Community Outreach

Mosquito found with West Nile Virus in local neighborhood

Animal Care and Vector services received confirmation today that a mosquito from our trap off the 2900 block of Lawton tested positive for West Nile Virus. The mosquito was collected last Tuesday.  Vector personnel will be out aerial spraying the neighborhood for the next three nights.

Directed patrol officers and neighborhood services personnel will be attempting to locate any standing water in the neighborhood including examining abandoned properties.

We need to remind local residents to check their property for standing water and to apply mosquito repellent to themselves and to their children.

If you have any questions please contact Asst. Chief Mark Schauer at 361-886-2606.

Community Outreach

Patrol Report June 28, 2016

Date: Sunday, June 27, 2016, 12:18pm
Location: 6033 Leopard Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault/Family Violence (PC 22.02) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606270076

Corpus Christi Police Officer arrested 21 year old Virginia Fuentes (03/27/1995) for aggravated assault family violence at 6033 Leopard Street.

CCPD officers were dispatched to 6033 Leopard St. in reference to a disturbance with a weapon. The call was updated that a female was armed with a knife and chasing a male. Officers arrived and located the 56 year old victim outside the room. Officers contacted both subjects and separated them in an effort to find out what happened. The suspect, Virginia, was upset because she found a picture of a nude woman and that she and the victim were only arguing. A third officer arrived and contacted some witnesses. The witnesses advised that the heard  the two arguing from about sixty feet away. They then saw the victim being pushed out of the room and the door slammed shut. The witnesses advised the suspect, Virginia, exited the room with a large knife and followed the victim as he got into the drivers side of a vehicle. Virginia opened the passenger side door and was making a forward motion with her arm and it appeared that she was trying to cut the victim. Virginia exited the vehicle and cut the front passenger tire with the knife.

Due to Virginia’s action in trying to assault the victim, displaying the knife in a threatening manner and to prevent further violence from occurring, Virginia was arrested and transported to the City Detention Center.

Date: Sunday, June 27, 2016, 3:30pm
Location: 2900 Norton
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (PC 29.03) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606270152

Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to 3533 S. Alameda, Driscoll Children’s Hospital, in reference to an assault. Contact was made with the 20 year old victim who had redness, swelling and bleeding all about his face.

The victim advised that he went to a convenient store on Norton. He advised he had a little bit of money which might have gotten the interest of two people at the store. The victim began to walk home when he was blind sided by the suspects and beaten about the face. The two suspects took the victims wallet and phone and were attempting to take his shoes. The suspects were unable to get his shoes possibly due to a citizen trying to help him.

The victim went home and told family members what had happened to him and he was immediately taken to the hospital. The victim was not able to get a description of the suspects due to him being attacked from behind.

Anyone who knows any additional information about this crime should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Community Outreach

City Hosts Vehicle Auction Saturday

The City of Corpus Christi will auction 97 cars, trucks, and motorcycles at the Police Vehicle Impound Lot, located at 5485 Greenwood Drive, on Saturday, July 2, 2016. The auction will start at 10:00 am.

The general public is encouraged to register and view the vehicles for auction from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Friday, July 1, 2016. The general public can continue to view the vehicles from 8:00 am to 10:00 am on the day of the auction.

The vehicles for auction may be viewed online and an auction list may be downloaded from www.siskauction.com.

 

 

Community Outreach

Patrol Report June 27, 2016

Date: Sunday, June 26, 2016, 11:40am
Location: 2000 Gardenia Courts
Offense: Assault Family Violence (PC 22.01) 3rd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606260060

Corpus Christi Police arrested 19 year old Matthew Isaiah Longoria (03/04/1997) for assault with bodily injury/family violence at 2000 Gardenia Courts.

Officers received a call that a male was arguing with a female and that he was dragging her out of the apartment. Officers arrived and contacted a witness at the residence.  The witness stated that Longoria had smoked synthetic this morning and that he and the victim had been arguing and fighting since Friday. The witness stated that Longoria was upset because he wanted the victim to somewhere with him and she did not want to go. The witness stated that the victim went outside with the suspect who then began hitting the victim. The witness tried to pull the victim back inside the apartment but was over powered by the suspect.  The witness said she saw the suspect strike the victim several times and then choke her. CCPD officers located Longoria and the victim walking through the complex together. The 24 year old victim was not very cooperative with the investigating officers. The suspect (Longoria) was arrested and transported to the City Detention Center. Longoria was also charged with failure to identify for giving a false name to the arresting officers.

