Occurred on 12/08/11, 7:30 p.m.  Theft   301 Mohawk    1112080136 

Officers responded to the K Store for a robbery and contacted the 57-year-old owner who reported a male wearing a mask walked into the store, grabbed the cash register, and fled out the door with it.  No one was inju

The suspect is described as Black male, 5’6” to 5’8” feet tall and weighing 140 to 160 lbs.  He was last seen wearing a thick black hooded jacket, black jeans, and wearing a Joker mask. 

Anyone having any information regarding this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or the Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Bureau.

Occurred on 12/06/11, 7:50 p.m.   Burglary of a Vehicle   444 N. Shoreline Boulevard 1112060116

Officers responded to the Joe’s Crab Shack parking lot for an auto burglary in which the victims were holding the suspect on the ground.  Officers arrived to find two males and a female holding down the suspect.

Officers contacted the 66-year-old and 43-year-old couple who told Officers they returned to their silver 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser and found the suspect inside.

The suspect attempted to escape via the driver’s side door, but the victims blocked him. When he jumped over to the passenger seat, the victims pulled him out of the car.  The couple along with a witness held the suspect on the ground until police arrived. 

Further investigation revealed, the suspect had ransacked the vehicle and was in the process of removing several items from the vehicle. 

Vincent George Williams (06/20/78) was arrested and charged with Burglary of a Motor Vehicle and an outstanding Parole Violation warrant for Burglary.

The suspect was also found to be in possession of a radar detector, cell phone, phone jack, and used hand soap that did not belong to the victims or the suspect. 

Please contact the Corpus Christi Police Department Auto Theft Task Force at 361-886-2841, if you were a victim of an auto burglary in the same vicinity and believe any of the recovered stolen items are yours.  Detectives will take every step possible to establish that the property is released to the rightful owner and proof of ownership will be requested.

Occurred on 12/05/11, 8:21 p.m.   Aggravated Robbery   921 S Port     1112050130

Officers responded to the Jalisco Grocery and Meat Market for a robbery involving a knife wielding suspect.  Upon their arrival, Officers contacted the 21-year-old clerk who reported a male entered the business armed with a knife demanding money.

Once the clerk complied with the suspect’s demand, he fled on foot, running southbound on S. Port toward Buford with an undetermined amount of money.  Neither the clerk nor any customers were injured.

The suspect is described as a White male, 30 to 40 years of age, 5’5” to 5’8”, 165 to 175 lbs.  He was last seen wearing a long-sleeved green shirt, light green hooded sweater, black jeans with an emblem on the left upper leg area, and brown shoes.

Anyone having any information regarding this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or the Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Bureau at 361-886-2841.

Occurred on 12/05/11, 02:36 a.m.   Burglary of a Vehicle   525 Indiana     1112050014

Officers responded to the area for suspicious persons checking door handles in the neighborhood.  Upon their arrival, Officers observed Marcus Anthony Muguerza (05/30/88) standing in the front yard holding a purse along with a vehicle owner’s manual.  Muguerza discarded the items as the Officer contacted him.  Officers located other stolen items strewn throughout the yard.

Officers searched the area and discovered two vehicles had been burglarized.  One victim claimed her purse, while another victim positively identified her boyfriend’s stolen mouthpiece.

Muguerza was arrested and charged with Burglary of a Vehicle.  The stolen property was returned to the victims.

Occurred on 11/13/11, 02:52 a.m.   Aggravated Assault   3049 Greenwood     1111130032

Officers responded to the Whataburger located at 2424 Baldwin and contacted a 33-year-old female who told Officers she had been shot in the area of 3000 Greenwood.

The victim and the three other female passengers in the her vehicle told Officers they were meeting up with a friend when she failed to make a turn.  The victim pulled into the Lone Star parking lot and made a u-turn when they observed a Hispanic female yelling at them.

The female was standing in front of a residence at 3049 Greenwood and accompanied by a Hispanic male who handed her a firearm.   The female then pointed the firearm and shot at the victim’s vehicle striking the driver.

The victim sustained a small puncture wound to her face and transported to Spohn Memorial.

The female suspect is described as a small built Hispanic female about 25 to 35 years of age.  She was last seen wearing a t-shirt with shorts.  No additional suspect description available on the male at this time.

The shooting remains an active and ongoing investigation.  Anyone having any information regarding this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or the Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Bureau at 361-886-2841.

UPDATE:

On November 22, 2011, Detectives with the Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Bureau and Patrol Officers served a search warrant at 3049 Greenwood Drive.  During the search, the weapon used in the shooting was located inside the residence.

Further investigation revealed Arturo Villarreal (01/09/49) and Maria Antonio Ramirez (01/10/71) were responsible for the shooting in which the 33-year-old victim sustained facial injuries and treated at Spohn Memorial.

Detective R. Torres filed Aggravated Assault charges on both Villarreal and Ramirez with the Nueces County District Attorney’s Office who issued arrest warrants on November 30, 2011.  Both warrants had a bond of $50,000.

On December 1, 2011, the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders & Fugitive Task Force arrested Arturo Villarreal at 3049 Greenwood Drive, while the shooter Maria Antonia Ramirez was arrested at 1200 Rocklawn Drive.

