Category Archives: Bravo District

Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report September 2, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 230 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight September 1 to 7:00 a.m. on September 2, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo ” District

Date: 09/01/2014        7:50 PM
Location: 6000 South Padre Island Drive
Offense:  Theft          (PC 31.03       Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1409010146
An off duty Corpus Christi Police Officer working at the Liberty Tire Service located at 6050 S. Padre Island Dr. was watching a storage container containing tires from the business when he saw a tan Chevrolet truck pull into the parking lot.  The truck with the driver and three other occupants backed up to the storage container and the driver, Jesse Jaramillo (02/18/1962), got out and loaded six tires into the back of his truck and left. The officer began to follow the truck and observed it was swerving through traffic and speeding.  The truck entered the freeway swerving from lane to lane almost striking several vehicles, and driving recklessly.  Other officers responding to the call were able to stop the truck at Weber Rd. and S. Padre Island Dr. Inside the truck was the driver, his two year old son and thirteen year old daughter, neither of which had on a seat belt.  Also his 39 year old wife was in the truck.  All of the occupants were released.  The driver was charged with child endangerment, a state jail felony, due to the fact that he was driving with disregard for the safety of the two year old.   He was also charged with theft of the tires which were valued at $600, reckless driving a Class B misdemeanor.  The truck was impounded.

 

“Charlie” District

Date: 09/01/2014        9:15 PM
Location: McArdle Road and Anthony Street
Offense:  Possession of Dangerous Drugs   (HS 481.115    State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1409010170
Corpus Christi Police Officers on patrol stopped a 2006 black Dodge Ram truck for a traffic violation on McArdle Rd. and Antony St. The truck was driven by Emanuel Chavez (09/24/1983) and occupied by his front seat passenger Fernando Chavez (02/11/1977). Inside the truck in a backpack belonging to the driver officers found a crack pipe, hydrocodone and LSD tablets.  The driver was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.  The passenger was charged with possession of controlled substance, a state jail felony, after methamphetamine was found inside his wallet. The truck was impounded.

 

“Charlie” District

Date: 09/01/2014        11:35 PM
Location: 3800 South Padre Island Drive West
Offense:  Possession of Controlled Substance        (HS 481.115    State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1409010185
A Corpus Christi Police Officer on patrol saw a grey 2014 Ford Focus pull up to the traffic light on the access road of S. Padre Island Dr. at Weber Rd.  A yellow Corvette pulled up next to it shortly thereafter.  When the light turned green, both the Focus and the Corvette accelerated heavily continued to accelerate well above the posted speed limit of 45 miles an hour.  The Corvette entered the freeway and the Focus continued westbound on the access road, but did not slow down.  The officer was able to stop the vehicle and he contacted the driver Baldemar Romero (12/01/1991) and his 23 year old male front seat passenger.  The driver was found to have an active warrant with no bond for a charge of aggravated assault on a public servant.  Inside of his wallet officers located a small plastic bag containing cocaine, a state jail felony.  The driver was additionally charged with racing on a highway, a Class B misdemeanor and his car was impounded.

 

“Delta” District

Date: 09/01/2014        11:45 PM
Location: 800 Hancock Avenue
Offense:  Unlawful Restraint           (PC 20.02       Third Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1409010074
A 54 year old female victim contacted Corpus Christi Police after she was badly beaten about her face following a disturbance with her son in an apartment located in the 800 block of Hancock Ave. Officers observed the victim with two black eyes, a cut to her left eye brow, bloody nose, bloody mouth and a hand print around her neck and jaw area.  The victim said Joe Witherspoon (09/07/1985) had beaten her all night long, punching her all over face and choking her with his hand. The victim stated that she attempted to leave several times but her son would not let her out of the apartment and threatened to hurt her when she would try to leave.  At about 11:40 PM there was a knock on the apartment door and when the door was opened the female victim took off running out of the apartment for help. She made it over to a neighbor and called for police and an ambulance. Officers were about to take the son into custody without incident, the female was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS.