Date: Sunday, June 27, 2016, 2:29am
Location: 1455 Corban Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault (Penal Code Section 22.02) 2nd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606270015

Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to 1455 Corban Drive in reference to a disturbance with a gun. Officers received an update to the call that the victim had been hit in the head with the gun and the suspects were still on scene near a maroon Expedition. Officers arrived and observed two male suspects near the maroon Expedition who took off running when they saw the police. Officers gave chase but lost sight of the suspects as they ran in between buildings. A perimeter was set and K-9 searched the area but were unable to locate the suspects.

The victim advised that he had moved his vehicle from one parking spot to another. While he was outside his vehicle he was approached by the suspect who pointed a shotgun towards his face. The victim and the suspect exchanged some words and the second suspect appeared and told the suspect holding the shotgun to “finish him”.  The victim was struck in the head with the shotgun. The victim was able to flee and run into a nearby apartment and call the police. Officers located a shotgun at the scene and it was collected by Crime Scene Investigators.

Anyone who knows any additional information about this crime should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report June 26, 2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 2,538 calls for service and generated 419 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. June 24 to 4:00 p.m. on June 26, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: Sunday, June 26, 2016, 2:10am
Location: 2623 Baldwin Boulevard
Offense: Aggravated Assault (Penal Code Section 22.02) 2nd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606260019

Corpus Christi Police arrested 22-year-old Jorge Hernandez (3/21/1994) for shooting four people in a nightclub located at 2623 Baldwin Boulevard Sunday morning.

A Corpus Christi Police Officer investigated a robbery related to Case # 1606260011 at the intersection of Baldwin Blvd and Greenwood Drive at 2:07am when he heard several gunshots that sounded like it came from Bonanza nite club (2623 Baldwin Blvd). The Officer then observed several people leaving the club and yelling that someone was shooting a gun.

The Officer responded to the club and was directed inside to the shooter. The Officer challenged the shooter in the club, and Jorge Hernandez surrendered immediately. Witnesses told the Officer that Hernandez was involved in a fight in the club and then Hernandez displayed the handgun and shot four people. The Officer arrested Hernandez for four counts of aggravated assault and delivered Hernandez to the city detention center.

The four injured people are all expected to survive their injuries.

Date: Saturday, June 25, 2016 22:09
Location: 5802 Everhart Road
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.03) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606250151

Corpus Christi Police arrested 25-year-old Isaac Sauceda (7/19/1990) for aggravated robbery that happened at an apartment complex located at 5802 Everhart Road Saturday night.

A 25-year-old man told Officers that he exited his vehicle and was approached in the parking lot by an unknown man with a handgun who demanded his money and phone. The 25-year-old man told Officers the unknown man was dropped off in a white sedan, driven by an unknown woman, that was parked just as the 25-year-old man arrived. The 25-year-old man told Officers he pulled out his wallet and handed it to the suspect along with his cell phone. The 25-year-old man told Officers the man was disappointed by the lack of money in the wallet and noticed there was a debit card in the wallet. The 25-year-old man told Officers Another unknown man ran up from another apartment building where they demanded the PIN and told the 25-year-old man to get into the white sedan to take them to an ATM to withdraw money. The 25-year-old man told Officers he stated he had no money in his account to give to them so the two unknown men forced the 25-year-old man into his apartment where a 21-year-old man was inside watching a movie. The 25-year-old man told Officers that the two unknown men barged into the apartment with the 21-year-old man and ordered him to remove the televisions and place them next to the door. The 25-year-old man told Officers that the initial suspect with the gun held him at gun point in the living room while the second suspect rummaged through the apartment. The 21-year-old man told Officers he observed an opportunity to escape through the front door while the suspects were distracted and he did so, running to a neighbors apartment.

Officers searched the area and developed information to locate Isaac Sauceda at an address on the 4000 block of Panama and then arrested Sauceda for aggravated robbery, a first degree felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison. Officers delivered Sauceda to the city detention center and continue to investigate to capture any other person responsible for this crime.

Date: Saturday, June 25, 2016, 12:26am
Location 4400 Mount Vernon Drive
Offense: Kidnapping (Penal Code Section 20.03) 3rd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606250010

Corpus Christi Police are investigating a kidnapping complaint that happened on the 4400 block of Mount Vernon Drive.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a home on the 4400 block of Mount Vernon at about 12:30am Saturday when a 51-year-old man told Police his 16-year-old daughter was taken against her will by a 17-year-old man Saturday morning.

