Category Archives: Delta District

Delta District

Early Morning Shooting Leaves a Man with an Injured Hand

August 10, 2012 3:34am    1200 block of Elgin          Aggravated Assault       120800031

Officers responded to Doctors Regional Hospital to interview a shooting victim that hospital staff was treating. The victim, a 21 year old male was suffering from a gunshot wound to his left hand. He stated that he was leaving his residence on Elgin when he was approached by an unknown male. The stranger asked for a dollar. The victim declined to give any money and turned away to get into his vehicle. The victim said that he could hear the man approaching him and he turned to find him pointing a gun in his face.  The victim stated that he attempted to reach for the gun and was shot in the hand. He said that the suspect fled south on Elgin across Morgan. He may have been running towards a van.  Officers went to Elgin but could not locate a crime scene.

If you have any information about this crime you are asked to contact CCPD at 361-886-2840 or Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS(8477).

Delta District

Decision to steal beer leads to the discovery of a fugitive

August 9, 2012 8:12pm          4100 Ayers     Theft/Warrants    1208090011

CCPD Officers were dispatched to a convenience store to investigate a theft of beer that had just occurred. Before officers could arrive, Officers from the Corpus Christi Independent School District Police Department advised that they had stopped a vehicle at 2700 Zamora driving at a high rate of speed with its lights turned off.  Inside the vehicle was the driver and sole occupant Crystal Pena 6-29-89 and an 18 pack of Bud Light.

The suspect was positively identified by the store clerk who stated that the suspect almost drove into the pumps and customers as she fled the scene. Crystal Pena was also discovered to have two active warrants for her arrest.

Delta District, Patrol Division

More information about patrol shifts

The Corpus Christi Police Department has 26 patrol shifts which work in an overlapping method so that each beat has two beat officers assigned to share work load for much of the time. The over lapping allows for officers to end their shift having already been replaced by an officer that has started their shift. This method provides for a seem less transition in view of the public so that police services are interrupted as little as possible.

The Corpus Christi Police Department has the city is divided into four districts (A, B, C, & D). Each district is the area of responsibility for one Police Captain. The Field Captain for the Delta District is Captain Bernardo Torres. The Captain supervises 6 or 7 subordinate Lieutenants assigned to the district that act as a shift supervisor over 8 to 12 patrol officers. The patrol officers are assigned to a beat of the district in which there are typically 8 beats per district. Some patrol officers ride together in one patrol car as a two-man unit.

In this case, Officer Paddock is a veteran officer that is responsible for the “on the job” training for Officer Martinez. Officer Martinez is graded each night based on his performance. The highest priority of the training is the ability for Officer Martinez to perform his duties safely.

Officer Martinez was hired by Corpus Christi in 2011 and completed 27 weeks of 40 hour per week classroom instruction. Officer Martinez graduated the 70th Class of the Corpus Christi Police Academy and has been assigned to the streets for the “hands on training.” Officer Martinez has a curriculum to follow for the training provided by Officer Paddock. Officer Martinez has books to study and is also graded on written tests provided by the Police Training Staff.

Randomly, Officers on the Field Training Program like Officer Martinez are unexpectedly called to a designated location to submit to a written exam. The grades from the written exam are compiled with the daily grades based on conduct and performance. Historically, several officers from each academy class do not complete the Field Training Program and are dismissed from the Corpus Christi Police Department.

Community Outreach, Delta District, Patrol Division

The Patrol Officers Day Starts With Roll Call

The Shift gathers for roll call

What is roll call?

The Corpus Christi Police Officers begin their work day in a classroom setting. The shift supervisor, a Lieutenant by grade, takes attendance and conducts uniform and equipment inspections. The Lieutenant then provides the group of 8-12 patrol officers with a briefing.

What is briefing?

There are several types of briefings which are: Information; Decision; Mission; and Staff. The briefing provided to the patrol officers at roll call is typically an information brief. Information briefs present primarily facts to the audience and does not seek decisions, it does not include recommendations, and it does not provide conclusions. The purpose of the briefing is to transfer high priority information to an audience that requires immediate attention. The briefing may explain complicated information to provide clarity and to remove confusion.

The information provided to the patrol officers is recent and significant. It may be information about weather conditions, recent crime trends, neighborhood problems that have surfaced, traffic obstructions like street closures, approaching crowded events, safety concerns, or a variety of other information.

