Category Archives: Patrol Division

Adam District, Patrol Division

Patrol Officer Bit By Dog On Countiss Drive

Occurred Sunday, November 4, 2012, 15:30, 2700 Countiss Drive, Dogbite, 1211004741

                A Corpus Christi Police Officer was injured by a dog bite Sunday afternoon on the 2700 block of Countiss Drive.

The Patrol Officer responded to an ambulance call in which a 5-year-old boy was injured. The boy was injured in a trampoline accident and the officer went to leave the home after an ambulance crew arrived to provide the boy with medical treatment. A dog then bit the officer on the right calf and broke the skin.

Animal Control Officers arrived and removed the dog from the home as procedure.

A few tips for pet owners should be observed when emergency crews are called to a home: Confine pets to a safe area out of the way of the emergency so that the animal will not interfere with people or equipment that is unfamiliar to the animal. Be aware of common triggers of aggression which include a family member who is injured, in pain, ill, or the approach of strangers. The approach of a person in uniform or unusual attire, unexpected touching, unfamiliar settings, crowds, and loud noises are also common triggers of aggression for many animals. Your community animal care agency and humane society may offer references for professional help to deal with a pets training to reduce the risk of aggressive behavior with pets. This is especially important in the upcoming Holiday season when visitors come to the home.

Fulfill basic animal-care responsibilities. License your animal as required by law and provide regular veterinary care, including rabies vaccinations.

Bravo District, Patrol Division

Flour Bluff Man Arrested Providing Alcohol To Minors

Occurred Sunday, November 4, 2012, 1:08am, 3029 Bimini Drive, Furnishing Alcohol to Minors 1211040013, 1211040021

                A 37-year-old man was arrested at his Flour Bluff home Sunday morning for furnishing alcohol to minors.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a call for a vehicle crash with a pedestrian at the intersection of Caribbean Drive and Jamaica Drive at 1:08am Sunday morning.  Police officers found a 28-year-old man hidden in nearby bushes. The 28-year-old man told police officers that he was chased out of a party on Bimini Drive in which there were minors consuming alcohol. The 28-year-old man said he was not injured and ran into a parked car which prompted the call from a neighbor that there was a vehicle crash.

Corpus Christi Police Officers went to 3029 Bimini Drive and saw the garage door open. The officers saw several teenagers playing a drinking game. The teenagers ran into the house once they saw the police officers.

The home owner, 37-year-old Johnny Lance Hornbeck (4/15/1975), met the officers in the driveway to the house and displayed aggressive and defiant behavior. Hornbeck had an injured finger that dripped blood and Hornbeck became belligerent after the officers asked about the injury.

Officers identified a 17-year-old boy, two 16-year-old girls and a 15-year-old girl at the home on Bimini Drive who had consumed alcoholic beverages without their parent’s supervision. The four minors received citations for consumption of alcohol by a minor.

Hornbeck was arrested for furnishing Alcohol to Minors, a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine. Hornbeck was taken to the Spohn Shoreline Hospital for treatment for the injury to his left finger and then delivered to the city detention center.

Bravo District, Patrol Division

Neighbor Directs Police To Burglar On Ennis Joslin Road

Occurred Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 23:37, 1701 Ennis Joslin Rd. Burglary and Possession of Marijuana  1210310148

                A 19-year-old man was arrested for burglary of a motor vehicle and for possession of marijuana after alert neighbors called police when they noticed the man’s suspicious activity in the South Bay Apartments Halloween night.

A man called Corpus Christi Police at 11:37pm on October 31 to investigate a man looking into vehicles and pulling on the doors. The suspicious man was described as a Hispanic man who wore a black sweater and black shorts near building 1.

Corpus Christi Police found 19-year-old Alan Mack (7/4/1993) and found him in possession of marijuana. Police Officers checked the parking lot and found vehicles with the contents in disorder. The officers contacted the owners of the vehicles and established Mack had entered the vehicles unlawfully.

