Category Archives: Charlie District

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

Patrol Report 07/22/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 735 calls for service and generated 209 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 21 to 7:00 a.m. on July 22, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 07/21/2015       3:45 PM
Location: 14900 Windward Drive
Offense: Indecent Exposure
P.C. 21.08       Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1507210102
A 62 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after he saw a man exposing himself near the public showers and restrooms in the 14900 block of Windward Drive.

Officers arrived and were told that a man was sitting in his grey Honda sedan and he would open the door of his car and expose himself.

Officers saw the car parked with the man inside and he had his driver’s side door open and his feet handing out of the car. The Officer also saw that his underwear was pushed down to his knees and he was exposing himself.

Officers arrested the man, Larry Reuter (03/10/1951), for indecent exposure and his car was impounded.

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Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Help Us Catch These Two Guys

Date: 7/15/2015            5:40 PM
Location: 5000 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Theft
P.C. 31.03        State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1507150099
Corpus Christ Police Detectives have released camera images of two suspects they believe committed a theft at the Academy Store located at 5001 South Padre Island Drive on July 15.

Store employees told Officers that they observed two males walk into the store and they picked up a duffel bag off of the shelf. The two males then started putting clothes into the large bag.

When store employees approached the two suspects they ran out of the fire exit door with the unpaid for merchandise. Store employees chased the two males who ran toward Williams Street. While they were running, they dropped the duffel bag.

The duffel bag that was dropped by the men was recovered. It had 39 items inside and the merchandise was valued at over $1,700.

The suspects both appear to be young Hispanic males and they were both last seen getting  into a red Chevrolet HHR.

The suspects in this case have not been located and Detectives need your help in identifying these two individuals. Anyone with information about this case should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2840. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to the 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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Suspects loading up merchandise

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Suspects loading up merchandise

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Suspect vehicle

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

Patrol Report 07/21/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 887 calls for service and generated 242 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 20 to 7:00 a.m. on July 21, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 07/21/2015       1:45 AM
Location: 6400 Weber Road
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C. 22.02       Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1507210017
Two sisters got into an argument while they were leaving McCaw’s Bar in a car and the younger sister wound up stabbing her older sister.

Corpus Christi Police were dispatched to the Whataburger Restaurant, located at 6410 Weber Road, after the car the females were in moved across the street.

When Officers arrived they found three females in the parking lot, and one of the females was bleeding from her right arm. The 23 year old female told Officers she had been stabbed by her younger sister, Mercedise Morris (10/18/1995), after an argument at the bar over a former boyfriend of the younger sister.

Officers found the younger sister in the restroom of the restaurant and she was arrested for aggravate assault.

The older sister was transported to Spohn Memorial Medical Center by CCFD EMS.

A knife believed to be used was recovered by Officers.

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

Patrol Report 07/20/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 874 calls for service and generated 201 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 19 to 7:00 a.m. on July 20, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 07/19/2015       6:10 AM
Location: 4000 Leopard Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C. 29.03       First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1507190041
A 48 year old man driving around looking for a motel room was robbed by several suspects in the 4000 block of Leopard Street.

The man called Corpus Christi Police and told Officers he had been driving around from motel to motel for two hours trying to find one with a vacancy.

When he parked at the Economy Inn, located at 4024 Leopard Street, and was walking toward the front office he was approached by two male and two female suspects. One of the males pointed a gun at his head and demanded he hand over his money. The victim gave up his wallet, that had cash inside, and two cell phones.

The victim was able to provide Officers with a description of the four suspects. They were described as two black males, both wearing white tank top shirts and blue jeans. The two white females were last seen wearing a pink shirt and pink shorts and the other wearing a button up shirt over a black shirt with blue jean shorts.

At this time, no suspects have been arrested.

The victim was not injured.

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

Patrol Report 07/17/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1069 calls for service and generated 246 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 16 to 7:00 a.m. on July 17, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 07/16/2015       11:50 PM
Location: 6800 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C. 49.04       Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1507170006
A truck stopped at a red light at the intersection of S. Padre Island Drive and Nile Drive was hit from behind by a suspected drunk driver.

Corpus Christi Police arrived at the scene and the crash investigation revealed that a 2012 Dodge truck, driven by a 32 year old man, was stopped at a red light when it was struck from behind by a 2014 Chevrolet truck.

There were no injuries reported, but Officers did determine that the driver of the Chevrolet truck, Richard Gomez (05/15/1979) was intoxicated and he was arrested.

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

Patrol Report 07/16/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1140 calls for service and generated 201 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 15 to 7:00 a.m. on July 16, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 07/15/2015       9:35 PM
Location: 4600 Corona Drive
Offense: Intoxication Assault
P.C. 49.07       Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1507150139
A crash in the 4600 block of Corona Drive sent one man to the hospital and another man to jail.

