Cops Search For Plant Thief

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 10:15am
Location: 1000 Barracuda Place

Offense: Theft
Case Number: 1605250118

Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes would like help from the public to identify and locate a man who stole plants from the front porch of a house on the 1000 block of Barracuda Place last Wednesday.

A 42-year-old man reported the theft of three plants from his front porch to Corpus Christi Police at 5:40pm on May 25th.  The 42-year-old man provided surveillance video images of an unknown man who drove a pickup truck into the driveway of the 42-year-old man’s home at about 10:50am. The 42-year-old man told Officers two men got out of the truck, walked up to the porch, and, without permission, took three plants valued at about $150 dollars.

The 42-year-old man told the Officers the driver of the pick-up was an adult male about 40 years old, 200lbs, with black hair, black mustache, medium skin tone, and wore a blue shirt and blue jeans.
The 42-year-old man told Officers the passenger was an adult male, about 30-35 years old, 200-210 lbs, bald, medium skin tone, and wore a green plaid button shirt and blue jean shorts. The 42-year-old man told Officers the men used a vehicle described as an older model Ford F-150, tan in color, extra cab and appears to have a large dent on the back right quarter panel  between the wheel well and the tailgate.

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Anyone who can identify this man, or has any additional information about this theft should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers is confidential and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn the caller a cash reward.

 

Narcotics Investigators Serve Search Warrant at Home on Richard Street

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Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 15:22
Location: 117 Richard Street
Offense: Possession of Marijuana 4oz-5lbs (State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1606010103

The Corpus Christi Police Narcotics/Vice Investigators and uniformed patrol officers served a search warrant Wednesday afternoon at 117 Richard that was the result of several months of undercover investigation into marijuana dealing from this residence. Investigators arrested 36-year-old Nathan Gates, 4/21/80 for possession of marijuana. Gates was stopped in the 3300 block of Ayers by patrol officers assisting in the operation. Gates was returned to the residence and the search warrant executed. The search resulted in the seizure of 432.13 gr of marijuana, a Glock handgun, and $3,356.00 in cash, to include scales and packaging.

Anyone with information about the sale of illegal narcotics may submit the information to Investigators anonymously at the site http://www.stopdrugscorpuschristi.org.

Patrol Report 06/01/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 808 calls for service and generated 220 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. May 31 to 7:00 a.m. on June 1, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

                     

Date: 6/01/2016    2:45 AM
Location: 3000 Reyna Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      First Degree Felony

Case Number: 1606010010
A man was arrested by Corpus Christi Police after he assaulted his common law wife and his sister with a bat inside the home they share in the 3000 block of Reyna Street.

Officers arrived and were told by the 44 year old common law spouse that the male became upset with her because she would not give him money to go buy drugs.  The male grabbed her by the hair and pulled her into the living room.  That is when the male’s 18 year old sister got involved and she was hit in the face by the male suspect’s fist.

The male then picked up a baseball bat that was behind the front door and started swinging it at both females. Luckily, he missed both of them and neither female was seriously injured.

The sister was able to run outside and call police.

Officers arrived in time to arrest the male, Ernesto Martinez (09/04/1963), for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

 

Date: 6/01/2016    5:45 AM
Location: 5100 Interstate Highway 37 Access South
Offense: Theft of a Firearm
P.C.  31.03      State Jail Felony

Case Number: 16006010014
A 48 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after someone broke into his vehicle and stole an AR 15 rifle.

Officers arrived and were told by the victim that he had parked his 2016 Dodge Ram truck in the parking lot of a motel, located at 5155 Interstate Highway 37 Access South.  During the night someone broke out the drivers side rear passenger window of his truck.  Once inside the vehicle, the suspect stole a Bushmaster brand AR 15 model rifle.

The rifle was valued at $1,500.

At this time no suspects have been identified and the weapon has not been recovered.


Date: 5/31/2016    9:20 PM
Location: 300 North Port Avenue
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04      Class A Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1605310165
Corpus Christi Police arrested a male driver after he was found passed out behind the wheel of a stopped vehicle in the 300 block of North Port Avenue.

Officers responded to the call after several motorist had to drive their vehicles around the stopped 2000 Ford sedan that was stopped in the middle of the roadway.

Officers arrived and found the driver passed out behind the wheel with his foot on the break.

After an investigation, Officers determined that the driver, Bruce Davis (11/07/1960), was intoxicated.

The driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated and his vehicle was impounded.

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.

City Hosts Vehicle Auction Saturday

The City of Corpus Christi will auction 114 cars, trucks, and motorcycles at the Police Vehicle Impound Lot, located at 5485 Greenwood Drive, on Saturday, June 4, 2016. The auction will start at 10:00 am. There are 25 vehicles included in the auction which were impounded for no insurance.

The general public is encouraged to register and view the vehicles for auction from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Friday, June 3, 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.

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Corpus Christi Animal Care Services Move 22 Dogs To Minnesota To Gain Forever Homes

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Thanks to a grant from ASPCA, 22 dogs from Corpus Christi Animal Care Services packed their bags & left for Minnesota this morning to be adopted. This is the largest shipment from our facility to transfer animals to other parts of the country as an animal management option to find the dogs forever homes.

The relocation grant program is funded by the ASPCA and according to their website, http://www.aspcapro.org/relocation, the program provides funding for the cost of actual transport of the animals that include fuel, hotel services, and the drivers. The grant also pays for the preparation for transport like the veterinary care, vaccinations, health certificates, and spay & neuter services. The ASPCA started the relocation program in 2011 for the purpose to transfer dogs from overcrowded shelters in the south to less crowded facilities in the north for a better opportunity for adoption of the dogs.

Don’t worry, there are plenty of animals at our facility which need loving homes. If you need an addition to the family, go to our facility at 2626 Holly Road and find a new friend!

Corpus Christi Police Captain, Chris White, the Animal Care Services Manager, and Dr. Melissa Draper, the veterinarian for Corpus Christi Animal Care Services, announce the movement of 22 dogs from the facility to Minnesota to gain forever homes.
Corpus Christi Police Captain, Chris White, the Animal Care Services Manager, and Dr. Melissa Draper, the veterinarian for Corpus Christi Animal Care Services, announce the movement of 22 dogs from the facility to Minnesota to gain forever homes.

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Corpus Christi Animal Care Services Kennel Master, Danni Alcantara, says "Good bye" to an excited puppy before the dogs leave for Minnesota
Corpus Christi Animal Care Services Kennel Master, Danni Alcantara, says “Good bye” to an excited puppy before the dogs leave for Minnesota

Patrol Report 05/27/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1029 calls for service and generated 236 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. May 26 to 7:00 a.m. on May 27, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

                     

Date: 5/27/2016    4:15 AM
Location: 3200 Gollihar Road
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C.  29.03      First Degree Felony

Case Number: 1605270027
Employees of a restaurant, located at 3220 Gollihar Road, called Corpus Christi Police after two men, armed with guns, robbed the business.

The two male suspects, one black a one Hispanic, walked into the restaurant wearing hoodies and gloves and each armed with a handgun.  The suspects pointed the guns at three employees and ordered them to walk to the back office.  Once in the back office, the suspects instructed all of them to get down on their knees and open the safe.

The employees were not injured, and the two suspects were last seen exiting the restaurant and running north on Randall Drive.

At this time, no suspects have been identified.

 

Date: 5/27/2016    1:55 AM
Location: 900 Eighteenth Street
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated Third or More
P.C.  49.04      Third Degree Felony

Case Number: 1605270015
Corpus Christi Police arrested a male driver for DWI, after he crashed his vehicle into a fence and a home in the 900 block of Eighteenth Street.

Officers arrived and a crash investigation determined that the driver of a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe SUV was traveling south on Eighteenth Street when the driver lost control of his vehicle left the roadway and struck a fence and a house located at 923 Eighteenth Street.

After an investigation, Officers determined that the driver of the SUV, Roel Campos (01/07/1969) was intoxicated and he was arrested.

The charge was upgraded to a felony DWI charge when it was determined that the suspect had prior convictions for the same offense.

No one inside the home was injured.


Date: 5/27/2016    1:00 AM
Location: 9000 Leopard Street
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated With a Child Passenger
P.C.  49.045    State Jail Felony

Case Number: 1605270003
Corpus Christi Police arrested the driver of a vehicle for felony DWI after he was stopped for a traffic violation in the 9000 block of Leopard Street and found to be intoxicated while he was driving with his three children.

An Officer observed the 2003 Chevrolet Suburban run a stop sign at the corner of Leopard Street and Clarkwood Road.  When the Officer stopped the driver, Mark Anthony Mendez (02/28/1981), they conducted an investigation and determined he was intoxicated.