Mack was arrested for the possession of marijuana and for burglary of a motor vehicle. Anyone who believes their vehicle was entered without permission should contact police to report the incident. Crimes not in progress may be reported by the victim of the crime online at http://www.cctexas.com/police/onlinereporting/start-report.html.  The online reporting process allows adult victims of crime to quickly and easily provide necessary information for police to investigate.

Bravo District, Patrol Division

Flour Bluff Woman Arrested After Standoff With Corpus Christi Police

Occurred Thursday, November 01, 2012, 2:30am, 900 Admiral Drive, Aggravated Assault 1211010037

                A 47-year-old woman was arrested Thursday morning after a two hour standoff with police at her home on the 900 block of Admiral Drive in Flour Bluff.

A 50-year-old man called police at 2:30am and said he was shot by his roommate, 47-year-old Traci Fiala (3/13/1965). The 50-year-old man said he went to bed Wednesday night and Fiala was intoxicated. The 50-year-old man said he woke in the early morning hours and Fiala was argumentative, then pointed a gun and fired a shot at the man. The man said he suffered a minor injury to his left shoulder and then he ran out of the house and then called police.

Corpus Christi Police Officers arrived and Fiala locked herself in the home with the firearm and refused to talk to the officers. The 50-year-old man was treated for his minor injury by an ambulance crew and released.

Corpus Christi Police SWAT surrounded the home and deployed CS irritant gas into the home. Fiala then surrendered to police safely. Fiala was arrested for Aggravated Assault and delivered to the city detention center.

Charlie District, Patrol Division

Police Seize Drugs and Money During DL Checkpoint Arrest

Occurred on  10/25/12 11:25pm Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance  Richter Street and Sacky Drive  1210260004

Several Officers conducting a Driver’s License checkpoint flagged down a Ford Crown Victoria driven by Michael Anthony Dominguez (09/04/75) who appeared to be uneasy as he rolled  down the driver’s side window.

Officers quickly understood the reason why, they were hit with the odor of marijuana as Dominguez handed the Officer his driver’s license.  Further investigation revealed Dominguez had been smoking marijuana just prior to driving up to the checkpoint.  He was also found to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana, 16 small plastic baggies containing Cocaine and Methamphetamine, along with $1,348 in U.S. currency.  The drugs and money were both seized.

Dominguez was arrested and charged with two counts of Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and an outstanding Parole Violation warrant for Dangerous Drugs.

 

 

Adam District, Patrol Division

Woman Vandalizes Apartment, Sets It on Fire

Occurred on 10/25/12, 10:40pm  Arson  9850 La Branch Street  1210250154

Senior Officer A. Diaz and Officer A. Gonzalez responded to the Westwood Apartments for a disturbance involving a man and woman.  The caller advised the man had left the residence and smoke could be seen coming out of the apartment.

Upon their arrival, Officers found a woman sitting outside of the apartment who appeared to be intoxicated.  Officers quickly checked the apartment to make sure no one was inside.  They found the apartment empty and the fire put out.

Further investigation revealed a neighbor who observed the smoke rushed over and extinguished a fire on the stove which had spread to walls near the stove.  CCFD firefighters advised Officers the fire appeared to have been intentionally lit.

Another neighbor told Officers Christina Vasquez (01/21/82) could be heard yelling and screaming as she trashed the apartment.  Vasquez forced her way into the neighbor’s apartment and threatened her when she called Police.

Vasquez was arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.  She was charged with Arson and an outstanding Municipal Court warrant in the amount $518 for Public Intoxication.

Bravo District, Patrol Division

Man Caught Looking into Home Arrested

Occurred on 10/24/12, 09:00am  Wanted Subject  Waldron Road  1210240027

Senior Officers J.E. Solis and E. Kronk were working school zone speed enforcement in the 900 block of Glen Oak Drive when a passerby advised them of a suspicious person looking inside a vacant residence.

