Occurred on 9/25/11, 1:43 p.m.  Driving While Intoxicated   Holly & Weber Road     1109250074

Officers responded to reports of drunk driver being followed by the complainant who reported the driver of a white 2001 Chevrolet Tracker was swerving from lane to lane and appeared to be intoxicated.  Further updated information advised Officers the driver had several unrestrained children in the vehicle.

Officers were able to pull the vehicle over and contact the driver Alex Hernandez (12/22/70) who did indeed appear to be intoxicated.  Hernandez was administered Standard Field Sobriety Tests and a Blood Draw.  Hernandez was arrested. 

Inside the Tracker were seven children ranging in age from two to sixteen years of age.    The children were neither in child safety seats nor wearing any seat belts. 

Hernandez was charged with Driving While Intoxicated with Child.  The children were uninjured and released to family members.

Occurred on 9/22/11,   4:43 PM   Warrant of Arrest   4600 Salazar   1109220114

When the CCPD implemented a CompStat program about two years ago, one goal was to bring local Law Enforcement together to fight crime and improve the quality of life in our Community.  The economy and a mobile criminal population make these partnerships a necessity.  As leaner budgets and smaller pools of employees challenge local Law Enforcement, new and more efficient ways of keeping our Community safe have to be planned and acted upon.  CompStat is a great venue to promote that collaboration.

A recent example of this ‘bridge building’ is a growing partnership between the Nueces County Adult Probation Department and the CCPD.  The Nueces County Adult Probation Department is sharing lists of absconders (individuals wanted for Probation Warrants) with the CCPD and both agencies as well as the Community are benefiting.

This is how the program works:

The Probation Department sends the CCPD a list of wanted probationers (both felony and misdemeanor).  The list of absconders goes to the Analysts working in the CCPD CATIC (Crime Analysis and Tactical Intelligence Center).  The Analysts research the wanted individuals and put together an information packet that is sent to the CCPD Patrol Officers.  The Officers then look for the wanted individuals on their patrol districts in the time they have between dispatched calls.

This partnership has already begun yielding success.  On Thursday afternoon (9/22/11) at about 3:30 PM, the CATIC Analysts distributed information on Alberto Puebla (9/15/1973). Puebla was wanted for a Probation Violation warrant, but his original charge was Burglary of a Building, a felony in Texas.  At about 4:45 PM, less than one & ½ hours after the information was sent out, a Patrol Officer went to a residence in the 4600 block of Salazar and arrested Puebla for the warrant.

This example provides a clear understanding of how local Law Enforcement agencies in and around the Corpus Christi area are working together to reduce crime and enhance public safety in our Community.

Occurred on 9/21/11, 10:50 p.m.   Driving  While Intoxicated   4831 S. Staples     1109210171

Officers responded to the Long John Silver’s drive thru for a male passed out in his pickup truck and found Mark Castillo (10/10/82) sleeping soundly in the driver’s seat of a Chevy Silverado pick-up.  The truck was still running.  The Officers blocked Castillo’s truck with their units so when they woke him he wouldn’t become startled and accidentally drive off.  Officers were able to wake Castillo who appeared to be intoxicated.  A Blood Search Warrant was obtained and Castillo was taken to Spohn Shoreline for a Blood Draw.  Castillo was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

Occurred Sept. 2011   Credit Card Abuse   5884 Everhart   1109130105, 1109200055, 1109200057

The Corpus Christi Police Dept. is investigating three complaints from the public that their credit cards have been billed extra charges by Two Georges Restaurant.

In the first incident, the victim was over charged $1,448.30.

In the second incident, the victim was over charged $482.51. 

In the third incident, the victim was over charged $603.87, but said he had not eaten at the restaurant in over two years.

Investigators with the Forgery unit ask citizens who have dined at Two Georges Restaurant in the past look at their credit card statements to ensure there are no erroneous charges from this or any other location.  If fraudulent charges are found, please contact the police department at (361) 886-2600 to file a report.  This report can be filed with the CCPD Telephone Reporting Unit.

Occurred 9/20/11, 11:15 PM            Wanted Subject          4000 S. Staples            1109200148

While enforcing the no left turn signs at Staples and Everhart, an Officer stopped a vehicle for ignoring the No Left Turn sign.  When an occupant in the vehicle was asked her name, she stated, “Dunno.”  The Officer questioned this response, but soon discovered the name actually was Savannah Dunno (03/08/84).  She was found to have an active Nueces County warrant for damage to property and was arrested.

Officers contacted the Family Dollar Store cashier who reported a Black male entered the store and loitered in the store keeping a close eye on her.  The male left, but returned shortly thereafter, waiting for an opportunity to rob the victim.  When the cashier opened the cash register, the suspect elbowed her out-of-the-way and took an undetermined amount of money.  The store manager pursued after the suspect, but lost sight of him as he fled northbound towards the H.E.B.   The suspect is described as a hazel-eyed Black male, 5’8” to 5’10” feet tall and weighing 180 to 200 lbs.  He was last seen wearing a “golf” hat, light blue shirt, and blue jean shorts.  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.

Occurred 9/18/11, 7:30 p.m. ~ 9:00 p.m.   Burglary of a Building    1755 Frio     1109180140

Officers responded to Mary Mother of the Church for a burglary.  Officers contacted church staff members who reported they arrived to find the church lights on and the Sacristy Room along the Sanctuary burglarized.  Further investigation revealed there was not a forced entry, but the possibility the suspect or suspects hid inside the church and exited through a side door.  Approximately 100 hand-made rosaries and several gold amulets were stolen along with an undetermined amount of money.  The money was taken from two offering deposit box.  Anyone having any information regarding this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or the Corpus Christi Police Department Property Crimes Unit at 361-886-2841.

Occurred 9/19/11, 03:13 a.m.   Burglary of a Building   5414 Tripoli     1109190024 

Officers responded to Yeager Elementary for an alarm.  Upon their arrival, Officers heard a loud noise towards the back area of the school.   Officers apprehend and detained Devin Joel Bazan (03/29/93) and his 14-year-old Hispanic female accomplice.  Further investigation revealed the two had entered the school through an unlocked door and taken a rolling computer chair and a hand-held grabber.  Both items were thrown down from the second floor to the first floor making the loud noise Officers heard as they arrived.  Both suspects smelled of an alcoholic beverage and appeared to be intoxicated.  Bazan was arrested and booked at the CDC.  He was charged with Burglary of a Building, Consume of Alcoholic by a Minor, Criminal Trespass, and Inducing Curfew.    The 14-year-old female was released to her mother, but charges are pending for Burglary of a Building, Consume of Alcohol by a Minor, Criminal Trespass, and Violating Curfew.  The stolen property was found outside the fenced area and returned to maintenance staff.

10:43 am/9.12.2011  3338 Holly  Warrant of Arrest x2/Evading Arrest Detention    1109120063

During a call for a disturbance, Officers attempted to contact Jacob L. Perez (8.20.1990) who fled the area on foot. Officers pursued Perez throughout the apartment complex. During the foot pursuit, Perez jumped over a few fences then onto the area of Venture and Xanadu Streets.

At one time Perez jumped onto a roof of a house in an attempt to avoid being detected by Police. Once Perez was seen by Officers, he jumped off the rooftop and ran back to the original location of 3338 Holly where Officers were able to take him into custody.

Perez was treated my medics at the scene for the scrapes he sustained while jumping fences. He was found to have two Nueces County warrants for Motion to Revoke probation. He was additionally charged for Evading Arrest Detention due to him running from the Police. He was booked into the City Detention Center.