Patrol Division

Patrol Report 02/26/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 903 calls for service and generated 216 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. February 25 to 7:00 a.m. on February 26, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 2/26/2016          3:05 AM
Location: 5900 Fire Creek Drive
Offense: Burglary
P.C.  30.02      State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1602260020
A man, who was watching over a neighborhood in the 5900 block of Fire Creek Drive, called Corpus Christi Police after he saw a suspicious male loading up property from a neighbors garage.

Officers arrived and found the suspect standing next to his truck loading up power tools that he had removed from the detached garage of a home.  When Officers went to investigate they found that the suspect had loaded up over $1,470 worth of property from the garage into the bed of his truck.

The suspect, Aaron Deleon (09/14/1993), was arrested for burglary.

Also in the bed of the suspect’s truck Officers found other items that did not belong to the resident on Fire Creek Drive.  An air compressor was recovered by Officers and they are still investigating whether this property was also stolen.

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Criminal Investigations Division

Police Raid House on North Staples Street

Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 12:18
Location: 300 North Staples Street
Offense:  Manufacture/Delivery of Controlled Substance
Case Number: 1602240067

The Corpus Christi Police Department Narcotics and Vice Investigations Division served a search and arrest warrant at 313 N. Staples at about 12:18 pm today.  This warrant was the result of an investigation into the sales of synthetic cannabinoid in the area of City Hall.  This residence had been indicated as a possible major supplier to the dealers in the area.

During the warrant, NVID investigators seized 880 grams AGW of synthetic cannabinoid, about 4 grams of methamphetamine, and a half an ounce of hydroponic marijuana.  They also seized $630.00 in cash believed to be the proceeds of illicit drug sales and a .25 automatic pistol.

Arrested in the warrant were the following:

Jeffery Mahrenholz, Jeffery (10-24-74), charged with Possession of Marijuana (BM)

Juanita Rosas, (12-1-90), charged with Manufacture/Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 2A over 400 grams (1F enhanced), Manufacture/Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 between 1 and 4 grams (2F), and Possession of Marijuana (BM)

Ricardo Gomez (12-3-83),  charged with Manufacture/Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 2A over 400 grams (1F enhanced), Manufacture/Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 between 1 and 4 grams (2F), and Possession of Marijuana (BM), and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

As the residence backed up to a school, all the above charges will be looked at for enhancement for occurring in a drug free zone.

Directed Patrol Officers assisted in the service of the warrant and in bringing code enforcement to check out the location at the conclusion of the warrant.

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Crime Stoppers, Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Video Captures Man Breaking Into Business

Corpus Christi Police Detectives need your help identifying a man that they believe broke into a business, located at 525 South Carancahua Street, in the early morning hours of February 20.

Employees of the business did not discover the break in until workers arrived on Monday morning.

Police were able to obtain images of the suspect from security cameras on the property.

The suspect took quite a long time to pry open and make entry through a front window of the business just after 3 AM. After being inside for a short time, he then is seen hurriedly making his escape through the same window.

The suspect is believed to be a large white male between 5`8″ to 5`10″ tall. He was last seen wearing a short sleeve shirt and dark pants.

If you recognize this man or if you have information about this case please call the Corpus Christi Police Criminal Investigations Division at 886-2840. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to the Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

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Suspect walking up to a business located at 525 South Carancahua Street.

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Suspect breaking  into a business located at 525 South Carancahua Street.

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Suspect using a pry tool at a business located at 525 South Carancahua Street.

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 02/24/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 810 calls for service and generated 209 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. February 23 to 7:00 a.m. on February 24, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

 

Date: 2/24/2016          1:40 AM
Location: 4400 Pontchartrain Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1602220010
A 21 year old man is in the Intensive Care Unit of Spohn Memorial Hospital after he crashed his truck into a tree in the 4400 block of Pontchartrain Drive.

Corpus Christi Police arrived and found the driver unconscious sitting in the driver’s seat with the vehicle`s engine running.  CCFD arrived and had to extricate the driver from his truck.

A crash investigation revealed that the driver was traveling on Pontchartrain Drive when he lost control of his 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe and struck a tree knocking it down.

During the investigation, Officer determined that the driver was intoxicated.

The driver was taken to the hospital by CCFD EMS and he remains there for treatment.  When he is released Officers expect to file driving while intoxicated charges against the man.

 

 

 

Date: 2/23/2016          9:25 PM
Location: 3600 Harold Drive
Offense: Criminal Mischief
P.C.  28.03      Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1602230138
Corpus Christi Police are investigating whether six different cases of vehicles having windows shot out by a BB gun are related.

All of the crimes occurred around the same area with the suspects using a BB or pellet gun to shoot out windows and windshields of parked vehicles.

