Category Archives: Delta District

Adam District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report September 22, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 219 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight September 21 to 7:00 a.m. on September 22, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Adam” District
Date: 09/21/2014        12:26 AM
Location: 3800 State Highway 77
Offense: Aggravated Robbery                     (PC 29.03 First Degree Felony)
 Case Number: 1409210012
A 34 year old female store employee called Corpus Christi Police after she saw a female sticking stuff in her purse. When the store employee confronted the female she threw out some of the property and started making threats. When the store employee saw more property in her purse, the female started pushing her and threatened to stab her as she was going out of the store with a male. Both the male and the female suspects started threatening the store employee as they exited the store with stolen property. Officers arrived and contacted the female suspect and found she was only 15 years old. She was arrested and transported to the Juvenile Justice Center and charged with aggravated robbery. Inside the store officers found $41worth of merchandise that had been thrown about the floors of the store. Another $19 worth of stolen property was recovered from the female’s purse.  The male that was with the female was identified as Armando Sanchez (02/22/1997). He was also charged with aggravated robbery for his part, and he was transported to the City Detention Center. A third male, Joshua Broyles (12/09/1992) was found waiting in a vehicle in the back seat for the other two to exit.  After an investigation, officers found he was intoxicated, but it was determined that he was not involved in the robbery. He was charged with public intoxication, a Class C Misdemeanor.

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Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report September 19, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 211 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight September 18 to 7:00 a.m. on September 19, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 09/18/2014        11:58 PM
Location: 7400 Piper Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated             (PC 49.04Class B Misdemeanor)
 Case Number: 1409190001
A 19 year old male called Corpus Christi Police after the vehicle he was driving was struck from behind and the other vehicle fled the scene. The man told officers that he was sitting in his 1998 Ford Taurus at the light at Holly Rd. and Rodd Field Rd. facing east waiting at a red light. He stated that when the light turned green, he was struck from behind by a 2001 Ford F250 truck. After striking the car, the driver of the truck continued traveling east on Holly Rd. not stopping.  The male followed the hit and run driver to the 7400 block of Piper Dr. where the driver of the truck exited and he then began to urinate in the roadway and was yelling at the male for following him. Officers arrived and contacted the driver, Alec Martinez (09/07/1992), and upon investigation found him to be intoxicated.  He was arrested for driving while intoxicated, a Class B misdemeanor, and his truck was impounded.

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Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report September 18, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 220 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight September 17 to 7:00 a.m. on September 18, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 09/17/2014        7:35 PM
Location: 6600 South Staples Street
Offense: Burglary     (PC 30.02    Second Degree Felony)
 Case Number: 1409170128
A 38 year old male called Corpus Christi Police after he found his apartment at 6635 S. Staples St. had been burglarized and several guns were missing. The victim of the burglary said he left his apartment at about 7:30 am and returned to find a rear window in a back bedroom had been broken and was open. The victim said his gun safe was broken into and ten handguns ranging in value from $300 to $1000 were stolen.   The victim also reported that five knives were taken, along with over $3500 in cash that was also in the safe.

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Adam District, Bravo District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report September 17, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 198 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight September 16 to 7:00 a.m. on September 17, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Adam” District
Date: 09/17/2014        3:25 AM
Location: 4700 Old Brownsville Road
Offense: Possession of as Controlled Substance     (HS 481.115 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1409170020
A 31 year old female called Corus Christi Police to her apartment located at 4702 Old Brownsville Rd. for a possible burglary in progress. She said that her ex-boyfriend was trying to force open the front door of her apartment. Officers arrived and found Marcos Gonzales (09/30/1979) outside the apartment building and upon checking his pocket they found four small plastic bags each containing what appeared to be narcotics. One bag contained heroin another contained cocaine, and a third crystal methamphetamine. A fourth bag contained several pills believed to be hydrocodone. The suspect was charged with three felony counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the suspected heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine, and charged with a misdemeanor count of possession for the hydrocodone. Officers found no evidence that the suspect made entry into his ex-girlfriends apartment.

