Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Suspect In Shooting Taken to Jail

The man who pointed a gun at a Corpus Christi Police Officer and a Nueces County Sheriff’s Deputy and was shot at a home in the 14600 block of Red River Drive has been released from Spohn Memorial Hospital and taken to jail.

Tyson Sudderth (05/26/1994), who was shot by the Officer and the Deputy on December 21, was released from the hospital after being treated. He was then arrested and taken to the City Detention Center.

The suspect has been charged with two counts of attempted capital murder against the Officers after he pointed a handgun at them. He is additionally charged with aggravated assault family violence for assaulting and threatening his 26 year old girlfriend with the handgun prior to police arriving.

*Original Post*

On December 21, 2015 at approximately 10:19 pm, officers were dispatched to the area of 14600 Red River Drive in reference to a report of shots being fired.

Offices arrived and were informed by a citizen that there was a male inside the house and he had fired a round. As officers were responding to the residence, the female victim came out and advised the officers that there was a man inside the house with a gun. She also stated there were two children under the age of ten inside the house with the suspect.

As officers were securing the scene, the 21 year old male came out of the home with a gun in his hand. Officers began communicating with the suspect and gave orders to drop the gun. The suspect refused and pointed the gun at the officers. The officers fearing for their life fired their weapons striking the suspect. The suspect was transported to Spohn Memorial with non-life threatening injuries.

One officer from the Corpus Christi Police Department and one officer from Nueces County Sheriff’s Department were placed on administrative leave during the investigation. CCPD will be conducting the investigation working closely with NCSO.

At this time the suspect faces charges of aggravated assault family violence and attempted capital murder.

Community Outreach, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Phlebotomist On Duty During Holidays

The Christmas and New Years Day holidays often lead to an increase in the number of Driving While Intoxicated arrests made by the Corpus Christi Police Department. We want everyone to enjoy this holiday season. We ask that you act responsibly by not drinking and driving in our city. All drivers should avoid the risk of arrest, incarceration or tragedy that is associated with driving while intoxicated.

In an effort to assist law enforcement agencies in the investigation of suspected intoxicated drivers, the Nueces County District Attorney’s Office will provide a trained phlebotomist at the City of Corpus Christi Detention Center from 10 PM to 4 AM on Friday and Saturday, December 25 and 26 during Christmas.

Next week during New Year’s Eve and Day, the phlebotomist will be on duty on Thursday, Friday and Saturday,  December 31, January 1 and 2nd from 10 PM until 4 AM.

The Corpus Christi Police Department remains a “no refusal” agency all of the time. However during this holiday period, when a trained phlebotomist is at the CDC, our officers will not have to take suspects to the hospital in order to get a blood sample. This will make the DWI investigation more efficient and will get our officers back on the street much quicker.

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 12/23/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 896 calls for service and generated 189 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. December 22 to 7:00 a.m. on December 23, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 12/22/2015       11:55 PM
Location: 6800 Everhart Road
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C.  22.02   Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1512230005
A 30 year old female victim was stabbed in the arm after she was involved in a disturbance with a roommate in the parking lot of an apartment complex located at 6838 Everhart Road.

The victim told Officers that she was with her boyfriend moving out of an apartment she shared with a friend after the two had an argument. They were loading personal items into a Nissan Xterra when the roommate showed up in the parking lot and started yelling at the female.

During a physical altercation, the roommate stabbed the victim in the left arm near her wrist. The roommate then left the area.

As the boyfriend was attempting to leave his parking space that he had backed into in the Nissan, a Ford Mustang, driven by a friend of the roommates, struck his vehicle head on.

No one was injured in the crash, but the victim was taken to Spohn South to be treated for the minor injuries to her arm as a result of the stabbing

The suspect was identified by the victim, but she was not located.

Continue reading Patrol Report 12/23/2015 →

Community Outreach

Officer Involved In Shooting On Red River Road

A Corpus Christi Police Officer has been placed on administrative leave, as normal by department policy, after being involved in a shooting at a home located in the 14600 block of Red River Drive

Senior Officer Steven Gonzalez, a 7 year veteran of the department, is the Officer who shot and injured a man who pointed a gun at both the Officer and a Nueces County Sheriff’s Deputy while they were investigating a disturbance call involving a weapon at the home at 10:20 PM on Monday.

The Officer will remain on paid administrative leave until further notice.

The suspect, who pointed a gun at both the Officer and the Deputy has been charged with two counts of attempted capital murder. He is additionally charged aggravated assault family violence for assaulting and threatening his girlfriend. He will be booked into jail after he is treated and released from Spohn Memorial Hospital.

Gonzalez, Steven

Senior Officer Steven Gonzalez

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 12/22/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 868 calls for service and generated 220 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. December 20 to 7:00 a.m. on December 21, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 12/21/2015       8:25 PM
Location: 600 Robinson Street
Offense: Burglary
P.C.  30.02   Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1512210150
A 22 year old female called Corpus Christi Police after she walked into her apartment and found a man standing in the living room.

