The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 766  calls for service and generated 207 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. April 3 to 7:00 a.m. on April 4, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 4/4/2016    12:55 AM
Location: 6900 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Found Gun
Case Number: 1604040008
An employee of the Stripes Store, located at 6901 South Padre Island Drive, was cleaning when she found a loaded gun in the parking lot.

Corpus Christi Police Officers were called and when they arrived they were told that a clerk was emptying a mop bucket in the parking lot at the front of the store, when she observed a black handgun on the ground.  She did not notice the handgun in the parking lot when she emptied the bucket, but did see it once she flipped the bucket back up.

After touching it to determine if it was real, the employee called police.

Officers recovered the 9 millimeter caliber handgun.

They are looking at store surveillance images to see where the gun may have come from.

Date: 4/3/2016    10:35 PM
Location: 5200 Kentner Street
Offense: Discharging a Firearm
P.C.  42.12      Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1604030156
Several neighbors called Corpus Christi Police after they heard several shots being fired from a person in a vehicle that was traveling down Kentner Street.

Officers arrived and found fourteen shell casings in the street between the 5200 and 5500 block of Kentner Street.  They did not locate any homes or vehicles that appeared to have been hit by the bullets.

One witness told Officers that he tried to follow the suspect vehicle, but near the intersection of South Alameda Street and Ennis Joslin Road, the driver of the suspect vehicle stopped his car, got out and began to yell at the witness.

The suspect vehicle was described as being a dark in color, two door BMW with chrome rims.

At this time, no suspects have been identified and the suspect vehicle was not located.

Date: 4/4/2016    3:05 AM
Location: 4900 Ayers Street
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1604040015
A female driver was arrested by Corpus Christi Police for DWI after she hit a man walking along the street with the side mirror of her vehicle and then drove off.

The female driver called police to report that a man was chasing her in the parking lot of the Mission Shopping Center, located in the 4900 block of Ayers Street.

When Officers arrived, they determined that the man was chasing the female because she had just drove past him, while he was walking along Ayers Street near Mc Ardle Road, and hit him with the passenger side mirror of her 2013 Chevrolet Cruze.

While Officers were investigating, they determined that the female driver, Florestela Sanchez (07/08/1953), was intoxicated.

The man hit by the mirror was not injured.

The female driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated and her car 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 1036  calls for service and generated 249  reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. March 31 to 7:00 a.m. on April 1, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 4/1/2016    5:15 AM
Location: 3200 South Port Avenue
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.  49.04    Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1603300160
Corpus Christi Police arrested a female driver for DWI after they found her passed out sitting in the driver’s seat of her vehicle at a red light in the 3200 block of South Port Avenue.

Officers responded to the scene after several motorist reported that a 2002 Ford Explorer was at the intersection of Port Avenue and the Crosstown Freeway not moving.

Officers arrived and found the vehicle in the middle of the street with the brake lights on and the engine running.  Officers were able to reach inside and put the SUV in park and remove the keys.

After an investigation, Officers determined that the female driver, Jessica Reyes (08/07/1987), was intoxicated.  The driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated and her vehicle was impounded.

Date: 3/31/2016    4:45 PM
Location: 13200 Leopard Street
Offense: Theft
P.C.  31.03      State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1603310123
A female was arrested after she attempted to run out of the Home Depot Store, located at 132020 Leopard Street, without paying for merchandise.

Store employees chased the female, who was pushing a shopping cart with a power tool in it, outside of the store.  The female attempted to load the tool into a waiting vehicle that had pulled up.

When the female was stopped by store employees, the vehicle sped away and the female, Vivian Trammell (06/04/1983) was arrested.

The equipment, valued at $499, was returned.

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 867 calls for service and generated 202 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. March 30 to 7:00 a.m. on March 31, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 3/30/2016    7:55 PM
Location: 1600 Tenth Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02    Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1603300160
A 60 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after he had the front windshield of his truck broken out and he was threatened by a friend outside his home in the 1600 block of Tenth Street.

Officers arrived and the male victim told them that he was at his home when he was approached by a friend he knew.  The friend started yelling and cursing at the victim for no reason and then picked up a metal chair and started hitting the windshield of his 2003 Chevrolet Silverado truck.  When the victim confronted his friend about the broken windshield the friend pulled out a knife and swung it at him.   The victim was not injured.