Corpus Christi Police responded and found two trucks had crashed head on into each other. An investigation revealed that a 2015 Toyota truck was traveling west on Corona Drive. It was driven by, Ismael M. Cantu (11/21/1984), and was occupied by a 31 year old male front seat passenger.

While attempting to negotiate a curve in the road, the truck drifted out of its lane and struck a 2005 Nissan Frontier truck traveling east head on. The Nissan was being driven by a 52 year old man.

After an investigation, it was determined that the driver of the Toyota truck was intoxicated and he was arrested for intoxication assault.

The passenger in the Toyota truck was not injured, however, the driver of the Nissan truck suffered very serious injuries to his left arm and was transported by CCFD EMS to Spohn Memorial Hospital.

 

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

Patrol Report 07/15/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1016 calls for service and generated 211 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 14 to 7:00 a.m. on July 15, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“ADAM” District
Date: 07/15/2015       5:40 AM
Location: 1060 Leopard Street
Offense: Burglary
P.C. 30.02       State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1507150021
Employees of a restaurant located at 10669 Leopard Street called Corpus Christi Police after they arrived at work to find the front glass window of the business broken out.

Once the window was broken, the suspect went into the business and removed money from the cash register.

At this time no suspects have been identified, and Officers continue to investigate this crime. 

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Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Gang Unit, Patrol Division

Patrol Report July 13, 2015

This is a sample of the criminal complaints made to the Corpus Christi Police Department during the weekend of July 11 and 12, 2015.

“Bravo” District

Date: Friday, July 10, 2015, 18:05
Location: 4302 Ocean Drive
Offense: Unlawful Carrying a Handgun (Penal Code Section 46.02) Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1507100115
Corpus Christi Police arrested 26-year-old Dallas Murrow (12/15/1988) for unlawfully carrying a handgun at the 4300 block of Ocean Drive Friday night.
Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a suspicious person at the Riviera Condos at 6:05pm Friday night.  Officers saw the individual leave on a motorcycle. The Officers saw that the motorcycle had expired vehicle registration so the Officers conducted a traffic stop.  Officers contacted Murrow and discovered Murrow had a warrant for his arrest for failing to appear on a charge of Possession of dangerous drugs. Officers discovered Murrow had a handgun in the waistband of his pants and learned that Murrow was not issued a concealed handgun license. Officers discovered what Officers believe is methamphetamine, and marijuana in Murrow’s pockets. Murrow was arrested for unlawful carrying a handgun, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and for the warrant for his arrest. Officers impounded the motorcycle and delivered Murrow to the city detention center.

“Charlie” District

Date: Saturday, July 11, 2015, 1:58am
Location: 1700 Horne Road
Offense: Arson (Penal Code Section 28.02) 2nd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1507110019
Corpus Christi Police responded to a house fire on the 1700 block of Horne Road Saturday morning and believe that the fire was intentionally set. No person was inside the home at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported. Arson Investigators are working to locate the residents of the home.

Date: Sunday, July 12, 2015, 1:54am
Location: 1900 State Highway 286
Offense: Discharge a Firearm Inside the City Limits with injury (Penal Code Section 42.12) Class A Misdemeanor
A 32-year-old woman reported to Corpus Christi Police that she was injured by gunfire on some ranch somewhere in Nueces County, possibly inside Corpus Christi, Sunday morning. The 32-year-old woman showed up in the emergency room for treatment for a gunshot to her left arm bicep. The 32-year-old woman told Officers she and others had consumed alcohol and went for a drive, then stopped along the side of the road in an area not familiar to her and the group discharged firearms into the field. The 32-year-old woman told Officers the group drove back into town when the husband of the 32-year-old woman sat in the back seat as he manipulated a handgun when the firearm discharged in the vehicle which struck the left arm of the 32-year-old woman. The Emergency Room staff told Officers the injury was not life threatening. Officers went to the 1400 block of Casa De Oro and located a 30-year-old man who is the husband to the 32-year-old woman. The Officers gathered information which led Officers to believe the firearm discharge was not intentional, and no arrests were made at this time. The Officers seized two handguns and continue to gather facts, evidence and information related to this event.

“Delta” District

Date: Saturday, July 11, 2015, 16:19
Location: 2800 Ruth Street
Offense: Deadly Conduct (Penal Code Section 22.05) 3rd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1507110101
Corpus Christi Police arrested 34-year-old Debbie Guerrero (2/20/1981) for Deadly Conduct after a shooting that happened on the 2800 block of Ruth Street Saturday afternoon. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a shooting at 4:20pm and did not find any injured person, but witnesses provided a description of the suspect vehicle to Officers. Officers found the suspect vehicle at Baldwin and Cleo and gathered evidence both from the scene and from the vehicle. Gang Unit Officers obtained a search warrant for a home where the shooting is believed to take place, and Officers arrested Guerrero, who was the operator of the suspect vehicle. No injuries or property damage was reported.

