control and go into the water flipping several times. He and a man, that was fishing along the shore, ran into the water to help. They held the woman’s head out of the water while freeing her from the wreckage and then moved her to the shore.

The female driver was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS for minor injuries sustained in the crash.

She told Officers that she lost control of her car after hitting a bump in the road.

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Vehicle in the water off the side of the road.

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