Category Archives: Criminal Investigations Division

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Help Identify this man; call 888-TIPS

Date:  November 2, 2013, 7:26pm
Location:  McArdle Road/Dody Street
Event: Sexual Performance by a Child
Case Number: 1311020126

Corpus Christi Police Detectives are asking the public’s assistance to help identify a man who approached a juvenile and made inappropriate remarks to him.  The man offered to pay the 14-year-old money, if the juvenile allowed the suspect to view his private parts.  The juvenile was uninjured and informed parents who called police.

The suspect is described as a slender White male, 25 to 35 years of age, and standing 5’8” to 5’9” feet tall.  He was last seen wearing glasses, a white striped polo shirt, and khaki pants. 

Clips and photographs of the video have been uploaded to the Police Department’s CorpusChristiPD YouTube account at http://youtu.be/kxCEj7c6lx8.

Anyone with any information on this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com.  Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspect is identified and arrested.

Criminal Investigations Division

ATM Stolen from CVS

Date:  November 6, 2013, 3:21 a.m.
Location:  6601 Everhart Rd.
Event:  Burglary
Case Number:  1311060017

Officers responded to alarm call for a burglary in progress at the CVS Pharmacy located at 6601 Everhart Rd. Upon arrival a witness informed Officers that a silver van was seen backed up the business doors and that 5 to 6 subjects had taken the ATM that was located inside.

Officers were able to view the security video and see that several male subjects entered the store, wrapped a chain around the ATM and attempted to drag the machine out of the store. They were unsuccessful in their first attempt and subsequently were only able to get away with part of the ATM.

Officers located the abandoned van one block over from the CVS. The van had been stolen from the 500 block of S. Staples just prior to the burglary. The ATM was not located. An undetermined amount of cash was within the ATM when it was taken. 

A clip of the surveillance video have been uploaded to the Corpus Christi PD YouTube channel.

Anyone with any information on this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com. Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspect is identified or arrested.
Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Man Charged in Larkspur Shooting

Date:  November 5, 2013, 4:12pm
Location:  4800 block of Larkspur
Event:  Aggravated Assault w/a Deadly Weapon
Case Number:  1311050118

Corpus Christi Police were called to the 4800 block of Larkspur Lane for a shooting with several shots being fired.  Upon their arrival, Officers discovered two individuals had sustained injuries from the gunfire.  A 43-year-old man had been shot in the right ankle and a 39-year-old woman had a gunshot wound to the right arm.  Both were taken to Spohn Memorial with non-life threatening injuries. 

The suspect Rafael Cantu (03/04/37) surrendered himself to Officers and was taken into custody.  He was taken to Police Headquarters for questioning.  Further investigation revealed the 43-year-old man was Cantu’s son and the woman an innocent bystander. 

Cantu was arrested and charged with one count of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon~Family Violence which is a 1st Degree Felony and one count of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon which is a 2nd Degree Felony.  A 1st Degree Felony is punishable by up to 99 years in prison, while the 2nd Degree Felony is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.  If found guilty, a $10,000 fine can be assessed on each charge.

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Call 888-TIPS if you know these women

Date: August 29, 2013, 1:50pm
Location:  5488 SPID http://goo.gl/maps/pke53
Event:  Credit Card Abuse
Case Number:  1309300047

Corpus Christ Police Detectives are asking the public’s assistance to help identify  two women who were involved in using stolen credit cards at several local businesses.

Clips of the store surveillance video have been uploaded to the CorpusChristiPD YouTube account at http://youtu.be/UcCmHluzsqQ.  Detectives are specifically looking to identify the woman in white and wearing  dark-colored sunglasses.

 Anyone with any information on this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com. Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspect is identified or arrested.

 

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Man Thinks He Got Away

Date:  October 17, 2013, 09:14am
Location: 4451 Baldwin Boulevard http://goo.gl/maps/iQd0Y
Event:  Theft
Case Number:  1310170041

Corpus Christi Property Crimes Detectives are asking the public’s assistance to help identify a young man who walked into the business selling baked goods and stole a wallet from the victim’s purse.  The suspect is wearing blue jeans and a dark-colored t-shirt with a white undershirt.

A clips of the surveillance video have been uploaded to the CorpusChristiPD YouTube account at http://youtu.be/T2rRWRD4R8Q.

