Three credit card skimmers were discovered and seized over the weekend. All three skimmer devices were located by attentive convenience store clerks or customers on the automatic teller machines that were located inside convenience stores on the south side of town, 5900 block of S.P.I.D., 4700 block of S.P.I.D., and 3800 block of Rodd Field Road.

All three of the devices were “overlay” type devices that were custom made to quickly attach to specific makes and models of ATM’s with double stick tape.  All three of the devices contained memory cards, download ports, and an integrated pinhole camera that was aimed at the keypad to capture the PIN that was entered during the transaction.

It is unknown at this time how long these devices have been in place and there exists the possibility that other devices are currently in place at other locations in our city.  This is an ongoing investigation and we are reviewing video that was recorded inside these locations.

CCPD requests that local businesses check the ATM’s on their premises for any such devices.  We also recommend that consumers who use ATM’s carefully monitor activity on their accounts for fraudulent transactions.  Please report criminal activity to the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2600.

Overlay device found on ATM’s at 5900 S.P.I.D. and 4700 S.P.I.D.

Pinhole camera on overlay device found on convenience store ATM’s at 5900 S.P.I.D. and 4700 S.P.I.D.

The back side of the overlay device found on convenience store ATM’s at 5900 S.P.I.D. and 4700 S.P.I.D showing the memory card and the download port.

The overlay device that was attached to the plastic keypad shield on the ATM at the convenience store in the 3800 block of Rodd Field Road.  The cover that helped the device blend with the machine has already been removed.

At approximately 10:04 am on August 5th, 2018, Officers were dispatched to the area of Meandering Lane and Player Street for a possible explosion of a moving truck.

Upon arrival, Officers and Fire Department personnel ensured that no one on scene was injured and then proceeded to set up a permiter in order to contain the scene.

Members of the Corpus Christi Bomb Squad arrived at the location and determined that the explosion was accidental and resulted from a leaking propane tank.

The scene was deemed to be safe and was released for clean up.

Date: July 30, 2018 2:20 PM
Location: 6100 Pebble Beach
Offense:  Burglary
Case #:  1807300086

Corpus Christi Police officers were dispatched to the area of 6100 Pebble Beach in reference to a burglary in progress. Information on the call advised that several witnesses were following the suspects as they were fleeing the scene. An officer arrived and detained one of the suspects who had jewelry and a black hoodie in his possession. Officers were checking the area for the other two male suspects. An officer was flagged down in the area of 4700 Wooldridge by a citizen who advised that she saw a subject run into a back yard. Officers checked the area and located a male suspect, wearing a light blue collared shirt and blue jeans, who appeared to be out of breath on Shea Pkwy near Killarmet. Information was put out that a suspect wearing a grey shirt and dark blue basketball shorts was walking near Everhart and Holly. Officers found the suspect matching the description walking quickly and sweating profusely. All three suspects were detained and transported back to the scene.

Officers contacted the victim of the burglary in the area of 6100 Pebble Beach. The victim advised that she was shocked to find the door to her residence kicked in and her house burglarized. All three suspects were positively identified by witnesses. Officers were also advised that the suspect wearing the light blue collared shirt and jeans threw a gun over a fence on Champions. A handgun was later discovered in a pool in the area of 4600 Champions. Officers arrested Adrian Camacho (4-1-2001), Damon Leija (5-30-2001) and a 16 year old male suspect. Adrian and Damon were transported to the City Detention Center and the juvenile male was transported to the Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center.

This was an excellent example of the community and CCPD working together to catch these three suspects.

Date: June 25, 2018 7:35 PM
Location: 3800 S Padre Island Drive
Offense:  Theft
Case #:  1806260090

The suspect in this case has been located and this case is closed.

Corpus Christi Police Detectives have released a surveillance image of a suspect they believe stole a wallet from a mail delivery store, located on the 3800 block of S Padre Island Drive.

A customer told officers that she discovered her wallet was missing when she left the location.  The wallet contained over $900 hundred dollars in cash as well as her identifying information.

An employee reviewed the store video and observed an adult female, with shoulder length hair, pick up the wallet from the counter and walk out of the store.

The suspect in this case has been located and this case is closed.

