Charlie District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Police Work Traffic Crash With Fatal Injury On Weber Road

Date: Saturday, May 14, 2016, 01:27
Location: 5800 Weber Road
Event: Vehicle Crash With Fatal Injury
Case Number: 1605140017

Corpus Christi Police worked the year’s 9th vehicle crash with fatal injury overnight on the 5800 block of Weber Road.

Corpus Christi Police responded to the 5800 block of Weber Road for a major vehicle crash.  Investigation revealed that a 42-year-old man drove his Mercury Grand Marquis northbound on Weber.  Witnesses told Officers that the Marquis collided with the backside of a truck just north of Caravelle Parkway.  Witnesses told Officers the Grand Marquis veered to the left and struck a telephone pole on the HEB side.  Witnesses told Officers the truck stopped, then fled the area without providing any information. The 42-year-old man was pronounced deceased at the scene.  Several witnesses were interviewed.  Officers are not certain if the 42-year-old man had a passenger who fled the scene.

The Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section responded to the scene and used laser mapping to construct a scale diagram of the crash.  AEP responded and braced the pole.

The Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section are searching for the truck and do not know why it left the area. Anyone with any additional information about this crash should call the Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section at 886-2600 during business hours and make the information available to investigators. Information may be provided to investigators at any time through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or online at http://www.888TIPS.com.

Bravo District, Patrol Division

Man Crashes At Police Front Door On Friday The 13th & Gets Arrested

Date: Friday, May 13, 2016, 21:27
Location: 1456 Waldron Road
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated BAC OVER .15 (Penal Code Section 49.04) Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1605130158

Corpus Christi Police arrested a 35 year old man Friday night after the man drove his jeep to the front door of the Police Bravo District sub-station and caused significant damage to the Police building and two marked patrol cars.

Corpus Christi Police “X Shift” had released from roll call and loaded up their patrol vehicles to start the work day a little after 9pm when there was a crash on Waldron and Graham Road which involved a black 2011 Jeep Wrangler and another car. There were no injuries in that crash. The operator of the Jeep pressed the accelerator and continued to travel from the road into the Police city vehicle parking lot, then struck a parked, unoccupied patrol car at the front door of the Police sub-station. The Jeep continued through the parking lot and struck an awning to the Police building which threw bricks onto a second parked and unoccupied patrol car which caused damage to the patrol car. The Jeep struck the second damaged patrol car and was finally stopped.

The Patrol shift supervisor for “X Shift” was inside the building at the time of the crash, and a patrol officer was outside the building and neither Officer was injured. The supervisor and the patrol officer met the operator of the Jeep, 35 year old Raymond Uebelacker (2/5/1981) and were relieved Uebelacker was not injured. The Officers did discover evidence that Uebelacker was intoxicated, so Officers arrested Uebelacker and took him to the hospital for a medical evaluation, and then delivered him to the city detention center.

Officers cleaned up the mess from the crash, the two patrol cars were taken out of service and sent to the motor pool for repairs, and the Jeep was impounded. The building is still able to be occupied and in use. Officers delivered Uebelacker to the city detention center for Driving While Intoxicated with a blood alcohol content over .15, a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine. No injuries were reported.

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Community Outreach

Police Hold Ceremony To Promote Two Captains and Two Lieutenants

(left to right) Captain Kevin Bolles; Captain Donnie Moore; Lieutenant Mel Goce; and Lieutenant David Saldana
(left to right) Captain Kevin Bolles; Captain Donnie Moore; Lieutenant Mel Goce; and Lieutenant David Saldana
Corpus Christi Chief of Police, Mike Markle, hosted a ceremony today at Police Headquarters to promote Captain Donnie Moore, Captain Kevin Bolles, Lieutenant David Saldana, and Lieutenant Mel Goce.
Corpus Christi Police Lieutenants are first line supervisors and Lieutenants Goce and Saldana will be assigned to a patrol shift of about ten to twelve patrol Officers. Corpus Christi Police Captains are second line supervisors and are assigned to a variety of functions in the Police Department.

Donald Moore

Lt. Donnie Moore is a 16 year veteran with the Corpus Christi Police Department and a graduate of the 59th academy.  During his career he has been assigned to patrol and has supervised the K9 unit, SWAT (where he has spent the last 13 years of his career) and CID’s Auto Theft Task Force.  He is currently working on his Bachelor’s degree.  Lt. Moore is married and has three children.  Moore’s father, Donald Moore, Sr. pinned the badge.

