Category Archives: Charlie District

Bravo District, Charlie District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report May 5, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 557 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight May 2 to 7:20 a.m. May 5, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District

Date: Sunday, May 4, 2014, 23:16
Location: 9393 State Highway 361
Event: Vehicle Impound
Case Number: 1405050007

A Corpus Christi Police Officer impounded a gray 2012 Toyota Tundra pickup truck from the beach after the truck was discovered in about 4 feet of the surf Sunday night. A wrecker service pulled the vehicle to shore and then to the city impound lot. The Officer was unsuccessful to contact the registered owner at the registered address; but continues to search for the owner.

 

Police found this 2012 Toyota Tundra in the surf on May 4.
Police found this 2012 Toyota Tundra in the surf on May 4.

Date: Sunday, May 4, 2014, 9:41am
Location: 6169 Saratoga Boulevard
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.03) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1405040082

A 40-year-old man reported an aggravated robbery at a restaurant located at 6169 Saratoga Boulevard to Corpus Christi Police Sunday morning. The 40-year-old man explained to the Officers that he completed duties to begin the work day before the store opened when a man with a knife demanded money from the store. The 40-year-old man and another employee, a 33-year-old woman, complied with the man’s demands. The man left the store with money and no injuries were reported. The 40-year-old man described the suspect to Officers as a man who covered his mouth with a white long sleeve shirt, possibly wore gloves, and was about 5 feet 8 inches tall and thin.

 

“Charlie” District

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2014, 21:50
Location: 1000 Peerman Place
Offense: Hit and Run Investigation
Case Number: 1405040059

A 38-year-old man reported reckless damage on the 1000 block of Peerman Place to Corpus Christi Police Saturday night. The 38-year-old man explained to Officers that he investigated a strange noise at 9:50pm outside his home and discovered some unknown person drove a vehicle off the road and over two Carpe Myrtle trees in the front yard of the 38-year-old man’s home. The 38-year-old man found parts from a vehicle that he believes destroyed the trees and Officers collected the parts as evidence.

Hit and Run on
Hit and Run on 1000 block of Peerman Place

Date: Sunday, May 4, 2014, 1:55am
Location: 3700 Beauregard Drive
Event: Major Vehicle Crash
Crash Number: C1401742

Corpus Christi Police responded to a major vehicle crash at the 3700 block of Beauregard Drive at 1:55am Sunday morning. The Officers learned a 25-year-old man rode a yellow 2005 Honda moped north on the 5700 block of Liptonshire Drive, failed to make the corner at the 3700 block of Beauregard Drive, and struck the curb which caused the 25-year-old man to strike a house. The 25-year-old man did not wear a helmet at the time of the crash and was transported to the hospital by ambulance with life threatening injuries. No other injuries were reported.

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 886-2841. 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, Criminal Investigations Division

Police Arrest Man for Indecency With a Child

Date: Monday, April 28, 2014, 16:22
Location: 901 Leopard Street
Offense: Warrant of Arrest (Code of Criminal Procedure Section 15.01)
Case Number: 14002427

A 43-year-old man surrendered to law enforcement after the Corpus Christi Police obtained an arrest warrant from the Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 for indecent exposure incidents at Wilson Elementary. Jesus Hurtado (2/1/1971) was taken into custody at the Nueces County Sheriff’s Office at 4:22pm after Hurtado voluntarily surrendered. Hurtado is charged with indecency with a child, a 3rd degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. The bond for Hurtado was set at $100,000 dollars.

Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report April 28, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 577 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight April 25 to 7:00 a.m. April 28, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District

Date: Sunday, April 27, 2014, 16:42
Location: 15800 El Socorro Loop
Offense: Criminal Trespass (Penal Code Section 30.05) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1404270135

Corpus Christi Police responded to a truck that got stuck off-road and started a fire near Sea Pines and El Socorro Loop on Padre Island Sunday afternoon. Large amounts of smoke went through the neighborhood and even across the Laguna Madre and into Flour Bluff. The Corpus Christi Fire Department extinguished the fire and found the truck stuck and burned. The Corpus Christi Police Officers found an 18-year-old man who was the passenger of the truck. The 18-year-old man identified the 18-year-old driver and owner of the truck. No injuries were reported and the only property damage reported was the truck which was a black 2014 Chevrolet Silverado pickup. The 18-year-old driver of the pickup fled the scene before law enforcement arrived and Officers had not located the 18-year-old driver of the truck by this report. The Officers are investigating the 18-year-old driver of the truck as a suspect in Criminal Trespass and Reckless Destruction.

