Category Archives: Bravo District

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division

Man Arrested in Flour Bluff Homicide

MartyWilliamWarfordOccurred on 2/12/13, 8:34pm  Murder  Waldron Road and Fawn Drive  1302120149

Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery arrested 47-year-old Mark Baker in connection with the February 12, 2013 stabbing death of a 24-year-old man.  A warrant was obtained for Baker after he was positively identified by a witness as being involved in the murder. Baker was arrested on February 14, 2013 at 10501 S. Padre Island Drive.

Through their continued investigation Homicide/Robbery Detectives were able to determine that Baker was not the individual responsible for the homicide.  Baker was released from the Nueces County Jail and charges were dismissed.

On late Friday afternoon, February 15, 2013, Marty William Warford (08/08/65) was served with an arrest warrant for Murder in connection with this investigation.  Warford accompanied by his attorney turned himself to Homicide/Robbery Detectives shortly after the warrant was obtained.

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division

Police Seek Identity of Woman Connected to Burglary

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Occurred Thursday, January 31, 2013, 10:24am, 13700 Hawksnest Bay Dr. Burglary 1301310051

                The Corpus Christi Police Department Auto Theft Task Force would like help from the public to identify and locate a woman who used stolen credit cards.

Corpus Christi Police began an investigation for a burglary of a motor vehicle at a residence on the 13700 block of Hawksnest Bay Drive on January 31, 2013. A laptop computer, credit cards and a cellular telephone were stolen from 1998 Mercury Mountaineer.

Corpus Christi Police Detectives have obtained video of a woman who used the stolen credit cards at a convenience store located at the 14500 block of South Padre Island Drive. The woman is described as a white female about 5 feet 6 inches tall, 120 pounds with brown hair who wore sunglasses, a black hooded sweater and a pink shirt with white writing.

Anyone with any information to identify or locate the woman who used the stolen credit cards should call the Corpus Christi Police Department Auto Theft Task Force at 886-2841. Information may be provided to police through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com.

Bravo District

Police Investigate Latest Homicide

On February 12, 2013 at approximately 8:34pm, Officers from the Corpus Christi Police Department responded to Bay Area Hospital for a walk-in stabbing victim.  Officers were told by medical staff that the 24-year-old man had sustained a stab wound to the chest which proved fatal.  Corpus Christi Homicide/Robbery Detectives were called to assist and  are currently investigating the man’s death as a homicide.

Further investigation revealed the victim had been robbed earlier in the evening.  As he and a friend walked to a local eatery they encountered the robbery suspect at Waldron Road and Fawn Drive.  The man attempted to get his money back from the suspect and a scuffle ensued.  The victim was stabbed during the confrontation and taken by his friend to the hospital.

The suspect is described as thin White male, 35 to 45 years of age, 5’11” to 6′ feet tall and weighing 160 to 180 lbs.  He was last wearing a light-colored shirt and blue jeans.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have noticed any suspicious activity or have any information on this crime to call Corpus Christi Homicide/Robbery Detectives at 361-886-2841.  If callers would like to remain anonymous they can call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS.  A tip may also be submitted online at www.888TIPS.com .  Tipsters may earn a cash reward if the suspect involved in this crime is arrested.

Bravo District, Community Outreach

Flour Bluff Operation Proud Partnership Neighborhood Meeting Tonight

Citizens living in the neighborhood which borders Don Patricio Road to Gleanoak Drive and Flour Bluff Drive to Waldron Road are invited to a neighborhood meeting tonight, where results from a police department crime survey will be announced.

The gathering will take place Monday, February 11, 2013, at 6:00 p.m., at Real Life Fellowship located at 1241 Flour Bluff Drive.  Representatives from different city departments will also attend to answer questions.

Back in January, Code Enforcement officers and volunteers stretched out over the large populated area making sure all city facilities were being taken care of, as well as, looking for issues they could assist citizens with; such as replacement of street signs, stray animal pick up, high weeds and illegal dumping.

Bravo District, Patrol Division

Woman Poses As Hotel Employee In Attempt to Avoid Police

Occurred Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 13:40, 6200 South Padre Island Drive, Possession of Controlled Substance, 1302060080

A 36-year-old woman attempted to pose as a hotel employee to avoid authorities when the hotel management arrived with police to confront the woman about complaints at the hotel on South Padre Island Drive Wednesday afternoon.

A hotel manager requested police officers to provide assistance with an eviction of a guest who had been the cause of several complaints from other guests. Two Corpus Christi Police Patrol Officers walked with the manager to the room. A 36-year-old woman came out of the room as the officers approached, and the woman quickly grabbed a broom from a nearby housekeeper’s cart. The woman began to sweep the front of the room and told the officers she was not a guest in the room. The officers were not convinced the woman was there to clean the room and the manager told the officers the woman was not an employee.