Kevin Bolles

Lt. Kevin Bolles started his law enforcement career at the Seminole County, Oklahoma Sheriff’s Department in 1991 where he was a deputy, narcotics investigator and detective. In 2000 he graduated from the 59th academy and became part of Corpus Christi’s finest.  He has been assigned to patrol, Narcotics Vice Investigations, Project management for Homeland Defense Citywide video systems, Project Manager for Video Command Center and Mobil Command Center, and the supervisor assigned to MIS and IT.  Lt. Bolles current holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law Enforcement Administration from Ashford University and an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Seminole State College.  He is married, has three children and one granddaughter.  Bolles’ wife pinned the badge.

David Saldana

Senior Officer Saldana is a 9 year veteran with the Corpus Christi Police Department and is a graduate of the 66th academy. He has been the recipient of many commendations to include Officer of Month 5 times and recognized as Corpus Christi’s Outstanding Police Officer by Goodwill Industries for 2011 and 2012. Senior Officer Saldana graduated Cuma Sum Laude from Del Mar College in 2010 and holds 3 associate degrees. He is married and has three children. Saldana’s  wife pinned the badge.

Melvyn Goce

Senior Officer Melvyn Goce is a 22 year veteran with the Corpus Christi Police Department and a graduate of the 52nd academy.  During his career he has been assigned to SWAT, Narcotics Vice Investigations, Backgrounds and Recruiting and CALEA.  Senior Officer Goce has been the recipient of a Certificate of Merit, Officer of the year and currently hold a Bachelor’s and Associates degree.  He has four children.  Goce’s badge was pinned by Corpus Christi Police Chief Mike Markle.

Congratulations to those who were promoted today and good luck on your new assignments!
Patrol Division

Patrol Report 05/13/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1045 calls for service and generated 224 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. May 12 to 7:00 a.m. on May 13, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

                     

Date: 5/12/2016    9:05 PM
Location: 5900 Weber Road
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  2.02        First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1605120127
A 25 year old female called Corpus Christi Police after her ex-boyfriend tried to stab her while she was at his apartment, located at 5901 Weber Road.

The female told Officers that she was attempting to leave the apartment when an argument started with her ex-boyfriend about her leaving. The ex-boyfriend grabbed a kitchen knife and told the female she wasn’t going anywhere.

The female said that she tried to grab the knife and cut her hand. The male then grabbed her arm and pushed her down.  The female was able to get up and run out the front door and get into her vehicle that was parked in the parking lot and lock herself inside.

Officers arrested the ex-boyfriend, Randall Kirchner (06/11/1992), for felony assault.

The female was not seriously injured.

 

 

 

Date: 5/13/2016    2:05 AM
Location: 3600 Holly Road
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  39.04   Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1605130018
Corpus Christi Police arrested a male driver for DWI after he was involved in a crash at the intersection of Holly Road and Carroll Lane.

A crash investigation by Officers determined that the male driver was traveling east on Holly Road in his 2006 Ford Mustang when he ran into the rear of a stopped 1993 Jeep Cherokee, driven by a 20 year old female, who was waiting for a red light at the intersection.

Neither driver was injured.

After an investigation, it was determined that the male driver of the Ford, Dometrio Moralez 910/02/1991), was intoxicated and 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.

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 05/12/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 942 calls for service and generated 225 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. May 11 to 7:00 a.m. on May 12, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

                     

Date: 5/11/2016    1:35 PM
Location: 1100 Cornerstone Drive
Offense: Theft
P.C.  31.03      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1605110104
A 66 year old female called Corpus Christi Police after she discovered someone stole a package she was expecting from the front porch of her home located in the 1100 block of Cornerstone Drive.

The female told Officers she was expecting Federal Express to deliver a package.  When it did not arrive, she went to check the video security system that records the outside of her home.  The women was able to see that the package was delivered just before 10 AM and then an hour later a car drove up and a female walked up to the front door, picked up the package and then walked back to the waiting car.

The suspect vehicle was a small black two door car and the suspect was described as a white female with blonde hair.  She was last seen wearing a black short sleeve shirt and khaki shorts.

At this time the female suspect has not been identified.

 

Date: 5/11/2016    2:20 PM
Location: 5600 Saratoga Boulevard
Offense: Robbery
P.C.  29.03      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1605110096
Store employees at a business, located at 5626 Saratoga Boulevard, called Corpus Christi Police after they confronted two suspects about shoplifting and one of them pulled out a knife and threatened an employee.

The employee told Officers that he had observed two males stealing merchandise.  When the two tried to walk out of the store without paying for the items, they were confronted outside in the parking lot.

One of the men pulled out a knife and threatened a store employee.  When the employee backed off, the two men got into a 2002 Oldsmobile sedan. As they were pulling out of the parking space they attempted to run over the store employee with their vehicle. The employee was slightly injured with bumps and bruises while trying to get out of the way of the vehicle.

The suspect vehicle then exited the parking lot.

Officers were able to obtain a license plate of the suspect vehicle, however, at this time they have not located the two suspects.

