A Corpus Christi Police Department employee was recognized Monday with a letter signed by F.B.I. Director Robert Mueller for work conducted to a successful prosecution of a registered sex offender.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation identified Corpus Christi resident Brian Puckett (11/3/1965) as in a group that actively searched child pornography images on the internet. Puckett concealed his online identity; but, the F.B.I. and the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force was able to establish Puckett’s online activity. Puckett was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his illegal conduct.

Diane Berry’s work is considered to have significantly contributed to the investigation and led to the successful prosecution of a child predator.

The Corpus Christi Police Department would like to thank the public and the media’s assistance in trying to locate Claude Hallmark who had been reported missing by his daughter last week.  Detective R. Lee reports that 61-year-old Claude Wayne Hallmark was found to be in good health in Moriarty, New Mexico.

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Reported on 6/6/12, 2:15 pm  Welfare Concern  1206060077

Corpus Christi Homicide/Robbery Detectives are asking the public’s assistance in locating a missing elderly suffering from a medical condition.  Claude Wayne Hallmark, 61, was reported missing by his daughter who told Detectives she talks to her father on a daily basis.  The calls abruptly stopped on May 31, 2012 and she has not heard from him since. 

Mr. Hallmark drives a 1999 red Dodge Ram pick-up truck. The Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in helping locate Mr. Hallmark and ask that anyone with any information on his whereabouts to call Crimes Stoppers at 888-TIPS or log on to www.888TIPS.com.  Go mobile with us, visit our website and download your iPhone or Android app.

Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Detectives following up on Crime Stoppers tips have positively identified the a 20-year-old Corpus Christi woman responsible for an aggravated robbery at the Wal-Mart located at 1821 S. Padre Island Drive. Detective L. Garza obtained a warrant for Miranda Nicole Cisneros (06/13/91) who was charged with three counts of Aggravated Robbery, one count of Child Endangerment, and one felony count of Criminal Mischief.  Her bond was set at $450,000.

On Saturday afternoon, Cisneros was apprehended by Wal-Mart’s store loss prevention officers as she shoplifted baby clothes and other household items.  A pregnant Cisneros seen carrying her young daughter escaped their custody.  She was able to enter her vehicle and attempted to drive away, but store employees caught up to her.  As Wal-Mart loss prevention officers tried to persuade her to return to the store, she reversed out of her parking spot, knocking down and dragging several employees.  Cisneros’ escape was unintentionally blocked by another car traveling in the opposite direction, but she managed to wedge her vehicle between it and a parked vehicle making good her escape.

A total of 6 people were injured with two of them being taken by ambulance to Spohn Memorial.  The most serious injury was a fractured pelvis.  Homicide/Robbery Detective L. Garza praises the help of the public, which came in the form of  tips called in to Crime Stoppers. The Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in helping locate Cisneros and ask that anyone with any information on her whereabouts to call Crimes Stoppers at 888-TIPS or log on to www.888TIPS.com.  Tips that lead to the arrest of suspects, as well as the recovery of stolen property and drugs, are eligible for cash rewards of up to $1,000.  Go mobile with us, visit our website and download your iPhone or Android app.

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Occurred on 6/2/12, 9:15 p.m.  Burglary   5453 FM 624   12003320

Nueces County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office and the Corpus Christi Police Department are asking the public’s assistance in identifying three individuals involved in the burglary of the Times Market located at 5453 Farm to Market Road 624. Officers contacted the owner who reported the office door lock had been removed and several thousand dollars taken from a cabinet.

Store surveillance video shows two men and a woman working in conjunction with one another to commit the burglary.  One of the men and the woman distract the clerk, while the other man walks to the office, removes the lock and begins to stuff money in his blue jeans and socks.

All three then leave the store at the same time.  The first suspect is described as a White male wearing blue jeans, a Texas t-shirt, and a bandana on his head.  The second suspect is described as a thin White male with a moustache and goatee.  He was last seen wearing khaki shorts, a black t-shirt, a black cap, and tennis shoes.  The third suspect is described as a thin White female wearing blue jeans and a black t-shirt.

Anyone with any information on this crime or the identity of these individuals is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or log online at www.888TIPS.com.   Tips that lead to the arrest of the suspects can receive cash rewards up to a $1,000.

David G. Vasquez Jr. (D.O.B. 09-12-85), , the man wanted for a brutal attack on a Corpus Christi woman late last year,  was apprehended in San Antonio Thursday afternoon by officers with the San Antonio Police Department.

On November 9, 2011 a 30 year-old waitress was walking to her car after completing her work shift at a restaurant on Corpus Christi Beach when she grabbed from behind by an unknown man.   The suspect, who was armed with a knife, viciously assaulted the woman when she refused to leave the parking lot with him.   The suspect then fled in the victim’s car, leaving her behind severely beaten in the restaurant’s parking lot.  Her car was later found floating in the Inner Harbor of Corpus Christi Bay.  The suspect, despite an intensive search of the area by officers, was not found.

Corpus Christi Police Department Robbery Detectives assigned to the case submitted evidence found at the scene of the attack to the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Lab.  Earlier this week,  Detectives were informed that DNA obtained from the crime scene matched that of a known offender from San Antonio.  As a result, Corpus Christi Police Department Robbery Detectives on Wednesday obtained an arrest warrant for  Vasquez, charging him with Aggravated Robbery.  CCPD Detectives worked closely with their counterparts at the San Antonio Police Department, as well as the San Antonio Regional Intelligence Center (SARIC), to locate Vasquez.