The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 231 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight September 2 to 7:00 a.m. on September 3, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Bravo” District
Date: 09/02/2014        10:40 PM
Location: 2000 Treyway Lane
Offense:  Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle    (PC 31.07       State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1409020184
A 26 year old male called Corpus Christi Police and told them that someone had taken his green 2000 Buick Park Avenue.  He told officers he had parked his car and left it running while he went inside an apartment in the 2000 block of Treyway Lane to drop off groceries.  Officers arrived and made a stolen vehicle report and then less than an hour later the officers were driving through a neighboring apartment complex and found the vehicle parked in a parking space in the back corner of the parking lot. The stolen car was unoccupied and not damaged.  Officers notified the victim who then came over to retrieve his vehicle.  At this time no one has been arrested in this case, and there is no suspect description.

“Bravo” District
Date: 09/03/2014        5:30 AM
Location: 5900 Williams Drive
Offense:  Burglary of a Building     (PC 30.02       State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1409030026
Corpus Christi Police Officers responding to an alarm at a business located at 5959 Williams Drive arrived and found the front door of the business had been removed off its hinges. No suspects were found inside. The 71 year old male business owner arrived and told officers that the ATM was missing. The ATM was thought to have around $2000 in it. Officers did observe tire tracks leading up to the front door.  This case is still under investigation, and no suspects have been identified.

“Charlie” District
Date: 09/03/2014        4:05 AM
Location: 5200 Weber Road
Offense:  Aggravated Assault          (PC22.02        Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1409030024
A 21 year old man drove his roommate to the emergency room at Spohn Shoreline Hospital after an assault inside their apartment located at 5246 Weber Rd.  Corpus Christi Police found the 23 year old male victim had been beaten severely with a bat.  The investigation revealed that three males, the man who drove the victim, the victim, and another 38 year old man all live together in the apartment. At about 2:30 AM the 21 year old male left the apartment on foot after having an argument with his girlfriend over the phone. He stated that when he left that the victim and the other roommate were drinking but seemed to be laughing and having a good time.  When he returned about an hour later the victim was lying in a pool of blood on the living room floor.  The 38 year old suspect was not home when the man returned.  Officers responded to the apartment and located a crime scene and the possible weapon used, however, the suspect was not found.  At last report the victim was stable and had been transferred to Spohn MMC for further treatment.

“Charlie” District
Date: 09/03/2014        12:52 AM
Location: 5600 State Highway 286 Access North
Offense:  Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle    (PC 31.07       State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1409030010
A Corpus Christi Police Officer observed a stolen vehicle traveling on S Padre Island Dr. east near Ayers St. The 2013 Dodge ram truck had been reported stolen out of San Patricio County. The officer attempted to stop the stolen truck but it did not pull over.  The vehicle maintained its speed and lane of travel turning south onto Kostoryz Rd. When the vehicle got to Saratoga Blvd. it turned west toward Ayers St. Other officers responding to the call set out spike strips that the vehicle ran over at Saratoga Blvd and Ranger Dr. The vehicle continued to attempt to evade police and refused to stop.  The vehicle ran over a second set of spike strips set out by officers at Saratoga Blvd and the Crosstown Freeway Access Rd. The vehicle turned north onto the access road and finally stopped.  The driver and sole occupant, Vidal Garcia (03/29/1983), was taken into custody without incident and the truck was impounded.

“Delta” District
Date: 09/02/2014        8:19 AM
Location: 2000 Morgan Avenue
Offense:  Aggravated Robbery        (PC 29.03       First Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1409020037
A McDonald’s employee reported she was robbed at 8:19am. The 41 year old woman said she walked outside the store and a male ran to her from a black car which was parked in the Walgreens parking lot. The woman told officers the man sprayed her with a pepper spray and took a deposit bag from her. The suspect is described as a male 5 feet-10inches tall, 180 pounds, dark skin, and wore a dark cap, black sunglasses, gloves, dark colored pants and a gray hoodie with baby blue lettering on the front. At this time police are still investigating this robbery and no suspects have been arrested.  CCFD EMS responded to the scene however the victim refused medical treatment.

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.

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.

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.