Officers are also investigating whether these two suspects were involved in a theft case at the Target Store, located in Moore Plaza, earlier in the day.

 

Date: 5/11/2016    2:10 PM
Location: 100 Wellwood Street
Offense: Assault
P.C.  22.01      Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1605110095
A female texted her neighbor asking her to call Corpus Christi Police after her husband got violent with her over some social media posts she had made earlier in the day.

A 31 year old female said she and her husband were having an argument over Facebook postings on her account.  The argument escalated to the point that the female texted her neighbor to call police.

When Officers arrived the female heard them knocking on the front door and at that moment her husband grabbed her by the neck and pushed her against the wall.   He then covered her mouth with one hand and tried to choke her.

As Officers continued to knock on the door, the man took her to a back bedroom and pushed her on the bed, got on top of her and placed a pillow over her head, in another attempt to keep her from calling out.  When he realized the Officers were not leaving, he eventually got off of her and went to the front door to open it.

Officers arrested the husband, Gilbert Lopez (10/13/1986), for felony assault and unlawful restraint.

The female was not 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.

Community Outreach

Morgan Avenue Murder- Update

Date: 5/2/2016    12:10 AM
Location: 3100 Morgan Avenue
Offense: Murder
P.C.  19.02      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1605020002

We believe that Jesus Espino and Javier Castro were involved in this Murder.   It appears that they were transported across the border into Mexico the same day of the murder. No arrest warrants exist at this time

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Jesus Espino
Javier Castro
Javier Castro

 

 Anyone who has information about these two suspects should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information about unsolved crimes may also 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 05/11/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 873 calls for service and generated 256 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. May 10 to 7:00 a.m. on May 11, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

                     

Date: 5/10/2016    11:55 PM
Location: 3800 South Port Avenue
Offense: Theft
P.C.  31.03      State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1605110001
Corpus Christi Police arrested a man after he was found cutting copper wire off an electric pole located in the 3800 block of South Port Avenue.

Officers arrived and found the man on a bicycle with freshly cut wire hanging from the handle bars of his bike. When they stopped him they found more cut wires in a backpack he was carrying along with a set of wire cutter pliers.

Officers located the AEP pole that the wire is believed to have come from.  At the base of the pole Officers found even more cut wire laying on the ground beside the pole.

Officers arrested Ivan Calderon-Rodriguez (03/04/1989), for felony theft.

 

Date: 5/11/2016    2:30 AM
Location: 600 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C.  29.03      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1605110014
Three men called Corpus Christi Police after they were robbed at gunpoint while parked outside of a restaurant located at 602 South Padre Island Drive.

The three men, ranging in age between 18 to 19 years old, told Officers that they pulled into the restaurant parking lot and were sitting in their vehicle talking when someone opened the rear driver’s side door to their car and jumped into the back seat. The suspect pulled a gun on the three men and then began to demand money from them.

After one of the men gave the suspect his wallet, the suspect got out and jumped into the passenger side of a waiting tan Chevrolet Trailblazer and sped away.

The driver of the suspect vehicle was described as a black male between 20 and 25 years old.

The suspect with the gun that got into the vehicle was described as a Hispanic male between 25 and 35 years old with a goatee.

At this time no suspects have been identified.

 

Date: 5/11/2016    4:45 AM
Location: 5200 Carriage Lane
Offense: Deadly Conduct
P.C.  22.05      Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1605110025
Corpus Christi Police are investigating whether two separate incidents of shots being fired at homes in the same neighborhood are related.

Officers responded to a home, located in the 5200 block of Carriage Lane, after the homeowner there heard several shots being fired outside his home.  Officers arrived and located five shell casing in the driveway of the home.  The homeowner did not find any damage to his property.

At about the same time, Officers responded to a home located in the 5200 block of Shasta Lane, and found that a home there had been hit by gunfire.

The homeowner there showed the Officers a bullet hole in the garage door.  Officers found that the bullet had traveled through the garage, through a kitchen wall, through the living room, and had landed in wall of a bedroom.

No one in the house was injured.

At this time, Officers have not identified a suspect in either of these deadly conduct cases.

 

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

Morgan Avenue Murder- Update

Date: 5/2/2016    12:10 AM
Location: 3100 Morgan Avenue
Offense: Murder
P.C.  19.02      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1605020002


Corpus Christi Police Homicide Detectives are looking into a dispute that led to a shooting in the parking lot of a nightclub located at 3149 Morgan Avenue.  

Officers arrived at the scene and found a 27 year old female with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head.  The female was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS were she was later pronounced dead.

Mary Elizabeth Cantu, 10/09/1965, was arrested on 05/02/2016 at 5:10 p.m. on a charge of Hindering Apprehension.  She is accused of transporting the suspect and two witnesses into Mexico several hours after the shooting.

