Category Archives: Community Outreach

Women In Policing Seminar Today PIO02

The Corpus Christi Training Academy is hosting a Women in Policing Seminar this morning from 8 to 11 at the Corpus Christi Police Training Center located at 4510 Corona Drive.

The purpose of the seminar is to inform women about the Corpus Christi Police Department as a career opportunity.  Female officers will  present information about being a Corpus Christi Police Officer.  This question and answer session is geared toward understanding how law enforcement is suited for females as well as males. 

Other topics of discussion will include the minimum standards and qualifications to be employed as a Police Officer, the pay scale and benefits, the training academy curriculum, and the application process.  

The entrance physical fitness exam will be offered at the conclusion of the seminar for those who would like to participate.  Those who attend should bring appropriate work out attire if they would like to participate in the physical fitness exam.  

If you cannot make it to the seminar this morning, but are still interested in getting more information on the application process call (361) 826-4071 or contact CCPD Recruiter, Senior Officer Mel Goce at (361) 826-4082. 

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Be Aware When You Carry Money Bags P2

The Corpus Christi Police Department wants to remind citizens to be aware of their surroundings when they are carrying money from banks.

While there has not been a reported case of the “jugging” type robberies since May 14, we want to warn citizens not to become complaisant.  We cannot be sure that these violent thieves have stopped targeting our city or if our citizens have made it too difficult for them to commit this crime.

Our department does have strategies it has implemented to address these crimes but we also ask that citizens do their part in protecting themselves.

The offenders are known to target mainly female bank customers after they leave a bank with a deposit or money bag. They park in the bank parking lot or very close by.  They are usually in newer model cars with paper license plate and tinted windows.   They watch the front door or commercial lane of the drive through looking for business related transactions. The suspects then follow the victims back to their business, or a location where they park their vehicle, and physically assault them and steal the money bag.

 

Suspect Bolts with Stolen Ring PIO2

DATE: June 1, 2015    2:30 PM
LOCATION: 3829 Interstate 69 Access Road
OFFENSE: Theft
P.C. 31.03   Class B Misdemeanor
CASE NUMBER: 1506010107

Corpus Christi Police Detectives have released camera surveillance images of a suspect that they believe stole a diamond ring from the Wal-Mart Store located at 3829 Interstate 69 Access Road.

The white male suspect wearing black shorts, tennis shoes, a red t-shirt and a ball cap walked into the store and asked an employee if he could see a ring from the display case.  When the employee handed the man the ring to look at, he ran out of the store with the merchandise.

He was last seen leaving the parking lot in an older model tan Chevrolet suburban.

The store valued the ring at $195.

The suspect in this case has not been identified and Detectives need your help in solving this crime.  Anyone with information about this case should call the Corpus Christi Police Criminal Investigations Division at 886-2840. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to the Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip 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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Suspect entering the store

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Suspect fleeing the store

Firearms Stolen In Auto Burglaries

The Corpus Christi Police Department wants to inform citizens about auto burglaries occurring in the city and victims  having their  firearms stolen from inside their vehicle.

From January  through the end of May this year, the police department has investigated 68 reports of burglaries that involved a firearm being stolen from inside of the vehicle.  Only 14 of those 68 guns have been recovered.

While there was a sharp decrease in the number of cases from April to May, the Corpus Christi Police Department wants to warn our citizens that these types of crimes are occurring in our city and remind them to  protect their weapons and keep them out of the hands of criminals.

 

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Island Bash This Saturday

The Corpus Christi Police Department will be hosting the CCPD Island Bash  on Saturday, June 6th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Packery Channel Boat Ramp. The boat ramp is located at the corner of Zahn Rd. and State Highway 361. This is the second year that we will be having an Island Police Substation manned on a daily basis to assist tourist and the community with police related issues while visiting Padre Island. 

The Corpus Christi Fire Department and the Flour Bluff Volunteer Fire Department will have fire trucks on display. Driscoll Children’s Hospital and the Texas Department of Transportation will be on hand to provide various forms of information and display booths. Texas Parks and Wildlife along with the U.S. Customs will have boats on display, with a Game Warden and a Special Agent available for questions.

The Corpus Christi Police Department will exhibit the Police Museum, the auto theft task force, and crime prevention unit. The auto theft task force will be providing Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) etching.

The U.S. Border Patrol will be exhibiting equipment and will be available for questions.

The Texas Sea Life and Botanical Gardens will be providing education and have various animals from the region on display.

The National Seashore will be providing sea turtle education.

SEE YOU THERE!

 

Do You Know These Two Guys

Date: May 22, 2015, 14:12
Location: 5202 Interstate Highway 37 Access Road
Offense: Credit Card Abuse ***UPDATE***
Case Number: 1505220086
Corpus Christi Police Detectives have released camera surveillance images of two suspects they believe put a skimming device on a store ATM machine.

On May 22, a Corpus Christi Police Officer using  the automated teller machine at a convenience store located at 5202 Interstate Highway 37 Access Road  noticed the plastic piece on the face of the machine was loose when he slid in his ATM card.    The Officer was able to pull off the plastic piece which confirmed his suspicion. The Officer also noticed an additional piece above the card slot and discovered a camera.

The Officer notified  the bank which owns the ATM and  they sent a technician to the location and confirmed to the officer that the two pieces the Officer discovered were not part of the machine.