 

Photo contributed by Chief Dale Scott, Nueces County Emergency Services District #2
Burned truck at the 15800 block of El Socorro Loop. Photo contributed by Fire Chief Dale Scott, Nueces County Emergency Services District #2

 

“Charlie” District

Date: Sunday, April 27, 2014, 16:12
Location: 5200 Weber Road
Offense: Possession of a Controlled Substance (Health and Safety Code Section 481.115) State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1404270125

Corpus Christi Police arrested 36-year-old John Houston (2/15/1978) for possession of a controlled substance on the 5200 block of Weber Road Sunday afternoon. A Corpus Christi Police Officer conducted a traffic stop at 4:12pm after he saw Houston on the cell phone while driving on the 5200 block of Weber Road. The Officer discovered Houston had no license or proof of insurance for the vehicle. The Officer impounded the truck and discovered contraband which the Officer believed to be synthetic marijuana and cocaine. The Officer arrested Houston for possession of a controlled substance. The Officer also arrested the passenger, 27-year-old Eric Trevino (6/15/1986) for three warrants for his arrest and for failing to identify himself as a fugitive from justice. The Officer delivered Houston and Trevino to the city detention center.

 

“Delta” District

Date: Sunday, April 27, 2014, 22:13
Location: 3118 Baldwin Boulevard
Offense: Fraudulent Possession of Identifying Information (Penal Code Section 32.51) 3rd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1404270162

Corpus Christi Police arrested two men for a burglary to a vehicle and fraudulent possession of identifying information at 3118 Baldwin Boulevard Sunday night. A 65-year-old woman reported the burglary to the Corpus Christi Police at 10:13pm. The 65-year-old woman explained to the Officers that she washed laundry at a Laundromat and noticed the dome light illuminated in her vehicle. The 65-year-old woman told Officers she went outside and saw a man take her purse from inside the vehicle and the man left. The 65-year-old woman described the suspect to Corpus Christi Police Officers and the Officers located 33-year-old Rene Vela (1/3/1981) and 30-year-old Ismael Lopez (5/30/1983), who matched the description, on Baldwin Boulevard. The Officers discovered evidence of the crime and arrested Vela for burglary and arrested Lopez for fraudulent possession of identifying information. The Officers then delivered Vela and Lopez to the city detention center.

 

Date: Monday, April 28, 2014, 6:37am
Location: 317 Peoples Street
Offense: Burglary of a Vehicle (Penal Code Section 30.04) Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1404280044

Corpus Christi Police arrested 35-year-old Sedric Luckerson (11/29/1978) for burglary of a vehicle at 317 Peoples Street Monday morning. A 32-year-old man reported the burglary to the Corpus Christi Police at 6:37am and explained to the Officers that he walked his dog in the morning and saw a man take tools out of a truck which the 32-year-old man knew was owned by another person. The 32-year-old man described the suspect to the Officers and said the suspect ran from the scene before law enforcement arrived. Corpus Christi Police Officers found Luckerson at Lipan and Upper Broadway. The Officers discovered evidence of the crime and the arrested Luckerson and then delivered him to the city detention center for burglary of a vehicle.

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 886-2841. 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.

Bravo District, Charlie District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report April 21, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 553 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight April 18 to 7:30 a.m. April 21, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District

Date: Sunday, April 20, 2014, 18:38
Location: 900 Redmond Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault (Penal Code Section 22.02) 2nd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1404200095

A 30-year-old man reported an aggravated assault at the 900 block of Redmond Street to Corpus Christi Police Sunday night. The 30-year-old man told Corpus Christi Police that a 55-year-old man slashed his abdomen with a kitchen knife which cut the 30-year-old man’s shirt and caused a minor cut to his torso. The 30-year-old man was treated at the scene by an ambulance crew and released. The 55-year-old man left the area before law enforcement arrived and Officers continue to investigate this crime.