 

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

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

Patrol Report August 29, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 241 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight August 28 to 7:00 a.m. on August 29, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Adam” District

Date: 08/28/2014        7:30 PM
Location: 11300 Leopard Street
Offense:  Improper Recording        (PC 21.15       State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1408280142
A 54 year old female called Corpus Christi Police after she found a cell phone recording in the restroom of a business located in the 11300 Leopard St. The female who is an employee at the business told officers that right before using the bathroom, she noticed a bundle of brown paper towels wedged under the sink against the drainage pipe. She said that she figured the drain was leaking water, so she removed the towels and noticed a black flip phone positioned facing the toilet. The phone displayed a light indicating that the recording device was on. The female left the phone in its position until police  arrived. Officers arrived and recovered the phone and are currently investigating this case.

 

 

“Bravo” District

Date: 08/29/2014        4:55 AM
Location: 1800 Airline Road
Offense:  Aggravated Assault          (PC 22.02       Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1408290027
Corpus Christi Police Officers responding to a call about a fight outside of an apartment in the 1800 block of Airline Road were flagged down by a 21 year old female victim who said she had been assaulted by a male and female. The victim stated she was outside attempting to get money from her vehicle when a male and a female approached her. The victim said that the male grabbed her by the neck and choked her, and also hit her several times in the head.  The male then went into his apartment and returned with a wood bat and struck her with the bat twice in the knees and once on the side of her body. The male then went into her vehicle and broke the rear view mirror and driver’s side windshield while the female suspect went through her belongings. The male took the bat back inside of an apartment and the female suspect pulled off the victim’s earrings and necklace. The male and female suspects were located and arrested by officers.  Larry Lee Haynes (08/19/1985) was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and burglary to a vehicle.  Sheldon Allen (04/19/1985) was charged with aggravated assault, and at the City Detention Center she was found to have cocaine in her purse and she additionally charged with possession of a controlled substance.

 

“Charlie” District

Date: 08/28/2014        7:45 AM
Location: 5100 Oakhurst St.
Offense:  Fraudulent Use Of Identifying Information (PC 32.51 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1408280136
Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to 5142 Oakhurst St. the Sun Suites Hotel after a man was observed in the parking lot of the hotel asking people if they wanted to buy a laptop.  Officers found a female Sarah Grove (09/12/1979) at the hotel who was staying in the same room as the man who was trying to sell the laptop.  Officers discovered she had an outstanding warrant for arrest and took her into custody.  She told officers she was staying at the hotel with her brother and another female. Officers found several Texas drivers licenses, credit cards, and social security cards belonging to other people in her purse.  Hotel management escorted officers to the room and there a female, Lina Garza (04/15/1980), came to the door and officers also found Matthew Grove (05/15/1977) inside.  Both were wanted on outstanding arrest warrants and arrested.  Officers are still trying to determine how many identification cards and credit cards the female had in her possession that did not belong to her.    At this time, she is the only on facing fraudulent use of identifying information charges.

 

“Delta” District

Date: 08/29/2014        2:45 AM
Location: 1000 Texas Avenue
Offense:  Assault       (PC 22.01       Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1408290014
Two males that were fighting on the sidewalk in the 1000 block of Texas Ave. were both arrested, one for assault, the other for an outstanding arrest warrant. The two males were observed fighting and Adrian Reyes (07/27/1993) was on top of the other male punching him in the face.  The other male, Roy Anguiano (07/09/1991), had an outstanding warrant for arrest for failure to appear on a charge of possession of marijuana.   The warrant had a bond amount of $4,100.  Both were transported to the City Detention Center without incident.

