Date: Wednesday, January 08, 2014, 10:03am

Location: 3133 South Alameda Street http://goo.gl/maps/xDUiM

Offense: Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.02) 2^nd Degree Felony

Case Number: 1401080031

A 54-year-old man reported a robbery at a bank located at 3133 South Alameda Street to the Corpus Christi Police Wednesday. The 54-year-old man told Officers he is a bank employee and a man pushed through two customers to approach the desk and demand cash. The 54-year-old man told Officers the man got cash and then left south from the building on a red and silver bicycle. No injuries were reported. The 54-year-old man described the suspect to Officers as a man about 35 years of age with medium brown skin, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, 200 pounds, a full beard and mustache, and wore a tan jacket, blue jeans, eye glasses, gray gloves, and a scarf across his face.

A video surveillance clip of the robbery suspect has been uploaded to the police department’s CorpusChristiPD You Tube account at http://youtu.be/eNWLduJUS1E.

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 886-2841. 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.

Corpus Christi Police are asking the public’s assistance to help locate a wanted man.  Erik Medina (12/25/84) is wanted for the November 3, 2013 sexual assault of a 25-year-old woman.

Medina is described as black-haired Hispanic man, 5’8″ feet tall, and weighs 220 lbs.

We ask that anyone with any information on Medina’s whereabouts to call Corpus Christi Police at 361-886-2600.  If you would like to provide information to Detectives and keep your identity secret, you may provide the information through Crime Stoppers at 886-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com.  Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Date: Friday, January 3, 2014, 21:25

Location: 8202 South Padre Island Drive

Offense: Warrant of Arrest (Code of Criminal Procedure Section 15.01)

Case Number: 1401030160

Corpus Christi Police arrested two people for murder warrants, two people for evading arrest, and recovered a stolen vehicle at the 8200 block of South Padre Island Drive Friday night.

The Comal County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Corpus Christi Police Department to search the area of South Padre Island Drive and Paul Jones for a murder suspect that may be in a stolen white Lexus sedan. The murder investigated by the Comal County Sheriff’s Office happened January 1, 2014. A Corpus Christi Police Officer saw a white Lexus sedan in the area of a hotel located at 8202 South Padre Island Drive. The Officer followed the Lexus and learned it was the same vehicle sought by the Comal County Sheriff’s Office. The Officer initiated a traffic stop, but the vehicle accelerated from the Officer until it stopped at the 1200 block of Preston Drive. Two men ran from the Lexus after it stopped. Corpus Christi Police Officers chased, and apprehended the two men which were 35-year-old Marty Forehand (10/30/1978) and 18-year-old Daniel Smith (10/6/1995). Forehand was arrested for unauthorized use of a vehicle and Smith was arrested for evading arrest. Corpus Christi Police Officers learned that Forehand and Smith were not wanted in relation to the homicide in Comal County. The Lexus was taken to the city impound.

Corpus Christi Police Officers went back to 8202 South Padre Island Drive in an effort to locate the murder suspect and saw a Ford F-250 leave the parking lot. Officers stopped the truck and a man and woman jumped out and ran from the truck. Another man and woman remained in the truck and were detained by Officers. Other Officers chased and captured the woman, 19-year-old Skyler Burghart (8/9/1995) and discovered Burghart was wanted in relation to the murder in Comal County. Officers set up a perimeter and used the Patrol K9 and the Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter to search for the man who ran from the truck. After a short time, Officers found 18-year-old Austin Byrum (9/12/1994) who was also wanted in relation to the murder in Comal County.

The 19-year-old man, the 18-year-old woman, and the 9 month old child who remained in the truck when Burghart and Byrum ran, were released with no criminal charges. The truck was taken to the city impound lot. Corpus Christi Police are not searching for any other person related to this event.

Officers delivered Forehand, Smith, Burghart, and Byrum to the city detention center.

On Saturday, January 4, 2014, a total of 109 cars, trucks, and motorcycles will be auctioned at the Corpus Christi Police Department Vehicle Impound Lot located at 5485 Greenwood Drive during our monthly auction. The site has four paved acres for an auction lot. 

Approximately 39 of these vehicles are “No Insurance” impounds. On Friday, January 3, 2014, the general public will be allowed to register and view the vehicles to be auctioned from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is no registration fee. 

On the day of the auction, the general public can continue to register and view the vehicles from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The auction will commence promptly at 10:00 a.m. on January 5, 2014.   The vehicles to be auctioned can be viewed at www.siskauction.com. An auction list may also be downloaded from the same website. 

The department’s strong stand and enforcement of this “Zero Tolerance No Insurance Initiative” will continue and all vehicles involved in accidents will be impounded and the driver cited if they are unable to provide financial proof of insurance. Driver’s license and proof of financial responsibility checkpoints will continue to be conducted at the Shift Captains’ authorization. 

During December 2013, Officers issued 439 citations for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility and impounded 76 vehicles for the same charge.  In 2013, a total of 7,114 citations for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility were issued and 1,036 vehicles were impounded for the same charge.

Corpus Christi Animal Care Services & Vector Control (CCAC) is seeking a new logo for the New Year and announces the logo design contest to begin January 1^st and end February 1^st. 

CCACS has evolved over the past year and has dedicated itself to a new mission and philosophy that encompass all the services and programs we provide to the Corpus Christi community. CCACS hopes to find a new logo that will further demonstrate our commitment to excellence and to the community we serve.

The current logo has not been updated for many years and is ready for a face lift. The Department is looking for a modern, professional design that will reflect the Department’s new mission and vision statements. The new logo will be used on everything from a large sign at the Animal Shelter to staff uniforms and the Department website.

Beginning January 1st, the Department will be accepting submissions from the public for its new logo. The contest is open to amateurs and professionals alike. The logo should help to articulate the mission and vision of CCACS, which is:

Our Vision is to create and preserve a safe community through education, enforcement and leadership.

The Mission of the Corpus Christi Animal Care Services & Vector Control is to balance the health, safety and welfare needs of the people and animals in our City. Through our mission we will educate the public about responsible companion animal ownership, aggressively investigate animal cruelty cases, provide compassion and humane care for unwanted, stray, abused, and abandoned animals in our City, and give adoptable animals a second chance at a forever home.

The designer of the winning entry will receive a plaque and recognition on signage inside the Animal Shelter, located at 2626 Holly Rd. Corpus Christi, Texas 78415. The winning designer will be announced in local media releases, and on the Department’s website.

To submit your design, please email an electronic entry to the program director at heatherhe@cctexas.com or go to the Corpus Christi Animal Care Services website for additional information. Entry deadline is February 1^st.