Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Detectives Investigating Homicide

Date: 01/17/2016       3:15 AM
Location: 5900 Ayers Street
Offense: Murder
P.C. 19.02      First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1601170028
A disturbance between two male cousins outside of a trailer home at 5902 Ayers Street left one man dead and another in the hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Just before 3:15 AM, Corpus Christi Police responded to the Misty Winds Trailer Park for a shooting. When Officers arrived they found a 26 year old man dead in the driveway next to a trailer.

Witnesses at the scene told Officers that a 32 year old male, cousin to the victim, had shot him after an argument between the two. After the suspect shot the victim in the head, he fled in his 2016 Chevrolet Silverado truck.  A description of the truck was broadcast to all Officers.

At 3:35 AM, an Officer working in the downtown area, observed the truck near the intersection of Power and North Chaparral Street. He was able to confirm that the truck he saw was the one involved in the shooting on Ayers Street.  The Officer followed the truck onto the Harbor Bridge, then North Beach and onto the Nueces Bay Causeway on State Highway 181.   The Officer did not attempt to stop the truck, because he did not have any Officers near to back him up.

As the Officer continued to follow the truck into Portland, other law enforcement agencies were contacted to assist. The truck continued through Portland, and into Gregory before other Officers arrived. In Gregory, the truck turned onto State Highway 35 toward Aransas Pass.  While on State Highway 35 and with the assistance of other Officers, an attempt to stop the truck was made. As the truck approached County Road 91A it veered off the roadway and rolled into a field knocking down power lines.  When Officers made contact with the driver of the truck, it was determined he had apparently shot himself in the head.

The suspect was transported by San Patricio County EMS to Spohn Memorial Medical Center and is in critical condition.

 

Crime Stoppers, Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District, Patrol Division

Suspect Robs Store With Handgun

Date: 1/14/2016       6:05 AM
Location: 2700 South Staples Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C.  29.03   First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1601140023
Corpus Christi Police Detectives have released camera surveillance images of a man that they believe robbed a Stripes Store, located at 2754 South Staples Street, on January 14.

Officers arrived and were told that a man wearing a gray hoodie, blue jeans, black and white gloves, and a blue ski mask came into the store carrying a gun in his right hand. The male suspect demanded a carton of cigarettes and money from the cash register. After getting the items he ran out of the store and got into a white truck that was waiting on the side of the building.

Store video surveillance images captured the man as he held a gun on two clerks behind the counter.

The suspect in this case have not been identified and Detectives need your help in solving this crime. Anyone with information about this case should 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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Armed robbery suspect at Stripes Store

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Armed robbery suspect at Stripes Store

 

 

Adam District, Animal Care Services, Patrol Division

Animal Care Services Seizes Dog For Investigation

Date: 1/14/2016       1:40 PM
Location: 300 West Saxet Drive
Offense: Animal Cruelty Investigation
Case Number: 1601140066
Corpus Christi Animal Care Services went to a home in the 300 block of West Saxet Drive this afternoon after an animal seizure warrant was issued for a dog.

ACS has taken custody of the dog and is investigating a case of possible animal cruelty.

Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to the home yesterday at about 1:40 PM after a neighbor took a video of a man throwing fireworks near the dog that was chained to a fence.

Community Outreach

Are You Driving for a Transportation Network Company?

Transportation Network Companies (Lyft, Uber X, Sidecar, Wingz, Summon, Taxify and Haxi for example) are currently not permitted to operate in the City of Corpus Christi. Several companies were notified by to meet the cities requirements or face enforcement actions as noted below:

“Companies or individuals who operate vehicles-for-hire without proper license and permits are in violation of the Code and are subject to criminal prosecution and vehicle impoundment.”

In the event that you are currently driving for a Transportation Network Company in the City of Corpus Christi you are in violation of the following codes based on the definition of Taxicab and For Hire: 

Taxicab (defined): Every automobile or motor-propelled vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire over the public streets of the city and not over a defined or fixed route, irrespective of whether or not the operations extend beyond the city limits, at rates for distance traveled, for waiting time, for both or at rates per hour, per day, per week or per month under circumstances that such vehicle is routed under the direction of the passenger hiring same.

For Hire (defined): For money or other thing of value, gratuities, tips and free-will offerings, whether paid directly or indirectly, as compensation or consideration for services rendered.

Sec. 57-30. Certificate, license and permit required.

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate or to cause to be driven or operated any taxicab upon or over any street or thoroughfare in the city unless the owner or operator thereof has first secured a certificate from the city to operate a taxicab and the required license and permit to operate such vehicle under this article has been issued.