 

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Bravo District, Delta District, Patrol Division, Uncategorized

Patrol Report August 26, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 191 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight August 25 to 7:00 a.m. on August 26, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District

Date: 08/26/2014        1:55 AM
Location: 9500 South Padre Island Drive West Access
Offense:  Possession of Dangerous Drugs   (HS 483.041    Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1408260011
Corpus Christi Police were dispatched to 9512 S. Padre Island Dr. the Car Wash Company for a male passed out in his vehicle in one of the stalls.  Officers found Mark Towler (02/10/1982) sitting in his 1999 Mazda Miata with the windows open and sweating profusely. CCFD EMS responded to check out the male, and when he stepped out of the car several blue tablets fell to the ground from his lap.  The male did not have anything to indicate that he was the recipient of a prescription for the medication and he was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs, a Class A misdemeanor and his car was impounded.

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Adam District, Bravo District, Delta District, Patrol Division, Uncategorized

Patrol Report August 22, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 229 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight August 21 to 7:00 a.m. on .August 22, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Adam” District

Date: 08/21/2014        7:20 AM
Location: 1400 Cliff Maus Drive
Offense:  Burglary of Building                    (PC 30.02       State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1408210032
An employee at a business located in the 1400 block of Cliff Maus Drive told Corpus Christi Police that sometime around 11:40 PM on August 20, a suspect drove up to the front gate and cut the lock. Once on the property, the suspect went to the garage and attempted to cut the padlock to the door.  After failing to cut the lock the suspect left the property only to return later that night at about 2:15 AM, on August 21.  The suspect then removed a pick ax from one of the parked company trucks on the property and used it to pry open the garage door enough to gain entry.  The suspect stole five grass trimmers, a pole saw and a hedge trimmer. The total damage done and price of the equipment stolen was valued at over $3,500. 

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Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Auto Theft Task Force Recovers Stolen Items

DATE: August 21, 2014       10:30 AM
LOCATION: 1717 Nile Drive
OFFENSE: Search Warrant Executed
CASE # 1408210059


The Corpus Christi Police Department Auto Theft Task Force executed a search warrant at 1717 Nile Drive at about 10:30 AM.  Detectives learned during investigations into several burglaries in the city that there was stolen trailers and other equipment at this home and were able to obtain a search warrant.

Detectives found two trailers, two cement spreaders, two compressors, a welder, and other equipment in the backyard and garage of the home.  No one was found in the home. Detectives hope to have arrest warrants issued regarding this case once the investigation is complete.

The Auto Theft Task Force believes that the property recovered today has an estimated value of between $60,000 and $65,000.

 

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Stolen trailer with two cement spreaders in backyard of 1717 Nile Drive

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Stolen trailer with two cement spreaders in backyard of 1717 Nile Drive

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Stolen welding equipment and table saw in the garage of 1717 Nile Drive

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A second stolen trailer found in the backyard of 1717 Nile Drive

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A compressor found in the backyard of 1717 Nile Drive

Bravo District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report August 21, 2014

 

 

