The City of Corpus Christi will auction 97 cars, trucks, and motorcycles at the Police Vehicle Impound Lot, located at 5485 Greenwood Drive, on Saturday, July 2, 2016. The auction will start at 10:00 am.
The general public is encouraged to register and view the vehicles for auction from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Friday, July 1, 2016. The general public can continue to view the vehicles from 8:00 am to 10:00 am on the day of the auction.
The vehicles for auction may be viewed online and an auction list may be downloaded from www.siskauction.com.
Date: Sunday, June 26, 2016, 11:40am
Location: 2000 Gardenia Courts
Offense: Assault Family Violence (PC 22.01) 3rd Degree Felony
Case Number:1606260060
Corpus Christi Police arrested 19 year old Matthew Isaiah Longoria (03/04/1997) for assault with bodily injury/family violence at 2000 Gardenia Courts.
Officers received a call that a male was arguing with a female and that he was dragging her out of the apartment. Officers arrived and contacted a witness at the residence. The witness stated that Longoria had smoked synthetic this morning and that he and the victim had been arguing and fighting since Friday. The witness stated that Longoria was upset because he wanted the victim to somewhere with him and she did not want to go. The witness stated that the victim went outside with the suspect who then began hitting the victim. The witness tried to pull the victim back inside the apartment but was over powered by the suspect. The witness said she saw the suspect strike the victim several times and then choke her. CCPD officers located Longoria and the victim walking through the complex together. The 24 year old victim was not very cooperative with the investigating officers. The suspect (Longoria) was arrested and transported to the City Detention Center. Longoria was also charged with failure to identify for giving a false name to the arresting officers.
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to 1455 Corban Drive in reference to a disturbance with a gun. Officers received an update to the call that the victim had been hit in the head with the gun and the suspects were still on scene near a maroon Expedition. Officers arrived and observed two male suspects near the maroon Expedition who took off running when they saw the police. Officers gave chase but lost sight of the suspects as they ran in between buildings. A perimeter was set and K-9 searched the area but were unable to locate the suspects.
The victim advised that he had moved his vehicle from one parking spot to another. While he was outside his vehicle he was approached by the suspect who pointed a shotgun towards his face. The victim and the suspect exchanged some words and the second suspect appeared and told the suspect holding the shotgun to “finish him”. The victim was struck in the head with the shotgun. The victim was able to flee and run into a nearby apartment and call the police. Officers located a shotgun at the scene and it was collected by Crime Scene Investigators.
Anyone who knows any additional information about this crime 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.
Date: 06/14/2016 08:20 p.m.
Location: 734 E Port Ave.
Offense: Family Violence Assault/Warrant
Case Number: 1606080069
On 6/14/2016 a detective from the CCPD Family Violence Unit spent her workday obtaining an arrest warrant on a 25 year old man who was accused of assaulting and choking his girlfriend. This accused offender was already on five years of probation for a similar incident. The arrest warrant with a $75,000 bond was signed by a judge that afternoon. The detective finished her workday and headed to Whataburger Field to work off duty at a Hooks baseball game.
She was not at the game very long when the wanted offender walked right by her. The offender was accompanied by the same girlfriend, the victim of the assault. The offender was arrested.
The judge that signed the warrant was also at that game.
Anyone who has been a victim of domestic violence should seek counsel from resources like the Women’s Shelter at (361) 881-8888. thewomensshelter.org
Calli Cathey (7/8/1989) Wanted for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Photo taken May 16, 2016, 10:30am)
Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers has a cash reward for the first person to call 888-TIPS and provides information that leads law enforcement to locate 26 year old Calli Cathey.
Cathey is a fugitive with a Nueces County Warrant for arrest for possession of a controlled substance. Cathey is described as a 26 year old white female, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 110 pounds, red or brown color collar length hair, brown eyes, with a scar on her left arm and a tattoo on her back. Cathey had a last known address on the 400 block of Hailey Road in Rockport, Texas.
Anyone with information that can help law enforcement locate Cathey should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.
Date: Friday, June 10, 2016 09:45 a.m.
Location: 6500 South Staples
Incident: Robbery
Case Number: 1606100049
A restaurant employee was robbed at about 09:45 this morning as she walked into her place of employment in the 6500 block of South Staples. She had just arrived at the restaurant after coming directly from a bank. It appears that she was followed from that bank and then robbed in a manner consistent with a type of street crime known as “jugging”.
The Offenders in this mornings crime were described as three young black males. The suspect vehicle was described as an older model silver or gray four door car.
Corpus Christi was targeted for this type of crime early last year and the department responded with a massive public information effort, enhanced bank patrols, and undercover special assignments. Some of the offenders were identified and it was confirmed that they were part a well-organized street crimes gang from Houston.
All citizens, especially business employees, are once again asked to be very aware and vigilant when leaving the bank after any transaction. It appears that the preferred method of the criminal is to follow the person from the bank and then take the money from a vehicle if the money is left in an unattended vehicle. These types of criminals will also approach people to forcibly take the money if it was not left in the vehicle.