Training opportunities also rise in the time for briefing. Lieutenants use the computer and technology to show videos from police events around the world which provide a venue of consideration for how the individual officers may respond to situations recorded on video. Many shifts listened to the police radio broadcasts of the Colorado theater massacre recently to have conversation about the most effective method for transmitting information over the radio in an active shooter situation.

The roll call usually takes 30 minutes and concludes with issuance of patrol car keys, beat assignments, and special instructions provided to the individual patrol officers. Officer Paddock and Officer Martinez are assigned to the beat known as D360.

Delta District, Patrol Division

Welcome to the Virtual Ride-A-Long! Be sure to click the links for more information

This is the begin of the Virtual Ride-a-long.

The public will be able to do a virtual ride-a-long from the comfort of home tonight, August 8, 2012 with the Corpus Christi Police Department from 5:30pm until 12:30am.

The Corpus Christi Police Department will show the photographs and announce the activity on Twitter as it happens. Anyone interested to experience the virtual ride-a-long with the Corpus Christi Police can follow the activity on Twitter @CorpusChristiPD. The Twitter message will begin at 5:30pm when the shift roll call happens, then document the officer’s activity through the entire shift.

The purpose of the event is to provide the public an example of the work day for a typical Corpus Christi Police Patrol Officer. This is the first such event the Corpus Christi Police Department has hosted. Followers on Twitter will be able to ask questions as the virtual ride-a-long happens.

The virtual ride-a-long will be with Corpus Christi Police Officer Trenade Paddock and the officer she trains from the 70th Police Academy Class as they patrol the Delta District Wednesday night.

Community Outreach, Delta District, Patrol Division

Corpus Christi Police Host Virtual Ride-A-Long

The public will be able to do a virtual ride-a-long from the comfort of home Wednesday, August 8, 2012 with the Corpus Christi Police Department from 5:30pm until 12:30am.

The Corpus Christi Police Department will show the photographs and announce the activity on Twitter as it happens. Anyone interested to experience the virtual ride-a-long with the Corpus Christi Police can follow the activity on Twitter @CorpusChristiPD. The Twitter message will begin at 5:30pm when the shift roll call happens, then document the officer’s activity through the entire shift.

The purpose of the event is to provide the public an example of the work day for a typical Corpus Christi Police Patrol Officer. This is the first such event the Corpus Christi Police Department has hosted. Followers on Twitter will be able to ask questions as the virtual ride-a-long happens.

The virtual ride-a-long will be with Corpus Christi Police Officer Trenade Paddock and the officer she trains from the 70th Police Academy Class, Officer Phillip Martinez, as they patrol the Delta District Wednesday night.

Visit the Corpus Christi Police Department twitter account and “follow” CorpusChristiPD to experience and participate in the first virtual ride-a-long with the Corpus Christi Police Department.

Officer Paddock is a single mother of 5 children that joined the Corpus Christi Police Department in 2009. Officer Paddock is currently enrolled at Texas A&M to complete her Master’s Degree in Counseling by next summer. Officer Paddock grew up in Bedford, Indiana and joined the Navy directly out of High School. Officer Paddock taught Physical Education in California for 8 years before returning to Indiana for 3 years to work in a hospital as a medical assistant. Officer Paddock moved to Corpus Christi 5 years ago and worked 2 years as part of Project Turnaround for the Coastal Bend AIDS Foundation. Officer Paddock was selected to serve on the Corpus Christi Police Honor Guard and is now assigned as a Field Training Officer for the 70th Police Academy Session.
Delta District, Patrol Division

Police Seek Man Who Set Lexus On Fire

Occurred Monday, August 06, 2012, 4:00am, 3002 Antelope, Arson 1208060025

A blue 1991 Lexus was burned at the Casa De Santa Fe Apartments Monday morning after a man broke out a back passenger window and threw an incendiary device into the car to start a fire.

A 35-year-old man told Police Officers that he saw a tan or champagne colored Chevy Tahoe stop next to the Lexus at about 4:00am. The 35-year-old man said a man got out of the Tahoe and broke the window on the Lexus and then threw a bottle with a flammable fluid inside the car to start a fire. The man who threw the bottle fled the scene immediately.

