Category Archives: Community Outreach

Community Outreach

CCPD Gets Into The Giving Spirit This Holiday Season

Several Corpus Christi Police Officers were very generous with their time and money this holiday season.

In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Corpus Christi Police Officers along with several other area law enforcement agencies participated in the “Shop with a Cop” program. In all, 627 children from Corpus Christi, Robstown, Kingsville, Gregory, Portland and Aransas Pass went to area Wal Mart Stores and were given money to shop with law enforcement officers.

This was the 18th Christmas that Shop with a Cop made a child’s Christmas a little better.

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Corpus Christi Police Directed Patrol Officers and Code Enforcement Officers raised money to purchase toys for the kids of the Life Skills Class at Tuloso Midway High School.

Just before school was dismissed for Christmas, the Officers escorted “Santa” with full lights and sirens to the school and into the classroom to bring Christmas to the kids.

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As Christmas neared, Officers didn’t stop the giving. Members of the Corpus Christi Police Officers Association delivered gifts to over 600 kids.

The “Blue Santa” was flown into the city by the United States Coast Guard. He was then escorted to the Boys and Girls Club where he delivered gifts to several children. Once everyone there had a present, Blue Santa went to deliver toys at the La Armada Housing Authority on Ayers Street. Blue Santa wasn’t done and then went to the Treyway Terrace Apartments, located in the 2000 block of Treyway Lane, to make Christmas a little brighter there.

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On Christmas Eve, Officers were still hard at work doing good deeds.

From the HEB located at Robert Street and South Alameda Street, the Police Officers Christmas Angels group set off to deliver baskets full of ingredients for a Christmas meal.  Officers helped distribute 125 food baskets throughout the city to families who may otherwise not have had a Christmas meal.

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Community Outreach, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Phlebotomist On Duty During Holidays

The Christmas and New Years Day holidays often lead to an increase in the number of Driving While Intoxicated arrests made by the Corpus Christi Police Department. We want everyone to enjoy this holiday season. We ask that you act responsibly by not drinking and driving in our city. All drivers should avoid the risk of arrest, incarceration or tragedy that is associated with driving while intoxicated.

In an effort to assist law enforcement agencies in the investigation of suspected intoxicated drivers, the Nueces County District Attorney’s Office will provide a trained phlebotomist at the City of Corpus Christi Detention Center from 10 PM to 4 AM on Friday and Saturday, December 25 and 26 during Christmas.

Next week during New Year’s Eve and Day, the phlebotomist will be on duty on Thursday, Friday and Saturday,  December 31, January 1 and 2nd from 10 PM until 4 AM.

The Corpus Christi Police Department remains a “no refusal” agency all of the time. However during this holiday period, when a trained phlebotomist is at the CDC, our officers will not have to take suspects to the hospital in order to get a blood sample. This will make the DWI investigation more efficient and will get our officers back on the street much quicker.

Community Outreach

Officer Involved In Shooting On Red River Road

A Corpus Christi Police Officer has been placed on administrative leave, as normal by department policy, after being involved in a shooting at a home located in the 14600 block of Red River Drive

Senior Officer Steven Gonzalez, a 7 year veteran of the department, is the Officer who shot and injured a man who pointed a gun at both the Officer and a Nueces County Sheriff’s Deputy while they were investigating a disturbance call involving a weapon at the home at 10:20 PM on Monday.

The Officer will remain on paid administrative leave until further notice.

The suspect, who pointed a gun at both the Officer and the Deputy has been charged with two counts of attempted capital murder. He is additionally charged aggravated assault family violence for assaulting and threatening his girlfriend. He will be booked into jail after he is treated and released from Spohn Memorial Hospital.

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Senior Officer Steven Gonzalez

Community Outreach

Mike Markle Named Police Chief

City Manager Ron Olson has named Mike Markle for appointment as the next Chief of Police for the City of Corpus Christi.

Chief Markle has more than 26 years of law enforcement experience and is an Assistant Chief of Police for the Corpus Christi Police Department. Markle has served as Interim Police Chief since the untimely death of former Police Chief Floyd Simpson. The Chief of Police oversees the Police Department with approximately 432 sworn officers, 220 civilians and a budget of more than $70 million.

The appointment is subject to confirmation by the City Council, which is expected to take place in January 2016.
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Corpus Christi Police Chief Mike Markle

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

The Grinch is in Corpus Christi

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Date: Monday, December 14, 2015, 15:37
Location: 4300 Bratton Road
Offense: Theft
Case Number: 1512150096

Corpus Christi Police would like to warn the public about thieves who are taking packages from the front doors of homes left by parcel delivery services in Corpus Christi.

