Category Archives: Delta District

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District, Patrol Division

2 Suspects Rob Stripes Employee

Date: March 13, 2015       11:28 AM
Location: 2700 South Staples Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
Case Number: 1503130062
Corpus Christi Police are investigating a robbery of a female carrying a bank deposit bag while she was walking in the parking lot of the Stripes Store located at 2754 South Staples Street.

The 58 year old female store employee  was walking from her car into the store when two black males approached her.  Both males assaulted her, and took the bank bag and her purse.

Both suspects were wearing dark hoodie tops that covered their heads.  One of the males wore blue jeans and the other a pair of darker pants .

After taking the purse and the money bag, the suspects fled on foot and got into a vehicle that they had parked  at a nearby pawn shop.
The vehicle was a red Lexus four door that had chrome wheels and silver window trim.  The Lexus also had a sunroof.  The suspect vehicle fled north on South Staples Street from the pawn shop.

Camera surveillance footage from the pawn shop caught images of the suspects and their vehicle.  These suspects were not captured and the police department is asking for your help identifying these two individuals.

Anyone who knows  any information about this robbery, should call the Corpus Christi Police Robbery & Homicide Detectives at 886-2840. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to Detectives Should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

 

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Camera images of the suspect vehicle and two suspects

Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 03/13/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 219 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight March 12 to 7:00 a.m. on March 13, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“BRAVO” District
Date: 03/13/2015       12:30 AM
Location: 1900 Wallace Avenue
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1503130012
A 62 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after his girlfriend threw a speaker at him.

Officers responded to the disturbance at an apartment located in the 1900 block of Wallace Avenue.  When they arrived, the man told them that he was attempting to go to sleep after a verbal argument with his girlfriend when she grabbed an object and threw it at him.  The object, which was a speaker from the computer, caused a minor cut to his forehead.

Officers arrested the girlfriend, Annette Hinojosa (06/14/1967), for aggravated assault.

The man refused medical treatment.

 

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Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 03/11/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 199 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight March 10 to 7:00 a.m. on March 11, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“BRAVO” District
Date: 03/11/2015       2:15 AM
Location: 5800 State Highway 358 West
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04      Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1503110014
Corpus Christi Police responded to a single vehicle crash on the freeway just east of South Staples Street.

Officers arrived and found a 1995 Chevrolet truck up against the middle cement median and the driver pinned inside.  The driver, Joshua Gallagher (07/20/1985), was freed and he did not suffer any major injuries.

The crash investigation revealed that the driver lost control of his truck while traveling west on the freeway.  The truck left the roadway and drove into the grass before the driver overcorrected and veered back across all three lanes of the freeway.  The truck then struck the center median.

After an investigation it was determined that the driver of the truck was intoxicated.  He was transported to Spohn Shoreline Hospital to be treated for minor injuries and then arrested and taken to the City Detention Center.

 

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Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 03/10/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 203 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight March 9 to 7:00 a.m. on March 10, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

 

“CHARLIE” District
Date: 03/9/2015       10:55 PM
Location: 3900 Holly Road
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C.  29.03      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1503090149
Two males and a female went to the Christi Estates located at 3922 Holly Road to sell a phone to a buyer they met on Facebook.

Once they arrived, the buyer waived one of the men over to where he was standing behind some cars near a sidewalk. The man walked over without the phone and the suspect pulled out a black semi-auto handgun and threatened him.

The suspect then went over to the car and pointed the gun at the female and the other man and they jumped out telling the suspect to take everything. After the suspect had the property he took off running into the complex.

The female was able to pull up the suspects Facebook account and officers were able to locate his address.

Officers found the suspect, Damarcus Whittington (01/12/1995), and he was arrested for aggravated robbery. He was also found to have two outstanding arrest warrants for theft.

 

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Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 03/09/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 169 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight March 8 to 7:00 a.m. on March 9, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“CHARLIE” District
Date: 03/09/2015       4:45 AM
Location: 1800 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Resisting Arrest
P.C.  38.03      Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1503090021
Store employees called Corpus Christi Police after a female suspect was caught shoplifting at the Wal Mart store located at 1821 S. Padre Island Drive.   

Officers arrived and were contacted by store employees who told them that they saw the female walk over to one of the registers and get some empty store bags.  The female then went to the apparel section and she began placing items into the bags.

She then attempted to leave the store without making any attempt to pay for the items inside the bags. Store employees stopped her before exiting the store and was she was told to give the merchandise back. The female handed the bags back, but then went back into the store and began selecting and concealing merchandise once again.  It was then that the store employees called police.

Officers arrived and attempted to place the female, Victoria Flores (05/03/1993), into custody.   She began to physically resist and was combative, even spitting at the officers.

All the items that the female suspect had stuffed inside her clothing was finally removed and she was taken into custody. She was then transported to Spohn Shoreline Hospital after complaining that her ankle was broken.