Officers located Joshua Aaron Stevens (11/07/89) near the fence at 733 St. Bernadine Drive.  Stevens was found to be wanted and arrested.  He was booked at the City Detention Center and charged with an outstanding warrant out of Tarrant County for Violation of Probation on a Forgery of Check conviction.

The Corpus Christi Police Department would like to thank this anonymous citizen who took action and reported the suspicious activity.  The information given allowed Officers to arrest a wanted criminal and possibly helped prevent a burglary.

Delta District, Patrol Division

Man Shoots Truck Stopped at Red Light at Port Avenue and Ruth Street

Occurred Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 16:49, South Port at Ruth Street, Aggravated Assault, 1210240081

                A 38-year-old woman told police her white 2002 Ford F-150 truck was struck by gunfire at Port Avenue and Ruth Street Wednesday afternoon while her 21-year-old son was in the front passenger seat and her 9-year-old son sat in the back seat.

The woman said she stopped at the red light at Port Avenue and Ruth Street when a small white sport utility vehicle pulled up on the driver’s side of her vehicle. The woman said the passenger of the sport utility vehicle fired several gunshots at her vehicle, then left at a high rate of speed west on Ruth Street.

The woman described the shooter as a Hispanic man between twenty and forty years of age who wore a blue or black bandana on his face. The woman said the driver of the sport utility vehicle was a Hispanic man.

The woman’s truck had a hole and broken glass. The woman reported small cuts on her shoulder from glass as the only injury. The 21-year-old passenger said this event may be in relation to an ongoing fight in which he is involved.

Police continue to gather evidence and information. Police believe this event was not a random act of violence and have no indication the event was gang related. Anyone with any additional information about this crime should call Corpus Christi Police Detectives at 886-2600. Information can be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers by calling 888-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com.

Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

24 Year Old Man Dies From Gun Shot on Brett Street

Occurred Monday, October 22, 2012, 20:31, 4101 Brett Street, Murder and Aggravated Assault, 1210220134

A 24-year-old man was killed and a 20-year-old man was seriously injured Monday night at the 4100 block of Brett Street.

Corpus Christi Police were dispatched to the Four Winds Apartments on the 4100 block of Brett Street to investigate a complaint of gunshots. Police Officers discovered evidence of an aggravated assault and then received information that a 24-year-old man arrived at an area hospital with a fatal gunshot wound.

Corpus Christi Police collected information from several witnesses who said they saw a fight and heard a gunshot. Corpus Christi Police Detectives arrived to collect evidence and information and are still in the early stages of the investigation for this crime.

The Detectives discovered a 20-year-old man at an area hospital that had a gunshot wound to the head. The 20-year-old man was at a different hospital than the 24-year-old man and detectives believe the two men were injured in the same event at the Four Winds Apartments. Detectives did not interfere with medical treatment for the 20-year-old and look forward to gather information from that man at a later time.

Corpus Christi Police have no suspect description to provide the public and ask that anyone with information about this crime to call the Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide Detectives immediately. Information can be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or online at www.888TIPS.com.

Bravo District, Patrol Division

Man Arrested after Officer Finds Almost a Pound of Marijuana

Occurred on 10/21/12, 4:57pm  Felony Possession of  Marijuana  9300 SPID    1210210097

Officer E. Tagle pulled over a blue Ford Mustang for running a red light at Flour Bluff and S. Padre Island Drive.  As the Officer was talking to the driver, he could smell the odor of Marijuana coming from the interior of  the vehicle.  Further investigation revealed a backpack inside the vehicle contained approximately a pound of Marijuana.

The driver, Jiray Jamal Wilkinson (05/24/93) was arrested and charged with Possession of Marijuana which is a State Jail Felony punishable by up to two years in jail and $10,000 fine.

A 19-year-old woman in the vehicle was found not to be involved and released.