Category Archives: Bravo District

Bravo District, Narcotics/Vice Division

Pair Jailed After Narcotics Officer “Callen” Alerts to Marijuana

Occurred on 5/3/12, 2:06 p.m.  Possession of Marijuana  Zahn and Gulf Beach Roads   1205030083 

Officers following up on information that a drugs were being sold out a vehicle on the beach at Zahn Road observed multiple individuals hanging out by several cars. 

Officer could smell the odor of Marijuana coming from a white 1997 Cadillac Deville where Shonica Shaffer (12/20/77) was sitting. Shaffer along with the owner of the vehicle, Kody Allen Payne (05/23/81) were detained.  

Narcotics and Vice Division K-9 Officer A. Dial and his canine partner Callen assisted with a check of the vehicle.  Callen alerted on the Cadillac and a small quantity of Marijuana was discovered under the driver’s seat.  Also found in the trunk was a bag containing more Hydro-Marijuana and a scale. 

Both Shaffer and Payne were arrested and charged with Possession of Marijuana.  Payne was charged with a State Jail Felony, while Shaffer was charged with a Class “B” Misdemeanor.  A State Jail Felony is punishable up to two years in jail and a fine not to exceed $10,000, while the Class “B” Misdemeanor is punishable up to 180 days in jail and a fine not to exceed $2,000.

Bravo District, Patrol Division

Intoxicated Man Ejected From A Party Returns To Shoot At Party Guests

Occurred Sunday, April 29, 2012, 2:40am, 6600 Rhine, Aggravated Assault, 1204290026

A 19-year-old man was arrested Sunday morning after chasing and shooting at several people, then running from police.

A host of a party asked 19-year-old David Ovalle (12/7/1992) to leave the party after Ovalle became intoxicated. Ovalle went home which is located one street away from the party and returned with a pistol. Ovalle discharged the handgun at the house which sent those at the party to flee. Ovalle pointed his gun as chased three people into a nearby apartment complex.

Corpus Christi Police Officers arrived and chased Ovalle until Ovalle was apprehended. No person was injured in the event. Police seized the loaded pistol and delivered Ovalle to the city detention center.

Ovalle was arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (a 2nd degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine), Evading Arrest (a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine), and for Public Intoxication (a Class C misdemeanor punishable by up to a $500 fine).

Anyone interested to research reported crime in Corpus Christi is encouraged to search Crimereports.com for valuable information.

Bravo District, Patrol Division

Intoxicated Men Use Poor Judgement For A Place To Discharge A Firearm

Occurred Sunday, April 29, 2012, 1:00am, 554 Crayton, Discharge a Firearm Inside City Limits 1204290018

Three men were arrested Sunday morning for discharging a firearm inside the city limits outside a mobile home in Flour Bluff.

Corpus Christi Police were called to the 500 block of Crayton for a complaint of group of men that discharged a firearm in a mobile home park. Corpus Christi Police Officers located a group of three men that were seated around a table outside 554 Crayton.

A witness identified the three men as taking turns shooting pistols over a dozen times. Officers discovered the three men, 44-year-old Juan Bolivar (2/15/1968), 45-year-old Eduardo Lazaro (9/1/1966), and 27-year-old Charles Bolivar (2/16/1985), were intoxicated and took turns shooting at opossums and a stump in front of their mobile home.

Evidence was collected then the three men were arrested and delivered to the city detention center for Discharging a Firearm inside a Municipality. The charge is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine.

Anyone interested to research reported crime in Corpus Christi is encouraged to search Crimereports.com for valuable information.

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division

Man Stole Several Laptop Computers From Wal-Mart In Flour Bluff

     

Occurred Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 6:00am, 1250 Flour Bluff Dr. Theft 1204170162

Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Investigators would like help from the public to gather additional information to identify a man who stole several laptops from the Wal-Mart in Flour Bluff.

