Category Archives: Patrol Division

Crime Stoppers, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Warrant Issued For Man who Robbed Two Restaurants

Date: 12/11/2015
Location: 5400 Everhart Road and 10700 Leopard Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
Case Number: 1512110116 and 1512110135
Corpus Christi Police Detectives have obtained an arrest warrant for a suspect they believe robbed two separate restaurants on December 11.

Detectives have identified the suspect as, Kenneth Burk (09/06/1976). The suspect now has a warrant for aggravated robbery issued for his arrest.   The bond amount on that warrant is $250,000.

Just after 7 PM, the suspect went into the Subway restaurant located at 5441 Everhart Road and ordered a sandwich. When the suspect went to pay, the cashier opened the cash drawer and the suspect pulled out a handgun and demanded the money.  The suspect exited out the front door and was last seen running west on Bonner Drive.

Just before 10 PM, the suspect went into the Pizza Hut, located at 10702 Leopard Street and ordered a pizza. Again, when the suspect went to pay for the food, the cashier opened the cash drawer and the suspect pulled out a handgun and demanded the money.  The suspect exited out the side door and was last seen running through an apartment complex behind the restaurant.

Anyone who knows where police can located this wanted person or has any additional information about the robbery, should call the Corpus Christi Police Robbery & Homicide Detectives at 886-2840. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS if you recognize this man and it could earn you a cash reward.
Suspect identified as Kenneth Burk (09/06/1976).

 

 

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 12/15/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 877 calls for service and generated 230 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. December 14 to 7:00 a.m. on December 15, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 12/14/2015       11:25 PM
Location: 2600 Nimitz Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02     Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1512140170
A 27 year old female was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend in front of her home in the 2600 block of Nimitz Street.

Officers arrived and also found that two men who came to help the female had been stabbed.

A witness told Officers that he heard screaming outside his home and when he came out of his house he saw the female being assaulted by a Hispanic male. Two men, visiting a house down the street, then ran over to try and help the female and they were both stabbed.

The 21 year old man was stabbed in the chest, and his 32 year old friend was stabbed in the left arm and right hand. The female was not stabbed, but did have injuries to her face and head from the assault. All three victims were transported by CCFD EMS to Spohn Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

The ex-boyfriend, who was identified by the female, left the scene on foot prior to police arrival and he was not located.

Officers did find his car parked on the street and it was impounded.

 

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Patrol Division

Patrol Report 12/14/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 758 calls for service and generated 167 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. December 13 to 7:00 a.m. on December 14, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 12/13/2015       8:50 PM
Location: 4100 Christie Street
Offense: False Report to Police
P.C.  37.08     Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1512130117
The ex-boyfriend of a female was arrested by Corpus Christi Police after he cut his own arms and then tried to blame the female for it.

Officers arrived at a home in the 4100 block of Christie Street after a man called in reporting he had been cut on his left arm and torso by his girlfriend who had a box cutter. The man did not need medical attention.

Officers then went to a home in the 4600 block of Franklin Drive to try and locate the ex-girlfriend.  While at her home speaking to her and investigating the call, she denied being over at his home.  She reported that the man had been calling her all day, and showed officers at least 50 incoming phone calls and numerous text messages on her cell phone from him.  She also told Officers that he had called 911 before reporting a shooting at her home causing emergency units to respond.

While Officers were still there talking to her, the man called 911 to report that the female had returned back to his home on Christie Street and she was there throwing bottles at his house.

The Officers went back to the ex-boyfriends house and arrested, Julio Villarreal (10/17/1981), for making a false report to police and harassment.  They also determined that he had cut himself earlier with a beer bottle.

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Patrol Division

Patrol Report 12/11/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 907 calls for service and generated 202 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. December 10 to 7:00 a.m. on December 11, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 12/10/2015       7:00 PM
Location: 800 South Port Avenue
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C.  29.03     First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1512100121
A restaurant employee called Corpus Christi Police after a man armed with a handgun robbed the business, located at 822 South Port Avenue.

When Officers arrived, the women who was working the cash register, told them that a bald black male wearing a dark blue long sleeve shirt entered the restaurant and pointed a gun at her and demanded that she open the register. When she did, the suspect grabbed the cash from the drawer and then walked out.

No one in the business was injured.

Officers have not identified a suspect in this case and continue to investigate.

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Patrol Division

Patrol Report 12/10/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 915 calls for service and generated 221 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. December 9 to 7:00 a.m. on December 10, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 12/09/2015       10:05 PM
Location: 3300 South Alameda Street
Offense: Assault on Emergency Service Personnel
P.C.  22.01     Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1512090171
An emergency room nurse was assaulted by a female patient she was trying to assist at a hospital located in the 3300 block of South Alameda Street.

