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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

 

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.

Police Arrest Man Accused of Murder Sunday Night

Date: Sunday, May 8, 2016, 19:06
Location: Morgan Avenue at Port Avenue
Offense: Murder
Case Number: 1605080125

Corpus Christi Police arrested 49-year-old Stanley Purcell (3/10/1967) Sunday night for the accusation of murder that happened at Morgan Avenue at Port Avenue.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a fight at 7:06pm on Morgan Avenue at Port Avenue and found two people providing aid to a 35-year-old man who laid on the ground. The 35-year-old man had obvious injuries to the torso, which appeared to the officers as stab wounds, and was taken by ambulance to the hospital for treatment where the 35-year-old man later died.

Corpus Christi Police were directed to at 49-year-old man with accusations of causing the injuries to the 35-year-old man. Officers detained the 49-year-old man and spoke to witnesses at the scene. Detectives arrived at the scene to gather information and evidence. Detectives believe the 35-year-old man and the 49-year-old man somehow knew one another and got into a confrontation on the sidewalk next to a store. Detectives believe that the confrontation escalated to physical violence which ended with fatal injuries to the 35-year-old man.

The 49-year-old man was taken to Police Headquarters for an interview and was then arrested for murder. Officers then delivered the 49-year-old man to the city detention center. Detectives believe that there are no outstanding suspects in this case.

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.

Woman Steals Bag From Busy Restaurant During Lunch Hour

Date: Thursday, April 29, 2016, 13:15
Location: 5230 Kostoryz Road
Offense: Theft (Penal Code Section 31.03) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1604290095

Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to identify and locate a woman accused of stealing a “Hobo” bag full of valuables from a restaurant on April 29, 2016.

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The 45-year-old woman who owns the restaurant reported the theft to Corpus Christi Police and explained that an unknown woman took a business shoulder bag which contained money and other items without permission. The 45-year-old woman told Officers the bag was left unattended in a chair near the kitchen on the south side of the dining room when the unknown woman picked up the bag, and left the restaurant while the dining room was full of customers. The 45-year-old woman showed Officers the video of the dining room which shows the woman pick up the bag, then pick up a baby, and leave the restaurant while a second unknown woman paid for the meal the suspect and the other woman had for lunch.

The 45-year-old woman described the suspect as a heavy set adult female in her Late 20`s, wearing an orange and white short Halter top sun dress with a tattoo on her upper right arm.

Anyone who can identify this woman, or has any additional information about this crime, 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.

Suspect In Reported Kidnapping Attempt Has Been Identified

 

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 17:25
Location: 3100 Ruth
Street
Offense: Kidnapping (attempted) (Texas Penal Code Section 20.03) 3rd degree felony
Case Number: 1603300143

The suspect of this reported Kidnapping attempt has been positively identified.

Persistence, hard work, and acute observation skills by Lt. Brian Hill paid off yesterday and he was able to find the person that was wanted for questioning in this March 30 incident.  The suspect cooperated with Lt. Hill and spoke with investigators yesterday evening.  He was released at this time pending further investigation and consultation with the District Attorneys Office.

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