Store employees told police that a man forced open a cabinet and removed several laptop computers, then left the store without paying for the computers. Store employees provided police with surveillance camera images of the suspect that took the computers. The man is described as a Hispanic male that wore a red shirt, red pants, and black shoes and is between 20 and 30 years of age. Store Employees believe the man left in a gray 4 door sedan.

Anyone interested to research reported crime in Corpus Christi is encouraged to search Crimereports.com. Anyone with additional information to identify the man that stole the laptop computers from Wal-Mart should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or log on to www.888TIPS.com. The information provided could earn the caller a cash reward.

Bravo District

Victim Shot At During Fight to Settle Feud

Occurred on 4/19/12, 06:21 pm   Aggravated Assault   5488 SPID    1204190120

Officers responding to an assault with shots fired call arrived to find the 34-year-old victim in the JC Penny’s parking lot standing next to her red Ford Focus.   The victim told Officers, she and her ex-husband’s new girlfriend’s sister agreed on the phone to meet at La Palmera Mall and settle their feud by fighting with one another.

The ex-husband’s new girlfriend’s sister was accompanied by her boyfriend who was ordered to shoot at the victim by his girlfriend during the fight.  The victim immediately ran to her car when the male pointed a handgun at her.

The victim made  it safely to her car and attempted to leave just as the suspects drive up to her in a red Elantra.  The male shoots several rounds at the victim striking her vehicle’s tire before driving off.  A search for suspects proved unsuccessful, but the two suspects were identified.   

The shooting remains an active and ongoing investigation and we encourage anyone having any information regarding this crime to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or the Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Bureau at 361-886-2841.

Bravo District, Delta District

Fedora Wearing Carjacker Arrested After Pursuit

Occurred on 10:54 pm  Aggravated Robbery, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Evading Arrest  322 Oleander Avenue 1204180146/1204180144/1204180151       

Late Wednesday night, Officers contacted the 25-year-old victim who reported he was carjacked at gunpoint.  The victim told Officers he was at a Flour Bluff Stripes Convenience Store when a White male requested a ride.

The victim agreed and drove the male back into town, but the male asked the victim to take him to several locations as he conducted his errands.  While at a Dodd Street residence, the male pulled a handgun and demanded the victim take him to the area of Morgan and SH 286.  Once they arrived at the intersection, the male ordered the victim out of the car.

A B.O.L.O. (Be On the Look Out) was issued for the suspect and the vehicle, within minutes an Officer spotted the stolen Caprice as the driver was parking the vehicle in the alley behind Club 7, 512 S. Staples.  The Officer drove up behind the Caprice and as he exited his police car, the driver fled refusing to stop.  A pursuit ensued through the neighborhood onto Agnes and Staples for several minutes until the driver bailed out taking a hard fall. The Caprice traveled on and struck a parked blue Cobalt in the 300 block of Oleander.

The driver took off running as the Officer chased him a couple of houses over where he attempted to enter a relative’s residence.  A struggle ensued in which Kevin James Cisneros (09/21/79) was tasered and taken into custody.

The suspect was taken to Spohn Memorial by CCFD Emergency Personnel where he was medically treated for a broken arm and some road rash.   Cisneros was arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.  He was charged with Aggravated Robbery, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Evading Arrest in a Vehicle, along with an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.

Bravo District

Early Morning Walk Ends in Robbery Attempt

Occurred on 4/16/12, 04:18 am   Aggravated Robbery   10121 SPID     1204160016

 A 34-year-old victim reported to Officers he was having trouble sleeping and decided to go for an early morning walk.  The victim told Officers he cut through the parking lot of Gulf Coast Marine when he was approached by a White male who asked for the time.

The victim reached into his pocket for his cell phone when the male confronted him demanding his phone.  The suspect swung a small wooden bat and struck the victim a couple of times.    The victim sustained minor injuries.

