Category Archives: Criminal Investigations Division

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Seek Help to Identify Chainsaw Thief

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Date: Thursday, March 14, 2014, 8:19am

Location: 1530 Airline Road

Offense: Theft (Penal Code Section 31.03) Class B Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1403140045

The Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to identify and locate a man accused of theft from a store located at 1530 Airline Road on March 14, 2014. A 46-year-old man reported the theft to the Corpus Christi Police and explained that the man entered the store, took a chainsaw valued at $400 dollars from the display case, and walked out of the store without paying for the merchandise. The man is described as a man with medium brown skin about 20 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches tall, about 180 pounds, has black hair which was in a crew cut style, and he wore a white t-shirt, yellow safety shirt with reflective tape, blue jeans and boots.

Anyone who can identify this individual, or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2841. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and still provide information to Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Identify Bank Robbery Suspect

Seanette Alice Villarreal (8/22/1987) Wanted for the Value Bank Robbery
Seanette Alice Villarreal (8/22/1987)
Wanted for the Value Bank Robbery

Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide Detectives have obtained a warrant for arrest for 26-year-old  Seanette Villarreal (8/22/1987) for the robbery at the Value Bank on April 12, 2014. Detectives would like to thank the public for the large response to identify Villarreal, and would now like help from the public to locate Villarreal.

The last known address for Villarreal was on the 5000 block of Royalton and she is described as a white female who stands 5 feet five inches tall, weighs 120 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. Villarreal is accused of robbery, a second degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. The warrant for the arrest of Villarreal was issued from the Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1.

Anyone who has any information which can help authorities locate Villarreal should call the local Police Department immediately. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to authorities should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Criminal Investigations Division

Help Find This Fugitive

Shawna Atchley (5/31/1991)
Shawna Atchley (5/31/1991)

Corpus Christi Police Warrants Service Officers would like help from the public to locate a fugitive. Officers are seeking to apprehend 22 year old Shawna Atchley (5/31/1991) for evading arrest in a vehicle. The warrant for her arrest was issued March 31, 2014 from the 347th District Court. Atchley is described as a white female who is 5 feet 4 inches tall, 115 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. The last known address for Atchley was in Aransas Pass.

Anyone with any information that can help locate Atchley should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at 888TIPS.com. The callers identity will be kept secret and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn the caller a cash reward.

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Police Seek Help to Identify a Man Exposing Himself

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Date: Saturday March 29, 2014 at 6:13pm  and Sunday April 13, 2014 at 5:46pm
Location: 3900 Fort Worth Street
Offense: Indecency With a Child (PC 21.11) 3rd Degree Felony. Indecent Exposure (PC 21.08) B Misdemeanor
Case numbers: 1403290135, 1404130120

Corpus Christi Police Detectives are investigating reports of a man exposing himself several times in the area of 3900 Fort Worth Street. One complainant stated that she heard her child scream and stated that the suspect was exposing himself and masturbating. When confronted he fled the scene. In another incident a complainant stated that her child was playing in the park when a man approached not wearing any pants. When the suspect was confronted he fled the scene.

The suspect is described as a dark skinned man, between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall, approximately 190 pounds, black hair and brown eyes, wearing a ball cap, jeans and a long sleeve shirt. He was seen in a blue Dodge Ram pick up truck and possibly a white truck.

Anyone who has any additional information about this crime or knows the identity of this person of interest should call  Corpus Christi Police Detective Lee Galloway at (361) 808-6247. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Adam District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Workers Discover Human Remains in Agnes Street Business

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 6:38am
Location: 4414 Agnes Street
Event: Death Investigation
Case Number: 1404150017

Corpus Christi Police are investigating a discovery of human remains at a garbage collection business at 4414 Agnes Street Tuesday morning. An employee discovered the human remains at the business among trash and called for emergency services at 6:38am. Emergency Medical Services determined the human remains were a deceased person and the Corpus Christi Police responded with an investigation to determine the circumstances of the person’s death. The Corpus Christi Police Forensics Lab Technicians responded to document and photograph the physical evidence, the Robbery/Homicide Detectives responded to collect information and determine if this is a product of a criminal action or if this was accidental, and the Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to collect the remains and determine the cause of death.

Anyone with any additional information about this event should call the Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide Detectives at 886-2841. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Update:

The Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide Detectives determined the human remains are a 41 year old female. Detectives continue to investigate to determine where the woman was collected and if this is the product of a criminal action. The Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office has collected the 41 year old woman and will conduct an examination to determine the cause of death and notify the next of kin.

Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District, Patrol Division

Men Shoot Store Employee During Robbery On Ayers Street

Date: Monday, April 14, 2014, 13:06
Location: 1602 Ayers Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.03) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1404140083

Corpus Christi Police are investigating a robbery at a store located at 1602 Ayers Street which sent a 59-year-old man to the hospital with what Officers believe are gunshot wounds Monday afternoon. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a robbery at 1:06pm and discovered a 59-year-old man with obvious injuries. Officers learned that two men with masks that covered their faces entered the store and displayed a firearm. The two masked men left the store before Officers arrived. Witnesses told Officers a red four door car was seen leaving the store on Brownlee Boulevard after the robbery which may have had the two robbery suspects.