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 223 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight August 20 to 7:00 a.m. on August 21, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 08/21/2014        12:40 AM
Location: 5700 Timbergate Drive
Offense:  Assault                   (PC 22.01       Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1408210007
Corpus Christi Police Officers on patrol heard a female screaming from the north end of an apartment complex located in the 5700 block of Timbergate Dr. Officers found a 32 year old female victim who told them she had been assaulted by her boyfriend Kellen Sirrine (06/20/1985).  She said she had broken up with him earlier in the day and had left their apartment to go to a friend’s house. When she returned, she was unable to get into her apartment due to the dead bolt being locked. After trying to get in for almost an hour the male finally let her in, but once inside the male grabbed her by the neck and threw her down. When the victim went to the living room and attempted to call the police the male took her phone and disconnected the call and he threw the phone outside of the apartment. She went outside to get her phone and she was assaulted again. The victim was able to get her phone and as she attempted to run back inside the male picked her up and threw her against the wall next to the front door. The male was arrested for assault, a class A misdemeanor, and he was additionally charged with interfering with an emergency call, also a class A misdemeanor. The victim suffered several bruises, scratches, and a cut on her foot from the attack.  She refused any medical assistance.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 08/20/2014        7:20 PM
Location: Flour Bluff Drive / South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Criminal Mischief              (PC 22.07       Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1408200133
A 51 year old female victim reported to Corpus Christi Police that she was driving east on State Highway 358 toward Flour Bluff in the fast lane when she noticed that a maroon full size van was right behind her. She said that she then moved over to the middle lane and the van also moved over to the middle lane, tailgating her. The female exited the freeway and then stopped at the red light at Flour Bluff Drive and South Padre Island Drive. The female said that the van stopped behind her and a white male exited the driver`s seat and ran toward her vehicle and started hitting her window while yelling and cursing at her and he even tried to open her door. The male struck the windshield of her vehicle, breaking it. The female then drove in front of the vehicle next to her, made a right turn and drove south on Flour Bluff Dr. The male returned to his van, and again began to follow the female and she turned onto June St. in an attempt to lose the van, however it followed her. She stated that at the intersection of June St. and Waldron Rd, the maroon van stopped and the suspect again exited the van and started coming toward her vehicle. The victim drove straight through the intersection and when she turned north onto Waldron Road, she saw the van turn south. The female described the suspect’s vehicle as being a full size maroon van, and the male was described as being in his thirties about 5’11” tall and 180 pounds with brown hair.  The damaged to the windshield was estimated to be $1000. Officers continue to investigate this case, and at this time, no arrests have been made.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 08/21/2014        12:40 AM
Location: 5700 South Staples Street
Offense:  Resisting Arrest                (PC 38.03       Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1408210014
A Corpus Christi Police Officer was treated at Christus Spohn Shoreline after he suffered a cut to his hand when a male resisted arrest. Officers observed a male pinning a female up against the wall outside of a bar in the 5700 block of S. Staples St. and stopped to investigate. Officers heard the two arguing as they approached and they told the male several times to release the female.  The male refused and continued to hold her up against the wall still arguing with her.  An officer then had to step between the two in an attempt to separate them. During the investigation, officers determined that the male was intoxicated in public and attempted to arrest him. The male physically resisted by pulling his arms away and putting them in front of his chest.  The female then got involved and she wrapped her arms around the male in an attempt to prevent him from getting arrested. She was told several times to release the male however she refused. After two other officers arrived to assist, the male suspect was able to be handcuffed.  During the struggle to get the male arrested, an officer was punctured with the teeth of the handcuffs on his right hand causing an open wound and bleeding. The female was told by officers several times to back away from the arrest but she continued to interfere and she was also arrested.  Officers charged Jesus Villanueva (07/12/1988) with public intoxication, a Class C misdemeanor and resisting arrest, a Class A misdemeanor.  The female, Dalinda Medrano (11/28/1983), was charged with public intoxication, a Class C misdemeanor, interfering with police duties, a Class B misdemeanor and she was also found to have two outstanding warrants for her arrest. The injured officer returned to duty after being treated.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 08/21/2014        5:05 AM
Location: Antelope Street / North Carancahua Street
Offense:  Traffic Crash
Case Number: C1403330
An 18 wheel tractor with a trailer was attempting to turn when it struck a traffic signal pole at the intersection of Antelope Street and North Carancahua Street.  There were no power outages due to the crash, but Corpus Christi Police Traffic Investigators did have the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit respond to do an inspection on the truck after the 44 year old male driver claimed that the brakes locked up.   He said that he was attempting to turn the 2003 Freightliner tractor with an empty trailer from the 800 block of N. Carancahua St. onto the 100 block of Antelope St. when it struck the traffic signal pole knocking it down with the right rear side of the trailer.  Officers found that the driver did not have liability insurance on the truck.  The truck and tractor were both impounded and the driver faces traffic violations as a result of the crash and for not having insurance.  The traffic signal pole was estimated to cost about $5,000.