The suspect is described as a White male, 20 to 24 years of age, 6’ to 6’2” feet tall and weighing 160 to 180 lbs.  He was last seen wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and black shorts.  He was last seeing fleeing towards 1100 Sunburst.

Anyone having any information regarding this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or the Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Bureau at 361-886-2841.

 

Bravo District, Traffic Safety Division

7am Crash Results In A Man Arrested For Driving While Intoxicated

Occurred Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 6:50am, Driving While Intoxicated 1204110013, & C1202729

A 22-year-old man was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated this morning at the 6100 block of Saratoga after a single vehicle crash.

Corpus Christi Police investigated a single vehicle crash in which a black 2008 Toyota Corolla travelled west on Saratoga, then crossed all lanes of traffic, over the concrete median, and then left the roadway. The Corolla rolled and landed on its side.

The operator of the Corolla was the only occupant and he was taken to the hospital for treatment for minor injuries. Corpus Christi Police investigated the crash and discovered evidence that the operator may have been intoxicated at the time of the crash.

Police arrested 22-year-old George Light (7/24/1989) for Driving While Intoxicated. The charge is a Class B Misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail and up to a $2,000 fine.

Bravo District

Man Robbed by Group Posing As Stranded Motorists

Occurred March April 11, 2012, 12:05am, Robbery, 2000 Red Oak 1204110001

Seven people were arrested for aggravated robbery overnight in Flour Bluff after they posed as stranded motorists and robbed the man who stopped to help.

A 19-year-old man was on his way home from work at midnight when he saw a red 2000 Ford Escort stopped on the 2000 block of Red Oak. The Escort had the hood raised and a man outside the vehicle waved at the 19-year-old for help. The 19-year-old man stopped to help and was asked to provide a jump-start. The 19-year-old placed his car face to face with the Escort and exited his vehicle.

The man who posed as a stranded motorist then pointed a pistol and demanded the victim’s wallet and valuables. Several others exited the Escort and took the keys to the victim’s car and then the group fled in the Escort after taking the valuables. No one was injured in this event.

Corpus Christi Police Officers located the red Escort on Glenoak Drive. Police captured the seven participants to the robbery and recovered the valuables.

20-year-old Joshua Freeman (1/24/1992), 18-year-old Rene Robinson (1/11/1994), 20-year-old Amber Flores (2/1/1992), 21-year-old Gilbert Gomez (12/10/1990), 17-year-old Keanu Davis (10/25/1994), 20-year-old Anthony Trevino (3/13/1992), and 19-year-old Johnny Robinson (3/29/1993) were arrested for Aggravated Robbery and Unlawful Carrying of Weapons then delivered to the city detention center.

The Aggravated Robbery charge is a 1st degree felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. The Unlawful Carrying of Weapons is a Class A Misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine.

Corpus Christi Police recommend calling police if you see a stranded motorist to avoid criminal opportunity.

Bravo District, Traffic Safety Division

Children Ages 3 and 4 Critically Injured In Crash With Driver Who Was Arrested For Intoxication Assault

Occurred Saturday, April 07, 2012, 12:06pm, Intoxication Assault 1204070065, C1202624

A 22-year-old man was arrested Saturday for Intoxication Assault after a crash on the 16100 block of Park Road 22 on Padre Island sent several people including a 3-year-old and a 4-year-old child to the hospital.

The 22-year-old man, Eric Cordell (9/5/1989), drove a silver 2002 Nissan pickup on the 16100 block of Park Road 22 and turned into a white Sport Utility Vehicle causing a head on collision. The occupants of the white sport utility vehicle were trapped until they were freed by the Corpus Christi and the Flour Bluff Fire Departments.

Two HALO helicopters were employed to transport patients with critical injuries from the white sport utility vehicle to the hospital.

Corpus Christi Police discovered evidence that Cordell was intoxicated, and Cordell was arrested for Intoxication Assault, a 3rd degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Cordell was taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation and then delivered to the city detention center.