Category Archives: Community Outreach

Adam District, Bravo District, Community Outreach, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report October 7, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 201 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight October 6 to 7:00 a.m. on October 7, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Adam” District
Date: 10/06/2014        8:00 AM
Location: 11400 Leopard Street
Offense: Burglary                 (PC 30.02   State Jail Felony)
 Case Number: 1410060042
Corpus Christi Police are investigating a burglary to the Bill Bode County Building located at 11408 Leopard St. Office workers arrived to find several doors that had been pried open and office desks ransacked. A safe was removed from a locked closet and taken to another office and pried open. It appears as though suspects made entry into the build through the front door.  At this time officers are still investigating this case and no suspects have been arrested.

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Community Outreach

National Night Out Tonight

National Night Out
Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Join the Corpus Chief Police Department for National Night Out, a drug and crime prevention event celebrated annually in our city. It’s a night for America to stand together to strengthen police-community partnerships and to promote awareness, safety and unity in our neighborhoods.

The Corpus Christi Police are encouraging citizens to celebrate National Night Out by organizing neighborhood events such as block parties and cookouts. Citizens can also participate by simply turning on porch lights between 6 pm and 10 pm.

Corpus Christi Police Officers and McGruff, the Crime Fighting Dog, will be visiting National Night Out events throughout the city.

Community Outreach

Update to the Vehicle in the River

“Adam” District
Date: 10/01/2014        10:15PM
Location: 14300 Interstate 37
Offense: Vehicle in the River
 Case Number: 1410010199


A 44 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after his car rolled into the Nueces River at Labonte Park. The man said he was attempting to turn around at the boat ramp and had stopped at the edge near the water. As he tried to back up, his white 2013 Dodge Challenger sedan began to slide into the river. The man was able to get out of the car and watched as it sank into the murky water about 30 feet from the shore.  The Corpus Christi Police Dive team is expected to try and recover the car on Thursday morning.

The CCPD Dive Team responded to LaBonte Park to start the process of recovering the submerged vehicle. The dive team utilized a sonar to pinpoint the location of the car. They found the car as well as a second vehicle. The dive team discovered that the second vehicle was reported stolen from Corpus Christi on August 5, 2014 (case# 1408050021). The dive team is in the process of recovering the Dodge Challenger at the time of this update.

 

Community Outreach

CCPD Monthly Auto Auction

 

auction

The City of Corpus Christi will auction over 88 cars, trucks,  vans and  motorcycles at the Corpus Christi Police Vehicle Impound Lot located at 5485 Greenwood Drive on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. The general public is encouraged to register and view the vehicles for auction from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 3. The general public can also  register and view the vehicles again from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on the day of the auction. The vehicles for auction may be viewed online and an auction list may be downloaded from http://www.siskauction.com.

Community Outreach

Police Find Young Man, Need Help Identifying Him – UPDATE

CCPD

UPDATE: A citizen called in and gave us his information. He’s now home safe!

 

This evening a passerby called Officers for a young man who was walking near Sam Houston Elementary and seemed lost. Officers located him near the 1200 block of Logan. Officers are unable to communicate with him to find out where he lives. He is approximately 5’2, 180 lbs with blonde hair.

If anyone knows who he may be or knows where he may live, please call the CCPD Non Emergency number at 361-886-2600.

Community Outreach, Narcotics/Vice Division

Drug Take Back Results

Local Drug Enforcement Authorities announced the results of the Drug Take Back event which was held on Saturday, September 27th, 2014. The following weights were announced:

HEB, 3033 S. Port Ave., CC, TX  = 44.5 pounds

HEB, 5313 Saratoga Blvd, CC, TX = 166 pounds

HEB, 11110 Leopard, CC, TX  = 46.5 pounds

HEB, 1145 Waldron Rd., CC, TX = 58 pounds

HEB, 409 E. Kleberg Ave., Kingsville, TX  = 75 pounds

HEB, 1115 E. Main St, Alice, TX = 142.50 pounds

KIII TV Station, 5002 SPID, CC, TX = 470 pounds

NAS/CCAD, 308 Crecy, CC, TX   September 25th, 2014 = 50 pounds

Prior to and leading up to Take Back = 100 pounds

TOTAL. 1,152.5 pounds

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped host this event to reduce pollution and misuse from prescription medication.

Community Outreach

Local Artist Donates Talent to Honor Metrocom

Patrick Richard donated his talent to honor Metrocom with this mural
Patrick Richard donated his talent to honor Metrocom with this mural
(Left to right) local artist Patrick Richard, Metrocom supervisor, Ronnie Sepulveda, and 911 Program Manager, Kathleen Porche unveilled the mural in Metrocom today.
(Left to right) local artist Patrick Richard, Metrocom supervisor, Ronnie Sepulveda, and 911 Program Manager, Kathleen Porche unveilled the mural in Metrocom today.
Media speaks to Patrick Richard who donated his talent to create artwork for Metrocom
Media speaks to Patrick Richard who donated his talent to create artwork for Metrocom
Local artist Patrick Richard with his artwork which he donated to honor Metrocom
Local artist Patrick Richard with his artwork which he donated to honor Metrocom

Local artist Patrick Richards of Architectural Details donated his talent in order to enhance the hallway leading into the MetroCom Communication’s Center. In April, Mr. Richards was contacted regarding National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week. Due to our telecommunicators’ dedication and hard work, Mr. Richards graciously agreed to complete the mural in an effort to reassure our appreciation of our MetroCom telecommunicators and beautify our work area. The mural displays the MetroCom’s Mission in order to remind our team of MetroCom’s principles and values on a daily basis.

