Category Archives: Bravo District

Bravo District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Warrant Issued For Bank Robber

Date: March 24, 2015           12:15 PM
Location: 1300 Waldron Road
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
Case Number: 1503240070
Corpus Christi Police Detectives have issued an arrest warrant in connection to a bank robbery that occurred at the IBC Bank located at 1317 Waldron Road on March 24.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Christopher Birkigt (12/30/1967).  The warrant has a bond amount of $150,000.  The suspect is described as being 6’00” tall, and 240 pounds.  He has brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone who knows the suspect wanted for this robbery, should call the Corpus Christi Police Robbery & Homicide Detectives at 886-2840. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to 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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Suspect Christopher Birkigt    (12/30/1967)

 

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Suspect at the counter of the IBC Bank

Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 03/30/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 168 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight March 29 to 7:00 a.m. on March 30, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

 

“BRAVO” District
Date: 03/30/2015       12:40 AM
Location: 1500 Fifth Street
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
P.C.  31.07      State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1503290136
Corpus Christi Police used a GPS service to track down a stolen Jeep and the suspect who had stolen it.

Police had originally been dispatched to an apartment in the 1800 block of Rodd Field Road about 90 minutes earlier. There they took a report from a 45 year old female who reported that her 2015 Jeep Cherokee had been stolen.

Officers were then directed to the 1500 block of Fifth Street by GPS equipped in the Jeep.  When officers arrived in the area, they observed the stolen Jeep parked in front of a home with a male suspect in the driver’s seat.

Officers took the man behind the wheel, James Greene (07/29/1992), into custody.  He has been charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, a state jail felony

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Bravo District, Charlie District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report March 27, 2015

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 22:14
Location: Laguna Shores at Rex Lane
Offense: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon
Case Number: 1503260137

Corpus Christi Police arrested 31-year-old Ryan Self (7/21/1983) for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, a municipal court warrant, and for several drug charges after a traffic stop on Laguna Shores Road near Rex Lane initiated for defective tail lamps.

A Corpus Christi Police Officer stopped a red 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse at 10:14pm and discovered the driver, Ryan Self, had a municipal court warrant and was arrested. The Officer impounded the Eclipse and found substances that the Officer believed were marijuana and methamphetamines along with a loaded pistol. The Officer learned Self has been previously convicted of a felony, so the Officer applied the additional charges of possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. The Officer then delivered Self to the city detention center.

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 20:35
Location: State Highway 358 at Paul Jones
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger
Case Number: 1503260125

Corpus Christi Police arrested 21-year-old Amanda Stowe (4/3/1993) for driving while intoxicated with a child passenger Thursday night on South Padre Island Drive.

Corpus Christi Police received calls from the public at 8:35pm about a reckless driver in a white 2014 Nissan Rogue on the freeway of South Padre Island Drive near Kostoryz. A Corpus Christi Police Officer saw the Nissan Rogue near Paul Jones Avenue and conducted a traffic stop. The Officer believed that Stowe was intoxicated and arrested her for Driving While Intoxicated. The Officer found two children as passengers in the vehicle, a 2-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl, and the children were released to the care of Stowe’s 61 year old mother. The Officer impounded the Rogue and delivered Stowe to the city detention center for Driving While Intoxicated with a child passenger, a state jail felony punishable by up to two years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 12:29pm
Location: 3900 Willow Street
Event: Found Property
Case Number: 1503260058

Several loaded firearms were found unattended on the 3900 block of Willow Street Thursday. Corpus Christi Police received a call from 25-year-old man in the area of Willow Street ant Cypress about a suspicious person at about 12:30pm.  The 25-year-old man told the responding Officer that he had seen a Hispanic male, shaved head, tattoos running with a red duffel bag. The 25-year-old man told the Officer that the suspicious person then, for an unknown reason, left in the bag in the front yard of a house on the 3900 block of Willow Street.  The Officer found two loaded pistols along with miscellaneous clothing inside the bag. Officers searched the area for the suspicious person, but never found him. It is not known if the guns came from a burglary.  There were no reported auto or residential burglaries in the area as of 4pm. The Officer placed the firearms in the evidence vault for safe keeping.

Adam District, Bravo District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 03/25/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 201 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight March 24 to 7:00 a.m. on March 25, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“ADAM” District
Date: 03/24/2015       8:20 AM
Location: 4300 Nolford Place
Offense: Burglary
P.C.  30.04      Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1503240039
Corpus Christi Police are investigating the theft of two separate overhead light bars from vehicles in a neighborhood on the northwest side of the city.

Two victims reported that sometime in the overnight hours suspects used tools to remove light packages that were on their vehicles.  One set of lights was removed from a 2013 Jeep parked in front of a home in the 4300 block of Nolford Place.  It was valued at $1,600.  The other light package was taken from a 2008 Dodge Ram truck parked at a home in the 11800 block of Paint Rock Road.  It was valued at $400.

Officers were able to obtain video surveillance from the home, of the burglary on Nolford Place, and are still investigating this case.

At this time no arrests have been made.

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

Patrol Report 03/23/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 206 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight March 22 to 7:00 a.m. on March 23, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

 

“ADAM” District
Date: 03/23/2015       2:15 AM
Location: 5000 Cynthia Street
Offense: Discharging Firearm
P.C.  42.12      Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1503230013
A man having a party at his home found himself under arrest after he decided to fire several shots into the air with a shotgun.