The officers discovered contraband in plain view in the room and 36-year-old Erica Lisa Trevino (2/11/1976) was arrested for Possession of a controlled substance in Penalty group 1 (a  state jail felony), for possession of a controlled substance in penalty group 3 (a Class A misdemeanor), Possession of drug paraphernalia (a Class C misdemeanor), Fail to Identify as a fugitive from justice (a Class A misdemeanor), and for a warrant for her arrest for Possession of a controlled substance. Officers then delivered Trevino to the city detention center.

Bravo District, Patrol Division

Off Duty Police Officer Stops Burglary at Neighbors House

Occurred Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 9:19am, 1100 Graham Rd. Burglary of a Habitation, 1302050026

                An off duty Corpus Christi Police Officer stopped a burglary Tuesday morning at his neighbor’s house on the 1100 block of Graham Road.

The Corpus Christi Police Officer worked in his garden at his home on the 1100 block of Graham Road Tuesday morning at about 9:20am and saw an unknown 22-year-old man with a hatchet in the officer’s neighbors drive way. The Officer confronted 22-year-old Gordon Morris (9/6/1990) and convinced Morris to drop the hatchet.

The officer then led Morris away from the hatchet and other tools which could be used for weapons while they waited for uniformed Corpus Christi Police Patrol Officers to arrive. Morris then began to struggle with the unarmed off duty officer until uniformed officers arrived and placed Morris in handcuffs.

Officers discovered Morris had entered the off duty officer’s neighbors recreational vehicle without permission from the owner and stole the hatchet and other items.

Morris was arrested for burglary of a habitation (a Second Degree Felony), for Unlawful Use of Criminal Instruments (a state jail felony), and for possession of drug paraphernalia (a Class C misdemeanor). Uniformed officers then delivered Morris to the city detention center.

Bravo District, Patrol Division

Police Take Man From Trash Can to Jail

Occurred Monday, February 04, 2013, 8:35am, 5900 Norvel Dr. Warrant of arrest and Evading Arrest, 1302040046

                A 35-year-old man was arrested after he ran from Corpus Christi Police Officers on the 5900 block of Norvel Drive near Cullen Park Monday morning.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a call for a man sleeping on the sidewalk at Norvel Drive and Belmeade Drive at 8:35am. A patrol officer woke 35-year-old Rocky Cooper (5/20/1977) and asked for identification. Cooper then reached for a bag, then pushed the officer and ran.

The officer chased Cooper until Cooper ran behind a house. The officer then found Cooper hidden in a recycle bin and Cooper refused to get out of the container. Cooper was exposed to the Electronic Control Device and then was placed in handcuffs.

Cooper had a warrant for his arrest and he was additionally charged with evading arrest. Cooper was then delivered to the city detention center.

Bravo District

Truck Driven into Jetties

Occurred on 1/28/13, 03:30am  Accident  14400 Gulf Beach Road  C1300635

Police were called to Gulf Beach Road for a one vehicle accident involving a truck.  Upon their arrival, Officers found a submerged brown Chevrolet pick-up truck.  The 25-year-old driver and his 21-year-old passenger told Officers they were traveling southbound on Gulf Beach Road when they failed to see the jetties and drove into the water.

The man and woman were able to escape and both were treated at the scene by CCFD Emergency Personnel.  Both refused to be taken to the hospital for their injuries.

The area was marked for our Dive Team to recover the truck.  The driver was not cited, but the accident is still under investigation.

Bravo District

“Calgon,Take Me Away”

WesleyIsiahLavenderOccurred on 01/24/13, 4:43pm  Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle  10402 S. Padre Island Drive 1301240128

Officer J. Tello contacted a 55-year-old woman who reported her silver Hummer HU3 stolen.  She told Officer Tello she left her vehicle running while she went into the Bang’s Chevron to purchase some cigarettes.  Upon her return, her Hummer was gone.

The Officer recognized the suspect in the store surveillance video as he had contacted Wesley Lavender (05/29/90) several minutes earlier at a disturbance call.  Dispatchers issued a B.O.L.O. (Be On the Look-Out) for the Hummer and Lavender.

Several hours later, Officer D. Sotello located the stolen vehicle in the Sun Suites parking lot at 5142 Oakhurst Drive.  Officers Sotello, C. Durbin, and B. Tackett found Lavender taking a shower in one of the rooms and placed him under arrest.

Lavender was charged with Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle which is a State Jail Felony punishable by up to two years in a state jail and a $10,000 fine.

Bravo District

Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Accident

Occurred on 1/22/13, 12:19pm Major Traffic Accident  7100 Yorktown Boulevard  C1300511

Police were called to the intersection of Yorktown and Bay Drive for an accident involving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Chevy Van.    The 29-year-old driver of the van was stopped in traffic waiting for another vehicle to turn on Bay Drive when the motorcyclist rear-ended him.

The 35-year-old motorcyclist struck the right rear corner of the van and caught his foot in the rear wheel.  The motorcyclist left foot was severed and he was rushed to Spohn Memorial for medical treatment.  The driver of the van was uninjured.

No citations have been issued at this time and the Traffic Safety Division is continuing their investigation into the accident.