Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Credit Card Thief Identified By Crime Stoppers Tips

A man accused of using stolen credit cards was identified by tips through Crime Stoppers and arrested yesterday.

Robert Noriega had two arrest warrants issued for him, related to the use of stolen credit cards taken from two separate burglaries in the Del Mar neighborhood, was located at his place of employment in the 900 block of Louisiana Parkway.

One of the arrest warrants issued for the suspect was for using a credit card taken during a residential burglary in the 1800 block of Ocean Drive.  The second warrant was issued after the man used a stolen credit card taken during an auto burglary in the 300 block of Atlantic Street.

Officers located the wanted person, Robert Louis Noriega (08/12/1983), and he was arrested for the two outstanding warrants that were issued on December 8 and each hold a $15,000 bond amount.

Detectives thank the public who provided tips to Crime Stoppers to identify this man. Those who provided information should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS to check the status of their tips because the first person who provided the information will be paid a cash reward.

Robert Noriega (8/12/1983) was identified by Crime Stoppers tips
Robert Noriega (8/12/1983) was identified by Crime Stoppers tips

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Date: October 27, 2015
Location: 1821 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Credit Card Abuse
Case Number: 1511130079

Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to identify and locate the man in this video. The man in the video is accused of using credit cards which were stolen from a car parked on Atlantic Street in October, 2015. This man purchased two televisions with the stolen credit card and Detectives need your help to identify the man. If you can identify this man, or have any additional information about this crime, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS. Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward if the information leads to an arrest, and Crime Stoppers will never let anyone know who provided the information.

Bravo District, Patrol Division

Officers Make Arrest After Stabbing

Date: 12/09/2015       9:00 AM
Location: 5700 Tanglewood Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02     Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1512090035
A 19 year old man was stabbed in the chest after a fight between three men at a home located in the 5700 block of Tanglewood. Drive.

Officers arrived and found the victim with a minor stab wound to the right side of his chest.  He told Officers that he tried to intervene in a fight between two other men upstairs in the home when was stabbed by Ricardo Hernandez (04/10/1972).

Officers recovered the weapon and arrested the suspect for aggravated assault.

The victim was taken to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS with non-life threatening injuries.

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 12/09/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 843 calls for service and generated 199 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. December 8 to 7:00 a.m. on December 9, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 12/09/2015       1:15 AM
Location: 5900 Leopard Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02     Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1512090006
A 29 year old female called an acquaintance to come pick her up after she got into a fight with her boyfriend at their apartment located in the 5900 block of Leopard Street.

When the 42 year old male friend arrived to pick the female up, he saw her being chased by her boyfriend who had a baseball bat. The boyfriend then saw the friend and hit him with the bat several times.

The friend was able to get the bat away from the boyfriend but then the boyfriend produced a knife and stabbed the friend in the chest.  The friend then hit the boyfriend in his head with the bat he had.

Both men had to be taken to Spohn Memorial Hospital.  Neither one has life threatening injuries.

Officers intend to file aggravated assault charges against the 41 year old boyfriend when he is released from the hospital.

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Patrol Division

Patrol Report 12/08/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 891 calls for service and generated 203 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. December 7 to 7:00 a.m. on December 8, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 12/08/2015       12:05 AM
Location: 800 Mariana Street
Offense: Theft of a Firearm
P.C.  31.03     State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1512080003
A 75 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after his car was broken into and a gun was stolen.

The man told Officers he left his 2008 Ford Escape unlocked while it was parked in the driveway of his home located in the 800 block of Mariana Street.  A .38 caliber Rossi revolver and a check book was stolen from the front seat.

172 firearms have been stolen from vehicles in the city this year, only 38 of those have been recovered.

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Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Crime Stoppers Offers Reward to Locate a Gunman

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2015, 2:45am
Location: 3955 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
Case Number: 1512050029

Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to identify and locate a man who is suspected of shooting a 31-year-old man in the parking lot of a convenience store located at 3955 South Padre Island Drive at 2:45am on December 5, 2015.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a shooting at 2:45am on December 5th, 2015 at a convenience store located at Weber and South padre Island Drive. The Officers learned a large group gathered at the convenience store parking lot and several fights erupted. Officers learned that during the confrontations, a 31-year-old man was shot in the leg and was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Officers obtained video surveillance of the event and believe there is an image of a man in a red shirt and black pants and white shoes who rushes up to the 31-year-old man, discharges a pistol, then runs away. Officers believe the 31-year-old man was laid on his back on the ground while a vehicle obstructs the view of the 31-year-old man. Officers believe the 31-year-old man was beaten by several people who kept him on the ground until the shooter rushed up and discharged the pistol.

