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.

Forgery of Financial Instrument
Case # 2003190050

Detectives want your help to catch this theft suspect with this Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week.

In the month of March, an adult female committed a forgery of a financial instrument by forging checks that were stolen from a mailbox. The amount of the stolen checks totaled over $500.00 and were written to a local grocery store.

The suspect is described as an adult female, in her 30-40s with long brown hair. The suspect vehicle is described as a small, red 4-door car.

If you can identify this theft suspect, or have any additional information about this crime, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at 888TIPS.com. Crime Stoppers guarantees to keep your identity secret and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you up to $2,500 dollars in cash.

The Nueces County Stay at Home Order goes into effect on Thursday March 26th, 2020 at 11:59 pm and will continue until 11:59 pm on Wednesday April 8th.

This order has been implemented to help stop the spread of COVID-19 by limiting contact with one another. We encourage our community to take this time to stay at home and spend time with your loved ones.

What are some of the restrictions that this order implements?

• Maintain social distancing.
• All non-essential businesses operating in Nueces County must close.
• All public gatherings of any number of people outside a single household are prohibited.
• Beach curfew each night at 8:00 pm.
• 100 feet of separation between vehicles while at the beach.

What are some of the activities this order allows?
• Engaging in activities or performing tasks essential for your health and safety.
• Shopping for food, pet supplies, and items for the essential operation of your residence.
• Engaging in outdoor activity while maintaining social distancing.
This order does not require our community members to have a special permit, pass or letter to move about the city.

Please take the time to read over the full Stay at Home Order by selecting this link:

Click to access covid-19-judge-canales-stay-at-home-order.pdf

We also encourage our community to visit the Nueces County web page https://www.nuecesco.com/ for any updates or changes to this order. If you have any questions regarding this order, please call (361) 888-0444 or (361) 888-0264.

The Corpus Christi Police Department wants our community to continue social distancing, remember to wash your hands, and stay at home as much as possible.

Our non-emergency dispatchers are fielding numerous calls reference the Stay at Home Order issued for Nueces County by Judge Barbara Canales. We want to ensure that our community is informed, but we also want to ensure that our dispatchers are available to provide necessary services to our community.

For your convenience and reference, we have provided a link to the document in its entirety.

Click to access covid-19-judge-canales-stay-at-home-order.pdf

It is unfortunate during any crisis situation that there are criminals that take advantage of people. Scammers will use any opportunity to separate you from your hard-earned money.

There are some easy ways for you to protect yourself from being a victim of a scam. Being skeptical and suspicious about unsolicited calls or emails is a start. If you have older family members of friends, look out for them and educate them about scams. Lets all work together to put scammers out of business.

If you are victim of a scam contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 361-886-2600.

The Federal Trade Commissions (FTC) has additional information on COVID-19 scams.
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/coronavirus-scams-what-ftc-doing

You can also file a complaint with the FTC here:
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1

Please rely on facts that will come from City and County leaders.

Do not rely on rumors or fear.

For your convenience we have listed social media locations and web pages for information on COVID-19 or any changes that affect our city.

Corpus Christi Police Blotter
https://ccpdblotter.com/

Corpus Christi Police Twitter
https://twitter.com/CorpusChristiPD

Corpus Christi Police Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/CorpusChristiPD/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/coron…/2019-ncov/prepare/prevention.html

Texas Department of State Health Services
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/

Corpus Christi Fire Department
https://www.facebook.com/CorpusChristiFireDepartment/

City of Corpus Christi web page
http://www.cctexas.com/

City of Corpus Christi Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/citygov/

Thank you for your continued involvement in our community.

Out of an abundance of caution regarding the health of our community, we do not want to unduly expose any citizen unnecessarily to any health risk.

As a result, we have made the decision to cancel our 68-A Inspection that was scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Future scheduled inspections will be re-evaluated as that date nears and an announcement will be made concerning them.

A Form VTR-68-A is an inspection conducted by a law enforcement officer to verify the identify of a vehicle for registration purposes. This inspection is often needed to obtain a bonded title, register a homemade trailer, register a vehicle that previously hasn’t had a title or other reasons.

The Corpus Christi Police Department does not require you to get a 68-A completed on your trailer, but the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles does. According to Texas Transportation Code 501.032, any item that was never assigned a VIN or item that the VIN has been lost, removed, or obliterated; must get one in order to register that item. In this case, that item is a trailer. The CCPD Auto Theft Task Force normally conducts the 68-A inspections on Wednesday mornings in order to assist the citizens of Corpus and surrounding counties with obtaining a VIN through TXDOT.

Until further notice the Zahn Road and Newport Pass Road entrances to the beach will be closed.

Access to the beach via Windward Drive at Access Road 3a has been added to the list of locations that have restricted access.

Corpus Christi Police Department will be monitoring the beaches to ensure that crowds adhere to the Governors Executive Order limiting crowds to ten or less people.

The beach is still open at this time.

We encourage visitors to the beach to use other entrances, spread out to other less populated areas, and practice social distancing in an effort to protect yourself from COVID-19.

Texas Governor Abbott has issued an Executive Order restricting the congregating of more than ten people at a time. Pursuant to Texas Government Code 418.173 failure to comply with a rule, order, or ordinance adopted under the plan, including any executive order, proclamation, or regulation issued by the governor during a state of disaster, is an offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days, or both fine and confinement.

Price gouging is defined as:

§17.46(b) of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act provides that it is a false, misleading or deceptive act or practice to take advantage of a disaster declared by the Governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, or the President by:

1. Selling or leasing fuel, food, medicine, lodging, building materials, construction tools, or another necessity at an exorbitant or excessive price;
   or
2. Demanding an exorbitant or excessive price in connection with the sale or lease of fuel, food, medicine, lodging, building materials, construction tools, or another necessity.

If you observe price gouging you can report it to the Attorney General of Texas office at the Consumer Protection Hotline (1-800-621-0508) and you may also file via email using the link below.

How to Spot and Report Price Gouging
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/disaster-and-emergency-scams/how-spot-and-report-price-gouging

File a Consumer Complaint
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/file-consumer-complaint

As a reminder, effective Saturday, March 21, 2020, all walk-in service at the main police station will be discontinued until further notice.

We will continue to provide essential services to our community.

For department closures and contact numbers, please reference: https://ccpdblotter.com/2020/03/20/change-to-police-response-methods/

If you have any questions, please call 886-2798.