Patrick Richard’s Biography – Patrick Richards is President and Owner of Architectural Details. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art specializing in Advertising Graphic Design from Sam Houston State University in 1986. After traveling the world and working as an apprentice for the famous muralist Richard Haas, Mr. Richards was inspired to bring murals to the interior of people’s homes. In 1991 he began Architectural Details; established his studio, ArtPharm, in Corpus Christi; recruited a team of three artists; and has completed over 40 projects throughout Texas.

MetroCom Information – MetroCom is the twenty-four hour 9-1-1 communications center serving a population of over 352,000 Nueces County residents; 316,381 of which are residents of the City of Corpus Christi. MetroCom was established in 1993 after a study indicated it was essential for Nueces County to have a single Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for all 911 emergency calls and dispatch functions. On average our team answers 50,000 a month or 600,000 a year. Of these calls, an average of 466,000 are dispatched each year. When handling multiple 9-1-1 emergency requests for Police, Fire and Medical Services, and when operating multi-frequency radio dispatch and computer entries, life and death decisions must be made with speed and accuracy. Our Mission is reads, “MetroCom is committed to providing prompt quality service, in a caring resourceful, and professional manner to the citizens and visitors or Corpus Christi and those we serve.”

Community Outreach

Mural Unveiling

Who: MetroCom Staff

What: Mural Unveiling

When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014  11:00 a.m.

Where: 4th Floor MetroCom, Police HQ

Local artist Patrick Richards of Architectural Details donated his talent in order to enhance the hallway leading into the MetroCom Communication’s Center. In April, Mr. Richards was contacted regarding National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week. Due to our telecommunicators’ dedication and hard work, Mr. Richards graciously agreed to complete the mural in an effort to reassure our appreciation of our MetroCom telecommunicators and beautify our work area. The mural displays the MetroCom’s Mission in order to remind our team of MetroCom’s principles and values on a daily basis.

Patrick Richards is President and Owner of Architectural Details. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art specializing in Advertising Graphic Design from Sam Houston State University in 1986. After traveling the world and working as an apprentice for the famous muralist Richard Haas, Mr. Richards was inspired to bring murals to the interior of people’s homes. In 1991 he began Architectural Details, established his studio, ArtPharm,  recruited a team of three artists, and has completed over 40 projects throughout Texas.

Mr. Richards will be available for the media at this event.

Community Outreach, Training Division

CCPD Physical Ability Test

In an effort to accommodate those wanting to learn more about the CCPD Entrance Exam Physical Ability Test (PAT), the Training Division Staff will host PAT Practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 AM to 3PM.  In addition, the Staff will host PAT practice every other Thursday evening (see the schedule below).

One Saturday a month, a PAT clinic will be held at 8 AM (see the schedule below).  This clinic will allow a more in depth look into the PAT exercises.  During the PAT clinic, PAT practice will also be conducted.

The PAT testing will be administered at the CCPD Corona Training Facility, 4510 Corona Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Thursday evening practice schedule for 2014

  • Thursday September 11, 2014 – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday September 25, 2014 – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday October 9, 2014 – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday October 23, 2014 – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday November 6, 2014 – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday November 20, 2014 – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday December 4, 2014 – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday December 18, 2014 – 6:00 PM

Saturday Clinic schedule for 2014

  • Saturday September 20, 2014 – 8:00 AM
  • Saturday October 18, 2014 – 8:00 AM
  • Saturday November 15, 2014 – 8:00 AM
  • Saturday December 13, 2014 – 8:00 AM
Community Outreach

Modified Peddler Ordinance in Effect

Grace Period for City’s Modified Peddler Ordinance Ends September 8th

Local and out of town door to door sales people and peddlers had 30 days to become compliant with the City’s updated peddler ordinance. The modified regulations came after complaints to the Corpus Christi Police Department about people selling items in neighborhoods after dark.

The updated ordinance includes:

  • Solicitation hours of operation from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. during daylight savings time and from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. during standard time;
  • Sales are prohibited at homes with “No Soliciting” or “No Trespass” signs;
  • Vendors, peddlers, traveling merchants and commercial solicitors must apply with the City’s Development Services department, 2406 Leopard Street, for a permit that now consists of a criminal background check;
  • Permits must be visibly displayed;
  • Permits will be denied to applicants convicted of a felony; and offenses of moral turpitude;
  • Local non-profit youth organizations are exempt from permitting process;
  • Children under 16 years old are not allowed to step into traffic for donations;
  • Adults or individuals 16 years of age or older soliciting in the roadway must wear safety vest.

The modified peddler ordinance will take effect Monday, September 8th, when fines of up to $500 can be issued. The peddler ordinance can be found at Updated Peddler Ordinance.

For more information contact the Public Information Office or the Development Services Project Manager, Jessica Alford at (361) 826-3112.