Sec. 57-76. Prerequisites to issuance of license.

Upon obtaining a certificate to operate a taxicab service in the city as provided in this article, the holder shall make application to the taxicab inspector for a license to be issued for each vehicle to be operated as a taxicab. The application shall be accompanied by an inspection fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per vehicle to be licensed. Prior to the issuance of a license for a taxicab, the taxicab inspector shall conduct an inspection of the vehicle to determine that it complies with the requirements of this article and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. In the event a vehicle fails to pass this inspection, the certificate holder shall have ten (10) business days to remedy any defects and submit the vehicle for reinspection without the necessity of payment of an additional inspection fee. After the ten (10) business day reinspection period has lapsed, an additional fifteen dollar ($15.00) inspection fee per vehicle to be licensed will be applied.

Sec. 57-96. Taxicab or vehicle for hire driver’s permit required; permit fee.

(a)

Every person desiring to drive a taxicab or vehicle for hire in the city shall apply for and obtain a taxicab or vehicle for hire driver’s permit from the taxicab inspector. It shall be unlawful for any person holding a certificate for the operation of a taxicab service in the city to permit any person to drive a taxicab or vehicle for hire unless such person shall have a driver’s permit in good standing duly issued by the taxicab inspector, with the exception of inspection purposes under section 57-75.

(b)

The fee for an original, renewal or transfer taxicab or vehicle for hire driver’s permit is a nonrefundable fifty dollars ($50.00) and shall be paid at the time the permit application is filed with the taxicab inspector. The fee for a replacement permit is twenty dollars ($20.00).

Violators will be subject to the issue of the citations listed above (each carrying a penalty of up to $500) and impoundment of their vehicle.

Community Outreach, Narcotics/Vice Division

Beware Of Drugs That Look Like Candy

With the recent arrest of two men for possession of ecstasy pills, the Corpus Christi Police Department wants to warn citizens that this type of drug is available in the city and we want to show people what it looks like.

On January 13, Officers with the Narcotics and Vice Unit, arrested two men at the barge dock on North Shoreline Boulevard. One of the men had in his possession a large bag of nearly 1000 ecstasy pills.

Police want to warn everyone in the community that these pills are illegal drugs that may be mistaken for some type of candy.

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Ecstasy pills confiscated by Corpus Christi Police from January 13 arrest

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Ecstasy pills confiscated by Corpus Christi Police from January 13 arrest

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Ecstasy pills confiscated by Corpus Christi Police from January 13 arrest

ORIGINAL POST

 The Corpus Christi Police Narcotics and Vice Investigations Division  conducted an operation January 13 in the area of 1900 North Shoreline Boulevard that resulted in the arrest of two men.

The operation was the result of an investigation by Officers into the sale of Ecstasy. It  resulted in the arrest of Shamar Lindsey (07/29/1986) and Joshua Lindsey (11/26/1988). 

As Officers attempted to arrest Shamar Lindsey, he evaded Officers on foot and threw a significant quantity of crack cocaine into Corpus Christi Bay at the barge dock. The drugs were recovered with the assistance of Marina Patrol.  The drugs recovered were determined to be 28.80 grams of crack cocaine that resulted in charges of delivery of a controlled substance and tampering with evidence, both felony offenses.  He was additionally charged with evading arrest, a Class A misdemeanor.

Joshua Lindsey was contacted in a vehicle that was stopped by Corpus Christi Police K9 Officers leaving the scene of the investigation.  He was found to be in possession of approximately 1000 pills of Ecstasy weighing 202.76 grams. He was charged with delivery of a controlled substance, a first degree felony.  He was additionally charged with possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor.

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Ecstasy pills drugs and money confiscated by Corpus Christi Police
on January 13

Community Outreach

Patrol Report 01/15/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1046 calls for service and generated 212 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. January 14 to 7:00 a.m. on January 15, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 1/13/2016       9:00 PM
Location: 5400 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Theft
P.C.  31.03      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1601140139
Two employees of Macy’s, located at La Palmera Mall, were arrested by Corpus Christi Police after other store employees saw them ringing up items and then deleting the transactions.

Officers were contacted by store management after they discovered two of their employees had rung up $528 worth of merchandise and then deleted the transaction in an attempt to steal the property.

Officers arrested the two employees, Dora Lee Herrera (01/04/1990) and Marina Reyes (07/05/1991) for theft, a Class B misdemeanor.

