Patrol Report 04/18/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to  745 calls for service and generated 214 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. April 17 to 7:00 a.m. on April 18, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 4/17/2016    5:35 PM
Location: 5900 Weber Road
Offense: Robbery
P.C.  29.03      Second Degree Felony

Case Number: 1604170090
A 21 year old male victim called Corpus Christi Police after he was attacked by several men as he pulled into an apartment complex, located at 5901 Weber Road.

The victim told Officers that he was in his vehicle and was pulling into the entrance of the property, and there was a man standing in the middle of the driveway.  The man began yelling at the victim and beating on his vehicles hood.  The victim got out to confront the man, and he suspect produced a knife out of his pocket and threatened the victim. The victim said he was able to knock the knife out of the man’s hand, and that is when four other suspects jumped in and they all began to attack the victim.

During the fight, one of the suspects stole the victim’s cell phone that was valued at $600.

The victim was not seriously injured.

None of the suspect have been identified.

 

Date: 4/17/2016    7:50 PM
Location: 2000 Rosalie Street
Offense: Abandoning a Child
P.C.  22.041    State Jail Felony

Case Number: 1604170113
A mother was arrested after she left her two small children at home alone and they got out of their house and wondered into the street.

Officers arrived and were told by a female witness that she was driving her vehicle in the 2000 block of Rosalie Street when she almost hit two small children who were running in the street.  When the driver got out to talk to the children, they said that they had been left home alone.

Just before 9 PM, the children’s mother did arrive back at home. After the police investigation, with the assistance of Child Protective Services, was concluded into the incident, the mother of the 3 year old and 1 year old boys, Mariah Warren (09/11/1992), was arrested for abandoning a child.

Child Protective Services released the two boys into the custody of a family member.

 

Date: 4/17/2016    11:55 PM
Location: 6300 Old Brownsville Road
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04      Class B Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1604180006
A female driver was arrested by Corpus Christi Police for DWI after she crashed her car into a mobile home and a shed in the 6300 block of Old Brownsville Road.

Officers arrived at the crash and were told by the driver that she was traveling in an unfamiliar area of the city and she accidentally turned into the residence.

After an investigation, Officers determined that the female driver, Jessica Martinez (02/03/1997), was intoxicated and she 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 Report 04/15/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1018 calls for service and generated 246 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. April 14 to 7:00 a.m. on April 15, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 4/15/2016    12:10 AM
Location: 5700 Ayers Street
Offense: Intoxication Manslaughter
P.C.  49.08      Second Degree Felony

Case Number: 1604150004
Corpus Christi Police Traffic Officers are investigating the sixth fatal crash in the city after the driver of a truck hit a man on a motorcycle and killed him.

Officers were called out to the intersection of Ayers Street and Holly Road and a crash investigation determined that the 37 year old man was traveling west on Holly Road on his 2011 Yamaha motorcycle and as he entered the Ayers Street intersection, a 2001 Dodge truck traveling north on Ayers Street hit him.

After striking the motorcycle, the driver of the truck, reversed his vehicle and attempted to leave the scene west on Holly Road.  The truck had a significant amount of damage to the front end and didn’t go far.  The driver of the truck stopped on the sidewalk about 300 feet west of the crash scene and then fled on foot towards the Crosstown Expressway.

Officers were able to catchup to the driver of the truck, Jesus Lozano Rivera (11/03/1993), a short distance away and arrest him. After an investigation, Officers determined the driver of the truck was intoxicated.

The driver of the motorcycle was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital and was pronounced dead just before 1 AM.

The driver of the truck was charged with intoxicated manslaughter and leaving the scene of the crash.

 

 

Date: 4/14/2016    10:15 PM
Location: 300 South Shoreline Boulevard
Offense: Racing
T.C. 545.420  Class B Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1604140154
Corpus Christi Police arrested the driver of a truck after an Officer observed him racing another  vehicle down South Shoreline Boulevard.

The Officer on patrol, saw a 2016 Chevrolet truck and a black car traveling side by side while increasing speed in a competitive attempt to race each other as they both traveled south down Shoreline Boulevard.

