Aria Gutierrez

Bruce Garcia

Occurred on 11/06/12, 11:44pm   Burglary of a Vehicle    4800 Orchid/3800 Sarita 1211060007

Police were called to the Homewood Suites for several individuals checking door handles in the parking lot.  Upon the Officers arrival, a witness told them the two males and a female had left were last seen walking towards Ayers Street.

Officer contacted the three individuals and observed one of males drop a couple of credit cards to the ground along with a backpack containing GPS system, an iPod, and a watch.  The 17-year-old female was also found to have a GPS system inside her purse.  Bruce Garcia (12/18/93) and Aria Gutierrez (10/04/95) were detained.  The third male was later released.

The GPS system led Officers to the burglary victim in the 4800 block of Orchid.  The victim told Officers he had just finished reporting the burglary of his Chrysler Town and Country van online and provided them with a tracking number.   The credit cards found on Garcia had the victim’s and his wife’s name on them.

At the same time, another Officer was checking the address on the second GPS system and contacted a second victim who had reported her GPS stolen along with her iPod.  A third victim told Officers a pair of Versace sunglasses had been stolen and filed a police report about an hour before.  The sunglasses were also found in Garcia’s backpack.

Both Garcia and Gutierrez were arrested and charged with Burglary of a Vehicle which is a Class “A” Misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.  The stolen items were returned to the victims.

Occurred on 10/29/12, 10:32pm  Aggravated Robbery  4702 Kostoryz   1210290142

Police were called to the Times Market for an armed robbery involving two Hispanic males.  Officers contacted the 56-year-old store owner and his 54-year-old wife who reported the two men entered the store wearing hoodies pulled over their faces.

One of the men pointed a gun at the store owner and demanded their money from the register. The suspects took an undetermined amount of cash and several cartons of cigarettes. Both suspects fled on foot. The couple was uninjured in the robbery.

The first suspect is described as a Hispanic male, 19 to 23 years of age, and 5’7” to 5’9” feet tall.  He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie with long shorts, and a baseball cap along with flip-flops worn over black socks.

The second suspect is described as a Hispanic male, 18 to 22 years of age, 5’5” to 5’6” feet tall, and weighing 140 to 150 lbs.  He was last seen wearing a red shirt under a grey hoodie, a baseball cap, and armed with a firearm.

Anyone with any information that can identify or locate this man should call the Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide Bureau immediately at 361-886-2841 or the Police Department’s non-emergency number at 361-886-2600.  Information can be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com.

Occurred on 10/24/12, 9:55pm  Major Accident  615 Power Street    C1208114 

A 55-year-old woman and her 23-year-old passenger escaped serious injuries when their silver Chrysler Town & Country Van hit the building at 615 Power Street.  The woman told Officers she was traveling southbound on the Harbor Bridge when she exited at Power Street.  Her vehicle’s brakes malfunctioned, causing the van to strike a guardrail, a metal pole, and finally coming to a stop when it crashed into the building.

The passenger was uninjured, but the driver was taken to Spohn Memorial with a broken hand by CCFD Emergency Personnel.

Occurred on 10/24/12, 11:00 pm  Aggravated Assault  1501 S. Brownlee  1210240128

Police were called to the Times Market at Elizabeth and Brownlee for a disturbance between a man and woman.  Upon their arrival, Officers found a 52-year-old man bleeding from a cut above his right eye.  He told Officers he was sitting at the bus stop when Laverne Galindo Perez (02/10/67) walked by and hit him over the head with a beer bottle. The victim was treated by CCFD Emergency Personnel and released.

The woman ran off into an empty field where Officer T. Paddock found her in an empty lot nearby.  Perez was positively identified by the victim and arrested.  She was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon which is a Second Degree Felony punishable up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Occurred on 10/22/12, 1:30pm  Hit and Run Accident  Holly/Weber Road  C1208033

Police investigating a hit and run accident at Holly and Weber involving a pedestrian crossing the street in a marked cross walk were called by the driver who wished to turn herself in.

The 23-year-old woman was charged with Failure to Remain and Report at an Accident along with Failing to Yield Right of Way to a Pedestrian in a Cross Walk.

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