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Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Suspect Shot By License To Carry Holder Booked Into Jail

The man who was shot by a 69 year old license to carry holder after a robbery attempt  in the 1300 block of Calle San Carlos on January 6 has been released from Spohn Memorial Hospital and booked into the City Detention Center.

Officers arrested Eric Orlando Grimaldo (03/23/1992) about 6:30 PM yesterday afternoon. He had been under police guard while being treated at the hospital for gunshot wounds.

The suspect is charged with aggravated robbery, a first degree felony and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, a third degree felony

 

Original Post:

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2016,    8:49 PM
Location: 1300 Calle San Carlos
Offense: Aggravated Assault (Penal Code Section 22.02)
Case #1601060148
A 69 year man shot and stopped an armed robbery suspect who approached him in the front yard of his home, located in the 1300 block of Calle San Carlos, just before 9 PM last night.

The investigation of the crime revealed that the man and a women arrived at their home and parked in their carport driveway. As they  both exited the car, a suspect, wearing a hoodie, approached the couple pointing a gun at the man. The suspect made demands for the victim to give up his wallet. The man, a firearms license to carry holder, fearing for his safety and the safety of the female with him, pulled out his handgun and shot the 23 year old robbery suspect.

The man then held the suspect down until police arrived. The suspect was then transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS.

Officers recovered two handguns from the crime scene.

The suspect is in the hospital under police guard and faces charges of aggravated robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm. He is currently in stable condition.

No charges are expected to be filed against the man who shot the suspect.

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 01/14/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 938 calls for service and generated 191 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. January 13 to 7:00 a.m. on January 14, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 1/13/2016       10:55 PM
Location: 300 Beverly Drive
Offense: Deadly Conduct
P.C.  22.05      Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1601130134
A 24 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after two vehicles parked in front of his home, located in the 300 Beverly Drive, were struck by gunfire.

The man told Officers that just as he was going to bed he heard five gunshots outside his home. He went out to find his 2009 Pontiac G6 had the back window shattered and a bullet hole in the rear on the driver’s side. There was also a bullet hole in the top of the car, and one of the tires was flat.

Another vehicle that was parked in front of the man’s house that he was watching for a family member was also struck by gunfire. A 1993 Ford Ranger had a tail light cracked by a bullet.

In total the man estimated that there was over $1,500 in damage to both vehicles.

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Delta District, Narcotics/Vice Division

Narcotics Officers Arrest Two at Barge Dock

 The Corpus Christi Police Narcotics and Vice Investigations Division  conducted an operation yesterday evening in the area of 1900 North Shoreline Boulevard that resulted in the arrest of two men.

The operation was the result of an investigation by Officers into the sale of Ecstasy. It  resulted in the arrest of Shamar Lindsey (07/29/1986) and Joshua Lindsey (11/26/1988). 

As Officers attempted to arrest Shamar Lindsey, he evaded Officers on foot and threw a significant quantity of crack cocaine into Corpus Christi Bay at the barge dock. The drugs were recovered with the assistance of Marina Patrol.  The drugs recovered were determined to be 28.80 grams of crack cocaine that resulted in charges of delivery of a controlled substance and tampering with evidence, both felony offenses.  He was additionally charged with evading arrest, a Class A misdemeanor.

Joshua Lindsey was contacted in a vehicle that was stopped by Corpus Christi Police K9 Officers leaving the scene of the investigation.  He was found to be in possession of approximately 1000 pills of Ecstasy weighing 202.76 grams. He was charged with delivery of a controlled substance, a first degree felony.  He was additionally charged with possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor.

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Cash and narcotics recovered from investigation

 

Community Outreach, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 01/13/2016

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 917 calls for service and generated 204 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. January 12 to 7:00 a.m. on January 13, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 1/12/2016       8:20 PM
Location: 600 South Staples Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C.  29.03   First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1601120134
Employees of a business, located at 609 South Staples Street, called Corpus Christi Police after a man came into the store, armed with a gun.

One female employee told Officers that she saw a male walk in and point a gun at her and another female employee and then he demanded all the money in the cash register. Once he took the money, the male suspect then left the store and was last seen running behind the business towards Alameda Street.

The two employees were not injured.

The suspect was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket with a blue sweatshirt underneath and faded blue jeans. He had sunglasses and a red bandana on to cover his face. He was also had on tan and black gloves.

Camera surveillance video of the suspect were obtained from the stores security system.

If you recognize the person in this photo or know information about this crime please call Corpus Christi Police Detectives 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.

 

 

Video of armed robbery suspect

 

 

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