The 35-year-old man said he was able to extinguish the flames before the car was consumed by the fire. No person was injured in this event and no suspects have yet been identified. The 35-year-old man estimates the value of the damage to be about $2,000. Corpus Christi Police Arson Investigators are evaluating evidence to determine who may be responsible for this fire.

Anyone with additional information about this crime should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit an online tip at www.888TIPS.com. If the information provided to Crime Stoppers results in an arrest, it could earn the caller a cash reward.

Delta District, Patrol Division

Officer Injured By Man Who Caused 2 Crashes And Fled

Occurred Sunday, August 05, 2012, 1:00am, 3205 Ayers Street, Evading Arrest, Resisting Arrest 1208050009, C1205843, & C1205844

A Corpus Christi Police Officer was injured during the arrest of a 24-year-old man who caused two vehicle crashes.

Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to the Santa Fuego night club located at 3205 Ayers Street for a disturbance. The officers heard a crash in the parking lot after they had entered the building. The officers went outside and saw a blue 1999 Ford Explorer had backed into another car in the parking lot. The Explorer then nearly struck several pedestrians when it sped out of the parking lot.

Police Officers got into their patrol cars and followed the Explorer. The Explorer accelerated from patrol cars through several streets until the operator of the Explorer, 24-year-old Armando Sanchez (10/11/1987), jumped out of the Explorer while it was in motion.

The Explorer traveled until it struck a tree in front of 1254 York Avenue. Sanchez ran north on York until Police Officers caught up with him. Sanchez fought with police and caused one officer to suffer a laceration to the Police Officers forehead and a broken bone in the Police Officers right hand.

Sanchez was taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation and then delivered to the city detention center. Sanchez was arrested for Evading Arrest in a vehicle, a 3rd degree felony, and for resisting arrest, a Class A misdemeanor.

Delta District, Patrol Division

Woman Injures 2 People After Flight From Police

Occurred Saturday, August 4, 2012, 23:41, Agnes Street at State Highway 286, Intoxication Assault, 1208040155, C1205841

A 28-year-old woman was arrested Saturday night after she ran a red light and crashed into a vehicle and caused two men to be injured at the intersection of Agnes Street and the Access Road of State Highway 286.

A Corpus Christi Police Officer saw a white 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix perform an unsafe turn on Agnes Street at 11:40 pm Saturday night. The police officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the Pontiac sped away and refused to stop. The Pontiac traveled at a high rate of speed and caused a near collision with an uninvolved vehicle. The only violation was a traffic stop, so the vehicle pursuit was cancelled because the risk of injury to an innocent person outweighed the reward of capturing the violator.

The police officer turned off his emergency equipment and slowed to the speed limit. The police officer saw the Pontiac travel through the red light at the intersection of Agnes and the State Highway 286 access road then strike a black 1999 Ford F1-50 which caused the truck to roll.

Two 18-year-old men were in the truck and were both transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The operator of the Pontiac, 28-year-old Kimberly Balboa (5/5/1984), displayed indications that she was intoxicated. Balboa was arrested for Intoxication Assault and Evading Arrest in a Vehicle. Balboa was taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation and a blood specimen was obtained. Balboa was then delivered to the city detention center.

Delta District, Patrol Division

Police Seek Additional Information About Possible Arson

Occurred Friday, August 3, 2012, 5:40am, 700 South Port Avenue, Arson 1208030032; 1208030033

Corpus Christi Police Investigators are evaluating burnt property on the 700 block of South Port Avenue that is suspected to have been the result of arson.

Corpus Christi Police were called to Irma’s Lounge located at 703 South Port Avenue for a building that was on fire. The building was boarded and unoccupied and was consumed by fire.

Witnesses told police officers that a man who wore blue jeans and a gray shirt ran east from the fire. Police Investigators seek any additional information the public may have about this fire.

Police were called to the 900 block of Duncan Street at 6:20am for a fire in a vacant lot. A piece of furniture was on fire and located near to the original fire at the 900 block of South Port Avenue.

Anyone interested to search reported crime in Corpus Christi may search Crimereports.com for valuable information. Anyone with additional information about these fires should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit an online tip by www.888TIPS.com. If the information leads to an arrest it could earn the caller a cash reward.