The 51-year-old man told Officer that the 17-year-old man is the ex-boyfriend to his 16-year-old daughter and the two teenagers have a child together. The 51-year-old man told Officers that the 16-year-old girl received several texts from the 17-year-old man who requested a meeting, and then the 17-year-old showed up across the street from the residence of the 51-year-old man, and the 16-year-old girl went out to speak with the 17-year-old man. The 51-year-old man told Officers that he heard his daughter scream and saw the 17-year-old man grab the 16-year-old girl by the arms and drag her into a 2007 red Toyota Tundra truck. The 51-year-old man told Officers the step mom of the 17-year-old man was in the front passenger seat, and the dad of the 17-year-old man was the driver of the truck at the time of the event. The 51-year-old man told Officers the truck drove away with the 16-year-old girl. The 51-year-old man told Officers he tried to stop the truck as it left, but he was knocked to the ground and suffered minor injuries.

Officers went to several addresses and found the 16-year-old girl at 4:30am. The 16-year-old girl told Officers she was not abducted. The 16-year-old girl told Officers the argument was between the 17-year-old man and her father because they dislike one another.

The 16-year-old girl was returned home safe. No criminal charges have been pursued.

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Community Outreach

Domestic Violence Warrant Arrest At The Ballgame

Date: 06/14/2016  08:20 p.m.
Location: 734 E Port Ave.
Offense: Family Violence Assault/Warrant
Case Number: 1606080069

On 6/14/2016 a detective from the CCPD Family Violence Unit spent her workday obtaining an arrest warrant on a 25 year old man who was accused of assaulting and choking his girlfriend. This accused offender was already on five years of probation for a similar incident.  The arrest warrant with a $75,000 bond was signed by a judge that afternoon. The detective finished her workday and headed to Whataburger Field to work off duty at a Hooks baseball game.

She was not at the game very long when the wanted offender walked right by her. The offender was accompanied by the same girlfriend, the victim of the assault.   The offender was arrested.

The judge that signed the warrant was also at that game.

Anyone who has been a victim of domestic violence should seek counsel from resources like the Women’s Shelter at (361) 881-8888.       thewomensshelter.org

http://www.ccpolice.com/government/ccpd/units-and-divisions/investigations-bureau/family-violence-unit

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 06/23/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 897 calls for service and generated 223 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. June 22 to 7:00 a.m. on June 23, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

                     

Date: 6/23/2016    1:15 AM
Location: 5400 Leopard Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C.  29.03      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606230005
A 35 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after he said two females beat him up and stole items from him in a motel room located at 5423 Leopard Street.

The man told Officers that he answered an ad on a social media website about getting an in room massage at the motel.  When he went to the room, a female let him in.   Once inside another female pulled out a knife and demanded his property.

The man reported that the two females took cash, along with two bottles of cologne, and a pair of headphones from him.  The man, who was not injured, left the room and called the police.

The female armed with the knife was said to be a tall Hispanic with a prominent neck tattoo.

At this time, none of the two female suspects have been identified.

Date: 6/22/2016    5:40 PM
Location: 4700 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606220112
Corpus Christi Police arrested a man after he intentionally hit the back end of another vehicle that was being driven by his mom’s ex-boyfriend, with the truck that he was driving.

An Officer observed a 2008 GMC truck being chased by a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado truck as both vehicles traveled at a high rate of speed west in the 4700 block of South Padre Island Drive.

The Officer then saw both trucks exit off the freeway at Weber Road and then they both ran the red light at the McArdle Road intersection.  The Officer was able to get both vehicles stopped in the 4000 block of Lamont Street.

The driver of the Chevrolet told Officers that he knew the driver of the GMC truck was an ex-boyfriend of his mom.  He told Officers that he was tired of the ex-boyfriend driving by his mom’s house.

The 43 year old ex-boyfriend said that the driver of the truck intentionally struck the rear of his vehicle several times while chasing him down the freeway.

Officers found damage to the front of the Chevrolet and the rear of the GMC.

Michael Abusalah Lopez (03/31/1995) was arrested for aggravated assault.

No one was seriously injured.

 

 

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 06/22/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 793 calls for service and generated 199 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. June 21 to 7:00 a.m. on June 22, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

                     

Date: 6/21/2016    1:00 PM
Location: 13400 Leopard Street
Offense: Credit Car Abuse
P.C.  32.31      Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606210090
An employee of a business, located at 13433 Leopard Street, called Corpus Christi Police after he found a skimming device on one of the stores gas pumps.

Officers were told by the employee that he was working on the gas pumps and when he opened up the credit card machine at gas pump 4, he saw the device.  The skimmer devise was plugged into the back of the credit card reader.