 

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Bravo District, Charlie District

Molotov Cocktails Found in Neighborhood

Date: 8/17/2014
Time: 12:28 p.m.
Location: 4300 Harry
Case: 1408170081
Offense: Prohibited Weapon

Officers were dispatched to the 4300 block of Harry where they located a plastic bag containing 5 Molotov Cocktails inside a cardboard beer carton along the curb in front of a residence. A gas can with duct tape was next to the carton.

The CCPD Bomb Squad was requested, responded to the scene and disassembled the bottles. CCPD Forensics took all the items as evidence.  

 

 

Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report August 15, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 208 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight August 14 to 7:00 a.m. on .August 15, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

                                                                            “Bravo” District
Date: 08/14/2014        6:20 PM
Location: 6800 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated                          (PC 49.04   Class A Misdemeanor)
 Case Number: 1408140115

Corpus Christi police Officers responded to a restaurant in the 6800 block of S. Padre Island Drive for a male suspect in a blue Dodge truck in the drive thru passed out. Officers found the ignition of the truck was on, the truck was in drive, and the driver was unresponsive and had his foot on the brake. The driver was identified as Adan Atkinson (04/22/1975) and he was found to be intoxicated, and he was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, a Class A misdemeanor, and his truck was impounded.

 

                                                                          “Charlie” District
Date: 08/14/2014        10:05 PM
Location: 4200 South Padre Island Drive
Offense:  Theft                      (PC 30.01   Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1408140142
A 65 year old female victim contacted Corpus Christi Police and told officers that she had just finished eating dinner at a restaurant located in the 4200 block of S. Padre Island Dr.  As the victim and her daughter exited the restaurant they noticed a white male walk out of the restaurant right behind them. While they were on their way to the car the man grabbed the victims’ purse and slung her around in a circle causing her to fall to the pavement.  She said she held on to her purse and her daughter fought the man off. The man released the purse and ran away from the restraint on foot. The suspect is described as a white male, about 5’6” tall, 140 pounds, wearing a white shirt with black stripes, khaki shorts and a dark baseball cap. The victim told officers that during the struggle the suspect lost his shoes, and he ran away in his socks. Officers tagged the shoes as evidence and the victim suffered some scratches and minor cuts on her arm.   The manager of the restaurant told officers that the suspect had also left the restaurant without paying for the meal and drinks he consumed amounting to over $50.00.  The suspect faces theft of services charges in that case as well.

 

                                                                         “Charlie” District
Date: 08/14/2014        11:55 PM
Location: 5200 Weber Road
Offense:  Discharge of Firearm                    (PC 42.12   Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1408150009
A 22 year old male called Corpus Christi Police from the Spohn South Emergency Room and told them that he had been shot and robbed at a convenience store. When officers started questioning the male, he changed his story several times. The male did have a single gunshot wound to his right thigh, however, the investigation revealed that he was at his apartment in the 5200 block of Weber Rd. and he had shot himself. Witnesses said he was fooling around with a .22 caliber rifle when it went off. The male remained at the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The male now faces discharging a firearm charge, a Class A misdemeanor.

 

                                                                                 “Charlie” District
Date: 08/14/2014        9:25 PM
Location: 2500 Milo Street
Offense:  Assault on a Peace Officer                       (PC22.01     Third Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1408140140
Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to a disturbance at a home located in the 2500 block of Milo St. and while there they contacted suspect, Pamela Escobedo (04/23/1985) who had been fighting with her mother. The female suspect was sitting in a vehicle in the driveway and was refusing to answer any questions from the officers. The officers went to speak to the 62 year old mother who had come outside of the house, and as they walked to her, the suspect attacked one of the officers from behind. The other officer attempted to stop her and he was pushed in the chest, and his glasses were knocked off. As the struggle continued, they wound up on the ground and the suspect grabbed a handful of rocks and she threw them at the officers. She was eventually handcuffed and taken into custody, and charged with the assault, a third degree felony, resisting arrest, a Class A misdemeanor, and failure to identify, a Class C misdemeanor.   The officers reported only minor injuries.

