Community Outreach

Police Remember Frank Dolan

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On February 12, 1960 Sergeant Frank Dolan was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 624, near Orange Grove, while returning to Corpus Christi from a meeting in Alice.

His vehicle went out of control on a curve in the road during a period of snow and slushy conditions. His car was broadsided by another vehicle, causing him to suffer fatal injuries.

Sergeant Dolan was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Corpus Christi Police Department for 24 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.

Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/21563-sergeant-frank-edward-dolan#ixzz2KiZb6qk6

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 02/11/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 944 calls for service and generated 217 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. February 10 to 7:00 a.m. on February 11, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 2/10/2016          8:30 AM
Location: 10600 Veda Drive
Offense: Burglary
P.C. 30.02      State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1602100035
A 52 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after he found someone broke into a home he was remodeling in the 10600 block of Veda Drive.

Officers arrived and were told by the man that the suspects entered his vacant home by removing a screen and then breaking the glass to a side window next to the back door. Once inside the suspects removed almost $1,700 worth of power tools.

At this time, no suspects have been identified and Officers continue to investigate this crime.

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Delta District

Police Participate In Active Shooter Drill At American Bank Center Tomorrow

The Corpus Christi Police will participate with other organizations in training for an active shooter in the afternoon of February 11, 2016 at the American Bank Center located at 1901 North Shoreline. The Public should not be alarmed by a large quantity of emergency vehicles at the American Bank Center tomorrow afternoon and the drill should be complete by 5pm.

Inquiries may be directed to Kristen Bily, the Marketing and Media Relations Manager for SMG at 826-4760 or by email at KristenB@cctexas.com.  The press release from the American Bank Center management, SMG, is provided at the link below:

American Bank Center Active Shooter Drill Press Release

Bravo District, Crime Stoppers, Criminal Investigations Division

Stolen Credit Card Was Used

 

Here are some images of a person who used a credit card that was reported stolen in a burglary.  The burglary occurred on 02/09/2016 and the credit card was used a short time later at an Island convenience store.

If you recognize this person 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.

Update: The images of the suspect from this post have been removed. Investigators have determined that the subject pictures was not involved in this crime.

 

 

 

Bravo District, Charlie District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report February 10, 2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1,210 calls for service and generated 206 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. February 9 to 7:00 a.m. on February 10, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Bravo” District

Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 13:40
Location: 4747 Alameda Street
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle (Penal Code Section 31.07) State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1602090087
A 50-year-old man reported his green 2004 Ford F-150 stolen from the gas station located at the corner of Alameda and Airline to the Corpus Christi Police Tuesday afternoon.
The 50-year-old man told Officers he left his keys in the truck at the fuel pump at about 1:40pm when he went inside the store and left the truck unattended. The 50-year-old man told Officers when he walked out of the store, the truck was gone.
An employee of the store showed the Officers video of the event and the Officer reported a passenger of an orange sport utility vehicle went to the truck and drove from the fuel station. The Officer was not able to get a clear description of the person who got into the truck and requested additional video for a different angle, but the video of the different angle was not currently available. The Officer reported the orange SUV left west on Alameda from the store and the green truck left south on Airline from the store. The Officer placed the truck information in the  Texas Crime Information Center as stolen and the truck has not yet been recovered.