Inside the vehicle Officers also found his three children, ranging in age between 3 and 5 years old.

The children were released to family members.

The driver was charged with driving while intoxicated with a child passenger, a state jail felony. 


Date: 5/27/2016    2:05 AM

Location: 5500 Interstate Highway 37 North
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04      Class B Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1605270020
Corpus Christi Police arrested a male driver for DWI, after he swerved off the freeway and crashed his vehicle into several traffic barrels in the 5500 block of Interstate 37 North near McBride Lane.

Officers arrived and a crash investigation determined that the driver of a 2001 Ford F150 truck was traveling north on Interstate 37 when the driver lost control of his vehicle left the roadway and struck several traffic barrels containing sand.  The force of the crash caused the truck to roll over onto the driver’s side.

After an investigation, Officers determined that the driver of the truck, David Ernest Hernandez (11/26/1963) was intoxicated.  After he was treated for minor injuries at Spohn Memorial Hospital he was 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.

Narcotics Investigators Raid House on Seventeenth Street

Corpus Christi Police Narcotics Investigators, with the assistance of Police SWAT and Gang Units, served an early morning search warrant today at a residence in the 1200 block of 17th Street.  The search warrant was the culmination of a month’s long undercover investigation into drug trafficking from this address.  Arrested as a result of the raid were Longino Castillo (DOB: 5-22-90) and George Soto (12-7-93), both known local gang members.  Due to the gang involvement and the known existence of numerous firearms inside the residence, Narcotics Investigators enlisted the service of CCPD SWAT to make entry into the residence.  SWAT Operators gained entry to the residence at approximately 5:40 am, with no injuries reported to any occupant of the residence or officer.

Investigators seized a virtual arsenal of legal and illegal firearms, including semi-auto assault type rifles, shotguns, handguns, and improvised firearms, sometimes referred to as “zip-guns”, along with over 1000 rounds of ammunition. Officers also seized several homemade noise suppressors or “silencers”, five sets of body armor, homemade breaching tools or “rams”, ski masks and gas masks.  The existence of this bevy of weaponry and assorted raid type equipment suggests possible involvement in much more than narcotics trafficking to include robberies, drive-by shootings, home invasions and/or other acts of violence.  Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms responded to the scene and will be assisting with the investigation.

In addition to the weapons seized, officers seized distribution level amounts of synthetic cannabis, along with lesser amounts of crack cocaine, heroin, and marijuana, over $3,400 in US Currency, cell phones, weight scales, and suspected drug ledgers. Narcotics Investigators believe that this operation was a mid-level supplier of illicit drugs to smaller drug houses and street level dealers.

Castillo and Soto both face multiple felony charges including manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a prohibited weapon, and tampering with evidence, as well as potential federal firearm violations. In addition, Soto was additionally charged with felon in possession of a firearm and felon in possession of body armor. Both were arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.

Narcotics Investigators believe this raid will deal a serious blow to the proliferation of synthetic cannabis dealing on Corpus Christi’s west side, downtown and near City Hall. Narcotics Investigators will continue to pursue leads as a result of this search warrant and are confident that more arrests and seizures will follow.

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Patrol Report 05/25/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 894 calls for service and generated 226 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. May 24 to 7:00 a.m. on May 25, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

                     

Date: 5/25/2016    2:00 AM
Location: 2700 Crosstown Freeway Access Road South
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04      Class A Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1605250009
A female driver, passed out at a red light in the 2700 block of the Crosstown Freeway South Access Road, got the attention of a Corpus Christi Police Officer on patrol.

The Officer pulled her patrol car next to the 2015 Nissan Versa and observed that it was running and the brake lights were on.  As the Officer was attempting to contact the driver, the car began to roll into the intersection with the female still passed out in the driver seat.

The Officer was able to wake the driver and stop the car.  After an investigation it was determined that the driver was intoxicated.

Officers arrested, Megan Anschuetz (02/11/1991), for driving while intoxicated and her car was impounded.

 

Date: 5/24/2016    4:25 PM
Location: 5700 Timbergate Drive
Offense: Burglary
P.C.  30.04      Class A Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1605240103
A 46 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after someone took several hundred dollars in cash from the front seat of his truck while it was parked at an apartment complex office building located at 5702 Timbergate Drive.

