Patrol Division

Patrol Report 07/08/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1051 calls for service and generated 253  reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 7 to 7:00 a.m. on July 8, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

                     

Date: 07/08/2016    1:05 AM
Location: 1800 Baldwin Boulevard
Offense: Intoxicated Manslaughter
P.C.  49.08      Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1607080008
Corpus Christi Police arrested a man for intoxicated manslaughter after he crashed his vehicle into a utility pole injuring his girlfriend and killing her unborn child.

The crash investigation determined that the driver of a 2008 Nissan Sentra was traveling on Baldwin Boulevard near Riggan Street when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a utility pole.  Also in the vehicle was his 16 year old pregnant girlfriend.  She was injured in the crash and transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS.

Hospital staff told Officers that the female appeared to be 35 weeks pregnant and the unborn child did not show any signs of life.

After an investigation, Officers determined that the driver of the Nissan, Michael Lee (09/11/1998), was intoxicated.  He was arrested for intoxicated manslaughter.

 

Date: 07/07/2016    11:20 PM
Location: 3400 Brawner Parkway
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1607080001
Corpus Christi Police arrested a male after he made threats to another man while armed with a knife.

A 48 year old male victim told Officers that he was sleeping outside of his home, located in the 3400 block of Brawner Parkway, because his electricity was out. The victim said that he was awoken by a man, armed with a knife, yelling at him.

The victim was able to run inside his home before he was injured.

Officer located the suspect, Willie Hernandez (09/23/1998), and they arrested him for aggravated assault.  Officers also located the knife they believe the suspect used to threaten the victim.

 

Date: 07/08/2016    12:50 AM
Location: 4900 Dusty Dawn Road
Offense: Minor in Possession of Alcohol
A.B.C.  106.04   Class C Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1607080009
Corpus Christi Police issued 51 minor in possession of alcohol citations, 34 minor consuming alcohol citations, 17 inducing curfew violations after breaking up a loud party at a home in the 4900 block of Dusty Dawn Road.

Officers arrived after complaints of juveniles drinking and being loud were made by neighbors. Officers found nearly 150 people inside the home with alcohol and marijuana present. Most of the people inside were under the age of 17.

After issuing all of the citations, parents of the juveniles were contacted to pick up their children.

Two men that lived at the home, James Recio (08/24/1998), and Micheal Thomas Recio (06/05/1999), were arrested for inducing curfew, possession of marijuana, unlawful restraint, and selling alcohol without a permit.

 

 

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

Missing Person Carina Castellanos Found Murdered. Suspect Arrested

Date: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Location: 1000 block of Herndon Street
Event: Missing Person
Case Number: 1606300177

On July 6, 2016, Corpus Christi Police Department Family Violence Detectives obtained a warrant for the arrest of Nigel Green (2/23/86).  The warrants were obtained for Aggravated Assault (Family Violence) where Carina Castellanos was the victim.  The Aggravated Assault had occurred in the 1000 blk of Herndon on June 10, 2016. 

The United States Marshal’s Violent Offender Task Force, out of San Antonio, located and arrested Nigel Green on July 7, 2016.  CCPD Robbery/Homicide Detectives, who were handling the missing person report regarding Carina, went to San Antonio and transported Nigel back to Corpus Christi.  During the interview with Detectives, Nigel confessed to murdering Carina Castellanos.  Nigel Green then led Detectives to a corn field along Interstate 37 and Highway 359 in Mathis, Texas.  In a ditch, bordering the corn field, Detectives found the remains of what we believe is the body of Carina Castellanos.   

Nigel Green was arrested for the Aggravated Assault (Family Violence) warrants and Murder. 

Adam District, Community Outreach, Criminal Intelligence Unit, Criminal Investigations Division, Gang Unit, Patrol Division

Suspect arrested for Murder after a shooting in the 1100 block of Bloomington

Date: 07/08/2016    12:55 AM
Location: 1100 Bloomington
Offense: Murder
P.C.  19.02      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1607080003

Corpus Christi Police Department officers were dispatched to 1100 Bloomington in reference to a shooting. Officers arrived and observed a 30 year old female victim that appeared to have been shot. The victim was transported to Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital.