Officers collect the device as evidence.

At this time the person who put the skimming device on the gas pump has not been identified.

Date: 6/21/2016    9:40 PM
Location: 3900 State Highway 358 West
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04      Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606210143
Corpus Christi Police arrested a male driver for DWI after an Officer observed him driving well under the speed limit on the freeway without any lights on.

The Officer was on patrol when he noticed that a 2007 Nissan Altima sedan was traveling very slowly west on State Highway 358 near Weber Road.  The Officer also noticed that the vehicle did not have any lights on, and one of the turn signals was continuously flashing.

The Officer stopped the car and after an investigation he determined that the driver, Rene Castillo (02/20/1949), was intoxicated.

The driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated, a third degree felony, and his vehicle was impounded.

Date: 6/21/2016    7:20 PM
Location: 2500 State Highway 181 north
Offense: Climbing Upon A Structure
C.C.  33-4       Class C Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1606210129
A teenage male was arrested by Corpus Christi Police after he climbed onto the outside railing of the Harbor Bridge.

When the Officer arrived he saw the man at the top of the bridge on the east side climbing around the structure.  The Officer got the man to come into the roadway to speak to him while other Officers blocked traffic.  When the Officer informed the man that it was illegal to climb on the railing outside the pedestrian walkway, the man climbed back over the barricade and sat down on the railing over the water.

The Officer went across the walkway and grabbed the teenager, Roberto Valencia (12/1/21997), while he was sitting on the railing and arrested him.

 

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Capture Murder Suspect for June 8th Homicide

Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2016, 22:51
Location: 1900 Gaslight Lane
Offense: Murder (Penal Code Section 19.02) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606080177

Corpus Christi Police Homicide Detectives captured 28-year-old Lance Taylor (11/28/1987) at an apartment located at Holly and Weber yesterday afternoon as a suspect for a murder that happened earlier this month.

Corpus Christi Police responded to the 1900 block of Gaslight Lane on June 8, 2016 at 10:51pm after a fisherman found a partially burned lifeless body of an adult woman in an open area near the Oso Bay.

Detectives gathered evidence and information which led them to identify 28-year-old Lance Taylor (11/28/1987) as possibly responsible for the homicide. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Taylor on  June 17th for murder.

The United States Marshal’s Gulf Coast Fugitives and Violent Offenders Task Force located Taylor at 3942 Holly Road at 4:50pm Monday afternoon as Taylor left an apartment and walked to his truck. The Task Force captured Taylor and delivered Taylor to the city detention center.

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 06/21/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 896 calls for service and generated 229  reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. June 20 to 7:00 a.m. on June 21, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

                     

Date: 6/20/2016    6:55 PM
Location: 5700 South Staples Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C.  29.03      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606200131
Two men shopping at a hobby shop, located at 5702 South Staples Street, turned robbery suspects when they pulled out a gun and walked out of the store with merchandise.

Corpus Christi Police arrived and were told that two male suspects came into the store and began looking at remote controlled cars.  Both suspects asked questions about the items and were handling the boxes as if they were shopping. Both suspects selected two remote controlled trucks, each valued at over $500, picked up the boxes, put them on their shoulders and began to walk out the front door of the store. When the two did not stop to pay for the merchandise and exited the business, an employee attempted to stop them.

One of the suspects pulled out a handgun from the waistband of his shorts and pointed it at the employee.   Both suspects then got into a gray Nissan SUV, which had several other people in it.

One of the suspects was described as being a white male in his late twenties, 6’0” foot tall, 220 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt and khaki shorts.

The suspect who had the gun was described as a Hispanic male in his early twenties, 5`7” foot tall, 160 pounds with a short haircut. He was last seen wearing a plaid pull over shirt, shorts, and had on a gold pair of sunglasses.

At this time, no suspects have been identified.

No one in the store was injured.

 

Date: 6/20/2016    9:40 PM
Location: 3800 Dunbrook Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04      Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1606200154
Corpus Christi Police arrested a male driver for DWI after he crashed his car into a parked Jeep and a fence in the 3800 block of Dunbrook Drive.

The crash investigation revealed that the driver of a 2011 Honda Accord was traveling west on Dunbrook Drive when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a 2005 Jeep Liberty that was parked along the street.  The Honda then veered off the roadway and struck a fence at 3821 Dunbrook Drive.

The driver of the Honda, Michael Anthony Montez (04/15/1991), was not injured, but after an investigation he was determined to be intoxicated.  He was arrested for driving while intoxicated, a Class A misdemeanor.

 

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

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