The Click It or Ticket initiative in Texas saved 4,687 lives and prevented almost 79,578 serious injuries from 2002 to 2015. (NHTSA ESTIMATE)
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Seat Belt enforcement is going on at Staples & SPID until 11:30am. Buckle your seatbelt! PIO4
Wearing a seat belt reduces the risk of a fatal injury to people in the front seat of passenger cars by 45 percent. For those in pickups, seat belts reduce the risk of fatal injury by 60 percent since pickups are twice as likely to roll over as passenger vehicles. (NHTSA)
Police Supervisor Gets Letter of Commendation For Resolution of Attempted Kidnapping
Corpus Christi Police recognized the effort of Lieutenant Brian Hill for his actions to identify a suspect of an attempted kidnapping earlier this year. Lt. Hill’s supervisor, Captain Robert Alvarado, and Cpt. Alvarado’s supervisor, Commander David Blackmon, presented Lt. Hill with a letter of commendation today and provided the following synopsis:
Lieutenant Brian Hill responded to 820 Elesa (Zavala Elementary School) on March 30, 2016 in reference to a possible Kidnapping that just occurred. While he directed his troops to handle the call, he still played an active role in the investigation that was unfolding. In the initial steps of the investigation, a possible suspect was located. Lt. Hill managed the field identification that netted negative results. He also tried to get video footage of the incident from school officials. He was unable to make contact with anyone at that time, but he did not stop there. Lt. Hill and Senior Officer Goce followed up the next day with school officials and were able to locate footage of the attempted kidnapping. Due to that footage, it was discovered that the suspect had a tattoo on his right calf. It was also found that the suspect was in a Volkswagen Jetta.
Throughout the next month Lt. Hill patrolled the neighborhood in an attempt to locate the suspect vehicle from that incident. On May 5, 2016, his efforts came to fruition. While patrolling the area of 24th Street and Ruth, Lt. Hill saw a 2015 Black Volkswagen Jetta that matched the suspect vehicle he had been looking for, for over a month. Lt. Hill stopped the vehicle and made contact with the driver as he pulled into the Dollar General store that was less than 1 block from the location of the original crime. Lt. Hill saw that the driver had a tattoo on his calf that matched the video of the suspect he had previously discovered. Lt. Hill was then able to speak to the suspect and got him to willingly come in to CID to give a recorded statement to detectives.
Lt. Hill displayed a tenacious work ethic in his relentless pursuit of a kidnapping suspect. Lt. Hill could have easily let Detectives follow up on the vehicle, issue a BOLO for the suspect vehicle and left it to his troops to possibly locate the vehicle and suspect. Instead, he took the lead and never yielded in his search for this suspect. Lt. Hill has shown his officers, his peers, and his supervisors his ability to conduct a complete investigation and his dedication to duty.
Lt. Brian Hill is hereby commended for his actions in relation to the Attempted Kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl at Zavala Elementary on March 30, 2016. Lt. Hill’s professionalism reflects well upon himself, the Corpus Christi Police Department, and the citizens that he serves.
Lieutenant Hill has been employed with the Corpus Christi Police Department since 1979.
Detectives have filed the attempted kidnapping case with the District Attorney’s Office for presentation to a Grand Jury.
Seat Belt enforcement is going on at Everhart & SPID until 8pm. Buckle Up! PIO4
Texas is one of 19 states that have achieved at least 90 percent statewide seat belt use rate. (NHTSA)
City Hosts Vehicle Auction Saturday
The City of Corpus Christi will auction 114 cars, trucks, and motorcycles at the Police Vehicle Impound Lot, located at 5485 Greenwood Drive, on Saturday, June 4, 2016. The auction will start at 10:00 am. There are 25 vehicles included in the auction which were impounded for no insurance.
The general public is encouraged to register and view the vehicles for auction from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Friday, June 3, 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.
Corpus Christi Animal Care Services Move 22 Dogs To Minnesota To Gain Forever Homes
Thanks to a grant from ASPCA, 22 dogs from Corpus Christi Animal Care Services packed their bags & left for Minnesota this morning to be adopted. This is the largest shipment from our facility to transfer animals to other parts of the country as an animal management option to find the dogs forever homes.
The relocation grant program is funded by the ASPCA and according to their website, http://www.aspcapro.org/relocation, the program provides funding for the cost of actual transport of the animals that include fuel, hotel services, and the drivers. The grant also pays for the preparation for transport like the veterinary care, vaccinations, health certificates, and spay & neuter services. The ASPCA started the relocation program in 2011 for the purpose to transfer dogs from overcrowded shelters in the south to less crowded facilities in the north for a better opportunity for adoption of the dogs.