Officers observed a black Ford Expedition parked at that location.  Three subjects were detained and transported to the main police station for questioning. Initial information is that the suspect and a witness were arguing outside the vehicle. At some point the argument turned physical and shots were fired striking the victim. The scene was processed and a weapon was recovered.

During the investigation officers and detectives were advised that the 30 year old victim died at the hospital.  33 year old Feliciano Cruz (10/01/1982) was arrested and charged with murder and several other crimes related to the incident. Cruz was transported to the City Detention Center.

This is still an active investigation, information will be released as it becomes available.

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.

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 07/07/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 963 calls for service and generated 248  reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 6 to 7:00 a.m. on July 7, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

                     

Date: 07/07/2016    1:00 AM
Location: 2900 Sonora Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1607070011
A female was arrested by Corpus Christi Police after she made threats to stab her 20 year old son inside the home they share in the 2900 block of Sonora Street.

Officers were told by the son that he and his mother had got into an argument after his mother took his prescription medication.  He said that when his mother came out of a bathroom, she attempted to stab him with a knife but he was able to hit her and knock the knife out of her hand.

The man was not injured.

Officers did recover the kitchen knife that they believe was used during the assault.

The mother, Doris Casares (07/02/1967), was arrested for aggravated assault.

 

Date: 07/06/2016    10:00 PM
Location: 14100 Whitecap Boulevard
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.03      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1607060160
Corpus Christi Police believe an intoxicated female driver crashed her vehicle into an electric pole while she was driving in the 14100 block of Whitecap Boulevard.

The crash investigation determined that the female driver was traveling north on Whitecap Boulevard when she lost control of her 2000 Subaru Forester and struck an electric pole.

The 50 year old female driver was trapped in the vehicle for a short time, before being rescued by the fire department. She was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS.

After an investigation, Officers do believe alcohol was a factor in this crash.

Due to the driver’s injuries, suffered as a result of the crash, she was not arrested.

 

 

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 07/06/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1043 calls for service and generated 226  reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 5 to 7:00 a.m. on July 6, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

                     

Date: 07/06/2016    1:10 AM
Location: 4000 Saratoga Boulevard
Offense: Deadly Conduct
P.C.  22.05      Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1607060008
A business owner called Corpus Christi Police after he found several bullets holes in the front glass windows of his restaurant, located at 4037 Saratoga Boulevard.

When Officers arrived they found five shell casings in the parking lot of the business.  They also determined that three windows had bullet holes in them and one outside window frame had been struck by a bullet but it did not break the glass.  Another bullet went through the front window and into the outside wall of the meat cooler inside the restaurant.

The business owner said that the damage done to the glass and building was estimated to be $1,200.

At this time no suspects have been identified.

 

Date: 07/05/2016    10:30 PM
Location: 7700 Fort Griffen Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1607050157
Corpus Christi Police arrested a female driver for DWI after she struck a parked vehicle with her car in the 7700 block of Forth Griffen Drive.

The crash investigation determined that the female drive, Evette Gonzalez (09/23/1970), was driving on Fort Griffen Drive when she lost control of her 2014 BMW sedan and struck a parked 2012 Dodge Ram truck.

After an investigation the female, who was not injured, was determined to be intoxicated.

She was arrested for driving while intoxicated and her car was impounded.

 

Date: 07/06/2016    5:30 AM
Location: 2600 Hospital Boulevard
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1607060023
Corpus Christi Police were called by medical staff after two men walked into the emergency room of Spohn Memorial Hospital with stab wounds.

Officers arrived to investigate and found two male victims, one with a stab wound to the shoulder and the other with a stab wound to his abdomen being treated by hospital staff.

Both victims claimed to have been working out at Ben Garza Park when a Hispanic male transient wearing a black shirt stabbed them with a pocket knife.

Officers checked the area where the victims said the assault had occurred but no crime scene located.

Neither injury appears to be life threatening.

 

 

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, Patrol Division

Call Crime Stoppers If You Can Identify This Man

Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2016, 18:00
Location: 3700 Mendenhall Drive
Offense: Attempted Burglary (Penal Code Section 30.02) 3rd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606220125

Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives would like help from the public to identify a man who is suspected of an attempted burglary while the residents were home on June 22, 2016.

