Occurred on 6/8/12, 3:33 a.m.  Driving While Intoxicated  4434 S. Padre Island Drive 1206080022 

A suspicious Chevy Cavalier parked in the alley between Buddy Walker Furnishings and the Granite Granite store along with a trail of vomit led Officers to a man passed out in the driver’s seat.  An open beer can in the center console.  Eric Ramirez (10-28-78) was found sound asleep with the motor running.  

Officers turned the engine off and attempted to wake up Ramirez.  After some shaking and shouting Ramirez finally woke up.  He appeared to be intoxicated and was administered Standard Field Sobriety Tests and a Breath Test.  Ramirez was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated/Open Container.

Occurred on 6/8/12, 01:04 a.m.  Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle  5560 S. Padre Island Drive  1206080014 

La Palmera Mall reported one of their maintenance golf carts stolen from the mall.  Officers found the suspect at 5560 S. Padre Island Drive.  Further investigation revealed James Trego (03/05/80) had stolen the golf cart, but left it at a nearby Subway after the front axle broke.   

According to Officers, Trego was lost and trying to find beer.  Trego was positively identified by a mall security  and arrested.  He was charged with Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle which is punishable by up to two years in jail and a $10,000 fine.

Occurred on 06/02/12, 4:42 pm  Aggravated Assault/Theft  1821 SPID  1206020098 

Several Officers were dispatched to the Wal-Mart parking lot at 1821 S. Padre Island Drive for a traffic accident involving several pedestrians being struck.  Upon their arrival, Officers observed a large crowd by the front entrance parking area.  While conducting their preliminary investigation, it was discovered a shoplifter escaped from the loss prevention office and was chased as she ran to her car.  The suspect who appeared to be pregnant was accompanied by her small child. 

Store employees caught up to the shoplifter as she entered her vehicle. They attempted to persuade her out of the car, but she refused to exit the vehicle.  The suspect reversed her car and struck three store employees with the open driver’s side door as she made her getaway.  The employees were dragged for a short distance and finally knocked to the ground.  The driver then struck a parked black GMC Yukon and a blue Chevrolet Tahoe as she fled northbound through the parking lot. The third vehicle hit was a black Suzuki Forenza driven by a 32-year-old female who was accompanied by her two passengers.  She along with a 30-year-old man claimed minor injuries, while her 10-year-old son was uninjured.  Two of three store employees run over were taken to Spohn Memorial with non-life threatening injuries. 

The shoplifter was able to escape and fled southbound through the parking lot in a white Dodge Caliber or Magnum station wagon.  She is described as a pregnant Hispanic female, 20 to 30 years of age and having black hair.  She was last seen wearing a short-sleeved blouse and blue jeans.   Approximately $300 of store merchandise was recovered by loss prevention officers.

Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com.  Tips that lead to the arrest of the suspect can receive cash rewards up to a $1,000.

Occurred on 6/3/12, 2:52 am Burglary of a Vehicle 3300 Lynnwood  1206030032 

A man reported to Officers he walked outside to roll up the windows of his Nissan Xterra and found two men inside.  The men fled when the victim yelled at them.  The victim accompanied by his father went in search of the men.  They were able to detain one of the men and called police. 

Shortly thereafter, an Officer located the second man, Lawson Bowie Price (01/03/92) as he ran into Lexington Manor Apartments.   Price who was wearing a t-shirt with “Lil Sneak” matched the description given of the second suspect. 

Zavion Hall (10/26/90) was found with stolen property taken from another auto burglary victim in the 5200 block of Lamp Post. Hall and Price were arrested and charged with two counts of Burglary of a Vehicle. Price was additionally charged with Criminal Trespass as he had been banned from the complex.

Occurred on 6/2/12, 2:42 am  Aggravated Assaulty with a Deadly Weapon  3600 Topeka   1206020037

On June 2, 2012, at approximately 2:42 a.m. Officers with the Corpus Christi Police Department responded to the 3600 block of Topeka for a 911 call.  The 22-year-old caller stated she had been assaulted by her father Willie D. Morrison (05/20/70) who then barricaded himself inside the residence, possibly armed with a firearm. 

Upon their arrival, Officers contacted family members outside the residence who told them they returned home from an evening out when a confrontation escalated. A struggle ensued after Morrison pulled a firearm. Morrison’s 25-year-old son sustained a laceration to his elbow as he wrestled the gun from his father and hid it.   Family members believed Morrison’s wife was inside the home with him, but it was later discovered she was able to safely leave the residence.

The police department’s Hostage Negotiation Team and SWAT teams were called for assistance.  Officers attempted to negotiate with Morrison who refused to comply.  Officers were able to unlock the back door and negotiate with Morrison who was eventually convinced to give up.  He was taken into custody and arrested.  Morrison was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

There were no injuries reported to CCPD Officers or CCFD Emergency Personnel.  Morrison’s son refused to be taken to the hospital for stitches needed for his elbow.

Occurred on 5/31/12, 10:23 p.m.  Aggravated Robbery  3555 SPID   1205310163 

A Wiernerschnitzel restaurant employee reported she was robbed at gunpoint by a White dressed in a blue hoodie.  The gunman demanded money from the employees who complied with his demands.  The robber fled on foot with an undetermined amount of money.  The employees were uninjured.

The robber is described as a tall thin White male, 20 to 24 years of age, 5’10” to 5’11” feet tall, and weighing 140 to 160 lbs.  He was last seen wearing a blue Hoodie with emblems on each side of the zippers. 

Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or logon to www.888TIPS.com. If the information leads to an arrest the caller could earn up to a $1,000 cash reward.

Occurred on 5/30/12, 8:49 pm  Burglary of a Building   5202 Weber  1205300135 

Officers talked to a couple of witnesses who reported they saw two males enter Irma’s Hair Salon while another male stood watch.  The threesome left a short time and walked eastbound around the building.  They were seen entering one of the apartments at Weber Square Apartments.

Officers secured the hair salon and found the front door had been pried open and the business ransacked.  Two of the burglary suspects were apprehended and placed in police custody.  Joshua Pantoja (02/08/92) and Christopher Guadalupe Garza (10/08/93) were positively identified by witnesses and arrested. 

Both Pantoja and Garza were charged with Burglary of a Building.  The third suspect was not located.  He is described as Hispanic male, 25 to 30 years of age, 5’4” feet tall, and weighing 175 lbs. 

Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or the Corpus Christi Property Crimes Unit at 361-886-2841.