The 59-year-old man was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment of his injuries. Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide Detectives arrived at the scene to gather information and evidence from the scene and they continue to search for the men responsible for this crime.

Anyone who knows the identity of the men responsible, or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide Detectives at 886-2841. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and would like to provide information to detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Update:

Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide Detectives arrested three people related to this event. The 59-year-old man expired at the hospital and did not survive his injuries. Detectives arrested 26-year-old Del Victoria Cavazos (6/2/1987); 26-year-old Arturo Navarro (1/18/1988); and 26-year-old Daniel Garcia (8/1/1987) for the death of the 59-year-old man. All three arrested persons were charged with capital murder because they are accused of having caused the death of an individual while in the course of commenting a felony offense which is punishable by either life in prison or death.

Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division

Police Seek Help to Identify Bank Robber

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Date: Saturday April 12, 2014, 10:23am
Location: 3757 S. Staples
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (P.C. 29.03) 1st Degree Felony
Case number: 1404120063

Corpus Christi Police Officers are investigating a female bank robbery suspect who walked into the Value Bank located at 3757 Staples Street and passed a threatening note to the teller demanding money. The teller gave the female suspect an undetermined amount of money. The female suspect then exited the bank, last seen heading North on S. Staples. The female suspect is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, 130 pounds, dark hair with colored streaks, wearing dark shirt and pants and a tan jacket. Corpus Christi Robbery Detectives are actively working the case.

Anyone who has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Robbery Detectives at (361) 886-2841. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Police Investigate Shooting on Edwards Street

Date: Thursday, April 10, 2014, 1:04am
Location: 200 Edwards Street
Offense: Murder
Case Number: 1404100008

Corpus Christi Police are investigating the death of a 52-year-old man on the 200 block of Edwards Street Thursday morning. Corpus Christi Police responded to a call for a shooting at 1:04am and discovered a 52-year-old man with obvious wounds which the officers believed to be caused from gunshots. Corpus Christi Fire Department Emergency Medical Technicians attempted to provide aid to the 52-year-old man, but could not revive the man and he died at the scene. The Officers detained a 41-year-old woman who they believe may have caused the injuries to the man. Detectives from the Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide bureau and Forensics Lab Technicians responded to the scene to gather information and evidence. Detectives believe they have contacted all the suspects in this case but encourage any person who knows anything about this event to call the Robbery/Homicide Detectives at 886-2841. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Corpus Christi Police arrested 41 year old Susana Salcido (11/10/1972) for the murder of the 52 year old man and delivered Salcido to the city detention center.

Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division

Bank Employees Deny Robber of His Loot

Date: Friday, April 4, 2014, 14:48
Location: 4462 Ayers Street
Offense: Robbery
Case Number: 1404040095

Corpus Christi Police responded to a bank robbery complaint at 4462 Ayers Street at 2:48pm Friday. The bank employees explained to responding Officers that a man who wore a mask to cover his face attempted to enter the bank, but the employees denied the man entry into the building. Witnesses told Officers the man entered a first set of doors to the bank into a foyer, and then reached a second set of doors to go from the foyer to the bank lobby, but the second set of doors were locked by the time he pulled on the handle. Witnesses described the man to Officers as a man who wore a hat, sunglasses, a medical bandage around his face as a mask, and a beige coat. Officers learned no person was injured and the man did not take anything. Witnesses told Officers the man left the bank and was last seen running east on Gollihar before law enforcement arrived.

Anyone who knows the suspect, or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2841. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Seek Suspect In Sexual Assault of a Child

Detectives have obtained a warrant for the arrest of 38 year old Jonathan Michaud for Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child
Detectives have obtained a warrant for the arrest of 38-year-old Jonathan Michaud for Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child

Date: Monday, March 31, 2014
Location: 5902 Ayers Street
Offense: Continuous Sexual Abuse (Penal Code Section 21.02) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1403310132

The Corpus Christi Police Department has obtained a warrant for the arrest of 38-year-old Jonathan Michaud (8/16/1975) for Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child; a first degree felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Detectives from the Corpus Christi Police Department would like help from the public to locate Michaud. Detectives say Michaud was last seen in Rockport, Texas and believe Michaud is still in the area.

Michaud is described as a white male who stands 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone who has any information to help Detectives locate Michaud should contact the nearest Police Department and should not approach or attempt to apprehend Michaud. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to help authorities apprehend Michaud should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477). Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

UPDATE

On April 4, 2014 at approx 6:30pm CCPD officers in cooperation with the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders and Fugitive Task Force located the wanted suspect, Jonathan Michaud (8/16/1975), at the 11800 Block of S.P.I.D. Officers confronted Michaud and ordered him to surrender. Michaud shot himself and was then taken into custody. Machaud was transported to a local hospital where he died from a self inflicted gunshot wound.