 

                                                                          “Delta” District
Date: 08/14/2014        9:55 AM
Location: 2700 Elgin Street
Offense:  Burglary of a Building                  (PC 30.02   State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1408140044
A 36 year old female called Corpus Christi Police and said that she woke up to someone knocking on her front door. When she answered the door, the person told her that he was there to pick up a tire rim from the back tool shed that her husband had given him.  When she called her husband he said that he did not give the tire rim to anyone. By the time the female walked back outside, the male had already left with the property.  Officers discovered the tool shed`s font door was open and there were three more rims inside the shed. The stolen tire rim was valued at about $150. A female witness told officers that she saw the suspect riding a bicycle on Sonora St.   They went to the area and found Guadalupe Trevino (07/15/1983) and arrested him for burglary of a building, s state jail felony.  The property was returned to the owner.

 

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Community Outreach, Patrol Division

Patrol Report August 14, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 203 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight August 13 to 7:00 a.m. on .August 14, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Adam” District
Date: 08/14/2014 6:40 AM
Location: 5700 Leopard Street
Offense: Evading (PC 38.04 Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1408140025
Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to a business in the 5700 block of Leopard St. for a person outside that was acting aggressive toward customers entering and leaving the store. Officers found Lance Hawke (06/22/1969) there and they were attempting to take him into custody when he fled on foot. Officers caught up to him about a block away and arrested him for evading on foot, a Class A misdemeanor. The suspect was also issued a criminal trespass warning not to return to the store.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 08/14/2014 2: 55 AM
Location: 400 University Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (PC 49.04 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1408140015
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to University St. and South Alameda St for a major crash involving a truck that had rolled over. Officers found a 1999 Toyota Tacoma truck entangled in a guide wire, and a telephone pole was cracked in half and being suspended in the air by the wires. The 24 year old male driver of the truck was determined to be intoxicated, and he was transported by CCFD EMS to Spohn Memorial Hospital to be treated for his injuries.
The crash investigation revealed that the suspect was alone in his truck traveling south on University Dr. toward S. Alameda St. when he struck a parked Chevrolet truck. The suspect continued driving at a high rate of speed and went through the intersection, crossing S. Alameda St. and struck a metal fence and the telephone pole across the street. The force of the crash caused the suspect vehicle to roll over onto its passenger side. The damage caused by the suspect is estimated to be over $5,000.00. The driver will face charges of driving while intoxicated, a class B misdemeanor, as well as several other traffic offenses after he is released from the hospital.

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Image of crash scene from officers dash camera

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 08/13/2014 11:10 PM
Location: 1000 Airline Road
Offense: Possession of Marijuana (HS 481.121 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1408130149
A Corpus Christi Police Officer on patrol observed a 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse with an expired registration and inspection and stopped the car in the 1000 block of Airline Rd. The officer contacted the driver, Eli Rodriguez-Soliz (07/101992) who said that he did not have liability insurance on his vehicle. The officer was in the process of impounding the car when he found a backpack and inside it there was a plastic bag containing marijuana. Also in the backpack the officer found a “grinder” which is a device used to grind up marijuana and rolling papers. The driver was placed under arrest for possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor and his vehicle was impounded.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 08/13/2014 5:30 PM
Location: 4300 Carlton Street
Offense: Burglary of a Habitation (PC 30.02 Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1408130095
Corpus Christi Police received a call from an 88 year old male victim in the 4300 block of Carlton Street about a suspect who had kicked in the back door of his home. The victim told officers he was inside the house when he heard somebody banging on the back door. He then retrieved his handgun, and his wife exited the house through the front door. The male suspect broke the door and walked inside and saw the armed homeowner and took off running. The suspect exited that house and ran into another house next door. The 30 year old homeowner there said that he and his four children were inside his home and that the suspect forced his way into the residence through the front door and then ran into a back bedroom and locked himself inside. The home owner said that he had locked his children in a second bedroom in the house. Officers had to use force to open the bedroom door and inside they found the male suspect trying to hide beside the bed in the room. Officers arrested Robert Rodriguez (03/14/1987) and he was charged with two counts of burglary of a habitation, a second degree felony for breaking into the two homes. The suspect also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The four children found in the second bedroom were not injured.

