The U.S. Marshals-led Fugitive Task Force (Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force) arrested a Corpus Christi man, wanted for Sexual Assault of a Child, Bond Violations for Robbery and Terroristic Threats.

On March 2020, Steve Salazar (20 years old), was charged in Nueces County, charging him with Sexual Assault of a Child. Salazar had just been arrested by the Task Force on February 26, 2020, in connection with Pawn Shop Robberies in Corpus Christi, and was currently on bond for those charges.

On April 15, 2020, The Gulf Coast Violent Offender Fugitive Task Force located Salazar at a family member’s home on the 11000 block of Highway 181, in Bee County. Task Force members approached the residence, and Salazar was arrested without incident with the assistance of Bee County Sheriff’s Office, and the Texas Department of Public Safety. Salazar was transport to the Bee County jail and booked in on the pending warrants, without bond. Salazar was located through information received from a Crime Stoppers Tip. If you have information on a wanted fugitive, call Crime Stoppers at (361) 888-TIPS or submit the information online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=. The information you provide to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.

The Gulf Coast Violent Offender Fugitive Task Force is a team comprised of law enforcement officers from the U.S. Marshals, Corpus Christi Police Department, Nueces County Sheriff’s Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Office of Inspector General. The task force objective is to seek out and arrest violent criminals, gang members, and sex offenders.

See link for additional information: https://ccpdblotter.com/2020/04/03/offender-wanted-for-sexual-assault-of-a-child/

We would like to say “THANK YOU” to the community for all that you are doing to help combat COVID-19.  We know this time has been trying, but we want you to know that we appreciate your sacrifices.  The community celebrated Easter weekend at home with their immediate families and we want to thank you for complying with the Stay at Home Order.  We are in this fight together and will get through this as a community.

Nueces County and the City of Corpus Christi will temporarily close County and City Parks as well as Bay and Gulf Beaches to vehicular traffic beginning today Friday April 10th and will reopen on Monday April 13th at the regular hours of operation.

If you have any questions about the temporary Nueces County beach closures you may contact the Nueces County hot line at 361-414-6000.

If you have any questions about the temporary City of Corpus Christi park closures you may contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 361-826-3460.

Have a Safe and Happy Easter.

For a full list of the temporary City and County closures, please visit: http://news.cctexas.com/news/releases-20200408-6797392?fbclid=IwAR0sfqEI0oz_nkLPEovjArAAJ3LUNFCnTdx1yE5ws-xEzWhN0thMGDJOBJQ

As our community stays home more, we want you to be mindful of the added stress this can place on your family. The added strain of losing a job, locating groceries, and paying bills can cause tempers to rise. It is our hope that being mindful of these stressors will cause you to think before acting out against a loved one.

The Corpus Christi Police Department wants to remind our community it is never acceptable to strike a spouse.

Should you find yourself a victim of family violence please call 911 so an officer can respond to provide you assistance.

If you have any questions, please call the non-emergency number at 361-886-2600 and you will be directed to the proper section to get the assistance you need.

If you need immediate assistance, please do not hesitate to call 911.

Be safe and take care of one another.

Nueces County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help to locate 32-year-old Patrick Richard Salcido who has an outstanding warrant out of Nueces County for Sexual Assault – $50,000 Bond.

Salcido is described as a 32-year-old male who stands 5’06”, weighs approximately 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

If you know how to locate Salcido call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=, it can earn you a cash reward. The information you provide to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward. The reward amount for Salcido is increased for the month to $500.00, as he is considered an offender of the week.

You may also contact the Nueces County Sheriff’s Office at 887-2239 or 887-2219 after 5:00 pm.

The Corpus Christi Police Department has been conducting compliance checks at local businesses in order to ensure that non-essential businesses remain closed.

Our overall goal with these compliance checks is not to cite or arrest the members of our community, but to ensure that there is compliance with the Stay and Home Order. Officers have made dozens of checks to several businesses since the inception of this order and the majority of our contacts have resulted in education and compliance.

On April 05, 2020 at approximately 2:40 pm, officers arrived at a game room located on the 4600 block of Weber Rd. Once on scene officers discovered that the game room was open for business and operating with patrons inside. Officers have previously conducted a check at this location and found patrons inside. Education was done on prior visits and the business owners continued to disregard the executive order by Judge Canales.

Several patrons were contacted and a total of 16 citations were issued for ‘Violation of Order to Stay at Home’ and 4 others were arrested for unrelated outstanding warrants.

If you know of a non-essential business operating outside of the scope the Stay and Home Order, please call (361) 886-2600. Officers will continue to conduct these compliance checks and ensure that we all abide by the Stay at Home Order. Let’s continue to work together to eliminate COVID-19.

With Passover and Easter this week, we want to remind the community of social distancing and the need to avoid social gatherings to help eliminate COVID-19.

We want to remind you that the Stay at Home Order is still in effect and does apply to all gatherings. We understand that you may wish to spend these days with family and friends but we all have to do our part to stop the spread, this means observing these days at home.

The Corpus Christi Police Department is reminding our community that we all need to do our part to help fight COVID-19.

To do your part be sure to maintain social distance when you are outside of your residence whether it is to exercise, get groceries, or go to the beach. If you do not need to go outside, please stay home.

If you do go to the beach, remember that you must keep 100 feet of distance between vehicles and that the beach closes every night at 8:00pm.

The full Stay at Home Order can be viewed on the Nueces County page.
https://www.nuecesco.com/Home/Components/News/News/199/1169

For questions regarding the Stay at Home Order, please call the hotline at (361) 414-6000.

Corpus Christi Detectives are asking for your help to locate 20-year-old Steve Salazar who has an outstanding warrant for Sexual Assault of a Child ($100,000 Bond). Steve Salazar also goes by the spelling Stephen Salazar.

Salazar is described as a 20-year-old male who stands 5 feet 06 inches tall, weighs approximately 165 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

If you know how to locate Salazar, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=. The information you provide to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.

Nueces County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help to locate 20-year-old Christian Rogers who has an outstanding warrant out of Hidalgo County for Assault – No Bond.

Rogers is described as a 20-year-old male who stands 5’00”, weighs approximately 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

If you know how to locate Rogers call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=, it can earn you a cash reward. The information you provide to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward. The reward amount for Rogers is increased for the month to $500.00, as he is considered an offender of the week.

You may also contact the Nueces County Sheriff’s Office at 887-2239 or 887-2219 after 5:00 pm.