Corpus Christi Police Detectives are asking the public’s assistance in locating a nursing facility employee who stole and forged several checks from a 64-year-old nursing home resident.

Albert Linares (01/05/80) was observed on video surveillance as he cashed the forged checks at a local bank.  Detective O. Zepeda obtained a warrant for Linares for Forgery of a Financial Instrument. Linares’ bond is set at $30,000.

Anyone having any information on the whereabouts of Linares is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or log onto the Crimes Stoppers website at www.888TIPS.com.  A cash reward will be paid out if Linares is arrested on the information received.

Update: Case #1305310054

The Corpus Christi Police would like to thank the public for the help provided to locate and arrest Linares for this case. Linares was arrested on the 4600 block of Jose Drive at 11am on Friday, May 31. He was located based on a Crime Stoppers tip.

The Corpus Christi Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Steven Elizondo Gonzales (12/21/1988) who is wanted for Contempt of Court on a Possession of Marijuana in a Drug Free Zone charge.  There is No Bond on the outstanding warrant.

Anyone having any information on the whereabouts of Gonzales is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or  log onto the Crimes Stoppers website at www.888TIPS.com.  A cash award will be paid out if the suspect is arrested on the information received.

On Saturday, June 1, 2013, a total of 112 cars, trucks, and motorcycles will be auctioned at the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Vehicle Impound Lot located at 5485 Greenwood Drive during our monthly auction. The site has four paved acres for an auction lot.

Approximately 26 of these vehicles are “No Insurance” impounds. On Friday, May 31, 2013, 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.   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 2012, Officers issued 5,756 citations for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility and impounded 1,009 vehicles.  As of  May 30, 2013, Officers issued 420 citations and impounded 79 vehicles for the same charge.

This week (May 26 – June 1) is National Hurricane Preparedness Week. NOOA is predicting an active or extremely active hurricane season.

In order to prepare, we are presenting a Hurricane Training course for all of our sworn and non-sworn supervisors. The class is 8 hours long and will cover weather, assignments, and our department’s role and response to a hurricane type event.

The classes are from 8:15 am to 4:15 pm and will be held at the Del Mar Business Center at Kostoryz and Staples.

Media contacts are Captain W. Breedlove and Captain D. Asbury.

Hurricane Information from NOAA

The Corpus Christi Police Department was pleased that there were no major injuries related to the Buc Days Parade this past May 4, 2013 and consider the event a success because of the absence of injuries. This was a safe event for families to attend, and there were a few minor incidents to report.

The Parade enforcement spanned from 6:00pm until 11:45pm on May 4, 2013. There were 54 total calls for police service in which Corpus Christi Police Officers acted on some type of event which spanned from affecting an arrest to helping a pregnant mother who went into labor during the parade.

Ten people were arrested along the parade route which was primarily the result of over consumption of alcohol. There were 11 disturbances which merited police response, 1 missing child call of which the child was quickly located by officer’s moments after the parent contacted police. There were two requests for medical assistance (one for a woman who fell and the other for the mother who went into labor), and 6 calls for suspicious persons.

The Buc Days Parade for next year is already in the planning stages and the Corpus Christi Police Department will be ready for another fun and safe event.

 The Corpus Christi Police Department’s commitment to “Keep Corpus Christi Safe” has continued with its “Zero Tolerance No Insurance Initiative”

On Saturday, May 4, 2013, a total of 73 cars, trucks, and motorcycles will be auctioned at the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Vehicle Impound Lot located at 5485 Greenwood Drive during our monthly auction. The site has four paved acres for an auction lot.

Approximately 20 of these vehicles are “No Insurance” impounds.   On Friday, May 3, 2013, 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.   The vehicles to be auctioned can be viewed at http://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 2012, Officers issued 5,756 citations for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility and impounded 1,009 vehicles.  In April of 2013, Officers issued 542 citations and impounded 86 vehicles for the same charge.