Call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS if you can identify this man.
Call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS if you can identify this man.

A 51-year-old man reported an attempted burglary at his home on the 3700 block of Mendenhall Drive on June 22, 2016 to the Corpus Christi Police. The 51-year-old man told Officers that an unknown man attempted to enter his residence without permission. The 51-year-old man told Officers that he and a 51-year-old woman were at home when they were alerted by a noise from the front door. The 51-year-old man told Officers that they had just gotten a new camera system which is located near the front door frame and now have a number-button combination lock on their front door. The 51-year-old man told Officers that he looked through his phone to look at the camera feed back and saw a live feed of the man at the front door, pressing buttons on the key pad. The 51-year-old man told Officers he spoke to the strange man through the new security system and once he began to speak to him, the unknown man went away from the house. The 51-year-old man described the unknown man to Officers as an adult male who was about 5 feet 9 inches tall, and wore a black hat with the letters “RVCA” written on the hat, a maroon shirt and shorts with facial brown hair.

The 51-year-old man told Officers he believes that this unknown man might be the person who had broken into their residence a few weeks before in reference to case #1606080111.

If you can identify this man, or have any additional information about this crime, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Community Outreach

Corpus Christi Police Announce Independence Day Weekend By the Numbers

The Corpus Christi Police are pleased to announce that there were no deaths in Corpus Christi as a result of criminal action. There was one vehicle crash with a fatal injury that was an accident. Additionally, the Corpus Christi had the following statistical data to show a snapshot of the Holiday weekend activity from 8am on July 1st to 10am on July 5th 2016:

  • Fireworks complaints = 248
  • Discharging Firearms in a Municipality case = 1
  • Loud Noise complaints = 96
  • Vehicle Crashes = 169
  • Disturbance complaints = 583
  • Misdemeanor Assault cases = 44
  • Aggravated Assault cases = 16
  • Driving While Intoxicated as a first offense arrests= 14
  • Driving While Intoxicated as a second offense arrests = 2
  • Driving While Intoxicated with three or more previous convictions = 4
  • Driving While Intoxicated with a child passenger = 4
  • Public Intoxication arrests = 94
  • Consumption of Alcohol by Minor detentions = 5
  • Possession of Alcohol by Minor detentions = 2
  • Intoxicated Assault arrests = 1
  • Intoxicated manslaughter cases = 0
  • Murder cases = 0
  • Drowning = 0
Spent fireworks litter Corpus Christi residential streets
Spent fireworks litter Corpus Christi residential streets like this shown on the 2500 block of Crestlea Dr.

The Corpus Christi Police continue to patrol and work their summer crime initiative to reduce the risk of injury and property damage. Our mission is to work as an equal partner with the community to reduce crime, reduce the fear of crime, and enhance public safety.

Community Outreach

“Virtual Kidnapping” calls on the rise

Several local residents have been targeted recently for a fraud/scam that has been labeled as “virtual kidnapping”.   The caller tells the targeted victim that a grandson or other family member is in trouble, usually out of the country, and then they are given instructions on wiring or sending money electronically to solve the problem.

Are you putting too much personal information about your grandkids or other family members on your Facebook Page for all the world to see?  This scam is nothing new and it appears that the criminals are getting the relationship information from family social media pages.   It also appears that these criminals target elderly family members who might have only occasional contact with the family member that is “kidnapped”.

The F.B.I. suggests the following action if you receive one of these calls.