Date: Sunday, July 12, 2015, 2:54am
Location: 500 N. Shoreline Boulevard
Offense: Aggravated Assault Against a Public Servant (Penal Code Section 22.02) 1st Degree Felony
Corpus Christi Police arrested 24-year-old Benjamin Medina (3/5/1991) for aggravated assault against a public servant on the 500 block of North Shoreline Boulevard Sunday morning for putting a knife to the throat of a Security Guard for the bank. A 44-year-old man told Officers he is a uniformed security guard on duty at 500 North Shoreline and at 2:54am, an unknown man approached the 44-year-old man in the parking garage. The 44-year-old man explained to Officers that the 44-year-old man sat in his car when the unknown man, who was later identified as Medina, approached the 44-year-old man and asked for a ride. The 44-year-old man told Officers he refused to give Medina a ride because he was on duty. The 44-year-old man told Officers Medina reached for the 44-year-old man’s phone and then displayed a knife and put the blade to the 44-year-old man’s throat when the 44-year-old man kept the phone away from Medina. The 44-year-old man told Officers he exchanged words with Medina, when Medina lowered the blade and walked away. Officers located Medina near a fast food restaurant and arrested Medina for Aggravated Assault Against a Public Servant. The 44-year-old man said he was not injured and refused medical treatment. Officers delivered Medina to the city detention center.

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.

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report July 10, 2015

Delta District

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 13:30
Location: 3008 Highland Avenue
Offense: Burglary of a Building (Penal Code Section 30.02) State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1507090077

Corpus Christi Police arrested two men for burglary Thursday at 1:30 in the afternoon after alert witnesses saw unusual activity at a closed snack bar on Highland Avenue and called Police.

Officers arrived at the Julia’s Snack Bar and saw two men leave the building from the roof, and the men ran from the Officers. The Officers chased and captured both men and arrested 26-year-old Rudy Alba (6/5/1989) and 26-year-old Francisco Zuniga (4/6/1989) for burglary of a building and evading arrest. Both men were then delivered to the city detention center.

Charlie District

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 16:31
Location: 4710 Ayers Street
Offense: Burglary of a Building (Penal Code Section 30.02)
Case Number: 1507090120

Corpus Christi Police arrested 33-year-old Daniel Luna (5/28/1982) for burglary of a building at 4710 Ayers Street Thursday after a battery shop owner told Officers he caught Luna in the act.

A 47-year-old man reported a burglary to Corpus Christi Police at 4:30pm Thursday afternoon at a battery shop that was open for business. The 47-year-old man told Officers he went to the back storage area of the business that is not accessible for the public and found an unknown man loading batteries into a truck without permission. The 47-year-old man pointed out the unknown man who had left the building and travelled away from the business and Officers contacted Luna. Luna was arrested for burglary to a building and delivered to the city detention center.

Charlie District, Gang Unit, Narcotics/Vice Division

Narcotics Investigators Arrest Six People For Narcotics Violations on Chula Vista

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 14:40
Location: 1617 Chula Vista Street
Offense: Manufacturing or Delivering Controlled Substance
Case Number: 1507090113

The Corpus Christi Police Narcotics and Vice Investigators had assistance from the Corpus Christi Police Gang Unit to serve an arrest and search warrant Thursday afternoon at 1617 Chula Vista Street related to neighborhood complaints about sales of narcotics.

Investigators seized several types of narcotics which include:
4.9 grams of crack cocaine;
6.6 grams of methamphetamine;
1.1 grams of marijuana;
1.5 grams of heroin;
several types of illegal prescription drugs;
and over 3/4 of a kilo of synthetic cannabinoids.

Investigators also seized two firearms, one of which was reported stolen, and $7,336 dollars in cash. The following individuals were arrested:
Eric Rodriguez (11-1-83)  Manufacture/delivery of Controlled Substance;
John Guerrero (3-11-93)  Manufacture/delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 1g-4g;
Tabitha Guerrero (2-9-95)  Manufacture/delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 1g-4g;
Daniela Villarreal (2-4-95)  Manufacture/delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 1g-4g;
Daniel Hernandez-Murillo (6-7-98)  Out of County Warrants for dangerous drugs and illegal entry;
and Jose Cruz Esquivel (5-17-83)  Possession of a Controlled Substance

Anyone who has complaints of the unlawful sales of narcotics in their neighborhood should call the Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the tip online at http://www.888TIPS.com to provide the information. Crime Stoppers guarantees to keep the identity of the tipster secret and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn the caller a cash reward.

4.9 grams of crack cocaine; 6.6 grams of methamphetamine; 1.1 grams of marijuana; 1.5 grams of heroin; several types of illegal prescription drugs; and over 3/4 of a kilo of synthetic cannabinoids
4.9 grams of crack cocaine;
6.6 grams of methamphetamine;
1.1 grams of marijuana;
1.5 grams of heroin;
several types of illegal prescription drugs;
and over 3/4 of a kilo of synthetic cannabinoids