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Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report September 12, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 209 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight September 11 to 7:00 a.m. on September 12, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 09/11/2014        1:30 PM
Location: 2200 Airline Road
Offense:  Aggravated Assault           (PC 22.02 Second Degree Felony)
 Case Number: 1409110082
A 29 year old male Coca-Cola delivery driver told Corpus Christi Police Officers that he had parked his truck in the 2200 block of Airline Rd. when a man threatened him with a knife. The victim said a white male approached him and started arguing with him about the way he had parked his delivery truck. During the argument the suspect pulled out a knife and pointed it at the driver, and then threatened to go to his car and get a gun.  The suspect was described as being a white male, about 5`10″ tall and weighing about 200 pounds.  He also had a mustache and a beard, and was wearing a black shirt and blue jeans.  He left driving a red Ford Mustang with another male inside.  Officers are still investigating this case, and have not made an arrest in this case.

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Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report September 11, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 207 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight September 10 to 7:00 a.m. on September 11, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 09/10/2014        10:05 PM
Location: Holly Road / Kostoryz Road
Offense:  Driving While Intoxicated             (PC 49.04   Class A Misdemeanor)
 Case Number: 1409100147
A 41 year old female suspect was driving a black Honda Civic north in the 5700 block of Kostoryz Rd. when it struck a white Chevrolet Tahoe that was stopped at the red light from behind.  The 66 year old male driver of the Tahoe was not injured.  The female, Tonya Hayden (10/14/1972) was found to be intoxicated and she was arrested for driving while intoxicated, a Class A misdemeanor.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 09/11/2014        1:45 AM
Location: 2700 Carver Drive
Offense:  Aggravated Assault           (PC 22.02 Second Degree Felony)
 Case Number: 1409110010
A 57 year old female victim told Corpus Christi Police Officers that her son and another male were on the porch of her home located in the 2700 block of Carver Dr. arguing about music.  The female came out to stop the argument but it only escalated. Arturo Martinez Jr (06/04/1992) then pushed his mother off the porch causing her to fall and break her wrist. As the disturbance continued the suspect’s father got involved, and hit his son in the head with a plastic PVC pipe. The female victim was transported by CCFD EMS to the hospital, and the son was arrested. The father was not charged with any crime.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 09/10/2014        8:40 PM
Location: 700 South Clarkwood Road
Offense:  Possession of Marijuana  (HS 481.121 Class A Misdemeanor)
 Case Number: 1409100125
Corpus Christi Police Officers made contact with the manager of an apartment complex who stated that there was some young males smoking marijuana on the property.  Officers found four males standing by a white Nissan Altima and could smell the strong odor of marijuana emitting from the area. Officers located a marijuana cigar in the pants pocket of Daniel Trevino (02/14/1991) and he was arrested. Officers also found a bag of a marijuana in the pants pocket of Justice Martinez (07/07/1997).  Further investigation found that the Nissan Altima had been rented by Daniel Trevino.  In the trunk officers located a back pack containing several bags of marijuana, a digital scale and a lock box.  The total amount seized weighed in at 3.5 oz. and officers also found over $2000 in cash.  The other two males were identified and released.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 09/10/2014        12:25 PM
Location: 500 South Shoreline Blvd.
Offense:  Indecent Exposure             (PC 21.08 Class B Misdemeanor)
 Case Number: 1409100065
Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to a business located at 520 S. Shoreline Blvd. for a black male exposing himself to a group of females. Before officers arrived the male left and officers found him nearby swimming in the bay.  After about 15 minutes the male eventually got out of the water and approached the officers waiting for him on the shore.   Officers contacted the females and they said that the male walked over to them and began exposing himself and making lewd comments.  When the females showed no interest, the male walked away from the females and entered the water.  Officers charged Frederick Stelly (12/27/1972) with indecent exposure, a Class B misdemeanor and failure to identify, a Class C misdemeanor for not giving officers his correct name once he was under arrest.

