The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 874 calls for service and generated 249 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. March 15 to 7:00 a.m. on March 16, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 3/15/2016          9:20 PM
Location: 5600 South Alameda Street
Offense: Burglary
P.C.  30.04    Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1603150169
An 18 year old female called Corpus Christi Police after her truck was broken into and a gun was taken from the glove box while it was parked at an apartment complex located at 5625 South Alameda Street.

Officers arrived and the female told them that a sub-woofer and speaker box, valued at $400, along with a $300 amplifier and a handgun were missing from her 2006 Ford F150 truck.  Officers did not locate any forced entry into the truck, and believe it may have been left unlocked.

As of March 1, 26 firearms have been stolen from vehicles during burglaries in our city.  Only 6 of those 26 have been recovered.

Date: 3/15/2016          9:15 AM
Location: 700 McBride Lane
Offense: Burglary
P.C.  30.02    State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1603150062
A manager of a company, located at 702 McBride Lane, called Corpus Christi Police after nearly $15,000 worth of tools and equipment wear stolen from his business.

Officers arrived and were directed to a large detached building.  After an investigation, Officers determined the suspects drove a vehicle up to the back of the building because tire marks in the grass were evident.  The suspects then cut a large hole in the building with a torch. Once inside they were able to gain access into an interior office and also cut open a large tool box.

The suspects are believed to have stolen $15,000 worth of tools and they did $7000 worth of damage to the tool box that those tools were stored in getting it open.  It is estimated that they did another $1000 in damage to the building when they cut a hole in the back of it.

At this time, no suspects have been identified.

Date: 3/15/2016          1:30 AM
Location: 2200 Kingsolving Court
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02    Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1603150097
Corpus Christi Police arrested a 21 year old female after she intentionally rammed her car into a vehicle that her husband and two children were in after a disturbance between the couple.

Officers arrived in the 2200 block of Kingsolving Court in time to witness the female driver of a 2002 Chevrolet Impala sedan run into the rear of a 2002 Mercedes Benz as it was attempting to back out of a parking spot.  The male driver of the Mercedes told Officers that the female driver of the Impala was his wife and that the two had been arguing inside of their apartment earlier.  The husband decide he would leave and take the two children, ages 5 and 2, with him.

He loaded up the two children and was attempting to back out, when his wife came up in her car and rammed his vehicle from behind.

The male child, age 5, that is the females child with another man, and the 2 year old female girl that the couple have together, were not injured.  The 23 year old husband was also not injured.

The female, Kayla Lerma (05/09/1994), was arrested for aggravated assault and her Impala 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.

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 996 calls for service and generated 264 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. March 14 to 7:00 a.m. on March 15, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 3/15/2016          11:56 PM
Location: 9600 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Hit and Run
T.C.  550.021 Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1603150004
Corpus Christi Police Traffic Investigators were called to the scene of a hit and run crash involving a pedestrian in the 9600 block of South Padre Island Drive.

When Officers arrived they found a 40 year old male had suffered a possible broken leg after a vehicle hit him while he was crossing the street.  Witnesses told Officers that they saw a white four door sedan driving recklessly through a convenience store parking lot. When the vehicle exited it was driving very fast. The pedestrian was walking in the cross walk when the car hit him.

The witness said the hit and run vehicle did drive back by the crash scene but did not stop.

The victim was transported by CCFDC EMS to Spohn Memorial Hospital to be treated for injuries to his left leg.

Officers are looking for the white four door sedan.

Date: 3/14/2016          9:00 PM
Location: 1100 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
P.C.  31.07   State Jail Felony          
Case Number: 1603140157
Corpus Christi Police arrested a man after he was spotted by witnesses cutting open a back fence to a business, located at 1110 South Padre Island Drive, and pushing a four wheeler out.

A couple driving by saw three males jumping the back fence of the ATV business and called the police.  While waiting for Officers to arrive, they saw one of the men push a Polaris 250 Trail Boss ATV to the fence line, and then start cutting the fence open to push the ATV through.

When Officers arrived, they found the ATV outside of the fence. They were able to arrest the man that was seen pushing it out, Chris Martinez (08/23/1998), for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and criminal trespass, a Class  B misdemeanor.