 

Date: Sunday, April 20, 2014, 1:12am
Location: 2022 Treyway Lane
Offense: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon (Penal Code Section 46.04) 3rd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1404200015

Corpus Christi Police arrested 25-year-old Don Carnley (12/13/1988) for unlawful possession of a firearm and other charges after he ran from Police who responded to a fight at 2022 Treyway Lane Sunday morning. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of multiple people involved in a fight in the parking lot at 1:12am Sunday morning. Officers were notified before they arrived that a man in the fight had a gun. Officers saw Carnley run from the parking lot once Carnley saw the Officers arrive. Officers chased and captured Carnley. Officers discovered a handgun and a white substance the Officers believed to be crack-cocaine. Officers discovered Carnley had warrants for his arrest for an assault, an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and a municipal court warrant for no insurance. The Officers also learned Carnley was previously convicted of a felony offense. Officers arrested Carnely for the three warrants, evading arrest, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a controlled substance, and for tampering with evidence. Officers then delivered Carnley to the city detention center.

 

“Charlie” District

Date: Sunday, April 20, 2014, 21:36
Location: 4200 Schanen Boulevard
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle (Penal Code Section 31.07) State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1404200124

Corpus Christi Police arrested 43-year-old William Lerz (7/26/1970) for driving a stolen vehicle on the 4200 block of Schanen Boulevard Sunday night. A Corpus Christi Police Officer initiated a traffic stop at 9:36pm Sunday night after he saw a blue 2014 Dodge Ram pickup truck with a defective license plate light. The Officer discovered the driver, 43-year-old William Lerz, had a suspended license and no insurance for the vehicle. The Officer was then notified that the vehicle was reported stolen out of San Patricio County. The Officer arrested Lerz for unauthorized use of a vehicle and for driving while license invalid. The Officer discovered drug paraphernalia and a crystal substance that the Officer believed was methamphetamine. Lerz was additionally charged for possession of dangerous drugs and drug paraphernalia and then delivered 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 886-2841. 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.

Bravo District, Charlie District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report April 16, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 155 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight April 15 to 8:00 a.m. April 16, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 22:17
Location: 15800 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Discharging a Firearm Inside the City Limits (Penal Code Section 49.02) Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1404150129

Corpus Christi Police arrested 42-year-old Johnnie Shull (6/29/1971) for discharging a firearm inside the city limits and for public intoxication at Padre Bali Park Tuesday night. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a man who discharged a firearm in the air at the park. Officers found Shull with a pistol and arrested him for discharging a firearm inside the city limits and for public intoxication.

 

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 2:31am
Location: 9320 South Padre Island Drive
Event: Information
Case Number: 1404150013

A Corpus Christi Police Officer is credited with possibly saving the life of a 55-year-old woman from an apartment fire at 9320 South Padre Island Drive Tuesday morning. Three Corpus Christi Police Officers: Lieutenant Tom Nichols; Officer Brian Martin; and Officer Andres Alvarez responded to a fire at an apartment at 2:30am Tuesday morning and arrived before the Fire Department. The Officers heard screams and saw smoke inside the apartment and they forced open the door to provide help. Lt. Nichols heard the yelling from one of the occupants getting closer, but apparently unable to get to the door.  At that point, Lt. Nichols got onto his hands and knees and crawled through the apartment living room where the couch and recliner were on fire.  Amidst the smoke, Lt. Nichols made it into the hall where he made contact with a 55 year old woman and pulled her out of the apartment.

The Corpus Christi Fire Department arrived and attacked the fire, then were able to rescue a 28 year old woman. The 28 year old woman and the 55 year old woman were transported to the hospital for injuries from the fire. Lt. Nichols was transported to Bay Area Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation and released. Officers Martin and Alvarez were treated for minor smoke inhalation and released back to duty.

