Occurred Saturday, July 14, 2012, 23:21, Kostoryz Road at Manshiem Boulevard, Graffiti & curfew violations, 1207140183

A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were taken into custody Saturday night for their connection to $450 worth of damage for graffiti in the area of Sacky and Wharton.

Corpus Christi Police were called at 11:15pm Saturday night for a graffiti complaint. The caller told police that juveniles who were responsible for graffiti were in an orange car and used red paint in the area of Sacky and Wharton.

A Corpus Christi Police Officer saw an orange car with occupants who matched the description of the suspects at Kostoryz and Mansheim.  The officer investigated the vehicle and its occupants and discovered evidence of the crime.

A 16-year-old boy and his 15-year-old boy passenger were apprehended and delivered to the Nueces County Juvenile Detention Center for graffiti (a Class B Misdemeanor); for possession of graffiti implements (a Class C Misdemeanor); and for violation of night-time curfew (a Class C Misdemeanor).

Occurred Monday, July 16, 2012, 1:35am, 4500 McGregor Dr. Theft, curfew violations, 1207160010

Two were arrested Monday morning after they ran with stolen property past a police officer at 1:35 in the morning near the Wal-Mart on Staples.

Corpus Christi Police Officer Paul Janko patrolled the 4500 block of McGregor and saw a man and a juvenile boy run past his marked patrol car at 1:35am. Officer Janko stopped the two and discovered 20-year-old Juan Sanchez (5/1/1992) and a 16-year-old boy had $78 worth of merchandise from the Wal-Mart and no receipt.

Officer Janko took the two back to Wal-Mart and investigated the possible theft. Wal-Mart employees verified that Sanchez and the juvenile had taken the merchandise without paying and then ran from the store until they ran past Officer Janko.

The merchandise was returned to the store and Sanchez was arrested for theft, a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail and up to a $2,000 fine. Sanchez was also arrested for inducing night curfew punishable by a fine up to $200.

The 16-year-old juvenile was referred to the juvenile court and delivered to the Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center for the theft and for violation of night curfew.

Occurred on 7/15/12, 10:55 pm  Racing  Shoreline and Cooper’s Alley      1207150161 

Officer C. Meer was at the Corpus Christi Art Center for a call for service when he observed a white Chrysler 300 and a Ford Mustang racing on Shoreline Boulevard.  The Officer was not able to catch up to them until the two vehicles slowed down on Furman Avenue.  Both vehicles were attempting to make a u-turn when the Officer was able to pull them over. 

Both denied racing, one told Officers he was on the way to work, while the other did know why she was being pulled over.  Michelle Hernandez (07/12/86) and Christopher Silva (12/19/86) were both arrested and charged with Racing on Highway. 

Hernandez was additionally charged with Driving While License Invalid and Child Passenger Safety Seat Offense 8 Years when her four-year-old son was not buckled in an approved child safety seat. 

The “Racing” and Driving While License Suspended charges are Class “B” Misdemeanors and both are punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine. Hernandez’ third charge for an unapproved safety seat is a Class “C” Misdemeanor and punishable by a fine up to $500. 

The four-year-old was uninjured and release to the 18-year-old passenger.

Occurred on 7/15/12, 2:19 am  Assault  3101 Surfside Boulevard  1207150034

Officers responding to a fight call at a local hotel arrived to find chaos reigning in the parking lot with suspects fleeing in two separate vehicles.

Police were able to pull over one of the suspect vehicles with four suspects inside.  The four were positively identified by a witness who told Officers they began to assault the victim punching and kicking him in face and head.  The motive for the assault was unknown as Officers were unable to talk to the victim who was taken to Spohn Memorial with facial injuries, possibly a broken nose.

Robert Rodriguez Sr. (07/18/65) and Robert Rodriguez Jr. (05/06/85), Jeremy Andrew Valdez (04/19/89) and John A. Valdez (02/12/75) were all arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.  All four were charged with Assault, a Class “A” Misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.