The other two men were not located.

Date: 3/14/2016          7:10 PM
Location: 4900 Gollihar Road
Offense: Robbery
P.C.  29.02   Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1603140147
Corpus Christi Police Detectives are investigating a robbery after a male suspect armed with a BB gun, that was inside a makeup bag, attempted to hold up a restaurant located at 4934 Gollihar Road.

Officers arrived and were told by restaurant employees that the white male suspect walked in and then whispered “Give me all the money.” The suspect then brandished a BB gun that was hidden in a zebra print make up bag. The suspect leaned on the counter near the register and got upset when the employee told him that the gun he had was not real. The suspect then acted like he cocked the slide back on the gun and leaned forward again on the counter.

When employees refused to give him any money, he left through the front door.

The suspect was last seen wearing black pants, a black shirt, a white hat, and he had some paint on his face.

Employees also saw him get into a newer model four door vehicle with paper plates and leave the area.

At this time, no suspects have been identified.

Date: 3/14/2016          5:10 PM
Location: 5700 Kostoryz Road
Offense: Forgery
P.C.  32.21   State Jail Felony          
Case Number: 1603140129
A security representative called Corpus Christi Police after he was doing routine inspections on his companies credit card swipe machines on the gas pumps and he found illegal skimming devices on two of them.

Officers responded to the convenience store, located at 5702 Kostoryz Road, and were told by the security representative that he was looking for devices that may have been illegally placed on the credit card readers.  He told Officers that when he opened the face of one of the gas pumps, he located a suspicious item that was connected to the credit card reader.

The representative also said that he found a second device, similar to the first, on another gas pump at the store.

Officers removed and collected the illegal devices.

At this time no suspects have been identified.

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 852 calls for service and generated 211 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. March 13 to 7:00 a.m. on March 14, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 3/13/2016          9:20 PM
Location: 1100 Waldron Road
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1603130127
Several people called Corpus Christi Police after they witnessed the driver of a U-Haul truck hitting the rear of another car in the parking lot of the HEB Plus, located at 1145 Waldron Road.

Officers arrived and the 20 year old female driver of a Nissan Altima told them that her boyfriend had just moved from Austin to Corpus Christi and was driving the U-Haul.  She told them that she went to meet up with him at his new home on Laguna Shores Road.

When she arrived, the two began to argue, and she attempted to leave in her car.  Her boyfriend followed her in the U-Haul truck he had rented and began to ram the rear of her vehicle when she pulled into the HEB Plus parking lot.

The female was not injured.

Officers located the boyfriend, Zachary Murray (07/15/1991), a short time later and he was arrested for aggravated assault.

Date: 3/13/2016          7:35 PM
Location: 4800 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Robbery
P.C.  29.02   Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1603130109
A 21 year old female called Corpus Christi Police after she was assaulted while someone tried to take her cell phone outside the Sam’s Club, located at 4833 South Padre Island Drive.

Officers arrived and the female victim told them that she was standing outside of Sam`s Club by the front doors when a red Ford Mustang drove up and the female driver asked to borrow the victims cell phone. When the victim refused, the female driver got upset and got out of her vehicle and angrily began to shout at the victim.

The victim then used her phone to take a picture of the female suspect.  The suspect grabbed the phone and punched the victim in the face several times.  The victim, who was not seriously injured, was able to hold onto her phone through the attack.

After failing to get the phone the female suspect got back into her car and left.

After making a police report, the victim went home and posted the photo she had taken of the suspect on Facebook.  A short time later, a Facebook friend identified the female and the victim notified the police.

Officers went to the home of the suspect, Jasmine Salazar (09/23/1993) and arrested her for robbery.

Date: 3/14/2016          3:30 AM
Location: 1600 Stillman Avenue
Offense: Bribery
P.C.  36.02   Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1603140019
A man arrested by Corpus Christi Police for driving while intoxicated made matters worse for himself when he attempted to bribe an Officer.

Officers arrested the driver of a 2013 Mercedes Benz in the 1600 block of Stillman Avenue after an investigation determined that he was intoxicated.