To avoid becoming a victim of this extortion scheme, look for the following possible indicators:

  • Incoming calls come from an outside area code, sometimes from Puerto Rico with area codes (787), (939) and (856)
  • Calls do not come from the kidnapped victim’s phone
  • Callers go to great lengths to keep you on the phone
  • Callers prevent you from calling or locating the “kidnapped” victim
  • Ransom money is only accepted via wire transfer service

If you receive a phone call from someone who demands payment of a ransom for a kidnapped victim, the following should be considered:

  • Try to slow the situation down. Request to speak to the victim directly. Ask, “How do I know my loved one is okay?”
  • If they don’t let you speak to the victim, ask them to describe the victim or describe the vehicle they drive, if applicable.
  • Listen carefully to the voice of the kidnapped victim if they speak.
  • Attempt to call, text, or contact the victim via social media. Request that the victim call back from his or her cell phone.
  • While staying on the line with alleged kidnappers, try to call the alleged kidnap victim from another phone.
  • To buy time, repeat the caller’s request and tell them you are writing down the demand, or tell the caller you need time to get things moving.
  • Don’t directly challenge or argue with the caller. Keep your voice low and steady.

Request the kidnapped victim call back from his/her cell phone.

 

Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Police Want Help From The Public to Locate Missing Woman

Date: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Location: 1000 block of Herndon Street
Event: Missing Person
Case Number: 1606300177

Detectives with the Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to locate a missing 28-year-old woman.

28 year old Carina Castellanos is reported as a missing person to the Corpus Christi Police Department
28 year old Carina Castellanos is reported as a missing person to the Corpus Christi Police Department

A 48-year-old woman reported 28-year-old Carina Castellanos missing on Thursday, June 30, 2016 after unsuccessful attempts to contact her. The 48-year-old woman told Officers she is the mother to Carina and was concerned for Carina’s health and safety since Carina had been a victim of a violent crime earlier in the month. Officers learned that Carina had a last known address on the 1000 block of Herndon Street in Corpus Christi, and was employed at the McDonald’s located near Staples and Weber. Officers learned that Carina had not shown up for work even though she has valuables at the place of employment which she has not collected.  Officers were provided information that Carina is originally from San Antonio and has not been seen by any friends or family for several days.

Anyone with any information that may aid law enforcement to locate Carina should call the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2600.

Criminal Investigations Division, Narcotics/Vice Division

Police Arrest Local Business Owner For Selling Illegal Narcotics

Date: Thursday, June 30, 2016, 13:46
Location: 9858 Leopard Street
Offense: Manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance (Health and Safety Code Section 481.113) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1606300085

The Corpus Christi Police Narcotics Investigators conducted simultaneous search warrants at two local businesses and a Southside home Thursday afternoon in their campaign to combat the scourge of synthetic cannabis impacting our city.

NVID
Corpus Christi Police Narcotics Investigators seized over eight pounds of synthetic cannabis, over $22,000 in cash, several computers, two handguns, cellular phones, receipts, and drug ledgers during the search of the two businesses.

The search warrants were the culmination of a lengthy undercover investigation into the illegal sales of synthetic cannabis from the two businesses, Tobacco Junction #1, 4346 Ayers Street and Tobacco Junction #2, 9858 Leopard Street. The home, in the 7700 block of Outreau Street, was the residence of the business owner, which Narcotics Investigators believe was also used as a home office for the two businesses.Officers from the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Organized Crime Unit, Directed Patrol, and Bike Team assisted the Narcotics Investigators in this action.

Narcotics Investigators seized over eight pounds of synthetic cannabis, over $22,000 in cash, several computers, two handguns, cellular phones, receipts, and drug ledgers during the search of the two businesses.

Narcotics Investigators arrested the business owner, Shakir Abdul Memon (9-1-62) and employees Catalina Ceballos (2-14-71) and Eva Linda Delapaz (10-18-82). All three face felony charges of manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance, a first degree felony punishable by from five to ninety-nine years in prison.

Narcotics Investigators have maintained close communication with the Texas Attorney General’s Office throughout the course of the investigation, specifically in relation to suspected civil violations under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices–Consumer Protection Act and the Texas Business and Commerce Code. Under these statutes, violators can face civil penalties of up to $20,000 per package of synthetic cannabis. On Thursday, the Attorney General’s Office in District Court filed a motion for a Temporary Restraining Order against Tobacco Junction, asking the court to issue a cease and desist order to prevent the business from continuing operations.

Narcotics Investigators believe this operation will result in a major disruption to the flow of synthetic cannabis within the city, and will hopefully send a message to other business owners who are either selling or considering selling this toxic product.

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