Category Archives: Criminal Investigations Division

Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Delta District Report for August 8, 2013

Date:  August 7, 2013, 09:30am
Location: 2908 S. Port Avenuehttp://goo.gl/maps/A9KDg
Event:  Aggravated Robbery
Case Number:  1308070042

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Police were called to the Cash America Pawn for a robbery involving a man armed with a knife. The suspect smashed a display case and took several firearms along with an undetermined amount of cash.  Further updates advised the suspect fled in a bicycle and was being followed by a customer.  The suspect dumped the bicycle and continued his fleeing on foot.

An extensive search by Officers in the Cloyde Street neighborhood, but the robbery suspect was not found.  The suspect is described a 20 to 30-year-old Hispanic male with a light complexion.  He was last seen wearing gray beige pants, a gray hoodie, and a black cap.

Anyone who can identify this person or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Department at    361-886-2841.  Information may be provided to detectives anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com.   Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Date:  August 7, 2013, 4:01pm
Location:  321 John Sartain Street  http://goo.gl/maps/5VoBy
Event:  Assault
Case Number:  1308070090

Police arrested Melissa Ann Torres (02/25/89) outside the main Police Station after a call for help was received.  Dispatchers could hear a woman crying and asking to be let go.  Officers were able to track down the victim who reported being assaulted by her girlfriend.

Torres was booked at the City Detention Center and charged with Assault.  She was additionally charged with an outstanding Probation Violation warrant issued by the Rockport Police Department.

Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division

Clerk Uninjured During Armed Robbery

 

Date: August 7, 2013, 12:39am
Location: 5636 Weber Road http://goo.gl/maps/qTlJt
Event: Aggravated Robbery
Case Number: 1308070004

The Texas Star was held up by an armed masked gunman who demanded the money from the register. The robber fled taking an undetermined amount of money with him.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, standing 5’3” to 5’5” feet tall and weighing 150 to 160 lbs. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black pants, and white tennis shoes. Witnesses observed the suspect leave in a dark-colored pick-up truck.

Anyone who would like to submit information to Homicide/Robbery Detectives may call 361-886-2841. If you would like to keep your identity a secret you can call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Bravo District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Missing 90-year-old woman found deceased

Update:

The Corpus Christi Police Department’s Patrol Officers, K-9 Unit, Directed Patrol Officers, Enduros, Dive Team, and the Department of Public Safety Aircraft Operations and Support Division began an early morning search for Mrs. Mullin.

Officers looking for the 90-year-old woman who was reported missing Monday evening have found a body in a canal.  Wednesday morning, a Criminal Investigation Division Detective confirmed the body found was that of  Mrs. Mullin.

The Police Department would like to thank the community, media, and volunteers who assisted in searching for Mrs. Mullin.

The cause of death has not been determined, but Police have no reason to suspect foul play.  An autopsy will be scheduled by the Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office.

HarrietMullin

Date:  August 5, 2013, 8:55pm
Location: 13700 Tajamar Court http://goo.gl/maps/gng1u
Event: Missing Elderly
Case Number:  1308050176

The Corpus Christi Police Department is asking the public’s assistance to locate 90-year-old Harriett Mullin who was reported missing Monday evening.   Mrs. Mullin’s daughter told Officers her mother suffers from Alzheimer’s and is concerned for her safety and well-being.

Mrs. Mullin is a White female, 5’3” feet tall, and weighs 96 lbs.  She has gray hair and brown eyes.  She was last seen wearing a blue and white striped zipper shirt, beige sweat pants, one blue and one brown shoe.

Anyone having any information regarding Harriet’s whereabouts is encouraged to call the Police Department at 361-886-2600 or Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Detective Ramiro Torres at 361-548-0975.

Bravo District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Help needed to find missing woman

HarrietMullin

Date:  August 5, 2013, 8:55pm
Location: 13700 Tajamar Court http://goo.gl/maps/gng1u
Event: Missing Elderly
Case Number:  1308050176

The Corpus Christi Police Department is asking the public’s assistance to locate 90-year-old Harriett Mullin who was reported missing Monday evening.   Mrs. Mullin’s daughter told Officers her mother suffers from Alzheimer’s and is concerned for her safety and well-being.

Mrs. Mullin is a White female, 5’3” feet tall, and weighs 96 lbs.  She has gray hair and brown eyes.  She was last seen wearing a blue and white striped zipper shirt, beige sweat pants, one blue and one brown shoe.