The Officer was only able to stop one of the vehicles involved.  The driver of the truck, Martin Sorola (07/15/1997), was arrested for racing, a class B misdemeanor, and his truck was impounded.   

 

Date: 4/14/2016    8:10 AM
Location: 400 Glenmore Street
Offense: Burglary
P.C.  30.04      State Jail Felony

Case Number: 1604140146
Corpus Christi Police responded to a fight inside a convenience store, located at 5702 South Alameda Street, between three men.

When Officers went inside the store they found two men on top of another man.  After an investigation, it was determined that the two men had seen the other man break into a vehicle that was parked in the 400 block of Glenmore Street.

One of the men told Officers he had seen the man break into his friend’s 2004 Dodge truck that was parked on Glenmore Street. When the man went inside to tell his friend and owner of the truck about the break in, the suspect left walking toward the store.

Both men found the suspect inside the store and confronted him leading to the fight.

Officers arrested the suspected thief, Jason Schmidt (12/23/1972), for burglary to a vehicle.

 

 

 

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 04/14/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to  904 calls for service and generated 207 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. April 13 to 7:00 a.m. on April 14, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 4/13/2016    9:50 PM
Location: 800 Lantana Street
Offense: Robbery
P.C.  29.03      First Degree Felony

Case Number: 1604130149
A 54 year old male victim that was painting an interior room of a home, located in the 800 block of Lantana Street, was threatened by a suspect armed with a handgun.

The painter said he was inside the home working when he saw the front door being kicked in.  A suspect armed with a handgun then came into the home and threatened the painter.  The suspect made demands for money.  The victim told Officers that he was able to get his hands on the gun and was trying to wrestle it away from the suspect.  He was unsuccessful in his attempt, but the suspect did leave the home.

After the struggle, the suspect fled out the front door.

It is not believed that the suspect was able to get away with any property.

The younger age Hispanic male suspect was last seen wearing a dark colored hoodie, with a bandanna over his mouth.   He also had on dark gloves, black shorts, and black and white high-top tennis shoes.

At this time, no suspects have been identified.


 

Date: 4/14/2016    2:50 AM
Location: 6600 Weber Road
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      Second Degree Felony

Case Number: 1604110168
Corpus Christi Police arrested a suspect after he stabbed a man a women following a disturbance between several people in the 6600 block of Weber Road.

When Officers arrived they found that an 18 year old female and a 16 year male had both been stabbed by the suspect who they had got into a verbal argument with at a gas station located at Weber Road and Saratoga Boulevard.

The two victims, and two of their friends, were at the gas station when a verbal argument started between them and another customer. The four left the store walking and were followed by the suspect.  When the four confronted the suspect again in the 6600 block of Weber Road, he stabbed the male twice in the left arm, and the female once in the abdomen.  The other two friends were not injured.

CCFD EMS transported the two victims to Spohn Memorial Hospital to be treated for injuries not believed to be life threatening.

Officers located the suspect, Manuel Felipe Sarli (10/20/1977), walking away from the scene and arrested him 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.

Crime Stoppers Wants Your Help Capture Fugitive Wanted for Sexual Assault of a Child

Magdaleno Devega (3/11/1983) Is wanted for Sexual Assault of a Child
Magdaleno Devega (3/11/1983)
Is wanted for Sexual Assault of a Child

Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers has a cash reward for the first person to call Crime Stoppers to lead law enforcement to capture 33-year-old Magdaleno Devega. Devega is a fugitive from Nueces County who is wanted for failing to appear to court for several accusations of Sexual Assault of a Child.

Devega is described as a 33-year-old man who is 5 feet 4 inches tall, 160 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, olive color skin, with a tattoo of a lady on his left arm. Devega has also used the alias Juan Jose Gonzalez.

If you know where to locate Magdaleno Devega (3/11/1983) 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 and Crime Stoppers will never reveal the identity of the person who provided the information.

Task Force Arrest Man For Overnight Aggravated Assault on Van Cleve

ate: Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 14:53
Location: 1520 Arlington Drive
Offense: Warrant of Arrest (Code of Criminal Procedure Section 15.01)
Case Number: 1604120002

The United States Marshal’s Fugitive and Violent Offenders Task Force arrested 28-year-old Christopher Corral (11/18/1987) at a home on the 1500 block of Arlington Drive for several charges related to an overnight shooting on the 600 block of Van Cleve.

