Occurred March 10, 2012 10:42pm Congressional/Pebble Beach DWI/Criminal Mischief/trespass 1203100121/1203100122

A 22-year-old man was arrested Saturday night for breaking into the vacant pool and then driving while intoxicated.

Police were called to the vacant Club Estates pool at 10:42pm by a neighbor that reported a burglary in progress. Patrol Officers arrived and saw a man drive away from the pool in a black 2003 Chevrolet Corvette. The Corvette was stopped by police and the operator, Cody Hall (5/30/1989) was investigated and arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Police Officers investigated the pool area and discovered the wooden fence and a building were forced open. Hall was additionally charged with Criminal Trespassing and the Criminal Mischief to the Club Estates Pool.

Occurred on 3/8/12, 02:22 a.m.   Evading Arrest   5700 S.P.I.D.     1203080009/C1201749

An Officer attempted to pull over a white 1994 Ford Explorer for speeding in the 4900 block of Holly when the driver refused to stop and a pursuit ensued.  During the pursuit, the driver struck a silver Ford Fusion and a silver Pontiac Grand Prix in the Moore Plaza parking lot.  Both vehicles were parked and unoccupied. 

The driver continued on until he abandoned his vehicle at Compass Bank, 5301 S. Padre Island Drive and fled westbound towards Everhart Road. 

Officers found Joshua Brandon Curiel (11/27/86) hiding behind a dumpster at the old Wal-Mart.  Curiel not having anywhere else to run tried to fight his way through the Officers to make his getaway.  He was quickly handcuffed and arrested.

Curiel was charged with Evading Arrest in a Vehicle, Evading Arrest on Foot, and Resisting Arrest.  He was additionally charged with Possession of Marijuana when a baggy of the drug was found in the console during the impound inventory.

Occurred March 5, 2012 12:05pm   Forgery           5500 Saratoga Blvd. and 3900 South Padre Island Drive 1203050069 and 1203050127

A white female with tattoos passed counterfeit money at several area stores Monday afternoon. A clerk at a Stripes store called police when the woman attempted to use fake five dollar bills to pay for merchandise. The woman left the store as the clerk called police at about 12:05pm. The clerk recorded the license plate number of a gold 2001 Toyota Camry used by the woman who passed the fake money. The clerk told police no merchandise was taken and provided police with the fake money.

Police were then called to a Speedy Stop store in reference to more fake five dollar bills. A 30-year-old woman told police while she pumped gas in her car she was approached by a woman at the gas pump and requested to exchange a 20 dollar bill for four 5 dollar bills. The 30-year-old woman agreed to the exchange and then realized the four 5 dollar bills she was given were not real money. The woman told police she recorded the license plate of the gold 2001 Toyota Camry used by the woman that gave the fake 5 dollar bills.

The license plate number provided in both these events are identical and the suspect description is similar. The suspect is described as a white female with tattoos, brown hair, blue eyes, five feet tall, and weighs about 115 pounds. The license plate provided to police is CK9Y279.

Anyone with information about these crimes are encouraged to call crime stoppers at 888-TIPS, or log on to http://www.888TIPS.com.

Occurred on March 2, 2012    4:01am   3700 Capri Dr.                        1203020014

A nineteen year old man was arrested Friday morning for stealing tires valued at about $1,600. Police were called to the 3700 block of Capri for a suspicious person sighted in the neighborhood at 4:00 in the morning. Police found the man described by the caller, 19-year-old Jeremy Longoria (11/19/1992). Longoria threw a cell phone to the ground once he saw police.

Police officers located Longoria’s truck parked nearby which had tools, landscaping blocks and vehicle parts that seemed unusual to the officers. The citizen that originally called to complain about the suspicious man met with officers and pointed out a nearby vehicle which had missing parts that matched the parts found in Longoria’s truck. The police officers were aware of several thefts of vehicles tires in this police district of the of the city. The owner of the vehicle with missing parts confirmed that Mr. Longoria had no permission to take the vehicle parts in this case. Longoria was arrested for felony theft because of the value of the property involved. Longoria was additionally charged with failure to identify because Longoria knowingly provided a false name to police during the investigation.

Occurred on 2/29/12, 1:00 a.m.  Child Endangerment/Reckless Driving  4101 Ayers   1202290006

An off-duty Aransas Pass Police Officer reported the driver of a blue PT Cruiser had swerved across the lane of traffic nearly striking the guard rail and another vehicle as he traveled from Portland to Corpus Christi.

Officers contacted Leah Cox (12/06/85) in the parking lot of the Stripes Convenience Store, 4101 Ayers Street.  In the vehicle with Cox were her 20-month-old infant daughter and her 6-year-old son.  Cox’s son was found asleep on the floor of the cargo area, while her daughter was in a safety seat.

Cox who appeared intoxicated was administered Standard Field Sobriety Tests along with a Breath Test. She was arrested and charged with Endangering a Child/Criminal Negligence and Reckless Driving.

Both children were released to the father.

Occurred on 2/28/12, 11:11 p.m.  Evading Arrest   Ayers and Cuiper   1202280137

An Officer spotted two teenage boys walking down an alley behind a shopping plaza that was closed for business.  When the officer turned his patrol car around to talk to the two, both teens suddenly disappeared around the corner and hid behind the dumpsters. When the officer parked his patrol car and began walking towards the two, one of the boys bolted, jumped a fence and fled eastbound.  The officer detained the sixteen year old who remained while officers searched for the fleeing suspect.

Responding officers found the 16-year-old boy who fled hiding in the back yard of a home in the 4200 block of Carlton Street.  Both teens were placed in police custody and booked at the Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center for Probation Violation.  The juvenile who fled was additionally charged with Evading Arrest.

Occurred on 12:14 a.m.   Possession of a Controlled Substance   4800 Easter Drive   1202280002

Officer L. Humitz pulled over the driver of  a black Ford Mustang for failing to use his turn signals as he made several turns.  The Mustang was found to be uninsured and registered out of Nebraska.  Further investigation revealed the vehicle’s registration had been expired since 2010.

During the impound inventory a clear plastic baggie containing a clear crystal substance along with several pipes were found behind the driver’s seat.  Tirso Requena (04/19/85) was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 

 He was also cited for Failing to Signal, No Driver’s License, Expired Motor Vehicle Registration and Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility.