Category Archives: Patrol Division

Patrol Report 10/30/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 937 calls for service and generated 207 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. October 29 to 7:00 a.m. on October 30, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

 

Date: 10/30/2015       1:55 AM
Location: 6000 Ocean Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C. 22.02     First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1510300014
A female was arrested by Corpus Christi Police at the apartment she shared with her fiancé, located at 6048 Ocean Drive, after she pointed a gun at him.

Officers arrived and spoke to the 55 year old male victim who told them that he was arguing with the female about her leaving the apartment. During the disturbance, his fiancé pointed a .38 caliber revolver at him. The man was able to wrestle the gun away from her and called police.

Officers arrived and arrested the female, Jennifer Valadez (01/13/1987), for aggravated assault.

The male was not injured.

Continue reading Patrol Report 10/30/2015

Phlebotomist On Duty This Halloween

Halloween often leads to an increase in the number of Driving While Intoxicated arrests made by the Corpus Christi Police Department. We want everyone to enjoy this scary weekend and ask that you act responsibly by not drinking and driving in our city. All drivers should avoid the risk of arrest, incarceration or tragedy that is associated with driving while intoxicated.

In an effort to assist law enforcement agencies in the investigation of suspected intoxicated drivers, the Nueces County District Attorney’s Office will provide a trained phlebotomist at the City of Corpus Christi Detention Center to take your blood. The Dracula like technician will work from 10pm to 4am on Friday and Saturday nights, October 30th and 31st.

It should be noted that “No Refusals” and having a phlebotomist at the detention center began on Halloween night in 2008. Congratulations to seven years of a successful program in the fight to keep drunk drivers off our city streets.

Patrol Report 10/27/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 908 calls for service and generated 213 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. October 26 to 7:00 a.m. on October 27, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 10/26/2015       5:40 PM
Location: 4700 East Causeway Boulevard North
Offense: Crash
Case Number: 1510260126
The quick actions of two citizens may have saved the life of a 60 year old female after her car rolled into the water after a crash in the 4700 block of State Highway 181 north access road.

Corpus Christi Police responded to North Beach for the report that a vehicle had rolled off the roadway flipped several times and landed upside down in water.

When Officers arrived they determined that the female driver, of the 2011 Nissan Versa sedan, had been removed by two men who stopped to help. One of the men was driving behind the female and he saw her car lose control and go into the water flipping several times. He and a man, that was fishing along the shore, ran into the water to help. They held the woman’s head out of the water while freeing her from the wreckage and then moved her to the shore.

The female driver was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS for minor injuries sustained in the crash.

She told Officers that she lost control of her car after hitting a bump in the road.

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Vehicle in the water off the side of the road.

Continue reading Patrol Report 10/27/2015

Suspect Uses Cloned Credit Card

Date: 10/14/2015
Location: 6100 Saratoga Boulevard, 3800 Highway 77, 1800 S.P.I.D.
Offense: Credit Card Abuse
P.C.  32.31      State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1510140037

Corpus Christi Police Detectives have released camera surveillance images of a man they believe used a cloned credit card at several Wal Mart Stores in the city on October 14.

Detectives were able to get surveillance camera images of the suspect leaving two different stores. One is at 6101 Saratoga Boulevard, and the other is at 3829 U.S. Highway 77.  The suspect was able to make purchases totaling $450 from those two stores, as well as another $435 purchase from the Wal Mart Store located at 1821 South Padre Island Drive.

With a cloned credit card the suspect was able to make these purchases without the victim’s actual Visa card.

The suspect was last seen wearing a blue short sleeve shirt with a blue stripe on the front, tan pants, a cap and brown boots.

The suspect in this case has not been identified, and detectives need your help in solving this crime. Anyone with information about this case should call the Corpus Christi Police Financial Crimes Detectives at 886-2840. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to the 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.

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Suspect exiting Wal Mart Store on Saratoga Boulevard with merchandise purchased with cloned credit card.

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Suspect exiting Wal Mart Store on U.S. Highway 77 with merchandise purchased with cloned credit card.

 

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Detectives Investigating Death Of Child

Date: 10/23/2015       3:25 PM
Location: 5900 Ayers Street
Offense: Suspicious Death
Case Number: 1510230093
Corpus Christi Police Detectives are investigating the death of a 5 month old little boy.

Officers were called to Driscoll Children’s Hospital on Friday, October 23 just before 3:30 PM.  Hospital Staff informed them that the parents of the little boy had brought the child to the emergency room with shallow breathing.  The child was pronounced dead a short time later.

The parents told Officers that they had just picked up their child from a baby sitter at a trailer home located in the 5900 block of Ayers Street. They noticed the child had difficulty breathing and his body was limp.  They immediately drove him to the hospital.

Detectives, along with Child Protective Services, were able to respond to the trailer home on Ayers Street and an investigation is underway.

At this time, the cause of death has not been determined.

Patrol Report 10/26/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 838 calls for service and generated 158 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. October 25 to 7:00 a.m. on October 26, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 10/26/2015       4:20 AM
Location: 4100 Interstate Highway 69
Offense: Burglary
P.C. 30.02     State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1510260018
Corpus Christi Police responded to a burglar alarm at a business, located at 4147 Interstate 69.

When Officers arrived, and went to the rear of the business, they found two suspects leaving with what appeared to be stolen property. Both suspects attempted to flee on foot, and Officers were only able to catch up with one.

Officers arrested the suspect who attempted to flee, Henry Perez (12/27/1977), for burglary. The other suspect was not located.

Officers were able to return the stolen property to the business owner.

The owner estimated that there was $500 in damage done to her back door by the suspects to gain entry.

Officers are working to identify the second suspect involved in this crime.

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Back door to the business the suspects broke into

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Damage done to the back door by suspects to enter the business

  Continue reading Patrol Report 10/26/2015

Truck And Oilfield Tools Stolen From Garage

Date: 10/22/2015       5:00 PM         *UPDATE*
Location: 6100 King Trail
Offense: Burglary
P.C. 30.02     State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1510220095
A male victim called Corpus Christi Police after he found several high priced tools and a truck had been stolen from his detached garage in the 6100 block of King Trail.

When Officers arrived they were told that an estimated $75,000 worth of oil field tools were missing from inside the garage.

Suspects also appear to have taken a gray 2015 Ford F350 four door truck with bright yellow front and rear bumpers and a grill guard.

It is still unknown how the suspects gained entry into the garage.

The photos below are of the stolen truck.

If you know anything about this crime, or have seen this truck, please call police detectives at 361-886-2840 or CrimeStoppers at 888-TIPS.

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Photos of truck that was stolen

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Photos of truck that was stolen

 

Patrol Report 10/23/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 818 calls for service and generated 193 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. October 22 to 7:00 a.m. on October 23, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 10/22/2015       7:45 PM
Location: 6400 Weber Road
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C. 29.03     First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1510220113
Corpus Christi Police responded to an armed robbery at the Times Market, located at 6410 Weber Road.

When Officers arrived the clerk told them that a Hispanic male walked into the store and demanded all the money in the cash register. The suspect made threats to the clerk, while keeping one hand in his pocket or waistband, but no weapon was displayed.

Camera images from the store surveillance system shows the suspect to be 5’06″to 5’10” tall, and weighing between 250 and 275 pounds. He was last seen wearing a long sleeve red shirt, khaki pants and a black Yankees ball cap with a camouflage brim.

The suspect left the store walking between the apartment’s fence and the store.

If you recognize this suspect or know information regarding this crime, call police detectives at 361-886-2840 or CrimeStoppers at 888-TIPS.

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Suspect walking into the store.

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Suspect at the counter.

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Suspect at the counter.

Continue reading Patrol Report 10/23/2015

Patrol Report 10/22/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 877 calls for service and generated 188 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. October 21 to 7:00 a.m. on October 22, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 10/21/2015       9:00 AM
Location: 14400 Pentridge Drive
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
P.C. 31.07     State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1510210037
A 41 year old female victim called Corpus Christi Police after she found her car was missing from her driveway.

Officers responded to the victim’s home, located in the 14400 block of Pentridge Drive, and were told that the vehicle stolen was a 2005 Honda Accord.

About an hour later police were called to the Home Depot parking lot, located at 13202 Leopard Street, where a witness told Officers that she saw a 2005 Honda Accord, believed to be the stolen vehicle,  and an older model Chevrolet Impala enter the parking lot. Two men got out and started switching the license plates between the two vehicles. After switching the plates, the two vehicles left the parking lot.

Police were then called to the Wal Mart Store, located at 3800 U.S. Highway 77,  and told that two males had entered the store and attempted to use a credit card at the jewelry counter belonging to a female.  Employees refused to allow the purchase.

Officers then learned that a 76 year old female had her purse stolen from her car while it was parked at her home in the 4100 block of Rehfeld Road. The suspects who took the purse then attempted to use the credit cards a little later at the store. Employees from the Wal Mart Store then saw the two suspects leave in the stolen  2005 Honda Accord.

Video images from the store show the two suspects who are believed to be involved in all of these crimes.

If you recognize either of these two suspects, or know anything about these crimes, call detectives at 361-886-2840 or Crimestoppers at 888-TIPS.

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Two suspects walking in the Wal Mart Store.

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Two suspects walking in the Wal Mart Store.

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One of the suspects exiting the store after attempting to use a stolen credit card.

Continue reading Patrol Report 10/22/2015

Patrol Report 10/21/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 925 calls for service and generated 215 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. October 20 to 7:00 a.m. on October 21, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 10/20/2015       5:00 AM
Location: 400 Ohio Street
Offense: Burglary
P.C. 30.02     Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1510200025
A 73 year old female called Corpus Christi Police after she found that her home, located in the 400 block of Ohio Street, had been broken into and her vehicle stolen.

The victim told Officers that the suspect stole a lap top, a television, and her wallet with cash inside while she was asleep inside. The suspect then stole the keys to her 2000 Dodge Durango and loaded the stolen items into the vehicle and left.

It appears as though the suspects may have gained entry into the home through an unlocked back sliding glass door.

The stolen vehicle was found with the keys in the ignition abandoned a few hours later at Craig Street and Santa Fe Street.

At this time, no suspects have been identified.

Continue reading Patrol Report 10/21/2015