 

“Charlie” District

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 20:40
Location: 5313 Saratoga Boulevard
Offense: Child Abandonment (Penal Code Section 22.041) 3rd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1404150117

A 43-year-old woman reported a theft at a grocery store located at 5313 Saratoga Boulevard to Corpus Christi Police Tuesday in which the suspect left behind an eight month old child. Corpus Christi Police responded to the complaint at 8:40pm and the 43-year-old woman explained to Officers that she saw a 24-year-old woman take merchandise from the store displays and load a shopping cart, then walk out of the store without paying for the merchandise. The 43-year-old woman told Officers she confronted the 24-year-old woman and the 24-year-old woman left the shopping cart behind and ran to a red Ford Mustang, then drove away. The 43-year-old woman told Officers an eight month old child was in the shopping cart left behind by the 24-year-old woman. Officers contacted a family member of the child to care for the baby. Officers were not able to locate the 24-year-old woman, but know her identity. Officers generated a criminal complaint for the theft and for child abandonment.

 

Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 3:10am
Location: 6505 Everhart Road
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (Penal Code Section 49.04) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1404160015

Corpus Christi Police arrested 23-year-old Meagan Boswell (2/13/1991) for driving while intoxicated after she was found asleep at the wheel at a drive through window at a restaurant located at 6505 Everhart Road Tuesday morning. Corpus Christi Police responded to a woman asleep at the wheel in a black 2013 Chevrolet truck at 3:10am and the truck was drifting slowly into traffic from the parking lot. Officers banged on the vehicle until Boswell woke and the Officers made sure she was not injured or ill. Officers then arrested Boswell, impounded the truck, then delivered Boswell 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 886-2841. 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, Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Police Seek Help to Identify a Man Exposing Himself

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Date: Saturday March 29, 2014 at 6:13pm  and Sunday April 13, 2014 at 5:46pm
Location: 3900 Fort Worth Street
Offense: Indecency With a Child (PC 21.11) 3rd Degree Felony. Indecent Exposure (PC 21.08) B Misdemeanor
Case numbers: 1403290135, 1404130120

Corpus Christi Police Detectives are investigating reports of a man exposing himself several times in the area of 3900 Fort Worth Street. One complainant stated that she heard her child scream and stated that the suspect was exposing himself and masturbating. When confronted he fled the scene. In another incident a complainant stated that her child was playing in the park when a man approached not wearing any pants. When the suspect was confronted he fled the scene.

The suspect is described as a dark skinned man, between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall, approximately 190 pounds, black hair and brown eyes, wearing a ball cap, jeans and a long sleeve shirt. He was seen in a blue Dodge Ram pick up truck and possibly a white truck.

Anyone who has any additional information about this crime or knows the identity of this person of interest should call  Corpus Christi Police Detective Lee Galloway at (361) 808-6247. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division

Police Seek Help to Identify Bank Robber

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Date: Saturday April 12, 2014, 10:23am
Location: 3757 S. Staples
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (P.C. 29.03) 1st Degree Felony
Case number: 1404120063

Corpus Christi Police Officers are investigating a female bank robbery suspect who walked into the Value Bank located at 3757 Staples Street and passed a threatening note to the teller demanding money. The teller gave the female suspect an undetermined amount of money. The female suspect then exited the bank, last seen heading North on S. Staples. The female suspect is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, 130 pounds, dark hair with colored streaks, wearing dark shirt and pants and a tan jacket. Corpus Christi Robbery Detectives are actively working the case.