The man told Officers that he had just cashed a check at the bank for over $2300 and then went to the apartment complex leasing office.  While inside the office, a suspect broke out the driver side window of his 2009 GMC Sierra truck and stole the cash that was in an envelope in the center console.

At this time, no suspects have been identified

Date: 5/25/2016    1:45 AM
Location: 1200 Third Street
Offense: Felony Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04      Third Degree Felony

Case Number: 1605250008
A male driver, traveling the wrong way down a one-way street in a vehicle, was arrested for DWI after he almost collided with a Corpus Christi Police car in the 1200 block of Third Street.

The Officer observed the 1995 Chevrolet truck traveling toward him going the wrong direction on a one way street near the intersection of Third Street and Craig Street. In an attempt to get the driver to stop, the Officer activated the emergency lights on his patrol car.  The truck did stop momentarily but while the Officer was walking up to talk to the driver, the vehicle took off turning into a local business parking lot at 1201 Third Street.

The Officer ran back to his patrol car and attempted to catch up to the truck. When the truck reached the back of the private parking lot it had turned into it was stopped by a metal gate that was blocking the exit.

Once the truck was forced to stop because of the gate, Officers were able to contact the driver.

After an investigation it was determined that the driver, Michael Rodriguez (04/13/1972), was intoxicated. Mr. Rodriguez was charged with felony DWI when it was determined that he had several prior convictions for the same offense.  He was additionally charged with trying to elude police, a Class B 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.

Patrol Report 05/24/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 870 calls for service and generated 229 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. May 23 to 7:00 a.m. on May 24, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

                     

Date: 5/23/2016    10:35 PM
Location: 5700 McArdle Road
Offense: Criminal Mischief
P.C.  28.03      Class B Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1605230167
Corpus Christi Police were called to an alarm at a business, located at 5734 McArdle Road, and found the front glass shattered out.

Officers arrived and observed the front glass windows to the business had been broken out.  The front doors to the business remained locked.

Officers don’t believe the suspects made entry into the building.

At this time, no suspects have been identified.

 

Date: 5/24/2016    12:50 AM
Location: 1600 Lawnview Street
Offense: Burglary
P.C.  30.04      Class A Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1605240004
A Corpus Christi Police Officer on patrol observed a man, wearing all dark clothing, riding a bicycle in the 1600 block of Lawnview Street, without a headlight.

When the Officer stopped the man on the bicycle she saw that he had pieces of broken glass all over his shirt and minor cuts and scratches on his hands and right elbow. While the man was looking for his identification card in a back pack he was carrying, he pulled out several $5 bills that also had blood on them.

During the investigation, the Officer found a prescription pill bottle that did not belong to the man inside of the backpack he was carrying.  The pill bottle had several pills in it.

The Officer also became aware that there was a call from a homeowner in the 500 block of Naples Street reporting a burglary to his vehicle.

After an investigation it was determined that the suspect on the bicycle had threw a brick into the front passenger side window of a 2011 Ford Escape belonging to the homeowner at 530 Naples Street while it was parked in the driveway of his home.   Once the window was smashed, the suspect stole $40 cash in $5 bills that was sitting on the center console inside his car.   The Officer believes this is when the suspect cut his hands.

When the Officer went to investigate the name on the prescription pill bottle that the suspect had in his possession she found that the suspect had also entered an unlocked Dodge truck parked in front of 363 Naples Street and took the pill bottle from inside.  Officers returned the prescription pills to the owner of the truck.

The suspect, Jacob Ramirez (06/15/1998), was arrested and charged with two counts of burglary and possession of dangerous drugs, all Class A misdemeanors.

 

Date: 5/24/2016    2:55 AM
Location: 1700 Winnebago Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      Second Degree Felony

Case Number: 1605240009
Corpus Christi Police arrested a female after she used a bat to assault a man in the 1700 block of Winnebago Street.

Officers found the 42 year old male victim waiting at a convenience store, located at South Staples Street and Leopard Street.  The man was with his 46 year old wife.  The wife told Officers that the female suspect had hit her husband with a bat several times and had also attempted to hit her while they were all at T.C. Ayers Park on Winnebago Street.

Officers observed the man had a broken left arm and he was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS.

A short time later, Officers were able to locate the female suspect, and the bat she used to assault the man, at the park.  The female suspect, Kanika Lindsey (08/26/1984), was arrested for aggravated assault

 

 

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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