 Anyone with any information on this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com. Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspect is identified or arrested.
Criminal Intelligence Unit, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Local Man Gets 20 Years for Producing Child Pornography

(Courtesy of USATXS-Public Affairs Atty)

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Charlie Hernandez, 36, of Corpus Christi, has been ordered to serve 240 months in federal prison following his conviction of sexual exploitation of a child, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. He pleaded guilty Aug. 1, 2013.

Today, U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzalez Ramos handed Hernandez the 20-year-term to be immediately followed by 10 years of supervised release. The court heard from the victim’s mother who described the destruction that the defendant’s crimes have wrought upon her family. The mother explained how the her child wanted to be at the hearing to speak to the court but was too emotionally distraught to appear. She spoke of the negative effects on the emotional and financial well-being of herself, her victimized child and other members of her family. The mother explained that in addition to the psychological damage Hernandez has caused, she had also suffered a heart attack since learning of the crime, despite being in good health and only 34 years of age. The victim’s mother urged the court to hold Hernandez accountable for his crime and all of the pain it has caused.  In determining an appropriate sentence, the court considered the lasting harm done to the victim as well as the need to protect the public from Hernandez in the future.

On May 10, 2013, an officer with the Corpus Christi Police Department (CCPD) responded to a sexual assault call, at which time he spoke to the victim, a juvenile female relative of Hernandez. She stated that he had been sexually abusing her for four years, which had progressed from peeping to rape.

Hernandez was arrested and admitted to the abuse as well as creating sexually explicit photographs of his victim with a cell phone. The cell phone was recovered during a search of his office, which led to the discovery of some of the sexually explicit images.

Hernandez has been in custody since his arrest on June 24, 2013, where he will remain pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

This case, investigated by the Corpus Christi Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lance Duke, was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “resources.”

Angela Dodge
Public Affairs Officer

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Auto Burglars Identity Sought

The Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft Task Force Detectives would like help from the public to identify and locate the individuals who burglarized a vehicle and used the stolen credit cards.

On October 8, 2013, the Corpus Christi Police Department investigated three auto burglaries which occurred at three fitness facilities; Corpus Christi Athletic Club, Gold’s Gym, and Freedom Fitness.  The victims had left their purses in their vehicle while they worked out. 

Corpus Christi Police Detectives discovered the stolen credit cards were used at local business shortly after the auto burglaries were reported.  Detectives have obtained images of the suspects involved and now need help from the public to identify them. 

The first suspect is described as a White male  in a white t-shirt and orange shorts.  The second suspect is described as a White female wearing white shorts and an orange shirt.  Both suspects fled in a black two-door vehicle with an unidentified driver.  The surveillance video has been uploaded the Police Department’s YouTube account at CorpusChristiPD; http://youtu.be/ZrxPIwThRjU and http://youtu.be/E8TDJoZzXV4.

Anyone who can identify these suspects or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft Task Force Detectives at 361-886-2841.   If you would like to provide information to detectives and keep their identity secret may 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.

 

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Jeep Liberty Sought in Hit and Run

Date:  October 27, 2013, 2:23am
Location:  4220 SPID
Event:  Major Hit and Run Accident
Case Number:  1310270038/C1307640

Not actual suspect vehicle
Not actual suspect vehicle

Police were dispatched to an accident involving a pedestrian in the eastbound lane of the 4300 block of SH 358.  Officers arrived to find a witness to the accident performing CPR on the man and took over until CCFD Emergency Personnel arrived.  The 23-year-old man was rushed to Spohn Memorial with life-threatening injuries.

Further investigation revealed that the victim had been driving a gray Jeep when it became stuck in a small ditch by the parking lot west of Embassy Suites.  A wrecker driver stopped by to assist when the hit and run victim began to assault the wrecker driver’s passenger; knocking him to the ground.  After the assault, the victim ran across the highway where he was stuck.  The vehicle fled; not making any attempt to stop.

On Monday morning, Traffic Safety Division Officers released a description of the hit and run vehicle.   The impact caused the driver’s side mirror to be broken off and remain behind at the accident  scene.  The suspect vehicle is believed to be a 2002-2007 dark-colored Jeep Liberty with damage to the driver’s side. 

