The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 638 calls for service and generated 178 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 29 to 7:00 a.m. on November 30, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 11/30/2015       4:10 AM
Location: 1000 Miramar Place
Offense: Burglary
P.C.  30.04     Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1511300017
A boyfriend and girlfriend were arrested by Corpus Christi Police after the two were caught breaking into a vehicle in the 1000 block of Miramar Place.

Officers arrived and were given a description of the two by witnesses who saw the suspects enter a 2006 GMC Envoy and remove property from inside.

Francis Reza (08/27/1998) and Raul Medrano (04/29/1993) were both arrested for burglary.

The stolen property was returned to the owner.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 996 calls for service and generated 201 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 19 to 7:00 a.m. on November 20, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 11/19/2015       5:00 PM
Location: 1400 Leopard Street
Offense: Evading Arrest
P.C.  38.04     Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1511190111
A wanted person who tried to hide under a house in the 700 block of Sam Rankin Street, to evade capture, was arrested by Corpus Christi Police.

An Officer, working for the RTA, was at the bus stop in the 1400 block of Leopard Street when he recognized Javier Cantu (04/11/1982) and knew he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for failure to register as a sex offender.   When the Officer went to detain the wanted person he ran away on foot down Sam Rankin Street towards Antelope Street.

Officers found the man trying to hide from them underneath a house on Sam Rankin Street and he refused to come out.   Corpus Christi Police SWAT and HNT Officers responded to the scene and were able to talk the man into coming out from under the home and he was arrested for the outstanding warrants and for evading police on foot.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 913 calls for service and generated 186 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 18 to 7:00 a.m. on November 19, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 11/18/2015       10:00 PM
Location: 2200 Carolyn Drive
Offense: Deadly Conduct
P.C.  22.05     Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1511180141
Corpus Christi Police responded to a drive by shooting at an apartment, located in the 2200 block of Carolyn Drive.

When Officers arrived they found that an apartment had been struck by two bullets in a rear bedroom wall.  The two bullets penetrated the apartment wall and were both lodged near a closet in the bedroom.   A parked 2001 Ford Expedition SUV had also been struck once shattering a passenger side front window.

It is unknown how many shots were fired at the apartment, but none of the four people inside were injured.

Witnesses told Officers that the shots were fired from a silver sedan that was seen passing by on the street at the time of the shooting.

At this time no suspects have been identified.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 923 calls for service and generated 209 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 17 to 7:00 a.m. on November 18, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 11/17/2015       8:40 PM
Location: 1500 South Port Avenue
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C.  29.03     First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1511170148
An employee of the Family Dollar Store, located in the 1500 block of South Port Avenue, called Corpus Christi Police after a man armed with a screwdriver robbed the business.

Officers arrived and were told by the female store clerk that a heavy set Hispanic male with a short fade haircut and light colored hoodie jacket entered the store demanding all the money from the cash register. When the clerk did not give the suspect any money he ran around the counter to retrieve the cash himself.

The clerk pushed the panic alarm button under the counter and the suspect exited the store.

At this time no arrests have been made.

Officers were able to obtain camera images of the suspect while he was inside the store.   If you recognize the suspect call 361-886-2840 or 888-TIPS. 

Suspect walking around the store

Suspect walking into the store

Close up of suspect in the store

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 985 calls for service and generated   reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 15 to 7:00 a.m. on November 16, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 11/16/2015       9:25 PM
Location: 8000 Yorktown Boulevard
Offense: Fatal Crash
Case Number: C1504984
Corpus Christi Police responded to the 8000 block of Yorktown Boulevard after a man that was walking in the roadway was hit by a vehicle.

When Officers arrived they found that the 30 year old pedestrian had been struck by the 2013 Chevrolet truck had been killed.

Traffic Officers responded and the crash investigation revealed that the man was walking east on Yorktown Boulevard when the truck, also traveling east, struck him from behind and killed him.  The driver of the truck told Investigators that he did not see the man in the roadway until it was too late. Other witnesses also told Officers that they saw the man dart into the path of other vehicles before he was hit.

While investigating this case, Officers determined that the driver of the truck, Joseph Palmatier (01/27/1982), was under the influence of marijuana. He was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated.

At this time Traffic Officers continue to investigate this case and the driver has not been charged with any crimes in regards to the crash with the pedestrian.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 867 calls for service and generated 221  reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 15 to 7:00 a.m. on November 16, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 11/15/2015       1:30 PM
Location: 3500 Leopard Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C.  29.03     First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1511150088
A 27 year old mother on her way to buy diapers for her six month old son was attacked by a female who wanted her prescription pills.

The mother called Corpus Christi Police and told them that she was on her way to the HEB Store, located in the 3500 block of Leopard Street., pushing her child in a stroller.   The mother said she was approached by the female suspect who asked her about the pill bottle she was holding in her hand.

When the mother refused to talk to her, the suspect hit her on the right side of her face with her fist.  The two began to fight over the pill bottle and during the struggle the baby stroller was knocked over with the child inside.  The female suspect then produced a knife and the mother relinquished control of the pill bottle.  The bottle was full of hydrocodone pills that were prescribed to the mother to help her recover from a recent back surgery.

The child was not injured, but the mother was transported by CCFD EMS to Spohn Memorial Hospital to be treated for minor injuries.

The female suspect fled on foot.  She was last seen wearing a black Marilyn Monroe t-shirt, cut off shorts and black tennis shoes. She has several tattoos, including a tear drop near her eye.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 914 calls for service and generated 177  reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 12 to 7:00 a.m. on November 13, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 11/13/2015       2:45 AM
Location: State Highway 181
Offense: Downed Power Lines
Corpus Christi Police Officers were busy directing traffic this morning around a set of downed power lines on North Beach.

Officers responded to State Highway 181 just before 3 AM and found the two power lines down across the freeway and the access roads in both directions. Officers detoured traffic off the freeway onto streets on North Beach at the Burleson Street exit north bound, and the Beach Street exit south bound to help get them around the downed lines.

Thanks to the quick work of AEP, the freeway was reopened at about 5:45 AM.

AEP is still looking into what caused the set of power lines to come down.

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