 

 

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Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report September 9, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 219 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight September 8 to 7:00 a.m. on September 9, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Adam” District
Date: 09/09/2014        5:05 AM
Location: 3200 Buddy Lawrence Drive
Offense:  Aggravated Robbery        (PC 29.03      First Degree Felony)
 Case Number: 1409090026
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a business located at 3238 Buddy Lawrence Dr. for a report of a robbery with a weapon. Responding officers observed a male that fit the description of the suspect involved near the intersection of Mueller St. and Erwin St. Officers detained the male and after an investigation they determined that he was the suspect involved in the robbery.  The 56 year old female store clerk told officers that the suspect had come into the store and had attempted to purchase items with a credit card but that the card was declined. The suspect produced a knife and told the clerk to give him the merchandise and the money from the register. The suspect put the cash in his pocket and fled. Officers recovered the stolen property along with the cash from the suspect. Raul Contreras Jr. (02/13/1977) was arrested for aggravated robbery, a first degree felony.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 09/09/2014        3:05 AM
Location: 1400 Rodd Field Road
Offense:  Aggravated Assault          (PC 22.02      Second Degree Felony)
 Case Number: 1409090023
A 24 year old female victim called Corpus Christi Police and said that she had been shot in the face with a BB gun across the street from a bar located in the 1400 block of Rodd Field Rd. The female got into an argument with a male that she knew, and during the disturbance, a female that she didn’t know got involved and shot her in the face.  The female victim had two small wounds just below each eye that looked like puncture wounds that appeared could have been caused by a projectile the size of a BB.  Both the male and the suspect female left the area prior to police arrival.  While officers were investigating this call both parties drove back up to the scene. Witnesses identified the female as the BB gun shooter, and Rose Johnson (06/24/1988) was arrested for aggravated assault.  Officers searched the vehicle she drove up in to try and locate the BB gun but instead they found a small vitamin bottle with Xanax tablets packaged in plastic bags. The pills were determined to belong to the male Kelly Ganschow (09/26/1986) and he was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, a state jail felony.   The victim female was going to visit her doctor to get treated for her facial injuries.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 09/08/2014        5:45 PM
Location: 5000 Kostoryz Road
Offense:  Delivery of a Controlled Substance         (HSC 481.112       First Degree Felony)
 Case Number: 1409080127
The driver for a group home was stopped by Corpus Christi Police near the intersection of Kostoryz Rd. and S. Padre Island Dr. for a traffic violation.  Inside officers found the driver, George Hernandez (07/25/1986), and two male MHMR patients from a group home. Officers noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the 2001 Dodge Ram and had the driver exit.  He gave consent to officers to search the vehicle, and inside officers found a clear plastic bag that contained crack cocaine, located under the seat. The suspect was arrested, the two males, ages 53 and 16 were released to a caretaker from Coastal Area Support.  The vehicle was impounded, and the total amount of drugs confiscated weighed 130 grams.  The suspect was also charged with injury to a disabled person, a state jail felony, for making drugs available to the two patients.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 09/08/2014        8:45 PM
Location: 3100 Barness Drive
Offense:  Aggravated Assault          (PC 22.02      Second Degree Felony)
 Case Number: 1409080150
A 22 year old male victim called Corpus Christi Police after he was shot in the arm at an apartment complex in the 3100 block of Barness Dr. by an unknown male. Witnesses told officers that a silver four door vehicle driven by a female with a male passenger pulled up near the sidewalk and the male passenger exited the vehicle and approached the victim. The female driver then drove the vehicle and stopped around the corner in the 5200 Bowie St. Witnesses then saw the suspect fire several gunshots from a handgun towards the victim.  The suspect then ran to the vehicle that was parked on  Bowie St, got in the passenger seat, and the vehicle left on Kostoryz Rd. Officers found a bullet hole in a parked vehicle near were the victim was standing. The victim was transported to Spohn MMC by CCFD EMS for treatment.   Officers have not located either the male that shot the victim, or the female that drove the car for him.  This case is still under investigation, and officers do not have any good description of either suspect.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 09/08/2014        5:25 AM
Location: 200 Blevins Street
Offense:  Aggravated Assault          (PC 22.02      Second Degree Felony)
 Case Number: 1409080125
Corpus Christi Police responded to a call of an assault in progress in the 100 block of Richard St. and upon arrival  they found a 44 year old male in the middle of the street who had been hit several times with a bat and said he had been held against his will at a home in the 200 block of Blevins St.   Other officers responding to the call went to Blevins St. and located the home and moments later a brown Chevrolet Trailblazer pulled into the driveway and three suspects were detained.   The victim said he was at the house installing a radio for the suspects when they began to accuse him of stealing property from them. He said one of the males grabbed his hand and put it over the stove and cut him with a knife trying to get him to confess. He said the female produced a pistol and she struck him several times in the face and head with it.  The victim said when they stopped hitting him, he was able to flee the house and he took off running.  The suspects chased after him and he was hit with a bat while trying to flee.  The victim had small lacerations to his face and head, complained that his back was hurting, and he had a deep cut on his left hand. He was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS. The three suspects were arrested.  Alberto Barajas (08/28/1991) had an outstanding arrest warrant, and he was also charged with aggravated assault, and unlawful restraint.  Adriana Santos (07/13/1993) and Lashad Hamilton (01/05/1989) were both arrested for aggravated assault, and unlawful restraint.