Occurred on 11/30/11, 12:50 p.m.   Burglary of a Habitation   1618 ½ Howard St.     1111300057

Officers contacted the victims who reported they arrived home to find two suspects burglarizing their residence.  One of the suspects was carrying the victim’s television out of the apartment.  The suspect set the television on the ground and fled.

Two of the victims gave chase, but were unable to catch the suspect.  A third victim who is disabled and wheel-chair bound stayed behind with the recovered stolen property.

The victims continued their search for the suspects and located them at the Staples Street Bus Station.  A confrontation ensued in which one of the victims was attacked.  He sustained minor scrapes and bruises in the assault.

The suspects fled again, but were quickly apprehended by Officers and returned to the Howard Street residence, where they were positively identified by the victims and a witness.

Carlos Emiliano Moreno Jr.  (09/21/93) and Leonard Joe Reyna (11/03/94) were both arrested.  Moreno was charged with Burglary of a Habitation and Assault, while Reyna was charged with Burglary of a Habitation.

Further investigation revealed the suspects had hidden the victims’ stolen property in the bushes.  It was recovered and returned to the victims.

11.29.11/6:53am   Unlawful Carrying & Poss. of a Dangerous Drug   4600 Lansdown   1111290019

Officers were called to the 4600 blk. of Lansdown for several gunshots. When they arrived they contacted  a witness who gave officers a description of both the vehicle and the driver of the vehicle, who for some reason, was wearing surgical gloves.

Officers located the Silver Chevy Impala  in the 4700 blk. of Holmes that was driven by Antonio Maldonado (7-12-1984).

Inside the vehicle they located several spent shell casings, surgical gloves and a .40 caliber pistol.

When Officers searched Maldonado they located several pills in his possession, he was additionally charged.

Maldonado was arrested.

Occurred on 11/21/11, 7:51 p.m. Assault on a Public Servant/Resisting Arrest 3527 Colonial Court 1111210150, 1111210151, 11210153 　

Officers responded to the residence for a trauma with injuries. Officers arrived to find Arthur Rudy Avila (09/21/84) highly intoxicated and standing in the street. 

Officers confirmed Avila had fallen off the roof and as they continued with their investigation,  Avila became belligerent and intent on causing a disturbance.  Avila was in the process of being escorted onto to the sidewalk when he began to struggle and fight with the Officers. 

During the struggle one of the Officers was knocked to the ground and struck his head on the pavement.   CCFD Emergency Personnel assisted in restraining the struggling suspect.   Avila’s cousin Richard Soliz (02/19/86) who was being held back by his Avila’s girlfriend broke free and charged at the Officers. Soliz was tased as he cocked his fist back to punch at the Officer. 

While Officers were struggling with both suspects, Avila’s girlfriend Mary Lightfoot (02/15/87) tried to hinder the Officers’ arrest of both suspects. Lightfoot jumped on the Officers, pulling at their hands, yelling and cursing at them that her mother was a paralegal and an attorney. Officers requested emergency back-up when multiple family members exited the residence.

Upon their arrival, all three suspects were arrested.  Avila was charged with Public Intoxication, Resisting Arrest and an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.  Soliz was charged with Assault Causes Bodily Injury Public Servant and Resisting Arrest, while Lightfoot was charged with Interference with Public Duties.

Occurred on 11/19/11, 7:33 p.m.  Aggravated Robbery   3022 Leopard     1111190138 

Officer Z. Johnson responded to Robbery in progress at the Boat and Net located at 3022 Leopard.  The caller reported they heard loud knocking at the back door and when the employee looked out the peep-hole he saw one male with a black ski mask on and another in the process of putting it on.  The employee called police and kept the door secure. 

The Officer arrived within a minute of the call and observed the two unmasked males walking away from the business and ordered them stop.  One of the males fled as he discarded his mask and knife.  The second suspect Justin Gutierrez (08/12/94) was arrested. 

Gutierrez was charged Aggravated Robbery.  

The second suspect is described as a Hispanic male, 16 to 19 years of age, 5’5″ to 5’8″ feet tall, and weighing 140 to 160 lbs.  He was last seen wearing all black clothing.

Anyone having any information regarding this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or the Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Bureau.

Occurred on 11/17/11, 10:16 a.m.   Burglary of a Habitation     725 S. Carancahua Street.     1111170044

Homicide/Robbery Detective R.L. Garcia and Reserve Officer D. Langley were working their quarterly Patrol Day when they responded  to the victim’s residence for a burglary.  The Officers contacted the victim who reported she heard the front door of her neighbor’s apartment being kicked open.  She went to investigate and observed a Black male wearing a white t-shirt and khaki shorts run out of her neighbor’s apartment carrying a bag and a guitar.

The Officers searched the area and found a male fitting the suspect’s description  in the 800 block of Coleman Drive.  The suspect denied being the burglar and agreed to return to the crime scene with the Officers.

The 23-year-old witness to the burglary positively identified the suspect as the burglar.  Michael Darnel King (03/12/72) was arrested and charged with Burglary of a Habitation.

Officers searched the area, but were unable to locate the stolen property.  Anyone having any information regarding this crime or the whereabouts of the stolen property is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or the Corpus Christi Police Department Property Crimes Unit.