After being placed under arrest, the driver, Julian Valderrama (12/31/1992), attempted to bribe an Officer with money to let him go.

Instead of letting him go, the Officer charged him with bribery, a second degree felony and impounded his car.

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 800 calls for service and generated 213 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. March 8 to 7:00 a.m. on March 9, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 3/08/2016          5:10 PM
Location: 4100 Leopard Street
Offense: Deadly Conduct
P.C.  22.05      Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1603080116
Employees of a restaurant, located at 4101 Leopard Street, notified Corpus Christi Police after they found that the front glass window of the business had a bullet hole through it.

Employees told Officers that they found glass pieces on the floor and tables inside the restaurant sitting area along with a piece of bullet fragment.

At this time, no suspects have been identified.

Damage to the restaurant was estimated to be $1000.

Date: 3/08/2016          8:50 PM
Location: 4800 Cedar Pass Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1603080142
A driver was arrested by Corpus Christi Police after she crashed her car into the back of another vehicle that was stopped at a red light in the 4800 block of Cedar Pass Drive.

Officers arrived and were told by a 19 year old man that he was driving his 2013 GMC SUV and was stopped for a red light at the intersection of Cedar Pass Drive and Everhart Road when he was hit from behind by a female driving a 2009 Toyota Tacoma truck.

Officers arrived and after an investigation determined that the female driver of the truck, Sandie Brown (05/31/1990), was intoxicated.

Luckily neither driver was injured.

The female was arrested for driving while intoxicated and her truck 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.

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 854 calls for service and generated 209 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. March 7 to 7:00 a.m. on March 8, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 3/07/2016          7:00 AM
Location: 5900 Skyline Drive
Offense: Burglary
P.C.  30.02      Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1603070030
An alert female passing by notified Corpus Christi Police of two men acting suspiciously after she saw them trying to cover up a large TV set while they were walking in the 5900 block of Skyline Drive.

Officers arrived and found the two men sitting near the road with a Samsung 50 inch Plasma television.  The two suspects tried to convince Officers that the TV belonged to them and that they were just carrying it to their home.

After an investigation, it was determined that the two suspects had entered a trailer in the 5900 block of Skyline Drive through a back window and removed the TV from one of the bedrooms.  The 51 year old home owner was contacted and he positively identified the stolen property as belonging to him.

Officers arrested both suspects, Aaron Spangenberg (07/09/1997) and James Zavala (07/30/1997) for burglary.

Date: 3/08/2016          3:05 AM
Location: 5900 Golden Canyon Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1603080011
Corpus Christi Police arrested a man after he was seen acting suspiciously around some vehicles that were parked in the 5900 block of Golden Canyon Drive, then during a struggle with the owner of the truck, stabbed him in the head with a box cutter.

Police were told that two men inside a home, a father and son, saw a suspicious man standing near one of their trucks.  When the father and son both went outside to talk to the man, he tried to run away.  Both men then attempted to detain the man, and a struggle ensued.  During the struggle, the 25 year old son, and owner of the truck, was stabbed in the back of the head with a box cutter by the suspect.

The suspect was then able to break free and he began to run down the middle of the street. That is when an Officer noticed the suspect running from the two men that were chasing him and he stopped to investigate.

Other Officers responding to the call were able to stop the suspect a street away on Nodding Pines Drive.

The owner of the truck told Officers that it did not appear as though the suspect actually broke into their truck.

The suspect, John Meza (07/31/1997), was arrested for stabbing the owner of the truck in the head.

The owner of the truck suffered a cut to his head and was treated at the scene by CCFD EMS.

Date: 3/08/2016          3:10 AM
Location: 4400 Ramsey Street
Offense: Structure Fire
Case Number: 1603080012
Corpus Christi Police assisted the Corpus Christi Fire Department with a house fire in the 4400 block of Ramsey Street.

When Officers arrived they found smoke and flames coming from the living room portion of the home.  They attempted to make entry to into the home from the front and the rear prior to the arrival of CCFD.  Officers were unable to get inside because of the heavy smoke and flames.

The 77 year old home owner was later found dead by CCFD in the living room of his home.

At this time the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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.