Robert Rodriguez Sr. refused to provide his name to Officers and charged additionally charged with Failure to Identify.  Robert Rodriguez Jr. was also found to have an outstanding Municipal Court warrant for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility with a fine of $423,  John Valdez was also charged with two outstanding Municipal Court warrant for Speeding in a School Zone with a fine of $207.10.

Occurred Thursday, July 12, 2012, 10:50am, 9552 S Padre Island Dr. Aggravated Robbery 1207120050, 1207120074

A 58-year-old man was arrested Thursday for a bank robbery in Flour Bluff.

Corpus Christi Police Officer David Mihalco responded to a bank robbery at the Navy Army Federal Credit Union in Flour Bluff. The dispatcher announced information that the bank robber was a white man who wore a blue and white cap, gray shirt, and blue jeans that left in a white Mazda. The dispatcher then provided the license plate number of the vehicle operated by the suspect.

Officer Mihalco noticed a parked Mazda truck parked in a driveway on Lakeside Drive. Officer Mihalco investigated and discovered the unoccupied truck was the same used in the bank robbery. Officer Mihalco stayed with the truck while other patrol officers searched for the suspect.

Officer Rodney Cantu searched the area near the truck and located a man who matched the suspect description in the area of Claride Street and Lakeside Drive. The man, Michael Richey (9/29/1953) ran from Officer Cantu until cornered in a fenced area in front of a business. Richey then presented a black object with a handle that appeared to Officer Cantu as a handgun. Richey threw the object to the ground. Richey slowly complied with officers instructions to get to the ground, but then reached for the object thrown to the ground. Officers placed Richey in handcuffs, and then discovered the object Richey threw to the ground was a plastic spray paint handle that had an appearance of a pistol.

Corpus Christi Police Robbery Detectives arrived at the bank and verified Richey was responsible for the robbery. Detectives determined all suspects in this event were in police custody.

No person was injured at the bank. Richey is accused of entering the bank and demanding money with the threat of force from the bank teller. Richey left the bank with an undetermined amount of money. All the money was recovered and it is too early in the investigation to determine if Richey is connected to any other robbery.

Richey was arrested for Aggravated Robbery, a first degree felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Richey was also charged with evading arrest, a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine.

Occurred Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 00:08, 6701 Everhart Road, Burglary of a Building 1207110006

Two men were arrested Wednesday accused of stealing $20,000 of air conditioning metal from the Coastal Haven Senior Apartments.

Corpus Christi Police were called by a witness who saw two men disassemble exterior air conditioning units at the Coastal Haven Senior Apartments near midnight. The two men ran from the scene in different directions until one of the men, Raymond Dubberke (11/10/1968) was stopped by a police officer.

A uniformed Corpus Christi Police Officer on his way home in his personal vehicle after having finished a shift had his portable radio on and heard the call. The off duty police officer saw the second suspect, Robert Curry (8/3/1972), cross Saratoga Boulevard at Player Street. Curry was stopped by the off duty officer until a marked patrol car could take Curry back to the scene of the crime.

Evidence was collected and the estimated value of the components taken from five apartments was valued at $20,000. The air conditioning components were recovered and returned to the apartment management.

Duberrke and Curry were arrested for Burglary of a Building, a state jail felony punishable by up to 2 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine, and for Theft of Metal, also a state jail felony.

Occurred Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 13:47, 4462 Ayers Robbery, 1207110065

Corpus Christi Police investigated a bank robbery Wednesday at the Texas Champion Bank at Gollihar and Ayers in which a man entered the bank, presented a teller with a note that demanded cash, and then the man left with some cash.

Investigating Police Officers are relieved no person was injured. Corpus Christi Police are searching for a white man that wore a blue Corpus Christi Hooks baseball cap, a dark blue t-shirt, and faded blue jean shorts as the man responsible for the robbery. The man stated on the note that he had a gun, but no weapon was displayed in this event.

The man presented a note that demanded cash, received an undetermined amount of cash, then left and was last seen on foot east on Gollihar.

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 leads to an arrest it could earn the caller a cash reward.