Community Outreach, Crime Stoppers, Criminal Intelligence Unit

Help Catch a Thief with Crime Stoppers

Anita Hernandez (6/19/1966) is wanted for theft out of Nueces County
Anita Hernandez (6/19/1966) is wanted for theft out of Nueces County

Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives want help from the public to locate 49-year-old Anita Hernandez (6/19/1966) who has a warrant for his arrest for theft with two or more previous convictions of theft.

Hernandez is described as a white female, about 5 feet tall, 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The last known address for Hernandez was on the 1400 block of Dorado Street in Corpus Christi. Call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at http://www.888TIPS.com to provide information to help locate Hernandez. Crime Stoppers guarantees to keep callers identity secret and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn the caller a cash reward.

Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report September 17, 2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1170 calls for service and generated 224 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. September 16 to 9:00 a.m. on September 17, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Bravo” District

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015, 17:10
Location: 6000 Lipes Boulevard
Event: Suspicious Person
Case Number: 1509160124
A 12-year-old girl reported to Corpus Christi Police that a strange man followed and harassed her on her way home from school Wednesday afternoon on the 6000 block of Lipes Boulevard.
The twelve-year-old girl told Officers she walked home after school when a man in his late 20s or early 30s started to follow her. The 12-year-old girl told Officers she attempted to ignore the man, but the man continued to talk to her and eventually began making sexual comments about her appearance. The 12-year-old girl told Officers she became frighten so she ran. A 36-year-old woman told Officers she saw this happen as she drove by on the street and she stopped to assist the 12-year-old girl. The 36-year-old woman told Officers the man drove off and was last seen going towards Staples. The 12-year-old girl described the man’s vehicle as a dark grey or black small hatchback styled vehicle. Officers never located the man and the 12-year-old girl safely made it to her 46-year-old father.

“Charlie” District

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015, 2:12am
Location: 5850 Everhart Road
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (Penal Code Section 49.04) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1509170017
Corpus Christi Police arrested 28-year-old Mario Hernandez (6/4/1987) for driving while intoxicated after he caused a vehicle crash in a parking lot located at 5850 Everhart Road Thursday morning.
Corpus Christi Police responded to a compliant of a vehicle crash in a parking lot at 2:12am and the caller believed the operator of the vehicle was intoxicated. Officers arrived and found a blue 2014 Audi S4 with obvious front end damage and the Officers contacted Hernandez who operated the Audi. Officers determined that Hernandez had struck a tree and there were no reported injuries. Officers believed that Hernandez was intoxicated from alcohol consumption and arrested Hernandez for Driving While Intoxicated. Officers impounded the Audi and took Hernandez to the hospital for a medical evaluation. Once cleared from the hospital, Hernandez was delivered to the city detention center and Officers collected a specimen of breath from Hernandez.

“Delta” District

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015, 22:00
Location: 851 North Omaha Drive
Offense: Burglary of a Habitation (Penal Code Section 30.02) First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1509160029
A 50-year-old man reported a burglary while he was present in his home on the 800 block of Omaha Drive Tuesday night.
The 50-year-old man told Officers at about 11 pm, the 50-year-old man answered a knock on his door. The 50-year-old man told Officers he is confined to a wheelchair and a man and woman pushed their way into his apartment. The 50-year-old man told Officers the woman pinned him to the chair while the man stole a TV, Xbox, and cell phone. The 50-year-old man described the woman as a female in her 20’s, 5 foot 3 inches tall, about 150 pounds, and man as a male in his 20’s, 170 pounds, and black hair. No injuries were reported and the two suspects remain at large.

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.

Bravo District, Crime Stoppers, Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Want Help to Identify a Sex Offender

Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 13:14
Location: 1145 Waldron Road
Offense: Indecent Exposure (Penal Code Section 21.08) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1507140071

Corpus Christi Police Detectives would like help from the public to identify and locate a man who is accused of indecent exposure in a parking lot located at 1145 Waldron Road on July 14, 2015.

A 31 year old woman reported the indecent exposure to Corpus Christi Police at 1:14pm after she saw a man seated in a car masturbating. The 31 year old woman told Officers the man left prior to law enforcement arrival, but the act was seen by her 11 year old daughter.

Corpus Christi Police Detectives obtained video from a nearby store of the man and would like help from the public to identify the suspect in this crime. The 31 year old woman described the man to Officers as a male in his early 30`s in age and having a slender build possibly 120-150lbs wearing a dark black short sleeve shirt and having bald hair with noticeable hair shaved stubbles on his head inside a blue four door sedan.

Anyone who can identify this man, or has any additional information about this crime should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information that leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Crime Stoppers, Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Want Your Help to Identify a Burglar

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Date: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 2:53am
Location: 2334 Pollex Avenue
Offense: Burglary of a Building (Penal Code Section 30.02) State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1509030021

Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives want help from the public to identify and locate the person responsible for a burglary on September 3, 2015 at a business located at 2334 Pollex Avenue.