 

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District

Patrol Report September 8, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 207 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight September 7 to 7:00 a.m. on September 8, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 09/07/2014        6:45 AM
Location: 6100 South Padre Island Drive East
Offense:  Theft          (PC 31.03      State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1409070045
A 67 year old male business owner called Corpus Christi Police and said that someone cut several strands of electrical wire in the back of his business.  The victim said eight strands of thick copper wires were left in the electrical meter box but there was no way to determine how many feet of wire was taken.  The suspects are believed to have entered the fenced in area of the business in the back through a gate which was unlocked.   The value of the copper wire was estimated to be over $1000.  Officers are continuing to investigate this case.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 09/08/2014        2:20 AM
Location: 5700 Everhart Road
Offense:  Driving While intoxicated             (PC49.04       Third Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1409080021
A Corpus Christi Police Officer taking a break at a convenience store located in the 5700 block of Everhart Rd. observed a 2014 blue Chevrolet Silverado truck with its lights on, engine running, and a male in the driver seat asleep.  When officers went to investigate, they saw an open can of beer in the center console and started to knock on the driver window in an effort to wake up the man. After officers were able to wake him, they determined his name was Ruben Gonzalez (04/14/1974) and upon investigation they found him to be intoxicated and he was arrested, and charged with driving while intoxicated,, a third degree felony, and his truck was impounded.

 

 

“Delta” District
Date: 09/07/2014        3:45 PM
Location: 3000 Antelope Street
Offense:  Aggravated Robbery        (PC 29.03      First Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1409070099
A 26 year old male victim called Corpus Christi Police and said he went to an apartment complex located in the 3000 block of Antelope St. to pick up a friend.  While he was exiting the parking lot, with his friend in the car, two black males wearing blue hoodies walked up and pointed a silver handgun at his friend who was sitting in the front passenger seat. He said the suspects demanded they both get out of the car and get on the ground.  Both suspects drove off in his black 2002 Nissan Xterra, and neither man was injured.  The suspects are described as both being around 5’9” tall and about 180 pounds.  There have been no arrests made, and investigators are still looking into this case.

 

 

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Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Arrest Made in Early Morning Homicide

Offense: Murder
Offense number: 1409070004
Location: 2102 Stillman
Time: 12:09 am

On 09/07/14 at approximately 12:09 a.m. patrol received a call for a shooting at 2102 Stillman. Inside the apartment they found the victim, a 22-year-old male, with a gunshot wound to his head. Medics arrived and transported the victim to MMC. At approximately 2:32 a.m. he was pronounced dead.

Based on witness statements, Officers and Detectives were able to determine the suspect in the shooting. An arrest warrant was obtained for Richard Andrade (12.11.1984).