“Charlie” District

Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2016, 2:16am
Location: 4653 Everhart Road
Offense: Resisting Arrest (Penal Code Section 38.03) Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1602100009
Corpus Christi Police arrested 20-year-old Robert Westall (2/1/1996) for Public Intoxication, Possession of Alcohol by a Minor, Resisting Arrest, and Evading Arrest Wednesday morning at a nightclub located at 4653 Everhart Road.
Corpus Christi Police Officers reported that they went to the nightclub to observe the parking lot at closing time and saw Westall attempt to leave the club with a bottle of beer and Westall’s hands were marked with an “M” on each hand to indicate that Westall was under the legal age to consume alcohol. The Officer requested Westall to provide identification, and Westall attempted to leave. Officers grabbed Westall to prevent him from fleeing and the Officers said that Westall struggled to get away until the Officers applied handcuffs and pulled Westall to the patrol car to effect the arrest. No injuries were reported and the Officers delivered Westall to the city detention center.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 9:57am
Location: 6814 Weber Road
Offense: Aggravated Assault (Penal Code 22.02) Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1602090054
Corpus Christi Police arrested 23-year-old Cody Morrisey (9/14/1992) for aggravated assault after an accusation of road rage at a store located at 6814 Weber Road Tuesday morning.
Corpus Christi Police responded to the store and contacted Morrisey and a 64-year-old man. The two men told Officers there was aggressive driving on the other persons part for no apparent reason. The 64-year-old man told Officers he stopped in the store parking lot in order to get away from the aggressive driving, but there was a confrontation outside of the vehicles. Officers spoke to store employees who said they saw Morrisey rapidly stop in the parking lot, quickly jump out of the car and point a handgun at the 64-year-old man. no injuries or property damage was reported. Officers arrested Morrisey for aggravated assault and then delivered Morrisey to the city detention center. The 64-year-old man was released at the scene. Officers collected evidence which include a handgun and released the vehicle Morrisey drove to his parents.

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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Patrol Division

Patrol Report 02/09/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 967 calls for service and generated 237 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. February 8 to 7:00 a.m. on February 9, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 2/8/2016            11:00 AM
Location: 4100 Interstate Highway 69
Offense: Burglary
P.C. 30.02      State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1602070073
The manager of a business, located at 4101 Interstate Highway 69, called Corpus Christi Police after they arrived at work to find that the safe from under a cash register had been stolen.

Officers arrived and were told by restaurant employees that there was no forced entry to the business and all the doors were found secured.

There was a large sum of money in the small metal safe due to a Super Bowl party that the restaurant had on Sunday.

At this time no suspects have been identified in this case. Investigators are hoping that video camera footage from the business will help them identify a suspect.

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Patrol Division

Patrol Report 02/08/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 785 calls for service and generated 180 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. February 7 to 7:00 a.m. on February 8, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 2/8/2016            2:20 AM
Location: 1900 Yale Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C. 29.03       First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1602080022
Corpus Christi Police arrested a man after he hit his girlfriend with a tire iron at a home they share in the 1900 block of Yale Street.

Officers arrived at the home and found the 47 year old female bleeding from a cut on the left side of her head. CCFD EMS responded and treated the female for her injuries.

Officers were able to determine that the couple got into a fight after making comments about each other’s weight. The female said she was punched in her face about 20 times and kicked 5 times in the abdomen. After that her boyfriend grabbed a metal tire iron and struck her in the head.

The female was not seriously injured.

Her boyfriend, Jose P. Garza (12/19/1955), was arrested for aggravated assault.

 

Date: 2/7/2016            11:20 PM
Location: 2000 Rodd Field Road
Offense: Intoxicated Assault
P.C. 49.07      Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1602070144
Corpus Christi Police are investigating a wreck after an intoxicated driver, struck a car with a female driver and a child in it in the 2000 block of Rodd Field Road.

The crash investigation by Officers determined that the driver of a 2015 Chevrolet truck was traveling south on Rodd Field Road when the driver attempted to make a turn into a convenience store parking lot. He did not see a 2013 Jeep, driven by a 25 year old female, traveling north on Rodd Field Road and turned in front of the vehicle.

The female driver of the Jeep suffered a broken left arm as a result of the crash and a 2 year old child riding in her car was transported by CCFD EMS to Driscoll Children’s Hospital with a neck injury.

After an investigation it was determined that the driver of the truck was intoxicated.

Due to the serious injuries sustained by the female driver and the passenger in the Jeep, the driver of the truck, Noe Benavides (09/27/1990), was arrested for intoxicated assault.

Another 35 year old man that was a passenger in the truck with the intoxicated man was not injured.