Officers later located the suspect, Michael Moreno (07/20/1988), and arrested him for aggravated assault and criminal mischief.

Date: 3/30/2016    11:55 PM
Location: 3600 Timon Boulevard
Offense: Abusive Calls to 911
P.C.  42.061   Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1603310009
A man was arrested by Corpus Christi Police after he made several calls to 911 demanding police give him a ride across the Harbor Bridge from North Beach.

Officers responded to the man’s first two calls to 911 from a motel located at 3615 Timon Boulevard.  The man demanded Officers give him a ride to the downtown area across the Harbor Bridge.

After Officers determined the man did not have an emergency, they informed him that they would not be giving him any rides.

Within thirty minutes, the man called 911 back three more times making the same demands.

Officers returned to the motel and finally gave the man his wish for a ride across the bridge and took him to the City Detention Center. The caller, Vadim Paul Tikva (09/17/1975), was arrested for making abusive calls to 911, a Class B misdemeanor. 

Date: 3/30/2016    11:50 PM
Location: 1000 South Staples Street
Offense: Bribery
P.C.  36.02   Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1603310003
A female was arrested for DWI by Corpus Christi Police after she crashed her Jeep into the back of a parked car in the 1000 block of South Staples Street and then tried to flee the scene.

Officers were flagged down by a witness, who saw a 2015 Jeep Wrangler crash into the back of a parked car, and then leave the scene on South Staples Street.   Officers were able to catch up to the female driver in the Jeep just down the street.

When they stopped the hit and run driver, they determined that she was intoxicated.  Officers arrested Jackie Ybarra (08/23/1970) for fleeing the scene of a crash, and felony driving while intoxicated.

While the Officer was conducting his investigation, the female suspect offered sexual favors in exchange for being released.  Officer’s additionally charged the female with bribery.

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 881 calls for service and generated 244 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. March 29 to 7:00 a.m. on March 30, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 3/29/2016    5:15 PM
Location: 5400 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Theft
P.C.  31.03   Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1603290124
Three suspects were arrested by Corpus Christi Police after employees saw them attempted to walk out of the Dillard’s Store, located in La Palmera Mall, with nearly $700 in stolen merchandise.

Officers arrived and were told by store employees that they saw Mateo Garza (06/16/1997), Ramiro Garza (11/25/1996) and Dariela Aleman (07/10/1997) select clothing in the store. Both males placed the clothing in a shopping bag that the female was carrying. The female then selected more items of clothing and placed it in the shopping bag as well.

All three suspects worked together in the commission of the theft and they all left the store without paying for the concealed merchandise that totaled $658.99.

All three were arrested for theft.

Date: 3/30/2016    12:40 AM
Location: 2600 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Burglary
P.C.  30.04   Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1603300006
A man was arrested by Corpus Christi Police after he broke into a vehicle that was parked on a used car lot and then passed out inside.

A witness called Officers after he found the passenger side door of a Ford 250 truck open.  The truck was parked in the dealership parking lot.  Also inside the truck was a man in the passenger seat passed out.

Officers arrived and discovered that the truck door lock had been tampered with and forced open.

Officers were able to wake the man who had passed out, Samuel Zamorano (11/27/1969), and he was arrested for burglary.

Date: 3/29/2016    6:50 AM
Location: 900 North Navigation Boulevard
Offense: Theft
P.C.  31.07   State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1603290031
A man called Corpus Christi Police after his company trailer, carrying two ATV’s, were all stolen from a hotel parking lot located at 929 North Navigation Boulevard.

Officers arrived and were told that a 16 foot trailer carrying two all terrain vehicles was attached to a truck parked in the hotel parking lot.   The suspects cut the chain securing the trailer to the truck and lifted the trailer off the hitch. The suspects then maneuvered the trailer off the truck, hooked it up to their vehicle and left.

One of the ATV’s was a red 2008 Honda with an open body.  The trailer was a 2005 Big Tex that was black with UNIT #118 painted on it.

At this time, no suspects have been identified and the two ATV’s and trailer have not been recovered.

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.