The Citizens police Academy Alumni delivered approximately $6,000 worth of equipment to the Corpus Christi Police Department Thursday at the Police Headquarters.

The equipment was purchased by the Citizens Police Academy Alumni for the Gang Unit, Patrol, and the Criminal Investigations Division. The equipment includes cameras, recorders, and rip hobbles which were not able to be funded by the police budget. The money to buy the equipment was raised throughout the year in fundraiser events by the Citizens Police Academy Alumni to support the Corpus Christi Police Department.

The Citizens Police Academy Alumni is a group of citizens who have completed the Citizens Police Academy hosted by the Corpus Christi Police Department. The course is several weeks in length and is an educational partnership between citizens and police officers to explore the problems and challenges of law enforcement.

Graduates of the course are better equipped to assess safety issues and share with others their knowledge of law enforcement practices and policies. Many graduates of the course have formed a group known as the Citizens Police Academy Alumni for the purpose to support the Police Department. There are currently about 100 members of the Citizens Police Academy Alumni.

Anyone interested in the Citizens Police Academy may contact the Citizens Police Academy coordinator, Senior Officer Denise Pace, at 4510 Corona Drive or call 361-826-4073 for information. Applications of the program can be downloaded from the Corpus Christi Police Department website.

The 29^th annual National Night Out produced 92 events throughout Corpus Christi on the night of October 2, 2012 for the purpose to reduce crime, reduce the fear of crime, and enhance public safety. The kickoff event in Corpus Christi was held at the HEB on Kostoryz where the Corpus Christi Police debuted the Corpus Christi Police mobile museum.

The Corpus Christi Police Forensics Division was at several locations to host the Prints for Life Program. The Forensics Lab Technicians provided 305 parents with documents that contained fingerprints of their child. There were 58 children printed at the HEB kickoff event, 90 children printed at Casa De Manana, and 157 children printed at Garcia Elementary. The Forensics Services Supervisor John Hornsby said, “I believe that the contact with the community and the positive impact we make on these children will extend well past National Night Out or any other single event.”

$5,000 Reward Offered for Escaped Civil Commitment Sex Offender

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added James Anthony Rubio, 55, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender list, and a $5,000 cash reward is now offered for information leading to his capture. In April 2012, Rubio was discharged from prison after serving a 20-year sentence. Sunday night just after 11:30 p.m., he cut off his ankle monitor and fled from the Travis County Residential Center in Del Valle, Texas. Texas Crime Stoppers tips are guaranteed to be anonymous.

Rubio, now wanted for felony Failure to Comply with Civil Commitment Requirements, is a sexually violent predator with previous military training and experience. Anybody encountering him should use extreme caution.He has relatives and friends living in San Antonio, but he may be headed to Mexico. 

Rubio has served time in prison for sexually assaulting four different women, three of whom were in their 20s, while the fourth was 14 years old. During these offenses, Rubio threatened to kill his victims and/or their loved ones, punched the victims, and/or used scissors or other objects to prevent their escape.

Rubio can speak Spanish, earned an auto mechanics certificate from a vocational college, and served four years in the military.

Rubio is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 186 pounds.  His tattoos include a rose/baby doll, skull, star, and cobra on his right arm; Marine Corps symbol and eagle/”JR” on his left arm; cowgirl, roses, unicorn, and spurs on his chest; and Mardi Gras masks on right shoulder.  For more information, please view his wanted poster at: http://www.dps.texas.gov/Texas10MostWanted/SexOffenderDetails.aspx?id=168.

Texas Crime Stoppers, which is funded by the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division, offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of the Texas 10 Most Wanted fugitives or sex offenders. There are four different ways to provide anonymous tips:

• Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS      (8477).
• Text the letters DPS—followed by your tip—to 274637      (CRIMES) from your cell phone.
• Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting      the fugitive you have information about, and then clicking on the link      under their picture.
• Submit a Facebook tip at http://www.facebook.com/texas10mostwanted      by clicking the “SUBMIT A TIP” link (under the “About” section).

All calls, texts, e-mails and Facebook messages are anonymous.

DPS investigators work with local law enforcement agencies to select fugitives for the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and Sex Offender lists. To view the current lists—with photos—visit the DPS website at http://www.dps.texas.gov/texas10mostwanted/.

Do not attempt to apprehend these fugitives; they are considered armed and dangerous.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department will be hosting its First Annual CCPD Picnic in honor of Retirees and employees of the Police Department in October of 2012.  If you are a retiree or police employee, bring your kids, grandkids, ice chest, blanket, and chairs.

We will be serving hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, drinks, popcorn, snow cones, and cookies.  Bouncy House for the Kids and Games galore~horseshoes, volleyball, kickball, soccer, tug of war, and lots more!

Please contact Teri Barrera at 361-886-2603 for additional information.

Event:  National Night Out

Date of Event:  Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Time: 5 pm to 9 pm

The Corpus Christi Police Department and the Nueces County Sheriff’s Department and other local enforcement agencies will be celebrating the 29^th Annual National Night Out on Tuesday, October 2nd from 5 pm to 9 pm.  This event will provide the public with the opportunity to interact with neighbors, police officers and strengthen public awareness in the community.  This in turn will highlight the significant impact National Night Out has made by bridging the gap between law enforcement and the public in our fight against crime and drug prevention. And for those of you who are unable to participate, you can still show your support by maintaining your porch lights lit throughout the evening.

So let’s make the call and register your event with our local coordinator Brenda Moreno at 886-2568 so our department can join in on your festivities.

So let’s do our part in keeping Corpus Christi a safe place.  Thank you for making National Night Out a success over the years.