Anyone who can identify anyone involved in this robbery, or has any additional information about this crime should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Crime Stoppers guarantees to keep the identity secret of anyone who provides information and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn the caller a cash reward.
The Corpus Christi Police Department remember fallen officer Joseph Moon today.
Tuesday, June 7, 1938, Corpus Christi Police Patrolman Joseph Moon died as a result of a crash while in pursuit of a speeding motorist on Timon Boulevard.
Joseph Moon was a motorcycle traffic officer and had been employed by the Corpus Christi Police for one year. The rear brakes for the motorcycle jammed as Officer Moon attempted to slow to turn onto Market Street. The motorcycle struck a concrete curb and Officer Moon suffered abdominal injuries from the handlebars.
Officer Moon underwent surgery, but died of his injuries on June 10, 1938. Officer Moon was survived by his wife and two children.
Crime Stoppers celebrates 35 years of operation in Texas today after its start on June 8, 1981. Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers formed its own group on October 28, 1981.
Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization certified by the Governor’s office and widely supported by funding from donations and supported by the local media. It consists of a dedicated, non-paid volunteer board working with a Corpus Christi Police Coordinator who act as liaisons between the Board, the Police Department, other law enforcement agencies and the media. Crime Stoppers provides an avenue for the citizens of Corpus Christi to report crimes anonymously through the use of a hotline and pays rewards to anonymous tipsters.
Crime Stoppers began after a university student was killed during a gas station robbery in July, 1976 in Albuquerque New Mexico. After six weeks of investigation the police had very few leads as to who was responsible. Albuquerque Police Detective, Greg MacAleese, thought that if the public was able to observe a reenactment of the crime on television this may lead to a citizen providing information that may lead to an arrest. Greg MacAleese was right. A caller contacted the police department the next day after seeing the reenactment. The tip information was enough to lead the police to the two men who were responsible. Within seventy two hours of the reenactment being aired, the police had solved the murder. This was the beginning of Crime Stoppers.
Crime Stoppers spread to Texas on June 8, 1981, and then reached Corpus Christi which started its own non-profit group on October 28 of the same year.
Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers approved $45,930 dollars in rewards for solutions to 114 crimes in Corpus Christi in 2015. Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers has approved $19,910 dollars in rewards for the solutions to 36 crimes in Corpus Christi in 2016 as of June 8, 2016.
Crime Stoppers guarantees to keep the identity secret of anyone who provides information to Crime Stoppers. Anyone who has information about an unsolved crime, or knows the location of a fugitive should call 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. If the information leads to an arrest, it may earn the caller a cash reward.
The Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers approved $2,980 dollars in rewards at their monthly meeting last week for anonymous tips which gathered six arrests in Corpus Christi last month.
These six arrests were because someone called Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submitted the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com to provide information which led to the resolution of criminal cases that may have otherwise gone unsolved without the help from the community. Crime Stoppers guarantees to keep the identity of the caller anonymous, so the Crime Stoppers rely on the tipster to call back to get the information to collect the reward. The following arrests were the result of Crime Stoppers tips:
Zachariah Purcel (2/22/1989)
May 31, 2016, 27-year-old Zachariah Purcel was arrested for Possession of Marijuana with Case #1605310152 based on a Crime Stoppers tip. The approved reward is for $380 dollars.
Kyle Fisk (7/13/1993)
May 27, 2016, 22-year-old Kyle Fisk was arrested for two counts of possession of controlled substances with Case #16002690 based on a Crime Stoppers tip. The approved reward is for $420 dollars.
Robert Gonzales (5/22/1984)
May 27, 2016, 32-year-old Robert Gonzales located as a fugitive for two Aggravated Assault Warrants with Case #16002689 based on a Crime Stoppers tip. The approved reward is for $660 dollars.
Alberto Fuentes (5/26/1989)
May 15, 2016, 26-year-old Alberto Fuentes was located as a fugitive for manslaughter with Case #1605150073 based on a Crime Stoppers tip. This warrant was related to a Driving While Intoxicated crash on Belton and Sarita on March 4, 2016 which killed a woman. The approved reward is for $740 dollars.
Crystal Pena (9/10/1987)
May 12, 2016, 28-year-old Crystal Pena was located as a fugitive for Driving While Intoxicated with Case #16004442 based on a Crime Stoppers tip. The approved reward is for $400 dollars.
Cassandra Gutierrez (10/30/1988)
May 6, 2016, 27-year-old Cassandra Gutierrez was arrested for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle with Case #16002336 based on a Crime Stoppers tip. The approved reward is for $380 dollars.
The Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers have approved $19,910 dollars in rewards for 2016 and only 12 rewards in the amount of $8,940 dollars have been collected. Crime Stoppers wants the tipsters to collect the rewards, so if you have made a Crime Stoppers tip and believe it may have led to the capture of a criminal, call 888-TIPS on Thursdays from 10am to 4pm and refer to the tip number you were provided to check on the status of your tip.
Anyone with information on unsolved crimes, or the location of a fugitive should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS at any time or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. If the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.
In 2015, there were 2,369 reportable motor vehicle crashes in Texas in which unrestrained vehicle occupants sustainedfatal or serious injuries. (TxDOT)
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