Anyone who has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Robbery Detectives at (361) 886-2841. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

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

Patrol Report April 11, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 201 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight April 10 to 8:00 a.m. April 11, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Adam” District

Date: Friday, April 11, 2014, 00:12
Location: State Highway 358 at State Highway 44
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated with an open alcoholic beverage container (Penal Code Section 49.04) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1404110002

Corpus Christi Police arrested 48-year-old Shirley Alvarez (11/02/1965) for driving while intoxicated with an open container of an alcoholic beverage at State Highway 358 and State Highway 44 Friday morning. A Corpus Christi Police Officer saw a silver 2012 Kia Forte drive into a road construction site at 12:12am while workers were present and the Kia continued to drive through the construction. The Officer stopped the Kia and arrested Shirley Alvarez for driving while intoxicated. The Officer discovered an open container of an alcoholic beverage inside the vehicle with Alvarez. The Officer impounded the vehicle and delivered Alvarez to the city detention center.

“Bravo” District

Date: Friday, April 11, 2014, 00:45
Location: Ennis Joslin Road at South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Driving while Intoxicated with a previous conviction (Penal Code Section 49.04) Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1404110008

Corpus Christi Police arrested 27-year-old Aaron Indridson (5/30/1986) for driving while intoxicated when Inridson was found slumped over the steering wheel at the intersection of Ennis Joslin and South Padre Island Drive Friday morning. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a man slumped over the steering wheel in a white 2008 Ford Fusion while it was stopped at the red light at 12:45am. Officers shook the vehicle to wake the driver, Aaron Inridson, and then made sure Inridson did not suffer any medical issue. The Officers arrested Inridson for driving while intoxicated with a previous conviction and impounded the car. Officers then delivered Inridson to the city detention center.

Date: Friday, April 11, 2014, 00:33
Location: 6241 Saratoga Boulevard
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (Penal Code Section 49.04) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1404110006

Corpus Christi Police arrested 36-year-old Charles Hernandez (8/15/1977) for driving while intoxicated after he was found asleep at the wheel of a tan 2010 Ford F-150 in the drive through of a restaurant located at 6241 Saratoga Boulevard Friday morning. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a man asleep at the drive through at 12:33am and woke Charles Hernandez to make sure he did not suffer any medical condition, and then arrested him for driving while intoxicated. The Officers impounded the truck and then delivered Hernandez to the city detention center.

“Charlie” District

Date: Friday, April 11, 2014, 1:07am
Location: 3200 Crestwater Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (Penal Code Section 49.04) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1404110013

Corpus Christi Police arrested 23-year-old Robert Castillo (4/4/1991) for driving while intoxicated at the 3200 block of Crestwater Friday night. A Corpus Christi Police Officer conducted a traffic stop after he saw a silver 2012 Chevrolet Malibu pass through a stop sign at Masterson and Kostoryz without stopping. The Officer arrested the driver, Robert Castillo, and impounded the Malibu. The Officer then delivered Castillo to the city detention center.

“Delta” District

Date: Friday, April 11, 2014, 2:06am
Location: 3900 South Port Avenue
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated with 2 or more previous convictions (Penal Code Section 49.04) 3rd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1404110020

Corpus Christi Police arrested 52-year-old Samuel Contreras (5/9/1961) for driving while intoxicated with 2 or more previous convictions on the 3900 block of South Port Avenue Friday morning. A Corpus Christi Police Officer conducted a traffic stop after she saw a white 2000 GMC Sierra pass through a stop sign at Andrews and Port Avenue without stopping. The Officer impounded the truck and delivered Contreras 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 886-2841. 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, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report April 9, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 167 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight April 8 to 7:00 a.m. April 9, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Charlie” District

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 11:00pm
Location: 1821 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.03) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1404070160

A Corpus Christi Police Officer recovered the cellular telephone Tuesday night which was stolen from a 19-year-old man the previous night in an aggravated robbery after a Facebook meeting to sell the phone on Trojan Drive. The Corpus Christi Police Officer saw a 19-year-old man he recognized from pictures from an investigation the previous night. The Officer knew a 19-year-old man met another 19-year-old man through social media in an effort to sell a cell phone, but the potential buyer displayed a handgun and took the phone without paying from the 19-year-old seller. The Corpus Christi Police Officer saw a 19-year-old man at 11:00pm in a store located at 1821 South Padre Island Drive which the Officer recognized as the suspect in the aggravated robbery. The Officer confronted the 19-year-old man and recovered the stolen cell phone. Detectives were contacted and the decision was made not to arrest the 19-year-old man at that time, but instead continue to gather facts and evidence. The 19-year-old man was released and the phone was collected as evidence.

