Occurred on 6/14/12, 12:29 am  Wanted Subjects  4100 Shaw Street  1206140001/1206140007

Shortly after midnight Amy Garcia (12/18/79) was pulled over as she rode her bicycle without a headlight in the 4100 block of Shaw Street.  Garcia who had the smell of Marijuana about her was found to be wanted and arrested.   

While Officers were arresting Garcia, her boyfriend Simon Rodriguez walked up to them, also smelling like he had been smoking Marijuana.  Rodriguez was found to be wanted and also arrested. 

Garcia was charged with an outstanding Municipal Court warrant for Failure to Appear in the amount of $352 and Bicycle Defective Headlamp.  Rodriguez was also charged with an outstanding Municipal Court warrant for Failure to Appear.  His bond set $313.  

 The Police Department reminds pedestrians to walk against traffic and wear light-colored clothes at night or a reflective vest. If you are riding a bike, the traffic code states while riding at night your bicycle must have lights on the front and back. You should ride with traffic and also wear light-colored clothing or a reflective vest.  Drivers also need to be on the lookout for bikes and people on our roadways.

Occurred on 6/13/12, 10:10 pm  Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon  2700 Sacky Drive 1206130153 

Officers working a driver license checkpoint contacted the occupants of a bronze 2011 Chevrolet sedan when they observed backseat passenger Octavio Baldemar Garcia II (05/20/84) hide a fully loaded pistol underneath the backseat.  The front seat passenger lied to Officers about his name and date of birth.  He was identified as Richard Lopez (11/14/79) and found to have an outstanding warrant. 

Garcia and Lopez were arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.  Garcia was charged with Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon and two outstanding Municipal Court warrants for Public Intoxication and Failure to Appear.  Total amount due for the two warrants is $762.  Lopez was charged with Nueces County Motion to Revoke Probation warrant for Dangerous Drugs and Failure to Identify~Fugitive from Justice.  No Bond set on the warrant.

Occurred on 6/12/12, 5:45 p.m. Aggravated Assault 4518 Marie 1206120116

An Officer was waved down by the victim as he was driving down the 4100 block of S. Staple Street. The victim told Officers he was assaulted in the 4500 block of Marie where he stopped to buy pills. The victim unable to pay for all the pills upset his supplier named “Lucky” who pulled a knife. A standoff ensued when the victim also pulled a knife. Cooler heads prevailed and both dropped the knives.

Both men concluded their business and the victim entered the residence in order to take his pills. Once inside, “Lucky” grabbed a pipe and began to assault the victim, striking him in the head and upper body. The victim was able to get away and contact police.  The victim refused to be treated for his injuries. 

The suspect is described as White male, 38 to 42 years of age, 5’8” to 5’11” feet tall, and weighs 175 lbs.  Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crimes Stoppers at 888-TIPS or log on to www.888TIPS.com.  Tips that lead to the arrest of the suspect, as well as the recovery of stolen property and drugs, are eligible for cash rewards of up to $1,000.  Go mobile with us, visit our website and download your iPhone or Android app.

Occurred on 6/13/12, 01:17 am  Aggravated Assault  5217 S. Padre Island Drive  1206130004 

Police were called to intervene in a disturbance involving a knife at TGI Friday’s located at 5217 S. Padre Island Drive.  Officers detained the suspect Jesus Jimenez (09/15/86) who was involved in an altercation with another patron at the restaurant.   

The victim told Officers he observed Jimenez push a female and when he interceded, he was assaulted also.  Jimenez pulled a knife making threatening gestures at the victim who jumped back to prevent being stabbed.   

Witnesses confirmed the victim’s account and Jimenez was arrested.  He was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon a 2^nd degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.  Officers were unable to identify the woman involved in the original assault as she left prior to their arrival.

Occurred on 6/10/12, 5:53 am  Aggravated Assault  4701 Vestal  1206100041

While Officers were conducting their investigation into the drive by at 1714 Islla, the Police Department received a call for a drive by at 4701 Vestal Drive.  The caller reported multiple rounds were heard.  Upon their arrival, Officers found several casings in the roadway.  As the secured the crime scene, Officers heard several gun shots and Officers raced to locate the shooters. 

Call takers advised Officers that two vehicles in the area of Vestal and Garden were shooting at one another.  Officers located the two vehicles at 4701 Vestal and carefully approached the residence.  A man in the process of calling 911 began yelling at Officers that his brother and a friend had been shot.  The man’s 27-year-old brother was found sitting in the bed of a pick-up truck bleeding from his thigh.  Another male, 27, was found in a white Concord attempting to drive himself to the hospital.  He had sustained a gunshot wound to the stomach.  Both men were taken to Spohn Memorial with non-life threatening injuries.

The men told police a black or silver vehicle turned from Garden onto Vestal and began shooting.  They were unable to provide any additional information.  It unknown if the two drive bys were related at this time.  Both drive bys are currently being investigated by the Police Department’s Drive By Response Team.  Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or logon to www.888-TIPS.com.  Your tip will be taken in the strictest confidence and tips leading to the arrest of the suspects pay a cash reward up to $1,000.

Occurred on 6/10/12, 5:28 am  Deadly Conduct   1714 Islla  1206100040

Officers working a drive by contacted the residents at 1714 Islla who reported their home and a vehicle parked in the driveway were struck by gunfire.  Officers found multiple shell casings on the roadway in front of 1710, 1714, and 1718 Islla.  A 47-year-old woman Officers everyone inside the home was asleep when they awoke to the sound of gunfire.  An elderly couple, both 74 years of age, and a 53-year-old man were also inside the home at the time of the drive by.  The victims were unable to provide Officers a motive or a description of the suspect or suspects.  All four residents were uninjured.

Multiple rounds struck the home, a trash can, and a storage shed as well as two cars parked in the driveway, a Nissan Sentra and a Kia Spectra.  The damage was estimated at 2,800.  The Drive By Response Team is currently investigating the drive by.  Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or www.888-TIPS.com.