 

Date: 2/8/2016            12:05 AM
Location: 2000 Holly Road
Offense: Possession of a Controlled Substance
H.S.C. 481.115          State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1602080001
While Officers were directing traffic around that crash, in the 2000 block of Rodd Field Road, another driver attempted to drive through the crash scene.

Officers were able to get the 1999 Lincoln Towncar stopped before it hit anybody, but when they contacted the driver, they found he had a suspended driver’s license.

The driver, Thaddeaus Leo Raymond (07/10/1978), was arrested. He was additionally charged with possession of a controlled substance after cocaine was found in his pants pocket.

 

Date: 2/7/2016            10:55 AM
Location: 6900 Whalen Drive
Offense: Burglary
P.C. 30.04      Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1602070068
A 51 year old man who had parked his boat and trailer along the street in front of his home, located in the 6900 block of Whalen Drive, came out to find several pieces of fishing equipment missing.

Two GPS systems, valued at $1700, were taken from the interior of the boat along with several other items.

At this time no suspects have been identified in this case and Officers continue to investigate.

 

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, Criminal Investigations Division

Two Suspects Put Skimming Device On Bank ATM

Corpus Christi Police Detectives need your help identifying two men that they believe put a skimming device on an ATM at a bank located at 6230 South Staples Street on February 4.

Officers responded to the bank after a customer came inside and told employees that he went to use the drive thru ATM and when he inserted his card and attempted to pull it out, the card got stuck. The customer said he pulled harder on his card and that is when the dock where you insert your card broke off.

When bank employees went to investigate they discovered that the part that broke off was actually part of a card skimmer device that was designed to look like part of the ATM.  The skimming device was designed to fit over the card insert dock and was held in place with adhesive tape. When they investigated further, they also found a small camera that had been placed on the ATM and was also being held in place by tape.  They believe the camera was used to record people entering their bank pins numbers.

Police were able to obtain images of the suspects from the real camera of the ATM as they were placing the skimming device on the machine at about 7:30  PM on February 3.

Face Shot two supects

Suspects  placing the skimming device on the ATM

Face Shot 2

Suspects  placing the skimming device on the ATM

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Suspects  placing the skimming device on the ATM

If you recognize either of these two suspects 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

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 02/05/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 984 calls for service and generated 230 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. February 4 to 7:00 a.m. on February 5, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 2/5/2016            2:20 AM
Location: 8800 State Highway 358 West
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C. 49.04       Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1602050018
Corpus Christi Police are investigating a wreck after a female drove off the roadway and crashed her truck into Oso Bay.

The crash investigation by Officers determined that the driver of a 2009 Chevrolet truck was traveling along South Padre Island Drive at the Oso Bay turnaround.   The driver failed to control her speed and went over the curb, a concrete barrier, and ended up in the bay.

The driver, Tressa Vansickle (08/191990), was not injured.

After an investigation it was determined that she was intoxicated.

She was arrested for driving while intoxicated and her truck was impounded after it was fished out of the water.

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Crime Stoppers, Criminal Investigations Division

CCPD Looking For Female With Several Warrants

Corpus Christi Police Detectives need your help locating a woman that is wanted for writing bad checks to several jewelry stores and then getting the merchandise and pawning it.

Police have obtained ten misdemeanor theft warrants and four felony theft warrants for Amanda Ynfante (AKA Amanda Espinoza) (09/18/1986).  She is wanted for writing checks from a frozen bank account to jewelry stores in the city.  After getting the merchandise, the female then pawns the jewelry for cash.

She is described as being 29 years old, 5’02” tall, and she weighs about 130 pounds.  She has black hair, brown eyes and a large tattoo on her right shoulder. She is known to drive a 2006 Kia Sorrento that is gold in color.

In all, the arrest warrants have a total bond amount of $110,000.

If you know where this female is or if you have information about this theft 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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Amanda Ynfante
(AKA Amanda Espinoza)

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Amanda Ynfante
(AKA Amanda Espinoza)

 

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