The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 799 calls for service and generated 179 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. May 1 to 7:00 a.m. on May 2, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 5/2/2016    12:10 AM
Location: 310 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 31 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.

Witnesses at and around the bar described a disturbance prior to and after the shooting and several persons of interest have been identified.   No arrests have been made at the time of this report.

Detectives continue to investigate this crime.

 

Date: 5/1/2016    5:45 PM
Location: 1600 Morgan Avenue
Offense: Indecent Exposer
P.C.  21.08      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1605010108
A female was arrested by Corpus Christi Police after she stripped off all her clothes and began running down the 1600 block of Morgan Avenue toward the Crosstown Freeway.

Several passing motorist called police and when Officers arrived, they found that several citizens had helped stop the female and had got her a blanket to cover herself.

Officers had been looking for the female for an hour after several other motorist called to report a nude female walking along the street.  They were not able to find her until the citizens got her to sit down.

Officers located the females clothing at a bus bench at the corner of Brownlee Boulevard and Morgan Avenue. The female, Holly Bishop (10/28/1965) was arrested for indecent exposure.

 

Date: 5/1/2016    3:25 PM
Location: 14900 Northwest Boulevard
Offense: Auto Theft
P.C.  31.07      State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1605010089
A 32 year old man, who left his Suburban engine running, while he went into a convenience store, located at 14901 Northwest Boulevard, had it stolen while he was inside.

The man called Corpus Christi Police and told them that when he pulled into the parking lot, he saw a man with no shirt on walking around the store.   The man then went inside and left his 2015 Chevrolet Suburban running with the keys in the ignition.  While talking to the store clerk, he saw the shirtless man get into his vehicle and drive away.

The man was able to give Officers a location of his vehicle when he called OnStar to report the car stolen.  On Star told Officers that the vehicle had been driven outside the city limits of Corpus Christi.

Officers contacted the Nueces County Sheriff Department for assistance, since the vehicle was reported to be on County Road 73 near the Nueces River.   Deputies arrived and did locate the Suburban.  They were also able to arrest the man who had stolen the vehicle, Stephen Sims (05/21/1978).

 

Date: 5/1/2016   11:15 PM
Location: 5900 Weber Road
Offense: Assault
P.C.  22.01      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1605010150
A man was arrested by Corpus Christi Police after he fired a gun inside the apartment he shared with his wife, located at 5901 Weber Road, and then threatened two neighbors who confronted him about it.

Officers arrived and were told by a 28 year old female, that she and her husband and got into an argument, and when she attempted to call police he took the phone away from her and broke it.

He then went into the bedroom and got out a handgun and fired it into the ceiling of their bedroom. This caused the female to run out of the apartment in fear for her safety.

When the husband walked out of the apartment, he was confronted by his neighbor about the gunfire.  The husband made verbal threats to harm the 26 year old male neighbor.

As the husband began to walk away, he was confronted a second time by another resident of the apartment complex.  That 57 year old man was also threatened by the husband.

Other Officers responding to the call located the husband, Barry Barnett (10/31/1982), walking on Weber Road near O’Day Street.   He was arrested for assault, discharging a firearm, interfering with an emergency call, terroristic threats, and he had an outstanding warrant for his arrests.

Neither the female nor the other residents were injured by the suspect.

 

 

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.

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1059 calls for service and generated 272 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. April 28 to 7:00 a.m. on April 29, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 4/29/2016    5:10 AM
Location: 6600 Cousteau Lane
Offense: Theft
P.C.  31.03      State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1604290030
A 45 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after he came out of his home, located in the 6600 block of Cousteau Lane, to go to work and found his truck up on blocks and all four tires missing.

Officers arrived and were told by the victim that his 2013 Chevrolet truck was parked in the driveway of his home overnight.  He found the truck sitting on bricks with no rims or tires.

The victim said he had just bought the items for the truck, and estimated the value of everything to be $3,000.

At this time no suspects have been identified.

Date: 4/29/2016    2:10 AM
Location: 6400 Weber Road
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1604290021
Corpus Christi Police were called to a nightclub, located at 6410 Weber Road, after a fight broke out between several people as the club was closing.

Officers arrived and determined a disturbance between several men happened inside the club and once they were all outside, they began assaulting another male in the parking lot.

The 38 year old male victim suffered facial injuries from the assault.  He was treated by CCFD EMS at the scene for his injuries.

Sometime during the fight, someone fired five shots from a gun into the air causing everyone involved to run off.

Officers collected the five spent .380 caliber casings as evidence.

No suspects involved in the assault or the suspect who fired the weapon has been identified.