Corpus Christi Police would like anyone with any information about this case to provide that information to Homicide Detectives by calling 886-2600. The public is encouraged to provide any information they believe may be related to this case no matter how seemingly insignificant and the public should not assume Police have the information.

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Patrol Division

Patrol Report 05/10/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 826 calls for service and generated 230 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. May 9 to 7:00 a.m. on May 10, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

 

Date: Monday, May 9, 2016, 2100
Location: 4249 McArdle Road
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
Case Number: 1605090160

Corpus Christi Police captured two men suspected of armed robbery Monday night at South Padre Island Drive at Staples.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a robbery at a convenience store on McArdle near Rickey at 8pm Monday night and learned that a man displayed a handgun and demanded cash from the register.

Police responded to a second armed robbery at a convenience store on McArdle near Dody Street at about 9pm with a similar suspect description. No injuries were reported at the scenes of the robberies.

People near the robbery locations provided a description of the robbery suspect and the vehicle used by the suspect. Officers searched the area and then located the suspect vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. The vehicle fled and Officers chased the vehicle west on McArdle, south on Eberhart, then east on South Padre Island Drive. The suspect vehicle, a gray Pontiac Grand Am, struck a white Infiniti operated by a 43-year-old man at the intersection of S.P.I.D. and Staples. The Pontiac spun around and struck a Corpus Christi Police patrol car. Two men ran from the Pontiac and Officers were able to catch up to the a short distance away.

The 43-year-old man who operated the Infiniti complained of minor injuries. Officers and the suspects suffered minor injuries due to falls to the ground after the chase. The S.P.I.D. and Staples intersection was closed to traffic for an hour while Officers processed the vehicle completed crash reports, gathered evidence and impounded the Pontiac.

The two robbery suspects were taken to the hospital to be medically cleared for delivery to the city detention center.

Detectives are working to determine if the two men captured this evening are responsible for several other robberies in Corpus Christi recently. As of May 9, the two men are accused of the Robbery this same night.

Police arrested 28-year-old Sebastian Ochoa (10/14/1987) and 24-year-old Antonio Soriano (3/19/1992) for aggravated robbery and other related charges.

 

Date: Monday, May 9, 2016, 0745
Location: 1100 Arnold Drive
Offense: Accidental Shooting
Case Number: 1605090038

A 64 year old man called for emergency services after he accidentally shot himself with a handgun inside his home located in the 1100 block of Arnold Drive.

Officers arrived and found the man with a gunshot wound to his right leg.  He told Officers that he was moving the 9 millimeter handgun and when he grabbed the weapon, it accidentally discharged striking him in the calf.

The man was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS to be treated for his injuries.

 

 

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.

 

Adam District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report May 8, 2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1303 calls for service and generated 209 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. May 8 to 7:00 a.m. on May 9, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Adam” District

Date: Sunday, May 8, 2016, 00:53
Location: 820 West Point Road
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle (Penal Code Section 31.07) State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1605080017

A 50-year-old woman reported her car stolen from a friend’s apartment to the Corpus Christi Police at a little before 1am Sunday morning.
The 50-year-old woman told Officers she was at a friend’s apartment drinking when she left her car keys unattended while she went to the bathroom. The 50-year-old woman told Officers when she came out of the bathroom, she noticed her keys gone, and she looked outside to see her silver 2003 Pontiac Grand Am gone. The 50-year-old woman told Officers she does not know who took her car. The vehicle has not yet been located.

“Charlie” District

Date: Sunday, May 8, 2016, 20:40
Location: 2978 Holly Road
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.03) First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1605080136

A 23-year-old woman reported a robbery at a store located at 2978 Holly Road to Corpus Christi Police Sunday night.
The 23-year-old woman told Officers a heavy-set adult male who wore a bandana over his face and gloves displayed a handgun and demanded cash from the register. The male fled on foot north, then got into a possible gray car on Santa Sofia. No injuries were reported and the man remains at large.

“Delta” District

Date: Sunday, May 8, 2016. 21:35
Location: 4237 Kostoryz Road
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.03) First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1605080143

A 49-year-old woman reported a robbery at a store located at 4237 Kostoryz Road at 9:35 pm to the Corpus Christi Police Sunday night.
The 49-year-old woman told Officers a man came into the store and displayed a handgun then demanded cash and cigarettes. The 49-year-old woman described the man as an adult male, 5feet 5 inches tall with a tattoo under his right eye, and a sleeve tattoos on his right arm. The 49-year-old woman told Officers the man was dressed in black with a black hoodie , black and white Nike shoes and wore blue latex gloves. The man was last seen running south on Kostoryz. No injuries were reported and the man remains at large.

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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