The Hispanic male, dressed in a brown shirt and brown shorts, claimed to be from a delivery service, but when questioned, he took off running.

Officers arrived and found pry marks around the front door, and they suspect this is how he made entry into the apartment. . The female told Officers that it did not appear as though anything was taken.

Officers did not locate the suspect and continue to investigate this case.

 

Continue reading Patrol Report 12/22/2015 →

Adam District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division, Training Division

Officer Involved Shooting

On December 21, 2015 at approximately 10:19 pm, officers were dispatched to the area of 14600 Red River Drive in reference to a report of shots being fired.

Offices arrived and were informed by a citizen that there was a male inside the house and he had fired a round. As officers were responding to the residence, the female victim came out and advised the officers that there was a man inside the house with a gun. She also stated there were two children under the age of ten inside the house with the suspect.

As officers were securing the scene, the 21 year old male came out of the home with a gun in his hand. Officers began communicating with the suspect and gave orders to drop the gun. The suspect refused and pointed the gun at the officers. The officers fearing for their life fired their weapons striking the suspect. The suspect was transported to Spohn Memorial with non life threatening injuries.

One officer from the Corpus Christi Police Department and one officer from Nueces County Sheriffs Department were placed on administrative leave during the investigation. CCPD will be conducting the investigation working closely with NCSO.

At this time the suspect faces charges of aggravated assault family violence and attempted capital murder.

Community Outreach

Mike Markle Named Police Chief

City Manager Ron Olson has named Mike Markle for appointment as the next Chief of Police for the City of Corpus Christi.

Chief Markle has more than 26 years of law enforcement experience and is an Assistant Chief of Police for the Corpus Christi Police Department. Markle has served as Interim Police Chief since the untimely death of former Police Chief Floyd Simpson. The Chief of Police oversees the Police Department with approximately 432 sworn officers, 220 civilians and a budget of more than $70 million.

The appointment is subject to confirmation by the City Council, which is expected to take place in January 2016.
Markle, Michael

Corpus Christi Police Chief Mike Markle

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 12/21/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 763 calls for service and generated 219 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. December 20 to 7:00 a.m. on December 21, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 12/20/2015       9:36 PM
Location: 1600 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Robbery
P.C.  29.02   Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1512200165
An employee of a restaurant, located at 1620 South Padre Island Drive, called Corpus Christi Police after the business was robbed by a man wearing a black mask and a hoodie.

The female employee told Officers that she was working in the back of the restaurant when she heard the door open and then the lights turn off. She was then grabbed from behind by a male suspect who had has face covered.  The suspect made the employee take him behind the counter and demanded that she unlock the safe, and the cash register.

After taking the cash, the suspect fled the restaurant on foot. At this time Officers continue to investigate this case, however, no suspects have been arrested.

  Continue reading Patrol Report 12/21/2015 →

Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Robbery Suspect Turns Himself In

Date: 12/15/2015       7:45 PM      **UPDATE**
Location: 6400 Weber Road
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C.  29.03     First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1512150141
A man Corpus Christi Police were looking for in connection to a robbery, that occurred on December 15 at a store located at 6410 Weber Road, was identified by his mother after she saw media reports that Officers were looking for him.

The suspect was identified as the man seen in the video attempting to cover his face and robbing the store with a knife.  After seeing news reports of the robbery, his mother, called police on Friday and identified her son as the man Officers  were looking for.

Later that same day, the suspect, Johnny Joe Montoya (02/03/1975), came to the police department and turned himself in.

 

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Johnny Joe Montoya (02/03/1975)

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Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Group of Thieves Roam Residential Streets

Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 0200
Location: 2600 Wool Drive
Offense: Burglary of a Vehicle (Penal Code Section 30.04)
Case Number: 1512160033

The Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft Task Force would like help from the public to identify and locate the group of people who stole items from a vehicle on the 2600 block of Wool Drive last Wednesday morning.

An 18 year old woman reported a burglary to her vehicle Wednesday morning. The 18-year-old woman told Officers an unknown person went into her vehicle parked in her driveway overnight and stole papers with her identifying information. The 18-year-old woman provided video of the actual event.

Detectives watched the video and learned there were a group of people who roamed the street and approached several vehicles in the neighborhood. The video shows three people entered the 18-year-old woman’s car and opened the trunk to steal items from the car. The video shows a dark color truck with the door open which followed the group of thieves through the street.

Corpus Christi Police would like the public to be aware of this video to understand the activity so they may take precautions to reduce the risk of becoming a victim. Police encourage no valuables be left in an unattended vehicle.

Anyone who knows who is responsible for this burglary, 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 offers a cash reward to the first person who provides information which leads to an arrest and Crime Stoppers will never reveal the identity of the person who provided the information.

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