 

Date: 4/28/2016    9:45 PM
Location: 1900 Baldwin Boulevard
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1604280181
A road rage incident, in the 1900 block of Baldwin Boulevard, ended with a man in jail for shooting a gun at two females in another vehicle.

A 26 year old female called Corpus Christi Police and told them that she was driving west on Baldwin Boulevard when she was cut off by the driver of a Dodge Caravan. The female said that she honked her horn at the vehicle, and a passenger inside the van threw a cup at her car.

The female driver and her 22 year old passenger got upset about the trash being thrown at them and they began to exchange words with the passenger in the van. The driver of the van stopped and got out and pulled out a gun and shot twice in the direction of the two girls.

The female told Officers she stopped her car after hearing the gunshots to let the van pull away from her.  The female called police while following the van as it drove around the area.

When the female saw the van pull into the parking lot of the Housing Authority on Ayers Street, she positioned her vehicle to block the one way in and out access to the parking lot. The driver of the van then reversed into the rear corner of the female’s vehicle at a high rate of speed.

The van was only able to get down the street a short distance before police caught up to it.

Officers arrested the driver, Christopher Trevino (12/31/1993).  The female that had thrown the trash out of the van had already been dropped off and she was not located.

The two females were not 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.

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 979 calls for service and generated 252 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. April 27 to 7:00 a.m. on April 28, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 4/28/2016    5:15 AM
Location: 3500 Fairfax Drive
Offense: Deadly Conduct
P.C.  22.05      Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1604280020
Corpus Christi Police were called after several vehicles parked along different neighborhood streets were all struck by gunfire from a passing car.

Officers arrived after several neighbors called reporting several shots being fired.  Officers found three separate vehicles struck by an unknown caliber bullet in the 3500 block of Fairfax Drive.

The two of the vehicles had the driver side window glass shot out.  A third vehicle had a shattered rear glass window.

While investigating this call, Officers were notified that other vehicles parked on surrounding neighborhood streets had also been damaged by gunfire.   Officers found a car in the 3500 block of North Naylor Street with the driver’s side front and rear glass shot out.

Two other vehicles, one parked in the 3300 block of Southland Street and the other in the 200 block of West Longview Street also had windows shot out.

In all the estimated damage done was nearly $1,500.

At this time, no suspects have been identified.

 

Date: 4/28/2016    12:45 AM
Location: 6500 Weber Road
Offense: Burglary
P.C.  30.02      State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1604280003
Corpus Christi Police arrested a man after they caught him tunneling from his storage unit into four others that surrounded his and stealing items from inside.

Officers arrived at the storage unit business, located at 6537 Weber Road, and owners of the business told them that they had found evidence that the renter of one of their storage units had forced entry into neighboring storage units from inside of his unit.

Officers made entry into the storage unit and found that the tin wall separating the units had been pulled off and the renter had entered the next four units through the wall.

Officers then heard movement from inside one of the neighboring storage units and they found the suspect hiding under a blanket.

The suspect, Derick Chitty (03/13/1987), was arrested for the burglary.  He was additionally charged when it was determined that he had two outstanding warrants out for his arrest. One warrant was for dangerous drugs and the other was an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle warrant.

The owner of the business estimated that the damage done to the walls of the units was at least $500.

 

Date: 4/28/2016    2:40 AM
Location: 4100 South Staples Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  29.03      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1604280012
An employee of a business, located at 4166 South Staples Street, called Corpus Christi Police after two suspects came into the store, grabbed him and tried to force him to let them into the Pharmacy section.

The suspects entered the store and told the employee that they had a gun.  They then started pulling him toward the pharmacy which was already closed.

The employee never saw a weapon, and was able to get way from the two suspects. They both then left the store on foot.

One of the suspects was described as being a heavy set Hispanic male wearing a red shirt and red pants.  He also had a white towel covering his head.

The second suspect was described as a tall heavy set Hispanic male.  He was last seen wearing a yellow striped shirt and white pants.

At this time, no suspects have been identified.

 

 

Date: 4/27/2016    6:40 PM
Location: Nineteenth Street and Mary Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  29.03      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1604270128
A 24 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after the new boyfriend of his ex-wife ran him off the road and then fired several gunshots at him at the intersection of Nineteenth Street and Mary Street.

Officers arrived and were told by the man that he was driving west on Mary Street when a car belonging to his estranged wife but driven by her new boyfriend drove head on towards him.

The man was able to put his car in reverse and as he tried to out run it traveling backwards, he lost control of his car, spun out and hit the curb.  The new boyfriend then exited the vehicle he was in and opened fire on the man’s car with a handgun striking it three times.

One of the rounds he fired went through the back glass just missing the heads of two passengers in the vehicle.

Luckily no one was injured by the shots that were fired.

The suspect was not located, but the man was able to provide Officers his name.

 

 

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.