Date:   July 24, 2018, 6:09 P.M.
Location:  Sacky Park Neighborhood
Offense: Fraudulent Use/Possession of Identifying Information  2nd Degree Felony
Case #: 1807240107

A person who wished to remain anonymous called the police to report that two females in a gray Cadillac SUV were going mailbox to mailbox in the Sacky Park neighborhood stealing mail from the mailboxes.   Officers swarmed the area but did not locate the suspect vehicle.

Senior Officer Michael Wertanen followed up on a possible license plate of the suspect vehicle and located the vehicle and the offenders at a residence in 4600 block of Cheryl Drive.  The offenders were in possession of mail belonging to more than 20 individuals from over 15 different addresses.

The offenders were identified as 51-year-old Lillian Martinez Patlan and 35-year-old Denise Nicole Livas.  They told police that they were mother and daughter.  They were arrested and booked for Fraudulent Use/Possession of Identifying Information  2nd Degree Felony, a second-degree felony.

Lillian Martinez Patlan

Denise Nicole Livas

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Some tips from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on preventing theft from curbside mailboxes:

• Use a locking mailbox
• Pick up your mail promptly after delivery. Don’t leave it in your mailbox overnight. If you’re expecting checks, credit cards, or other negotiable items, ask a trusted friend or neighbor to pick up your mail.
• If you see a mail thief at work, or if you believe your mail was stolen, call police immediately, then call Postal Inspectors at 877-876-2455.

The Corpus Christi Police Department is asking for help in locating a 16 year old Hispanic female named  Amy Gisselle Andrade-Guillen.    She is 5’2″ tall and weighs 140lbs.  She was last seen wearing a black shirt, black and white leggings, and sandals.  She is a runaway from a foster home in the 3700 block of Grassmere Drive.  She does not speak English.

She has her 8-month-old boy with her.  His name is  Iam Caleb Andrade-Guillen.   The child was last seen wearing a mickey mouse outfit.   Amy did not take any provisions for the child with her when she ran away at 11:00 A.M this morning.  She is believed to be on foot and does not have any known relatives or acquaintances in the Corpus Christi area.

Please call the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2600 if you see this runaway and her child.

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#1806040086 – 13800 BLOCK OF MIZZEN ST – 06/04/2018
#1806050028 – 1200 BLOCK OF SANDPIPER DR – 06/05/2018
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#1807035002 – 13900 BLOCK OF FLINTROCK DR – 07/03/2018

There is an ongoing series of thefts from curbside mailboxes occurring on the Island and the south side of town.  We suspect that the offender is driving a white 2 door extended cab pick up truck, possibly a Ford F-150.  It appears that this truck does not have a front license plate and also displays a handicap placard.

If you see the Offender’s vehicle, please record the license plate or any other information available and call 886-2600.   If you have any information about the cases listed above please call the Corpus Christi Police Criminal Investigations Division 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.cctexas.com/crimestoppers.  The information you provide to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.

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Some tips from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on preventing theft from curbside mailboxes:

• Use a locking mailbox
• Pick up your mail promptly after delivery. Don’t leave it in your mailbox overnight. If you’re expecting checks, credit cards, or other negotiable items, ask a trusted friend or neighbor to pick up your mail.
• If you see a mail thief at work, or if you believe your mail was stolen, call police immediately, then call Postal Inspectors at 877-876-2455.

Date:   July 8, 2018 at 7:56 P.M.
Location:  S. 19th Street @ Laredo Street
Offense: Possession Of Marijuana >5LBS<=50LBS
Child Endangerment
Money Laundering
Case #: 1807080100

Corpus Christi Senior Police Officer Christopher Meer stopped a vehicle for a moving traffic safety violation and ended up seizing close to 10 pounds of high-grade marijuana and over $21,000 in cash that is believed to be the profits of drug sales.

Officer Meer arrested John Andrew Alvarado, 01/16/1992, and Jeanette Marie Lopez, 05/06/1992, for Felony Drug Charges,  Money Laundering, and Child Endangerment.

Their two children, a two-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl that were in the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop were turned over to Texas Child Protective Services.

Corpus Christi Police Detectives need your help identifying suspects that are believed to be responsible for a number of recent credit card cloning and credit card abuse cases.  These suspects have been involved in over 60 recent offenses.

They may be in a grey Dodge van or a grey Ford van.  They have been seen in both vehicles.

If you recognize either of these suspects or if you have information about this case, please call the Corpus Christi Police Criminal Investigations Division 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.cctexas.com/crimestoppers.  The information you provide to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.