Store employees searched the store video surveillance system and found images of two suspects who placed the items on the machine at about 11:40 AM on May 22.

The two suspects in this case have not been identified and Detectives need your help in solving this crime.  Anyone with information about this case should call the Corpus Christi Police Financial Crimes Detectives at 886-2840. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to the Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip 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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Suspect 1 inside store

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Suspect 2 inside the store

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Both suspects near the ATM machine

Police Auction Set For Saturday

The city of Corpus Christi will auction 105 cars, trucks, and motorcycles at the  Police Vehicle Impound Lot, located at 5485 Greenwood Drive, on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 10:00am.

The general public is encouraged to register and view the vehicles for auction from 9:00am to 4:00pm on Friday, June 5. The general public can continue to  view the vehicles from 8:00am to 10:00am 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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Click It Or Ticket Totals

Corpus Christi Police Officers worked on an overtime basis through a grant provided by the Texas Department of Transportation to enforce the states seat belt laws from May 18 through May 31.

256  Click It or Ticket overtime hours were worked

271  citations were issued to drivers and passengers without seat belts on.

22  citations were issued to drivers for children in the vehicle not in car safety seats.

98  citations were issued  to drivers for other violations such as expired vehicle registration or inspection or for no liability insurance.

2  separate arrests were made. One was for a man with three outstanding arrest warrants. The other was for possession of marijuana.

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Patrol Report 05/30/2015 PIO02

“BRAVO” District
Date: 05/30/2015       4:05 AM
Location: Padre Island / Beach Marker 210
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C. 22.02       Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1505300047
A party at a bonfire at Beach Marker 210 on Padre Island left two brothers stabbed and a suspect in jail.

The two brothers were with several other people at a bonfire on the beach when the younger brother was approached by a 21 year old female friend who told him that she had some unwanted sexual advances and comments made to her by another male at the party.  The 20 year old brother confronted the man about the comments he had made and was stabbed in his upper left leg.  Upon seeing his younger brother get stabbed, the older brother got involved in the attack and he was also stabbed by the man.  The 22 year old brother was stabbed in the left side of his chest and his right arm.  The man who stabbed the two was held down by other witnesses that saw the attack until police arrived.

The two brothers were transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS.  The younger brother was being treated for minor injuries.  The older brother was last reported in serious condition in the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital.

Alberto Martinez (09/23/1969) was arrested on two counts of aggravated assault.  Officers also recovered the knife used in the attack.

 

“DELTA” District
Date: 05/30/2015       3:30 AM
Location: 600 North Staples Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C. 22.02       Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1505300042
A 28 year old man was stabbed multiple times in his upper body after he was attacked in the 600 block of North Staples Street.  The victim was not able to provide officers with any details but a witness told them that a black male and a white female may have been involved in a disturbance with the victim on the roadway in front of the bus station.

The witness told officers that she heard yelling, then saw the two suspects running from the scene, and the victim on the ground.  CCFD EMS transported the victim to Spohn Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.

Officers continue to investigate this crime, and at this time no suspects have been arrested.

 

 

 

“CHARLIE” District
Date: 05/30/2015       2:20 AM
Location: South Staples Street / McArdle Road
Offense: Intoxication Assault
P.C. 49.07       Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1505300035
A vehicle racing another traveling north on South Staples Street crashed into a third that was turning onto McArdle Road.

Corpus Christi Police arrived at the crash scene and were told by witnesses that a 2013 red Mitsubishi Lancer was racing a 2008 silver Infinity and as the two cars approached the McArdle Road intersection the light for them turned red.  Both cars ran the red light, and the red Lancer struck a truck that was turning onto McArdle Road.  A 26 year old passenger in the Lancer was taken to Spohn Memorial by CCFD EMS with critical injuries.

After an investigating, the driver of the Lancer, Oscar Delgado (01/11/1989) was determined to be intoxicated. He was arrested for intoxication assault, a felony offense, due the his intoxication and the serious injuries sustained by his passenger.

The  occupants in the truck that was struck by the Lancer were transported to Bay Area Hospital by CCFD EMS with injuries not believed to be life threatening.

Officers also later found the 2008 Infinity that they believe was involved in the racing parked in the 1000 block of Bradshaw Street.  There was no one in the vehicle.  The vehicle was impounded.

Storage Unit Burglar

Date: 05/08/2015            2:45 PM
Location: 5560 Ayers Street
Offense: Burglary
P.C. 30.02       State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1505080109

Corpus Christi Police Detectives have released camera surveillance images of a man they believe was involved in a burglary to a business.

Officers responded to the Move It Self Storage, located at 5560 Ayers Street, on May 8.  The owner of the business told officers that while she was out of the office, showing a storage unit to another couple, the suspect entered her storage unit and removed property from inside. The owner of the business did not know anything was missing until later in the day.  She then reviewed her office video system and saw the male suspect take the property.

The suspect in this case has not been identified, and detectives need you help in solving this crime.  The suspect is described as an older Hispanic male, with a black shirt pants and shoes.  He was also wearing a maroon and white hat and sunglasses. The suspect arrived in a green van with a broken driver side rear window.

Anyone with information about this case should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2840. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to the Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip 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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Suspect vehicle leaving the business

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Male Suspect Inside The Business

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Male Suspect Inside The Business