Corpus Christi Police arrived at the hospital after the patient had already left.  The 47 year old female nurse told Officers that she was discussing the patient’s mental health with her when she turned violent.

The patient hit the nurse four times and then tore an IV out of her arm. The patient then began slinging the IV at the nurse splashing blood all over her arms and clothes. The patient then ran out of the hospital through the emergency room entrance.

A short time later, Officers went to the patients’ home, located in the 3600 block of Panama Drive, and located her there and took her into custody.  Officers arrested the patient, Anita Perez (03/20/1969), for the assault on the nurse.  She was also determined to have an outstanding arrest warrant for another assault back in September.  The bond amount on that arrest warrant was $1,000.

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Bravo District, Patrol Division

Officers Make Arrest After Stabbing

Date: 12/09/2015       9:00 AM
Location: 5700 Tanglewood Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02     Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1512090035
A 19 year old man was stabbed in the chest after a fight between three men at a home located in the 5700 block of Tanglewood. Drive.

Officers arrived and found the victim with a minor stab wound to the right side of his chest.  He told Officers that he tried to intervene in a fight between two other men upstairs in the home when was stabbed by Ricardo Hernandez (04/10/1972).

Officers recovered the weapon and arrested the suspect for aggravated assault.

The victim was taken to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS with non-life threatening injuries.

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 12/09/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 843 calls for service and generated 199 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. December 8 to 7:00 a.m. on December 9, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 12/09/2015       1:15 AM
Location: 5900 Leopard Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02     Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1512090006
A 29 year old female called an acquaintance to come pick her up after she got into a fight with her boyfriend at their apartment located in the 5900 block of Leopard Street.

When the 42 year old male friend arrived to pick the female up, he saw her being chased by her boyfriend who had a baseball bat. The boyfriend then saw the friend and hit him with the bat several times.

The friend was able to get the bat away from the boyfriend but then the boyfriend produced a knife and stabbed the friend in the chest.  The friend then hit the boyfriend in his head with the bat he had.

Both men had to be taken to Spohn Memorial Hospital.  Neither one has life threatening injuries.

Officers intend to file aggravated assault charges against the 41 year old boyfriend when he is released from the hospital.

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Patrol Division

Patrol Report 12/08/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 891 calls for service and generated 203 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. December 7 to 7:00 a.m. on December 8, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 12/08/2015       12:05 AM
Location: 800 Mariana Street
Offense: Theft of a Firearm
P.C.  31.03     State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1512080003
A 75 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after his car was broken into and a gun was stolen.

The man told Officers he left his 2008 Ford Escape unlocked while it was parked in the driveway of his home located in the 800 block of Mariana Street.  A .38 caliber Rossi revolver and a check book was stolen from the front seat.

172 firearms have been stolen from vehicles in the city this year, only 38 of those have been recovered.

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Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Crime Stoppers Offers Reward to Locate a Gunman

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2015, 2:45am
Location: 3955 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
Case Number: 1512050029

Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to identify and locate a man who is suspected of shooting a 31-year-old man in the parking lot of a convenience store located at 3955 South Padre Island Drive at 2:45am on December 5, 2015.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a shooting at 2:45am on December 5th, 2015 at a convenience store located at Weber and South padre Island Drive. The Officers learned a large group gathered at the convenience store parking lot and several fights erupted. Officers learned that during the confrontations, a 31-year-old man was shot in the leg and was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Officers obtained video surveillance of the event and believe there is an image of a man in a red shirt and black pants and white shoes who rushes up to the 31-year-old man, discharges a pistol, then runs away. Officers believe the 31-year-old man was laid on his back on the ground while a vehicle obstructs the view of the 31-year-old man. Officers believe the 31-year-old man was beaten by several people who kept him on the ground until the shooter rushed up and discharged the pistol.

Anyone who can identify the shooter, or has any additional information about this crime should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward to the first person who provides information that results in an arrest and Crime Stoppers will never let anyone know who provided the information.

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 12/07/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 795 calls for service and generated 176 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. December 6 to 7:00 a.m. on December 7, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 12/06/2015       8:20 PM
Location: 2700 Saratoga Boulevard
Offense: Forgery
P.C.  32.21     Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1512060118
A vehicle stopped by a Corpus Christi Police Officer for speeding in the 2700 block of Saratoga Boulevard led to an arrest of a man for forgery.

Once the Officer stopped the 2001 Ford Expedition they determined that the driver, Ray Griffin Jr. (04/26/1973), did not have a driver’s license or insurance on his vehicle.

The Officer was impounding the vehicle when he observed a small zip lock bag which contained methamphetamine. Also found in the pants pockets of the suspect was four counterfeit $50 dollar bills.

He was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and forgery, both felony offenses.

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