Two trucks and a car had glass shot out in the 3600 block of Harold Drive.  Another vehicle parked in the 3700 block of Harold Drive had a side window shot out.  A van parked in the 3800 block of Harold Drive had a side window and its rear windshield shot out. A car parked in the 4600 block of Kasper Drive also had its rear glass shot out.

At this time Officers do not have any description of the suspects involved and are hoping if any home owners in that area have security cameras that caught images of this crime, they will contact police.

In all, the estimated damaged to all vehicles was reported to be nearly $2,500.

 

Date: 2/23/2016          4:05 PM
Location: 3000 Jamaica Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1602230098
A female was arrested by Corpus Christi Police after she ran down her husband and another female with her Jeep causing a crash at the corner of Laguna Shores Road and Glenoak Drive.

The man told officers that he and his wife had a disturbance earlier at their home in the 3000 block of Jamaica Drive.  He said he wanted to leave, so he called a friend.  The female friend picked him up from the home and as they attempted to leave, the wife chased them in her Jeep.  The man said that his wife intentionally rammed the Cadillac he was a passenger in and subsequently ran his female friend, who was driving,  into a utility pole at the corner of Laguna Shores Road and Glenoak Drive.

The wife attempted to run from the scene, but Officers caught up to her a short distance away.  The wife, Kelly Soranka (01/13/1992), was arrested for two counts of aggravated assault.

The pole was snapped in half and traffic on Laguna Shores had to be shut down for a short time.   AEP was called out to replace the pole.

The 25 year old female friend had to be taken by CCFD EMS to Bay Area Hospital for injuries she suffered in the crash.   The 44 year old husband refused any medical treatment.

 

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.

Charlie District, Patrol Division

Corpus Christi Police Officer Pulls Man to Safety After Fiery Car Crash

Date: Monday, February 22, 2016, 18:28
Location: State Highway 358 west at State Highway 286 south
Event: Major Vehicle Crash
Crash Number: C1600914

A Corpus Christi Police Officer pulled a 29-year-old man to safety Monday evening after the man was involved in a vehicle crash on the turn ramp from State Highway 358 and State Highway 286.

A Corpus Christi Police Officer witnessed a green 1995 Chevy Suburban travel west at a high rate of speed on the South Padre Island Drive freeway and take the turn to travel south on the Crosstown Expressway. Officer Jon McGinley arrived shortly after the crash and immediately noticed that the car was on fire.  The Officer then went to the vehicle, broke the window with his baton, and pulled the 29-year-old man to safety before the fire fully engulfed the vehicle.

Several witnesses helped the Officer, but they left the scene without providing their information. The 29-year-old man was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The ramp was closed to traffic for over an hour until the vehicle was towed from the scene.The Corpus Christi Police have no charges against the 29-year-old man at the time of this post.pastedImage

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 02/23/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to  888 calls for service and generated 239 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. February 22 to 7:00 a.m. on February 23, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 2/22/2016          9:35 PM
Location: 4000 Ayers Street
Offense: Intoxicated Assault
P.C.  49.07      Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1602220176
A crash in a convenience store parking lot left one brother in jail and the other in the hospital.

Corpus Christi Police were called after the driver of a 2002 Ford Explorer drove his vehicle into a pole that protects the gas pumps at the Star Market located at 4045 Ayers Street.  There was major damage done to the SUV but luckily the gas pumps were not hit.

The crash investigation determined that the driver of the SUV, Ricardo Flores (11/22/1994), had lost control of his vehicle and hit the pole.  Inside the SUV with the driver, was his 17 year old brother.  He was seriously injured and transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS.

After an investigation Officers determined that the driver, was high on synthetic cannabinoid.  Since the passenger in the vehicle suffered a broken leg and other possible serious injuries, the driver was arrested for intoxicated 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.

Community Outreach

Corpus Christi Police Bomb Squad Helps 3rd Annual Beeping Eggstravaganza for the Blind

The Corpus Christi Police Bomb Squad will help the South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind and the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services to host the 3rd annual Beeping Eggstravaganza for the Blind on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Buc Stadium. This event is an Easter Egg hunt for children who are blind or visually impaired in which the eggs beep to allow the children to follow the sound in order to find the eggs. Participants must call 289-9710 to register before the event. The event starts at 1pm at Buc Stadium and anyone interested to sponsor the event should call 693-6183.

Adam District, Auto Theft Task Force, Criminal Investigations Division

Alert Detectives Find Stolen Truck

Date: 2/22/2016          10:25 AM
Location: 3200 Buddy Lawrence Drive
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
P.C.  31.07      State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1602120110
Two alert Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft Detectives arrested a man after they saw him get into a stolen truck at the Stripes Store, located in the 3200 block of Buddy Lawrence Drive.