Corpus Christi Police responded to the area of 5000 Cynthia Street after receiving calls from residents in the area about shots they heard in the area.

Officers arrived and found, Jose Sanchez (07/21/1994), in the driveway of his home.  While talking to him officers observed fourteen red 12 gauge shotgun shells in his driveway.  He directed officers to his Ford Explorer parked in the driveway and under the back seat the officers found a shotgun.

The man was arrested for discharging a firearm in a municipality, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 03/20/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 258 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight March 19 to 7:00 a.m. on March 20, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

 

“BRAVO” District
Date: 03/20/2015       5:00 AM
Location: 9500 Snowfinch Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault P
.C.  22.02      Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1503200034
A 31 year old male victim called Corpus Christi Police after he was assaulted by a man he picked up earlier in the evening.

The victim said he was stabbed and assaulted by a male subject he brought home with him. The victim was returning home from a party when he observed a male walking down the street. The male said he had nowhere to stay so the victim offered to take him to his home in the 9500 block of Snowfinch Street.

After they arrived at the victims’ home an argument began between the two and the suspect grabbed a vase and hit the victim on the head. The suspect then took out a knife and stabbed the victim in the chest.

The victim was transported to Spohn Memorial by CCFD EMS with non-life threatening injuries.

Officers are still investigating this and no suspects have been arrested.
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Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Narcotics/Vice Division, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 03/19/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 211 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight March 18 to 7:00 a.m. on March 19, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“BRAVO” District
Date: 03/19/2015       1:00 AM
Location: 1800 Ennis Joslin Road
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1503190005
Corpus Christi Police responded to a vehicle that had spun out in the road and was facing the wrong direction.

Officers arrived and found the black 2003 Ford F150 truck with damage to its back driver side tire. The truck was stalled and facing north in the southbound lanes of 1800 Ennis Joslin Road.

The driver was located and he said that he was traveling south on Ennis Joslin Road when he lost control of his truck and it struck the center median.

The damage to the back tire caused the vehicle to become inoperable and caused him to veer into the oncoming lanes.

After an investigation, officers determined that the driver, Josue Zamarripa (06/17/1993) was intoxicated and he was arrested.  The driver was charged with driving while intoxicated, a Class B misdemeanor, and his truck was impounded.

 

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Suspect vehicle facing wrong direction on Ennis Joslin Road

 

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Bravo District, Charlie District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 03/18/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 252 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight March 17 to 7:00 a.m. on March 18, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.
 

“BRAVO” District
Date: 03/17/2015       6:55 PM
Location: Beach Marker 234
Offense: Injured Person
Case Number: 1503170145
Corpus Christi Police responded to a person that fell off a horse while riding on the beach.

Officers arrived and found a group of riders from a private company at Beach Marker 234.  One of the riders, a 34 year old female, told officers that while she was riding she fell off a horse that was spooked by a vehicle that was attempting to get free from being stuck in the sand.

The female was transported to Bay Area Hospital by CCFD EMS as a precaution with non-life threatening injuries.

 

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Animal Care Services, Bravo District, Community Outreach

Corpus Christi Police Clarify Ordinance Section for the Public

Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances Section 10-59 applies to this area
Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances Section 10-59 applies to this area

The Corpus Christi Police have received questions from the public about animal prohibitions during Spring Break at area beaches. The Corpus Christi Code of ordinances Section 10-59 prohibits all dogs on the portion of the beach from Access Road 3 to Zahn Road, including the north side of Packery Channel, from Friday, March 13, 2015 until Sunday March 22, 2015.

Bravo District, Community Outreach, Patrol Division

Corpus Christi Spring Break Law Enforcement by the Numbers 2015 #SB2K15

The Corpus Christi Police released statistical information Monday morning about the Spring Break weekend from March 13-15, 2015. The Corpus Christi Police compiled the information about action on the beach from Officers assigned to Beach Units, Gang Units, and Traffic Units.

Officers issued 227 traffic citations for violations on the beach. There were 82 warnings provided to individuals with dogs on the beach. There were 8 citations issued for minors in possession of alcohol, 7 vehicles impounded for no insurance, 6 warnings for glass containers on the beach, 4 Intoxicated Drivers arrested, 3 people arrested for public intoxication, 2 people arrested for possession of marijuana, 2 people arrested for felony warrants for their arrest, 2 people arrested for misdemeanor warrants for their arrest, 2 citations for open alcoholic beverage container while vehicle in operation, 2 warnings for driving in the dunes, 1 arrest for reckless driving, 1 citation for driving while license invalid, and there was 1 vehicle crash with no injuries.

227 traffic citations
82 Dog on Beach warnings
8 MIP
7 No Insurance Impounds
6 Glass Container warnings
4 DWI arrests (up 400% from last year) Three were blood draws and one blew on the Intoxilyzer at Tortuga.
3 Public Intoxication
2 Poss. of Marijuana (not synthetic)
2 Felony warrants
2 Misdemeanor warrants
2 Open Container citations
2 Driving in Dunes warnings
1 Reckless driving
1 DWLI
1 Minor Accident

The Corpus Christi Police continue to patrol the area beaches to make sure there is minimal risk to the public of injury or property damage.