Anyone who can identify the shooter, or has any additional information about this crime should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward to the first person who provides information that results in an arrest and Crime Stoppers will never let anyone know who provided the information.

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 12/07/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 795 calls for service and generated 176 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. December 6 to 7:00 a.m. on December 7, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 12/06/2015       8:20 PM
Location: 2700 Saratoga Boulevard
Offense: Forgery
P.C.  32.21     Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1512060118
A vehicle stopped by a Corpus Christi Police Officer for speeding in the 2700 block of Saratoga Boulevard led to an arrest of a man for forgery.

Once the Officer stopped the 2001 Ford Expedition they determined that the driver, Ray Griffin Jr. (04/26/1973), did not have a driver’s license or insurance on his vehicle.

The Officer was impounding the vehicle when he observed a small zip lock bag which contained methamphetamine. Also found in the pants pockets of the suspect was four counterfeit $50 dollar bills.

He was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and forgery, both felony offenses.

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Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Crime Stoppers Offers Cash Reward to Identify A Suspected Credit Card Thief

Date: October 27, 2015
Location: 1821 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Credit Card Abuse
Case Number: 1510270076

Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to identify and locate the man in this video. The man in the video is accused of using credit cards which were stolen from a car parked on Atlantic Street in October, 2015. This man purchased two televisions with the stolen credit card and Detectives need your help to identify the man. If you can identify this man, or have any additional information about this crime, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS. Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward if the information leads to an arrest, and Crime Stoppers will never let anyone know who provided the information.

Community Outreach, Traffic Safety Division

First Friday Fun Fact

The Corpus Christi Police Department has a campaign called “First Friday Fun Fact” that will focus on different Texas traffic laws.  It will run on the first Friday of each month. Here is this month’s traffic fact.

 

Advisory speeds

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What is the speed limit on the curve marked by the sign at the left?  Most people would say 25 MPH, but the answer is that we don’t have enough information to know what the speed limit is here.  The “25 MPH” sign here is a speed advisory sign only, not a speed limit sign.  Speed advisory signs indicate the recommended speed for a particular upcoming hazard like a turn or a curve in the roadway, but they are not a legal speed limit.  Enforceable speed limits are marked by the familiar black and white SPEED LIMIT signs.  So, the speed limit for this curve would be whatever the last black and white

 

*Thanks to the Texas Highway Man

http://www.texashighwayman.com/laws.shtml

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 12/04/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 926 calls for service and generated 178 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. December 3 to 7:00 a.m. on December 4, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 12/03/2015       11:35 PM
Location: 14300 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Assault
P.C.  22.01     Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1512030140
A security guard at a condominium in the 14300 block of South Padre Island Drive called Corpus Christi Police after a man he was trying to get to leave the property attacked him.

Officers arrived and the uniformed guard said that he was trying to calm a man who was yelling and screaming in the parking lot. When the security guard asked the man to leave the area the man threw him to the ground and put him in a head lock.

Before Officers arrived, the suspect left in a 2007 Chevrolet truck.  Other Officers were able to catch up to him on Waldron Road and the suspect, Christopher Williams (03/03/1984), was arrested for assault.

The security guard was not seriously injured.

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

Arrest Warrants Issued For Man After Officer Is Assaulted

Date: 11/29/2015       12:05 AM
Location: 1100 Seventh Street
Offense: Assault on a Police Officer
P.C.  22.02     First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1511290002
Arrest warrants have been issued for a suspect after he fled the scene of a traffic stop in a car dragging a Corpus Christi Police Officer.

Corpus Christi Police Detectives have identified Gilbert Trevino (12/16/1993) as the suspect who was driving the stolen vehicle and four arrest warrants in connection to this case were obtained December 2. Each warrant has a bond of $25,000 and were issued by Justice of the Peace Henry Santana. The charges include assault on an officer, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, evading arrest and resisting arrest, all felony offenses.

On November 29 an Officer stopped a 2003 Nissan Altima sedan in the 1100 block of Seventh Street for going the wrong way on Santa Fe Street. Once the Officer stopped the car, he asked the 21 year old driver to step out of the vehicle. Once the driver was out, another passenger in the car, believed to be Gilbert Trevino, attempted to run from the scene on foot.  The Officer got into a struggle with the man and he then ran back to the vehicle got into the driver’s seat and took off, dragging the officer with them.

The suspect crashed into two parked cars on Seventh Street and continued on still dragging the Officer.  The Officer was then able to break free and fell from the car.

The suspect vehicle continued until it crashed into a fence several blocks away at Buford and 16th Streets and the suspect took off running and was not located.

The Officer was transported by CCFD EMS to Spohn Memorial Hospital and was treated for minor injuries.

At this time, the suspect is not in custody and remains at large.

 

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Gilbert Trevino (12/16/1993)

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