If you witnessed the accident, know the identity of the driver, or have seen a Jeep Liberty with similar damage, please contact the Traffic Safety Division Office at 361-886-2685.  If you would like to remain anonymous, please call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit a tip online at http://www.888TIPS.com.  Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspect is identified.

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Patrol Report for October 27, 2013

 Date:  October 27, 2013, 4:12am
Location: 1721 Van Loan
Event:  Aggravated Assault
Case Number:  1310270043

Police arrested Quenton Martin (04/28/81) after he stabbed a 34-year-old man in the arm.  Martin also pulled a knife on a 27-year-old man.   The assault occurred as a result over the ownership of a cell phone.  Martin fled, but was found by Officers and arrested. 

Martin was charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Failure to Identify after he lied about his name to Officers.  He was booked at the City Detention Center.

Date:  October 27, 2013, 5:51am
Location:  10100 SPID
Event: Hit and Run
Case Number:  1310270050/C1307642 

Officers worked a single vehicle accident in which the driver had fled.  Police reported the vehicle had been traveling westbound when the driver lost control and veered left leaving the roadway.  The truck struck the Highway Support Beam and the impact caused the truck to roll over onto its driver’s side.  It then crashed into the bushes alongside the roadway.

Officers did find blood in the vehicle and believe the driver was injured.  A search was conducted, but the driver was nowhere to be found.

If you witnessed the accident or know the identity of the driver, please contact Traffic Safety Division Hit and Run Investigators at 361-886-2600.  If you would like to remain anonymous, please call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com.  Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspect is identified.

Date:  October 27, 2013,
Location:  4220 SPID
Event:  Major Hit and Run Accident 
Case Number:  1310270038/C1307640

Police were dispatched to an accident involving a pedestrian in the eastbound lane of the 4300 block of SH 358.  Officers arrived to find a witness to the accident performing CPR on the man and took over until CCFD Emergency Personnel arrived.  The 23-year-old man was rushed to Spohn Memorial with life-threatening injuries. 

Further investigation revealed that the victim had been driving a gray Jeep when it became stuck in a small ditch by the parking lot west of Embassy Suites.  A wrecker driver stopped by to assist when the hit and run victim began to assault the wrecker driver’s passenger; knocking him to the ground.  After the assault, the victim ran across the highway where he was stuck.  The vehicle fled; not making any attempt to stop.   

If you witnessed the accident or know the identity of the driver, please contact Traffic Safety Division Hit and Run Investigators at 361-886-2600.  If you would like to remain anonymous, please call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit a tip online at http://www.888TIPS.com.  Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspect is identified.

Date:  October 27, 2013, 1:47am
Location:  7101 S. Padre Island Drive/4946 Wexford
Event:  Aggravated Assault
Case Number:  1310270026/1310270028

Police were called to 4946 Wexford for a loud music call with approximately 120 individuals.  As Officers were contacting and dispersing the party goers, Officers were advised of a walk-in shooting victim at Bay Area Hospital.   As the Officers cleared the residence, they were able to find the crime scene for the shooting.

Police contacted hospital staff and they were advised a 17-year-old woman had been brought to the hospital by several of her friends with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.  The woman had been shot while at a party at 4946 Wexford.    Neither the victim nor her friends were able to provide Officers with any suspect information.

The shooting investigation is ongoing and will be conducted by the Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division.  Anyone with any information on this crime is asked to call Homicide/Robbery Detectives at 361-886-2841.  If you would like to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (3477) or submit a tip online at www888TIPS.com.  Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspect is identified and arrested.

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Do you know the identity of this suspect? Call 888-TIPS (8477)

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Date:  October 18, 2013, 6:10am
Location:  4101 Agnes Street
Event:  Indecency with a Child
Case Number:  1310180115

Corpus Christ Police Detectives are asking the public’s assistance to help identify  a man who touched a ten-year-old’s backside as she stood in line to pay for a purchase.

The visibly frightened child can be seen turning around to see who touched her.  An unidentified customer stands between the child and the suspect in a protective manner causing the suspect to walk out of the store.

Clips of the store surveillance video have been uploaded to the CorpusChristiPD YouTube account at http://youtu.be/D7j4Oe55C2c and http://youtu.be/9Abf3pnL_KQ .

 Anyone with any information on this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com. Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspect is identified or arrested.