The Detectives recognized the truck as one that had been stolen from the front of a home in the 7200 block of The Mansions Drive back on February 6 even though the suspect had attempted to place a piece of black tape on one of the letters on the back license plate to alter its appearance.

When the Detectives saw the truck parked in front of the store, they waited until the suspect got in and that is when they took, Jose Alvarado Gutierrez Jr. (05/07/1982), into custody.

Inside the stolen 2002 Ford F150, Detectives found an Apple IPod that had been stolen from a vehicle on February 7.  They also found a HP Tablet computer that was stolen from a home on January 20.

In addition to the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle charge, the suspect was also arrested for theft.

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 02/22/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 765 calls for service and generated 212  reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. February 21 to 7:00 a.m. on February 22, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 2/21/2016          10:20 PM
Location: 600 Texas Avenue
Offense: Deadly Conduct
P.C.  22.05        Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1602210141
A 33 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after he was shot at while sitting in his suburban in the 600 block of Texas Avenue.

Officers arrived and the victim told them that he was in the driver`s seat of his suburban with the door closed when he saw a silver car that was driving slowly down Texas Avenue.

Before the vehicle passed him, the victim heard two shots.  The shots being fired were from a passenger holding a gun out of the window of the passing car.   The victim was able to duck down in his vehicle and then four more shots were fired.

The suspect vehicle sped off down the street towards South Staples Street.

Luckily the victim was not hit by any of the shots.

At this time no suspects have been identified.

 

Date: 2/21/2016          8:40 PM
Location: 6700 Everhart Road
Offense: Injury To A Child
P.C.  22.04      Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1602220023
Corpus Christi Police arrested the step father of a 2 year old little boy after the child was assaulted by the man inside their apartment located at 6730 Everhart Road.

During the investigation, Officers determined that the step father had called the child’s mother, who was at work, and told her that her son had passed out on the floor.  She told him to call 911.

CCFD EMS arrived and the child was transported to Driscoll Children’s Hospital. After an exam, it was determined that the child had suffered trauma to the head.

Police detectives arrived at the hospital and took the step father, Eric Jonathan Garza (04/15/1992),  into custody for injury to a child.

The child remains in the Intensive Care Unit at Driscoll Children’s Hospital.

Child Protective Services has been notified and is assisting in this case.

Date: 2/21/2016          11:30 PM
Location: 14200 Allamanda Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1602220002
Corpus Christi Police arrested the boyfriend of a 39 year old female after he pointed a rifle at her following an argument inside their apartment at 14241 Allamanda Drive.

Officers arrived and were told by the victim that she and her boyfriend were arguing when he grabbed his 22 rifle and pointed it at her from across the living room.  He then put the gun down and began to physically assault her with his hands, hitting her in the face.

Officers arrested the boyfriend, Jerry Norton Jr. (03/25/1958), for aggravated assault.

The female was treated at the scene by CCFD EMS but refused to be taken to the hospital.

 

 

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 02/19/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 879 calls for service and generated 172 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. February 18 to 7:00 a.m. on February 19, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 2/18/2016          8:35 PM
Location: 1400 Devon Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02      Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1602180148
Two female roommates exiting their apartment in the 1400 block of Devon Drive were threatened by a neighbor after the two girls refused to talk to him.

Corpus Christi Police arrived and were told by the two females that they were exiting their apartment and talking loudly to each other when they were approached by the neighbor that lives across the hall from them.  He wanted to make conversation with them and they said that they did not want to talk with him.

The male neighbor followed them outside and as they were about to pull out of the driveway he started banging on their windshield.

One of the females got out of the vehicle and the man took off his shirt and began yelling as if he was preparing to fight. The suspect then pulled out a knife from his pocket and began to lunge at the two females in an aggressive manner.

The two were able to leave the area, and the suspect went back inside his apartment.

By the time Officers arrived the neighbor had left and he was not located.  The two females, who were not hurt during this disturbance, were able to give Officers his name.

 

 

Date: 2/18/2016          3:45 PM
Location: 4400 Haverhill Lane
Offense: Criminal Trespass
P.C.  30.05      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1602180104
A man was arrested by Corpus Christi Police after a homeowner caught him walking around the backyard of his home located in the 4400 block of Haverhill Lane.

The homeowner told Officers that he was at home when he heard someone at his front door.  When he went to check who it was on his security camera he saw that the man, who had rang the doorbell, had now gone into his backyard.  When the homeowner approached the man he ran away.

The suspect didn’t go far before he tried this again.  A women pulling into her driveway in the 4600 block of Haverhill Lane noticed the man in her backyard.  When he saw the female homeowner he again ran away.

The female called police and she was able to give them a description of the suspect.  Responding Officers caught up to the man walking near the intersections of Holly and Everhart Road.

Officers arrested the suspect, Lyle Frey (12/16/1980), for criminal trespass. He was additionally found to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest for criminal mischief.

 

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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