 

 Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report August 12, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 241 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight August 11 to 7:00 a.m. on .August 12, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 08/11/2014 11:57 AM
Location: 1700 Treyway Lane
Offense: Injured Party
Case Number: 1408110068
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a child that had nearly drowned while taking a bath inside an apartment in the 1700 block of Treyway Lane. A 23 year old female mother told officers that she was giving her 7 month old boy a bath in a baby bath seat. Her one year old child started crying from the living room and she went to go check on the child. When she returned to the bath tub, she noticed that the baby chair had fallen on its side and her baby was in the water. CCFD EMS responded and the baby was transported to the hospital in critical condition. Corpus Christi Police Detectives are investigating this case, and at this time no charges have been filed.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 08/11/2014 6:00 PM
Location: 3600 Ayers Street
Offense: Crash Investigation
Case Number: C1403196 / C1403197
A 45 year old man that was crossing the 3600 block of Ayers Street in a pedestrian crosswalk was struck by a 1998 Dodge Ram truck that was traveling north on Ayers St. The 68 year old male driver of the truck told officers he saw the pedestrian but thought he was able to clear him as he passed by. The pedestrian was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the truck was cited with failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. While investigating this crash, officers heard people yelling from behind a business in the 3600 block of Ayers St. Officers discovered that a 7 year old boy had run into the parking lot from behind the back wall of the business and his foot was run over by a passing 1999 Chevrolet Suburban driven by a 63 year old man. The child suffered a possible broken foot and was transported to Driscoll Children’s Hospital by CCFD EMS. No charges are expected to be filed in this case.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 08/11/2014 11:30 PM
Location: 5800 Kostoryz Road
Offense: Possession of Controlled Substance (HS 481.115 Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1408110181
A Corpus Christi Police Officer on patrol in the 5800 block of Kostoryz Rd. saw a silver 2007 Dodge Charger with very loud music playing. The officer could feel the bass and could hear the loud music which was over 100 feet away from him. The car was turning into a neighborhood in the 5700 block of Crestmore St. when he stopped the car and contacted the driver Angela Hernandez (11/24/1980). The female driver was found to have a suspended driver’s license and the officer went to impound the car. At that time, he observed two clear plastic bags in an opening in the back of the gear shift box near the center console. Inside the plastic bag, the officer discovered 19.6 grams of cocaine. The female suspect was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, a second degree felony and driving with license invalid, a Class C misdemeanor and her vehicle was impounded.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 08/12/2014 3:00 AM
Location: 3200 Gollihar Road
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (PC 29.03 First Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1408120013
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to an armed robbery at a business located in the 3200 block of Gollihar Rd. Three employees were working inside when two suspects entered the dining room of the restaurant. .Both suspects were armed with handguns and upon entering the restaurant they split up. They each rounded up employees and met up again behind the cash registers. They then confronted the two male employees and forced them to the safe area. While holding the employees at gun point the suspects removed deposit bags from the safe taking an undetermined amount of money. The suspects then ordered all the employees onto the floor and exited the restaurant through the east side door and left on foot. The suspects were described as two black males wearing black hoody tops, black shorts, and they had black bandanas covering their faces. They are both believed to be in their thirties, standing from 5`10″ to 6`00″ tall with thin builds. One of the suspects had a lighter skin color with a tattoo near the left eye. Corpus Christi Police Detectives are investigating this case and no suspects have identified and no one has been arrest. If you know anything about this robbery, please call 886-2840, or Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS.

 

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