One particular incident happened on Monday afternoon on the 4300 block of Bratton Road which a theft was captured on video by the home owner. A 25-year-old woman told Corpus Christi Police Officers she discovered a silver Cadillac four door sedan stopped in her driveway at about 3:37pm and an unknown man got out of the passenger side of the car. The 25-year-old woman told Officers the unknown man went to the front door of her home, took packages left by a parcel service, and the man got back into the car and left the area. The 25-year-old woman told Officers she did not know exactly what was taken because she expected several deliveries and would have to take time to research what was delivered by the service.

Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to identify this man. If you can identify this man, or have any additional information about this crime, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com.

Adam District, Community Outreach, Traffic Safety Division

SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES!

SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES, HERE IS PROOF !

A 49 year old female was driving a 2015 Toyota Tundra truck north on Interstate Highway 37 just past Rand Morgan Rd. yesterday about 3:40 PM. The driver lost control of her vehicle and drove off the roadway, down the embankment, struck the center support pole of a highway sign, continued through a concrete culvert, jumped the access road, landed on a bridge guard rail, and then rolled down an embankment and into Turkey Creek. The truck came to rest on the driver side well off the roadway. The driver was taken to the hospital with injuries not believed to be life threatening thanks to her seatbelt.

 

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Truck coming to rest on its side down an embankment along IH37

 

 

 

 

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Credit Card Thief Identified By Crime Stoppers Tips

A man accused of using stolen credit cards was identified by tips through Crime Stoppers and arrested yesterday.

Robert Noriega had two arrest warrants issued for him, related to the use of stolen credit cards taken from two separate burglaries in the Del Mar neighborhood, was located at his place of employment in the 900 block of Louisiana Parkway.

One of the arrest warrants issued for the suspect was for using a credit card taken during a residential burglary in the 1800 block of Ocean Drive.  The second warrant was issued after the man used a stolen credit card taken during an auto burglary in the 300 block of Atlantic Street.

Officers located the wanted person, Robert Louis Noriega (08/12/1983), and he was arrested for the two outstanding warrants that were issued on December 8 and each hold a $15,000 bond amount.

Detectives thank the public who provided tips to Crime Stoppers to identify this man. Those who provided information should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS to check the status of their tips because the first person who provided the information will be paid a cash reward.

Robert Noriega (8/12/1983) was identified by Crime Stoppers tips
Robert Noriega (8/12/1983) was identified by Crime Stoppers tips

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Date: October 27, 2015
Location: 1821 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Credit Card Abuse
Case Number: 1511130079

Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to identify and locate the man in this video. The man in the video is accused of using credit cards which were stolen from a car parked on Atlantic Street in October, 2015. This man purchased two televisions with the stolen credit card and Detectives need your help to identify the man. If you can identify this man, or have any additional information about this crime, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS. Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward if the information leads to an arrest, and Crime Stoppers will never let anyone know who provided the information.

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Crime Stoppers Offers Cash Reward to Identify A Suspected Credit Card Thief

Date: October 27, 2015
Location: 1821 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Credit Card Abuse
Case Number: 1510270076

Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to identify and locate the man in this video. The man in the video is accused of using credit cards which were stolen from a car parked on Atlantic Street in October, 2015. This man purchased two televisions with the stolen credit card and Detectives need your help to identify the man. If you can identify this man, or have any additional information about this crime, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS. Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward if the information leads to an arrest, and Crime Stoppers will never let anyone know who provided the information.

Community Outreach, Traffic Safety Division

First Friday Fun Fact

The Corpus Christi Police Department has a campaign called “First Friday Fun Fact” that will focus on different Texas traffic laws.  It will run on the first Friday of each month. Here is this month’s traffic fact.

 

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What is the speed limit on the curve marked by the sign at the left?  Most people would say 25 MPH, but the answer is that we don’t have enough information to know what the speed limit is here.  The “25 MPH” sign here is a speed advisory sign only, not a speed limit sign.  Speed advisory signs indicate the recommended speed for a particular upcoming hazard like a turn or a curve in the roadway, but they are not a legal speed limit.  Enforceable speed limits are marked by the familiar black and white SPEED LIMIT signs.  So, the speed limit for this curve would be whatever the last black and white

 

*Thanks to the Texas Highway Man

http://www.texashighwayman.com/laws.shtml

Community Outreach

103 Vehicles Up For Auction On Saturday

The City of Corpus Christi will auction 103 cars, trucks, and motorcycles at the Police Vehicle Impound Lot, located at 5485 Greenwood Drive, on Saturday, December 5, 2015. 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, December 4. 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.

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1 of the 103 vehicles up for auction

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1 of the 103 vehicles up for auction

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1 of the 103 vehicles up for auction