Anyone having any information regarding Harriet’s whereabouts is encouraged to call the Police Department at 361-886-2600 or Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Detective Ramiro Torres at 361-548-0975.

Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Make Arrest In Burglary Cases

UPDATE: Detectives working the Greenbriar and Fitzhugh Burglary cases obtained information that one of men involved was Jesse Robert Jimenez (DOB 3.12.1993). Patrol Officers had contacted Jimenez during a traffic stop on July 31, 2013 where he was arrested for Possession of Marijuana and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Case # 1307310166). He is currently in the Nueces Co. Jail.

Jimenez has been charged with the Burglary on Greenbriar and preparations are being made to charge him with the Burglary on Fitzhugh.

Detectives continue to follow-up on leads to identify the others involved. Anyone with information on this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers @ 888-TIPS. 

Date: July 30, 2013, 6:54am

Location: 6300 Fitzhugh Drive http://tinyurl.com/qx9acc3 
Event: Burglary of a Habitation
Case Number: 1307300028

A 14-year-old home alone told Police he heard a large noise and went to investigate.  He walked out to his room to find a Hispanic man inside the residence.  The teenager startled the man and he ran out of the residence.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, standing 5’6″ to 5’7″ feet tall, and weighing 230 lbs.  The man had his face covered with a bandana and armed with a baseball bat.  He was wearing a white muscle shirt and blue jeans.

The investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Bureau.  If you have any information concerning this crime, please call the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 361-886-2841.

Date: July 30, 2013, 7:37am
Location: 5200 Greenbriar http://tinyurl.com/pukx6ov 
Event: Burglary of a Habitation
Case Number: 1307300034

Approximately forty minutes later, Police were called to the Greenbriar Drive residence where a 40-year-old woman told Officers she heard banging on a side door.  When she walked over to the door, she observed a Hispanic male with his face covered.  He asked her to open the door and she refused, motioning that she was calling Police.

The man fled and joined a couple of other men who were attempting to open a garage door.  The men drove off in white Volkswagen Jetta.

The suspect is described as stocky Hispanic man with a spiked hair and standing 5’6″ feet tall. He was wearing a white muscle shirt.  The other suspects were only described as Hispanic men.

Detectives are looking at the possibility that both burglaries are related.  The investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Bureau.  If you have any information concerning this crime, please call the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 361-886-2841.

Anyone who would like to provide information to the Detectives and keep their identity secret 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 arrest will earn the caller a cash reward.

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Help Solve a Theft and Earn Some Cash

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Date:  July 30, 2013, 2:22pm
Location: 1710 S. Alameda Street http://goo.gl/maps/RYffU
Event:  Theft
Case Number: 1307300105

Corpus Christi Police Property Detectives are asking the public’s assistance to help identify a young woman involved in the theft a $2,000 Louis Vuitton.  The 24-year-old victim left the purse in the women’s restroom of Hester’s Cafe.  When the victim returned for her purse, she discovered it was gone.

Surveillance video shows a young Hispanic female carrying the victim’s purse. The suspect was accompanied by a Hispanic man and woman who can be seen carrying a young child.  The purse was found at the Bleu Frog Mercantile.

Anyone who would like to provide information to the investigators and keep their identity secret may provide the information through Crime Stoppers at 886-TIPS (8477) or online at http://www.888TIPS.com.  Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Criminal Investigations Division

Wedding Planner Arrested in Amherst, New York

The Corpus Christi Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit was advised that wedding planner Justin Lee Olle had been arrested Tuesday evening by the Village of Amherst Police Department (New York) on a Theft warrant.

Olle, who owned a wedding planning business named Justin Lee Designs, is under investigation after numerous complaints were filed with the Corpus Christi Police Department.

If you are a victim please ensure that you have filed a police report and provided all the necessary documentation to Detective Mathews, of the Financial Crimes Division, no later than August 22, 2013.

The Nueces County Sheriff’s Department will handle the extradition of Olle to Corpus Christi.

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Charlie District Report for July 31, 2013

Date: July 30, 2013, 6:54am
Location: 6300 Fitzhugh Drive http://tinyurl.com/qx9acc3
Event: Burglary of a Habitation
Case Number: 1307300028

A 14-year-old home alone told Police he heard a large noise and went to investigate.  He walked out to his room to find a Hispanic man inside the residence.  The teenager startled the man and he ran out of the residence.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, standing 5’6″ to 5’7″ feet tall, and weighing 230 lbs.  The man had his face covered with a bandana and armed with a baseball bat.  He was wearing a white muscle shirt and blue jeans.

The investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Bureau.  If you have any information concerning this crime, please call the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 361-886-2841.

Anyone who would like to provide information to the Detectives and keep their identity secret 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 arrest will earn the caller a cash reward.

Date: July 30, 2013, 7:37am
Location: 5200 Greenbriar http://tinyurl.com/pukx6ov
Event: Burglary of a Habitation
Case Number: 1307300034

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Approximately forty minutes later, Police were called to the Greenbriar Drive residence where a 40-year-old woman told Officers she heard banging on a side door.  When she walked over to the door, she observed a Hispanic male with his face covered.  He asked her to open the door and she refused, motioning that she was calling Police.

The man fled and joined a couple of other men who were attempting to open a garage door.  The men drove off in white Volkswagen Jetta.

The suspect is described as stocky Hispanic man with a spiked hair and standing 5’6″ feet tall. He was wearing a white muscle shirt.  The other suspects were only described as Hispanic men.

Detectives are looking at the possibility that both burglaries are related.  The investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Bureau.  If you have any information concerning this crime, please call the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 361-886-2841.

Anyone who would like to provide information to the Detectives and keep their identity secret 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 arrest will earn the caller a cash reward.

The Corpus Christi Police Department offers Residential/Commercial Security Surveys, Robbery Prevention and Senior Safety presentations.  If interested, please visit the Police Department’s website at www.police.com and submit a Crime Prevention Presentation Form.

If you do not have access to the internet, please contact Brenda Moreno,  the Police Department’s Crime Prevention Advisor at 361-886-2568.

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Wedding Planner Wanted for Theft

JustinLeeOlleCorpus Christi Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who is wanted in connection with the writing of several “hot” checks for catering services from Poet’s Family Restaurant.  Financial Crimes Detective L. Mathews was conducting an investigation into a Corpus Christi wedding planner who did not provide the promised services when this theft was uncovered.

Justin Lee Olle (06/14/88) paid Poet’s Family Restaurant approximately $8,400 in checks which were returned for Non-Sufficient Funds.   Detective Mathews obtained a warrant for Justin Lee Olle for Theft, a State Jail Felony, which is punishable by up to two years in jail or a $10,000 fine.  His bond was set at $50,000.

Financial Crimes Detectives continue to investigate the multiple complaints filed against the wedding planner and owner of Justin Lee Designs.

Police believe Olle is living out-of-state, but ask that anyone with any information on his whereabouts to call Corpus Christi Police at 361-886-2600.  Anyone who would like to provide information to the investigators and keep their identity secret may provide the information through Crime Stoppers at 886-TIPS (8477) or online at http://www.888TIPS.com.  Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Charlie District Report for July 29, 2013

Date:  July 29, 2013, 01:36am
Location:  7038 Monarch Drive http://goo.gl/maps/UlG5ze
Event:  Aggravated Robbery
Case Number:  1307290012

A 24-year-old man reported to Police he was meeting a female at the residence when two men armed with guns stole his white 2011 Chevrolet Camaro.  Neither the victim nor the woman he was meeting was injured during the robbery.  ONSTAR disabled the vehicle and it was located near the 4100 block of Yorktown Boulevard.

The suspects are only described as young Hispanic males.   If you have any information concerning this crime, please call the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Bureau at 361-886-2841.   Anyone who would like to provide information to the Detectives and keep their identity secret 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 arrest will earn the caller a cash reward.

Date:  July 28, 2013, 11:04am
Location: 4444 Kostoryz Road http://goo.gl/maps/I8f4b
Event: Aggravated Robbery
Case Number:  1307280046
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An off-duty officer who was leaving H.E.B. observed a woman’s purse being stolen and began following the suspect who was picked up by a silver Chevrolet sedan.  The Officer was able to get the license plate number of the fleeing vehicle and called Police.

The 74-year-old victim told Officers she was approached by the suspect who was asking for money.  She was in the process of giving him some money when he grabbed her purse and fled.  The woman sustained a laceration and some bruising to her forearm.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, 18 to 25 years of age, standing 5’6″ to 5’9″ feet tall, and weighing 160 to 180 lbs. The vehicle is described as a silver-gray Chevrolet Impala which was later recovered and impounded.

The investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Bureau.  If you have any information concerning this crime, please call the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 361-886-2841.

Anyone who would like to provide information to the Detectives and keep their identity secret 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 arrest will earn the caller a cash reward.