At 10:20 a.m. Andrade was arrested and taken to the City Detention Center where he was booked. Bond was set at $1,000,000.00

 

 

Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report September 5, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 232 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight September 4 to 7:00 a.m. on September 5, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 09/04/2014        11:45 AM
Location: 1400 San Juan Street
Offense:  Assault       (PC 20.01      Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1409040055
A 16 year old female victim told Corpus Christi Police that her boyfriend, Ruben Ramirez (12/25/1994) became jealous because he thought she was looking at another man and he picked up a wooden stick and began to hit her with it. Officers responded to the call at a home in the 1400 block of San Juan Street.  The victim said the male hit her several times on the legs, and then pushed her down to the ground. The victim had welts on the back of her legs, had a welt on the left side of her face, and she also had a bloody nose.  She was treated at the scene by CCFD EMS, the male was arrested for assault.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 09/04/2014        12:15 PM
Location: 3600 Sumster Court
Offense:  Burglary                (PC 30.02       Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1409040067
A 21 year old female contacted Corpus Christi Police and said that she was at the hospital visiting a relative and observed on Facebook that her ex-boyfriend was posting pictures of her home with himself and his friends inside having a party. She returned to the home in the 3600 block of Sumster Court from the hospital and found Adam Castaneda (02/20/1994) in her living room. She told him to get out and they began to argue. The male then punched the victim in the face, pushed her into the door and then choked her. The victim’s grandmother entered the home and she called police and the male fled on foot.  The female told officers that she believed that the male gained entry into the home by prying a window open. The victim also told officers that the male had never lived in the home. Other officers responding to the call located the male under the Crosstown Freeway near S Port Ave. and he was arrested and charged with assault, a third degree felony and for burglary, a second degree felony. The victim appeared to have a broken nose and multiple lumps and bruises.  She was treated by CCFD EMS for her injuries.

  

 

“Delta” District
Date: 09/04/2014        12:05 PM
Location: 2700 South Port Avenue
Offense:  Abandoned Children       (PC 22.041     Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1409040070
Corpus Christi Police responded to a call for three small children walking with no adults near the intersection of Baldwin Blvd. and S. Port Ave.  Officers arrived in the 2700 block of S. Port Ave. and found the kids, all without shoes.  An 8 year old little girl, was carrying her 8 month old brother, who had only a diaper on.  Also in the group was a 4 year old male brother and he was only wearing dirty underwear. The 8 year old girl told officers that she didn`t want to live with her mother anymore because she hits her, pulls her hair and sleeps all day. The girl said they left out a window and were walking to their dad`s home but didn`t know exactly where he lived. Officers arrived back at the children’s home in the 2700 block of Sarita St. and found the 25 year old mother asleep.  The officers found conditions inside of the home was a cause for concern and Child Protective Services was contacted and responded to the scene.  Corpus Christi Police Detectives and CPS are investigating this case, and at this time no arrest have been made.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 09/04/2014        11:20 PM
Location: 600 Gordon Street
Offense:  Arrest Warrants
Case Number: 1409040143
Corpus Christi Police Gang Units went to an apartment complex located at 625 Gordon St. to search for two outstanding wanted individuals. The arrest warrants were issued for Richard Hernandez (08/10/1978) and Gerardo Cortez (11/06/1981) both for aggravated robbery. Officers located Mr. Hernandez first and arrested him at an apartment and then a short time later Mr. Cortez was located and arrested after a short struggle. Mr. Cortez was booked for the outstanding arrest warrant and for resisting arrest, a Class A misdemeanor.

 

 

“Delta” District
Date: 09/04/2014        8:25 PM
Location: 1400 North Shoreline Blvd.
Offense:  Indecency with a Child                (PC 21.11    Third Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1409040151
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to the 1400 block of N. Shoreline Blvd. for a report of a man exposing himself.   Officers contacted a 22 year old man who told them that he and his family, including his two year old son, were sitting on a bench along the seawall when they observed a male sitting about 20 feet away from them masturbating as people were walking in the area.  Officers contacted the suspect, Alberto Castillo III (07/21/1985), as he was walking away from the area and after an investigation he was arrested.  Since the suspect was engaged in sexual contact knowing a child was present, he was charged with indecency with a child, a third degree felony and was transported to the city detention center.

 

 

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.