Corpus Christi Police generated an aggravated assault investigation after a 33-year-old man made a complaint of injuries as a result of gunfire on the 600 block of Van Cleve at 11:30pm Monday night. Detectives gathered information and evidence from the scene and developed a criminal complaint accusing Corral of aggravated assault, a second degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Detectives obtained a warrant for the arrest of Corral and Detectives provided the warrant information to the United States Marshal’s Task Force.

The U.S. Marshal’s Fugitives and Violent Offenders Task Force located Corral at an apartment at 1520 Arlington and the Task Force arrested Corral. was arrested for the warrant and additionally charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Tampering With Identification Numbers on Certain Property because of conditions in which the Task Force observed when the Task Force arrested Corral.

The Task Force delivered Corral to Detectives at the Corpus Christi Police Department who in turn delivered Corral to the City Detention Center.

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to  822 calls for service and generated 194 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. April 11 to 7:00 a.m. on April 12, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 4/11/2016    11:30 PM
Location: 600 Van Cleve Drive
Offense: Assault
P.C.  22.02      Second Degree Felony

Case Number: 1604120002
A 33 year old male victim was found shot in the chest in the middle of the road in the 600 block of Van Cleave Drive by Corpus Christi Police.

Officers responded to the report of shots being fired in the neighborhood, and when they arrived, they found the victim laying outside the open door of a 2002 Ford F150 truck on the ground with a gunshot wound to his upper chest.

The victim was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS in serious condition.

Police Detectives arrived at the scene and are in the process of talking with neighbors to try and find out what occurred.  At least two shell casing were recovered as well as a firearm.  It is still unclear if the weapon recovered was used in the shooting.

At this time no suspects have been arrested.

Date: 4/11/2016    10:00 PM
Location: 1500 Peabody Avenue
Offense: Deadly Conduct
P.C.  22.05      Third Degree Felony

Case Number: 1604110168
A 58 year old female called Corpus Christi Police after she found several bullets holes in a rental van she was driving.

Officers responded to the female’s home in the 1600 block of Peabody Street.  She told Officers that she was driving down Peabody Street on her way home when she heard six shots coming from outside her vehicle.

She continued traveling to her home, down the street, and did not notice that at least two bullets had struck the rental van she had been driving.

Officers observed the van had a bullet hole in the driver’s side door and a rear tire that was losing air.

Officers went back to the 1500 block of Peabody Street in an attempt to locate evidence, but none was found.

At this time no suspects have been identified.

 

Date: 4/11/2016    9:00 PM
Location: 1800 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Theft
P.C.  31.03      Class A Misdemeanor

Case Number: 160411016)
Three men were arrested by Corpus Christi Police after they were caught loading tires from a business into a truck and driving off.

An Officer observed the 1998 Chevrolet truck backed up onto the property of the business located at 1817 South Padre Island Drive.  He then saw three men loading up several tires from the business into the truck they were in.  The suspect vehicle then left the business with the tires and was stopped along the Crosstown Freeway access road.

Officer’s recovered ten tires and six rims from the suspect vehicle. Each tire and rim was valued at $50.

Officers arrested the driver of the truck, Daniel Rodriguez- Palmer (11/11/1991), and two passengers that were seen loading up the tires, Austin Salinas (12/28/1998) and Rigoberto Garcia (03/12/1984).  All three were charged with theft.

 

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 04/11/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 789 calls for service and generated 177 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. April 10 to 7:00 a.m. on April 11, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 4/10/2016    10:30 PM
Location: 1400 Martin Luther King Drive
Offense: Assault
P.C.  22.02      Second Degree Felony

Case Number: 1604100115
A 47 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after he was stabbed in the neck by someone he has had ongoing issues with.

Officer’s responded to the report of a man being stabbed in the 1400 block of Martin Luther King Drive.  They found the victim near Interstate Highway 37 and the Brownlee exit ramp.