“Delta” District

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 14:13
Location: 321 John Sartain Street
Offense: Indecent Exposure (Penal Code Section 21.08) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1404080066

Corpus Christi Police arrested 29-year-old David James (12/4/1984) for indecent exposure after he exposed himself to a female 31-year-old uniformed Police Department employee as she loaded police equipment in her marked Police vehicle in the parking lot of the Corpus Christi Department at 2:13pm Tuesday afternoon. The 31-year-old woman reported she loaded her vehicle and James approached her. The 31-year-old woman said she sat in the vehicle and then James stood next to the vehicle outside the driver’s window and fondled himself. Officers arrested James and delivered him to the city detention center for indecent exposure, a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail and up to a $2,000 fine.

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 886-2841. 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, Patrol Division

Patrol Report April 8, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 194 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight April 7 to 7:00 a.m. April 8, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Charlie” District

Date: Monday, April 7, 2014, 20:25
Location: 1818 Trojan Drive
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.03) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1404070160

A 19-year-old man reported an aggravated robbery at 1818 Trojan Drive to Corpus Christi Police Monday night. The 19-year-old man told Officers he posted a phone for sale on a Facebook account and a buyer requested to meet at the school to purchase the phone. The 19-year-old man told Officers the buyer examined the phone, then displayed a handgun and left with the phone without paying the 19-year-old man. Officers gathered the identifying information from the buyers social media account and continue to investigate. No arrests have yet been made.

 

Date: Monday, April 7, 2014, 22:09
Location: 4300 Ocean Drive
Offense: Reckless Driving (Transportation Code Section 545.401) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1404070168

Corpus Christi Police arrested 37-year-old Joyce Ramirez (1/16/1977) for reckless driving and other charges after she nearly struck a Police Officer on the side of the road. A Corpus Christi Police Officer conducted a traffic stop at the 300 block of Aberdeen Avenue at 10:00pm Monday night when he heard spinning tires and saw a blue 2001 Ford Explorer pass by him at a high rate of speed and nearly struck the Officer as he stood on the street side of the vehicle on the traffic stop. The Officer terminated the traffic stop and caught up to the Ford Explorer to contact the driver, Joyce Ramirez. The Officer arrested Ramirez and Ramirez resisted. The Officer applied the handcuffs on Ramirez and then discovered drug paraphernalia with Ramirez. The Officer impounded the Ford Explorer and delivered Ramirez to the city detention center on charges of reckless driving, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resisting arrest.

 

Date: Tuesday, April 08, 2014, 2:56am
Location: 4800 Eider Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated with Blood Alcohol Content over .15 (Penal Code Section 49.04) Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1404080012

Corpus Christi Police arrested 34-year-old Erin Schmidt (2/19/1980) for driving while intoxicated at the 4800 block of Eider Drive Tuesday morning. A Corpus Christi Police Officer found a red 1995 Ford Mustang stopped in the middle of the roadway at 2:56am Tuesday and discovered the Schmidt slumped over the steering wheel. The Officer detected Schmidt had consumed alcoholic beverages and arrested Schmidt for driving while intoxicated. The Officer impounded the car and delivered Schmidt to the city detention center.

 

Date: Monday, April 7, 2014, 18:53
Location: Holly Road at Staples Street
Offense: Disorderly Conduct (Penal Code Section 42.01) Class C Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1404070151

Corpus Christi Police responded to a fight in the road at Holly Road at Staples Street Monday night. Officers learned a 24-year-old man and 30-year-old man engaged in a confrontation which was called road rage. The two men were in separate vehicles when the 30-year-old man confronted the 24-year-old man about his driving. The two men got out of their vehicles and escalated the confrontation and swung at each other until Police Officers arrived. An ambulance treated the 30-year-old man for a minor cut to his hand. Officers issued citations to the two men and sent them in separate directions.

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 886-2841. 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.