Occurred on 2/14/13, 7:29am  Traffic Accident    1302140129/C1301086

A 14-year-old and a 17-year-old were struck by a Chevrolet Impala as they crossed the intersection at Staples and Laredo Streets.

Further investigation revealed the driver of the Impala was traveling northbound on S. Staples when she turned onto Laredo and struck the two females walking through the cross walk.  Both victims were taken to Spohn Memorial with minor injuries.

The 14-year-old was found to be a runaway out of San Antonio and booked at the Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center once she was medically cleared.

The 73-year-old driver was cited for Failure to Yield the Right of Way~Pedestrian in Crosswalk.

Occurred on 2/14/13, 1:39am  Traffic Fatality  2700 Morgan  1302140007/C1301059

Police were called to a one vehicle accident in the 2700 block of Morgan.  Witnesses reported to Officers that they observed a white Honda Accord  speeding as it traveled eastbound on Morgan.

The driver lost control of the vehicle and slid sideways striking a couple of trees, a fire hydrant, and a telephone pole.  The driver and sole occupant of the Accord was deceased at the accident scene.

Occurred on 2/12/13, 1:05am  Driving While Intoxicated  5400 Carroll Lane  1302120003

Police were called to 5400 Carroll Lane for an accident in which the children inside a gold Dodge Durango were being driven away.  Officers arrived to find the Durango had rear-ended a blue Chevrolet Cavalier.  The impact caused the Cavalier to spin, jump the curb and come to a stop in the grass.  The Durango continued traveling southbound on Carroll Lane and hit a tree.

A witness told Police the driver Melissa Lopez (09/27/82) was last seen running through the Carroll Lane Apartments.  Lopez was found by Officers and escorted back to accident scene.

Further investigation revealed that when Lopez was unable to drive off, she removed the Durango’s license plates. She also asked a family member driving behind her to take her 4 and 6-year-olds who were in the SUV at the time of the accident.  The two young girls were taken to Driscoll Children’s Hospital where they were treated for facial injuries.

The 59-year-old driver of the Cavalier and the 52-year-old passenger were both taken to Spohn Memorial by CCFD Emergency Personnel with serious injuries.

Lopez who appeared intoxicated was administered Standard Field Sobriety Tests and a Blood Specimen taken.  She was also positively identified by witnesses and placed under arrest.  Lopez was charged with Driving While Intoxicated~With Child, Resisting Arrest, and Driving While License Suspended/Invalid.

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Corpus Christi Police were called to the area to investigate a shooting.  Upon their arrival,  Officers found a man who appeared to be seriously injured. The man was immediately taken to Spohn Memorial by CCFD Emergency Personnel.   The man did not survive his injuries.

Corpus Christi Police are now searching for two men who were in a maroon 4-door Pontiac Grand Am who detectives believe may have some information concerning the 36-year-old man’s death.

Corpus Christi Police Detectives believe one of the men in the Pontiac was about 5 foot 8 inches tall, about 220 pounds, and wore a hoodie.

Anyone with any additional information about this crime should call Corpus Christi Police Homicide Detective D. Perez at 361-886-2676.  Information may also be provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com.

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Occurred on 1/29/13, 9:51am  Burglary of a Habitation    4 Hewitt   1301290157

Police were called to the residence for a residential burglary which had occurred overnight.  The homeowner told Officers his garage alarm was set off around midnight.  He checked the house and found it to be okay.

Later in the day, he observed his wife’s vehicle had been burglarized.  A neighbor provided video of a suspicious individual walking around the victim’s garage.

Anyone with any information on this crime or the suspect’s identity is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS.  You can also submit a tip via your Android or iPhone app.  Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspect is arrested.

Abel Edwin Perez

Julio Ceasar Salazar

Occurred on 2/6/13, 2:11am  Public Intoxication 5401 Leopard   1302060005

Police were called to Cabaret Gentlemen’s Club for an assault involving an employee.  Upon their arrival, Officers knocked on the door and a male voice answered, but wouldn’t open the door.  Officers knocked again and the man changed his voice disguising it as a female.

Police convinced the manager Abel Edwin Perez (02/11/67) to open the door.  Perez and the door man Julio Ceasar Salazar (09/23/82) were both found to be highly intoxicated inside the business.

Perez and Salazar were both arrested and charged with Public Intoxication.   The victim of the original assault had left prior to Officers’ arrival and was not contacted.