The victim told the Officers that a young black male with dread locks and riding a skateboard was the person that had stabbed him. He was also able to provide Officers with the suspect’s name. He told them that he had called the police a few days ago after the suspect tried to stab him near the same location.  At the time of that incident, the victim did not know the suspects name.

The victim was taken to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS to be treated for the stab wound that was on the right side of his lower neck.  It is believed that those injuries are not life threatening.

Officers were not able to locate 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

42 Firearms Stolen Out Of Vehicles This Year

2016 # Cases Firearms Stolen from Vehicles # Cases Firearms Recovered
Jan 12 6
Feb 14 0
Mar 16 2

2016 TOTAL                      42                                                8

The Corpus Christi Police Department wants to inform citizens about auto burglaries occurring in the city and victims having their firearms stolen from inside their vehicle.

In  2015, the police department investigated 184 reports of burglaries that involved a firearm being stolen from inside of a vehicle.  Only 45 of those stolen guns have been recovered.

So far this year, through the month of March,  42 firearms have been stolen and only 8 of those have been recovered.

The Corpus Christi Police Department respects the right to own and carry a gun,  but we want to warn citizens that these types of crimes are occurring in our city and remind them to protect their firearms and keep them out of the hands of criminals.

 

Patrol Report 04/08/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 983 calls for service and generated 262 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. April 7 to 7:00 a.m. on April 8, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 4/8/2016    12:15 AM
Location: 800 Lantana Street
Offense: Robbery
P.C.  29.03      First Degree Felony

Case Number: 1604080002
A 22 year old female victim called Corpus Christi Police after two men, one armed with a shotgun and the other a knife, attempted to rob her while she was moving into an apartment in the 800 block of Lantana Street.

Officers arrived and were told by the female victim that she and her 3 year old daughter were in the process of moving items from the main house to a back apartment when two males jumped over a fence armed with weapons.

One of the suspects, described as a black male wearing a red hoodie and a rag or bandanna covering his face,  grabbed the young girl and pointed a gun at her and demanded money from her mother. The suspects then went into the main house where they confronted other family members of the victim.

Once inside the main house, the suspects demanded money from three other family members.

Both suspects were last seen getting into a gray passenger car and fled south on Lantana Street.

The second suspect was describes as a Hispanic male, wearing a blue hoodie.

None of the victims were injured during this crime.

At this time no suspects have been identified.

 

 

Date: 4/8/2016    1:30 AM
Location: 4700 Everhart Road
Offense: Unlawful Carrying of a Handgun by a Licensed Holder
P.C.  46.035    Class A Misdemeanor

Case Number: 1604080015
Corpus Christi Police arrested a male driver for DWI, and then found he was a license to carry a handgun holder armed with a pistol.

Officers stopped the driver of a 2011 GMC Sierra truck in the 4700 block of Everhart Road for several traffic violations. When they spoke to the driver of the truck, Marco Fam (08/08/1988), they determined that he had been drinking.

After an investigation, Officers determined that the driver was intoxicated.  He told them that he had a license to carry a handgun permit, and that his pistol was in the center console of his vehicle.

Officers recovered the loaded Glock, 40 caliber handgun.

The driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated, and unlawful carrying of a weapon by a licensed holder.

 

 

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.

Crime Stoppers Has Reward For Help From the Public To Find a Fugitive

Julie Ortiz (8/29/1978) Wanted for Burglary
Julie Ortiz (8/29/1978)
Wanted for Burglary

Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for the first person to call 888-TIPS and provides information that leads to the capture of Julie Ortiz (8/29/1978) who is wanted for burglary.

Julie Ortiz is a fugitive for the criminal accusation of aggravated robbery and for a burglary of a habitation with the intent to commit another felony. Ortiz is described as a 5 feet 3 inch tall female who weighs about 175 pounds, with black hair at a length beyond her shoulders, brown eyes, with a tattoo of “Phillip” on the right side of her neck and a tribal tattoo on her right ankle. The photo above was taken January 28, 2016.

If you know how to locate Ortiz, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to the arrest of Ortiz may earn the caller a cash reward and Crime Stoppers will never reveal the identity of the person who provided the information.

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