Occurred on February 23  06:07 PM      4410 Moravian    Aggravated Robbery 1202230109

A 54 year-old man told officers that he was robbed by a knife-wielding woman while he and his roommate enjoyed their chicken dinner.  Officers responding to a report of a disturbance at the home discovered Henry Dirk (DOB: 8-22-57) and his 46 year-old roommate sitting at the kitchen table eating fried chicken.  Dirk told officers that while he and his roommate were eating dinner, a tall thin auburn haired white woman armed with a knife entered the home through an unlocked door and demanded his money.  According to Dirk, the woman removed a small amount of cash from his wallet and fled the home in an unknown direction.   Dirk then called police and both he and his roommate resumed dinner.  Officers were unable to locate the woman, but did arrest Dirk for an outstanding larceny warrant, $500 bond.

Occurred on February 24 02:28am    3200 Crestridge    Robbery/Carjacking   1202240014

A 34 year-old man told officers that his rental car, wallet and jewelry were stolen from him by a gun-wielding masked man.  The victim told officers that he was driving home when he saw a man lying on the roadway on the 3200 block of Crestridge Drive.  According to the victim, when he got out to check on the man lying in the street, the suspect jumped to his feet and pointed a handgun at him.  The victim told officers that the suspect was dressed completely in black clothing and wearing a black ski mask. The suspect stole his wallet with a small amount of cash, several items of jewelry, and the victim’s rental car, a 2010 Chevy Impala.  Minutes later, officers responded to a hit and run accident on the 2800 block of Riggan Street. Officers there discovered that the stolen Impala had struck a 2000 Toyota Camry.  The 35 year-old driver of the Camry told officers that she and her two passengers had just gotten into the Camry and were about to pull away from the curb when they were struck almost head-on by the stolen Impala.  The driver and her passengers told officers that the driver of the Impala then fled the scene on foot.  The only description they could provide was that he was a male. The victim’s wallet was located in the Impala minus the cash. The jewelry was not recovered.  A passenger in the Camry complained of minor injuries, and was treated at the scene by medics, but was not transported to the hospital.

Occurred on February 22, 2012 3:17 AM     Aggravated Robbery      3302 Baldwin     1202220007

 Officers responded to an overnight robbery at the Stripes store at 3302 Baldwin.  A local Green-N-Go Taxi Driver observed the robbery in progress and quickly called the police.  Prior to Officers arriving at the store, the robber left the store, got into a car, and drove away.  The taxi driver followed in the taxi.

When the two cars stopped at a red light at Baldwin and Cortez, the taxi driver exited the cab and told the robber to get out of his car. The robber was armed with a knife that was displayed during the robbery, but the robber complied with the taxi drivers demand to wait for police to arrive.

The robber was identified as John Gillespie 12/17/1983.  He was arrested and taken to jail.

Occurred on February 21, 2012 12:49 AM          Robbery      1601 Agnes         1202210007

Officers were called to 1601 Agnes the Stripes Store for a robbery.  The suspect was holding a stick and demanded the money from the register. The suspect was described as a white male wearing a black beanie, flannel shirt/jacket with a hood and camouflage shorts.  The suspect also demanded the store clerk’s wallet, but when the clerk stated he didn’t have a wallet, the suspect settled for a carton of cigarettes and the money from the store. The suspect was barefooted and left running on Brownlee.

Occurred on February 21, 2012 02:06 AM           Robbery       4101 HWY 181   1202210013

The same suspect did another robbery at the Stripes Store located at 4101 Highway 181 at approximately 02:06 AM. This time the suspect was holding a hammer and demanded money from the cash register. The suspect wearing the same clothes from the earlier robbery also wanted the clerk’s wallet. This time the suspect got away with the store’s money and the clerk’s wallet. Again the suspect left on foot.

At 3:05 AM The Portland Police Department responded to a robbery at the Snappy Foods Store in their city. The same description was provided for the suspect in that robbery.

Occurred on February 20, 2012 01:49 AM           Graffiti             2000 Airline               1202210014               

An alert officer patrolling the neighborhood looking for graffiti vandals spotted a suspicious heavy-set male wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the hood covering his head walking on the 1800 block of Airline Road.   The officer saw a second subject run east down a side street nearby.  The officer continued on as if he wasn’t suspicious, but once out of sight of the two men, he doubled back, parked his patrol car in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 2000 block of Airline, and approached the area on foot.  As soon as the officer got out of his patrol car, he smelled a strong odor of fresh spray paint in the air.  The officer then noticed fresh red spray paint on a metal electrical box near the north entrance of the apartments, as well as fresh blue spray paint on a wooden privacy fence nearby. The officer began walking through the apartment complex and spotted two men sitting inside a parked Dodge pickup near the entrance to the complex.  The officer recognized the passenger in the truck as the same heavy-set man that he had seen walking on Airline moments earlier.  In the rear cup holder of the pickup, the officer observed a can of spray paint. Protruding from beneath the seat, the officer saw two more cans of spray paint. Upon closer examination, the officer noticed two sets of footprints upon the dew covered grass leading from the truck to the vandalized electrical box and fence and back to the pickup. Officers removed both men from the pickup; neither lived in the apartments nor could either offer a plausible explanation as to why they were there. On the hands of the passenger, Rodolfo Molina (DOB: 3-7-94), officers observed specks of red paint, matching the color of the spray paint on the electrical box.  Officers arrested Molina and the driver, Robert Medina (DOB: 8-2-90) for graffiti.  While searching the truck, officers discovered a small amount of marijuana, and three spray paint cans. Both offenders were transported to the City Detention Center and the truck was impounded.

Occurred on 2/20/12, 03:04 a.m.  Possession of a Controlled Substance   Arlington Drive/Blanco Court   1202200018

Officers pulled over a red 1992 Chrysler New Yorker for driving without headlights and contacted the occupants who appeared to be hiding something.  The driver Moises Munguia (09/11/58) was detained in a police vehicle while Officers conducted their investigation. 

While one of the Officers kept an eye on the passenger Jose Reyna (09/04/77), he observed Reyna reach over the driver’s side and throw a baggy containing a very large rock of Crack Cocaine onto the floorboard.  Total weight of the Cocaine was 41.03 grams. Neither Munguia nor Reyna claimed ownership of the baggy and both were arrested.

Both were charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, while Reyna was additionally charged with an outstanding Municipal Court warrant for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility in the amount of $221.  Officers seized $1,200 from Reyna.  Munguia was also cited for Driving without Lights and Failure to Display Driver’s License.

Reported on 2/16/12, 08:18 a.m.  Burglary of a Building/U.U.M.V.  611 Palm Drive     1202160025/1202160032

Patrol Officers responded to the Nueces County Records Building Street for a burglary and a stolen vehicle.  Further investigation revealed the suspect or suspects had stolen the vehicle along with a safe.

The suspect or suspects fled in the stolen white 1999 Ford F-150 pick-up truck with Nueces Count logos on the doors.  Shortly thereafter the stolen truck was located in the 700 block of Stillman by Enduro Units Senior Officer Billy Browning.

Enduro Units Senior Officers Browning and Jeff Davis continued their search for the suspect(s) and checked Spanish Oaks Apartments at 3002 Antelope Street. Witness reports led the Officers to one of the apartments in the complex. 

Officers about to knock on the door when a Black male began to walk out of the apartment giving them a clear view of a safe inside the apartment.

The male, Harold Whyne McDowell (08/05/77) was detained while Detectives and Officers conducted their investigation.

McDowell was arrested and charged with Theft and Possession of a Controlled Substance when Cocaine was found in the residence.