Don’t worry, there are plenty of animals at our facility which need loving homes. If you need an addition to the family, go to our facility at 2626 Holly Road and find a new friend!
Credit Card Abuse
Date: 2/01/2016 3:55 AM
Location: 1530 Airline Rd
Offense: Credit Card Abuse
P.C. 32.31 State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1602010107
Corpus Christi Police detectives need you help identifying this suspect involved in using a stolen credit card.
On February 1, 2016 at approximately 4:28 PM the suspect was observed on video entering Lowes Home Improvement store. Once inside the store he selected various items and paid for them with a stolen credit card.
The suspect is described as a white male wearing a cowboy hat, a blue shirt with patches on the shoulders, a sleeveless brown jacket and blue jeans.
If you have any information or know the identity of the suspect please contact Detective Ramiro Torres at 361-886-2890. If you would like to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at 888TIPS.com. Crime Stoppers guarantees to keep your identity secret and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you up to $2,500 dollars in cash.
Patrol Report 05/18/2016
The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 816 calls for service and generated 198 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. May 17 to 7:00 a.m. on May 18, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.
Date: 5/17/2016 10:55 PM
Location: 1000 Winnebago Street
Offense: Robbery
P.C. 29.03 First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1605170137
Two men were robbed while they sat in the garage of their home in the 1000 block of Winnebago Street.
The two neighbors, in their fifties, were sitting in the open garage of one of the men when two suspects, both wearing masks and armed with handguns, entered.
The armed men took a wallet and a cellphone from one of the men. The suspects then took the keys to the other man’s 2007 grey Dodge Charger that was parked in the driveway.
Neither victim was injured.
All the suspects then got into the stolen vehicle and left.
At this time, no suspects have been identified.
Date: 5/17/2016 3:40 PM
Location: 1000 Nueces Bay Boulevard
Offense: Credit Card Abuse
P.C. 32.31 State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1605170094
Gas pump maintenance personnel working at a gas station, located at 1050 Nueces Bay Boulevard, found a skimming device on the credit card machine portion of the pump.
Maintenance personnel were working on pump #2 at the convenience store and found the red security tape had been removed. Inside the machine, where credit cards are inserted, they located the skimming device.
It is unknown how long the skimmer had been on the pump.
Officers collected the skimmer.
At this time it is unknown who put the device on the gas pump.
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 886-2840. 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.
Witness Being Sought- Fatal Crash
Date: Saturday, May 14, 2016, 1:27 a.m.
5800 Weber Road
Offense: Fatality Crash
Case Number: 1605140017
Police traffic investigators are reaching out to the occupants of a black pick up truck that was involved in a minor crash prior to a fatal crash. The black pick up probably sustained rear end damage in that minor crash. Investigators believe that there were also several passengers in the truck at the time of this incident.
The driver of the truck is not a suspect in the fatal crash investigation but is thought to be a witness to the events prior to the fatal crash.
Anybody with information about this truck is encouraged to call the traffic investigators at 886-2689.
Police report 68.75% reduction in firearms stolen from vehicles compared to previous month
Correction to previous post:
Corpus Christi Police Crime Analysts report a 68.75% reduction in firearms stolen from vehicles in April, 2016. There were five reports to the Corpus Christi Police Department of a firearm stolen from a vehicle in the entire month of April, 2016. There were 16 reports of firearms stolen from vehicles in March 2016. The Crime Analyst provided a revision to the previous report at 14:45 today.
The original information reported at 11:05am on May 16, 2016 is:
“Corpus Christi Police Crime Analysts report a 93.75% reduction in firearms stolen from vehicles in April, 2016. There was only one report to the Corpus Christi Police Department of a firearm stolen from a vehicle in the entire month of April, 2016. There were 16 reports of firearms stolen from vehicles in March 2016.
The Crime Analysts report that 43 firearms have been reported stolen from vehicles in all of 2016 up to the end of April and only 11 cases of recovered stolen firearms in Corpus Christi. The report details that 12 firearms were stolen from vehicles and 6 firearms recovered in January; 14 firearms were stolen from vehicles and 0 firearms recovered in February; 16 firearms were stolen from vehicles and 2 firearms recovered in March; and 1 firearm stolen from a vehicle and 3 firearms recovered in April.”
Corpus Christi Police encourage everyone not to leave a firearm in an unattended vehicle unless it is in a locked container that is attached to the vehicle. Anyone who has information about these burglaries should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.
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