After being checked at the hospital she was arrested for resisting arrest, and theft, a Class B misdemeanor.

 

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Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District, Patrol Division

Suspect Takes Whataburger Money Bag

Date: 3/6/2015            10:15 AM
Location: 2424 Baldwin Boulevard
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C. 29.03      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1503060030
Corpus Christi Police responded to the Whataburger restaurant located at 2424 Baldwin Boulevard after a store employee was assaulted and a money bag taken from her.

Officers arrived and contacted the 30 year old store employee who told them that she had just come from a bank across town and she was dropping off a money bag at the store.  When she exited her car, and walked up to the side door of the restaurant, she felt someone tap her on the left side of her shoulder.  She heard a young black male tell her “let me have it.” The suspect then punched her several times on the left side of the face and neck knocking her to the ground.  She let go of the bag and saw the suspect take off running.

The suspect was last seen wearing jeans, a green coat with a hood.

Other witnesses in the restaurant told officers that the black male suspect had gotten out of the passenger side of a dark colored vehicle with tinted windows.  While the suspect was robbing the employee the driver of the suspect vehicle circled around the restaurant and picked up the male.

Security surveillance cameras caught images of the suspect vehicle as it was driving around the restaurant.  It is a dark colored car, possibly a Lexus. The vehicle was said to have paper tags as license plates.

The suspects in this case were not located and the police need your help in identifying this vehicle.   Anyone with information about this case should call the Corpus Christi Police Criminal Investigations at 886-2840. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to the Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

 

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Suspect vehicle is the dark colored car driving in top of photo

 

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Suspect vehicle in robbery

Adam District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 03/06/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 174 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight March 5 to 7:00 a.m. on March 6, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“ADAM” District
Date: 03/05/2015       5:00 PM
Location: 3200 Interstate Highway 69 Access Road North
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1503050101
Corpus Christi Police responded to a single vehicle crash in the parking lot of Mike Shaw Toyota located at 3232 Interstate 69.

Officers arrived and observed a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze sedan had crashed into the front gate of the dealership.  The officer also saw that the driver of the car was still inside and he was attempting to reverse the vehicle off the gate.

Officers contacted the driver, Jimmy Patton (10/13/1991), and after an investigation determined that he was intoxicated.  He was treated for minor injuries at Spohn Shoreline Hospital and then arrested for driving while intoxicated.

The dealership estimated that the crash did nearly $500 in damage to the gate.
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Adam District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 03/05/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 205 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight March 4 to 7:00 a.m. on March 5, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“ADAM” District
Date: 03/05/2015       1:20 AM
Location: 5800 State Highway 44 West
Offense: Fatal Crash
Case Number: C1500914
Corpus Christi Police responded to a single vehicle crash in the 5800 block of State Highway 44.  The 29 year old male driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash investigation revealed that the driver of the 2006 Dodge Durango lost control going west on Highway 44 coming from State Highway 358. The SUV left the roadway and traveled into the grass, striking a safety cable wire in the median, and then it flipped across the eastbound lanes of Highway 44. The SUV came to rest in the grass between the westbound lanes of Highway 44 and the access road.

There were no witnesses to the crash and no other passengers were in the vehicle.

The medical examiner arrived and removed the driver. It is unclear if alcohol was a factor in the crash.

Traffic officers continue to investigate this crash.
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Adam District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 03/04/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 141 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight March 3 to 7:00 a.m. on March 4, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“ADAM” District
Date: 03/03/2015       11:35 PM
Location: 4000 Wood River Drive
Offense: Warrant For Arrest
Case Number: 1503030160
A Corpus Christi Police Officer on patrol observed a man walking in the area of the Wood River subdivision and after contacting him, he discovered he was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant for burglary.

The man, Thomas Hernandez (10/10/1997), was arrested and transported to the City Detention Center.

The warrant stems from a burglary from a vehicle that occurred on November 9, 2014 in the Wal-Mart parking lot at 3829 Highway 77.  The warrants were issued on December 17, 2014 by Justice of the Peace Henry Santana Precinct 1 Place 2.
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Adam District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 02/27/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 190 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight February 26 to 7:00 a.m. on February 27, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“ADAM” District
Date: 02/27/2015       5:50 AM
Location: 5100 Agnes Street
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
P.C.  31.07      State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1502180095
A 22 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after he spotted his stolen car being driven on Highway 44 near the airport.

The victim had reported his 2003 Ford F350 truck stolen on February 18.  Just before 6 AM this morning he spotted it, occupied by two suspects. He followed the truck while calling the police.

The stolen truck pulled into a business in the 5100 block of Agnes Street as officers arrived.  Alonzo Soliz (05/07/1992) was behind the wheel and he was arrested for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

His female passenger, Monique Ramirez (12/171980), was also arrested when she was found to be in possession of blank checks that did not belong to her.  She was charged with fraud, a state jail felony. 

 

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