Corpus Christi Police responded to an alarm at 3:05am and discovered forced entry to the building. Officers searched the interior of the business, but did not find anyone inside. A 49-year-old man with a key to the building told Officers the damage was new and not with any owners consent, and that the safe was forced open with the contents missing. The 49-year-old man made a complaint of a Burglary and provided a copy of surveillance video.

Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives have images of the man they believe is responsible for the burglary and would like help from the public to identify the suspect. The man is described as a male, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 175 pounds, with brown hair, a goatee, thick eyebrows and wore dark gloves, a denim shirt, black hoodie, jeans and dark boots.

Anyone who can identify this man, or has any additional information about this crime, should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. If the information leads to an arrest, it could earn the caller a cash reward.

Community Outreach

Patrol Report 09/16/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 857 calls for service and generated 217 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. September 15 to 7:00 a.m. on September 16, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 09/15/2015       4:10 PM
Location: 900 Green Bay Street
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
P.C. 31.07     State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1508250051
A female who reported her trailer stolen back on August 25, saw it being pulled down Flour Bluff Drive by a truck and called Corpus Christi Police.  Officers were able to catch up to the 2009 Dodge Ram truck that was pulling the stolen trailer in the 900 block of Green Bay Street. The driver of the truck, Todd Janes (05/01/1968), was arrested for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and he was additionally charged when it was determined that he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for parole violation regarding a theft charge. The stolen trailer was released to its owner.

 

Date: 09/16/2015       1:30 AM
Location: 2200 Loritte Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C. 22.02     First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1509160015
A 32 year old female had to run out of her home, located in the 2200 block of Loritte Drive, to escape her boyfriend who was armed with a box cutter and was cutting chunks of her hair off her head. The female ran into the street to escape the assault that had begun inside the home and she was able to call Corpus Christi Police. The female told Officers that the two had gotten into an argument and her boyfriend pulled a box cutter blade out and began grabbing her hair and cutting chucks out of it. The female was able to get out of the house, and run down the road. The male chased after her and caught her and began cutting her hair again. Officers arrived and arrested the boyfriend, Raul Rios (06/17/1969), for aggravated assault.  The female refused ant medical treatment and did not appear to be injured.

 

 

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.

Adam District, Criminal Investigations Division, SWAT Operations

Police Arrest Man on Brooks Drive After Stand-off

Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 13:03
Location: 300 Brooks Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
Case Number: 1509150094

Corpus Christi Police arrested 26-year-old Quinton Ellison (9/21/1988) for aggravated assault after he threatened people with a weapon and then barricaded himself in a house on the 300 block of Brooks Drive Tuesday afternoon.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a disturbance with a weapon a little after 1pm on the 300 block of Brooks Drive Tuesday afternoon. Officers arrived and Ellison locked himself in a home and refused to come out to speak to Officers. A 46-year-old woman, a 28-year-old man and a 25-year-old man told Officers they believed Ellison was under the influence of some type of drugs and threatened them with a large knife, but no one was injured. Officers requested additional resources in order to resolve the situation.

The Corpus Christi Police SWAT Team, Hostage Negotiation Team, and Detectives arrived to assist the patrol officers. The 300 block of Brooks was closed to traffic at about 1:45pm. The Hostage Negotiation Team gathered information in which they believed there were no firearms accessible to Ellison and there was no other person inside the home. Ellison surrendered peacefully at 4:15pm and the road was reopened to normal use.

Ellison was arrested for aggravated assault, a second degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Officers delivered Ellison to the city detention center. No injuries were reported that were related to this event.

Patrol Division

Patrol Report 09/15/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1070 calls for service and generated 226 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. September 14 to 7:00 a.m. on September 15, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 09/15/2015       12:45 AM
Location: 900 Sam Rankin Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C. 22.02     Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1509150006
Corpus Christi Police responded to a report of a female walking near the T.C. Ayers Center in the 1700 block of Winnebago Street bleeding from her head.

Officers located the 30 year old female and observed her to have several stab wounds to her head, face and arms. All the victim would tell Officers is that a black female stabbed her, but would not say why or exactly where it happened.

Officers were able to locate the crime scene in the 900 block of Sam Rankin Street.

The victim was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS with injuries not believed to be life threatening.

The victim refused to answer Officers questions regarding the assault.

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Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 09/14/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 801 calls for service and generated 174 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. September 13 to 7:00 a.m. on September 14, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 09/14/2015       4:50 AM
Location: 400 Mediterranean Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
Case Number: 1509140020
A 24 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after his ex-girlfriend attacked him with a baseball bat.

The victim told Officers that his ex-girlfriend was drinking alcohol and was intoxicated while both of them were in the front yard of a home located in the 400 block of Mediterranean Drive.

The victim said that she was trying to show off in front of other friends by talking down to the victim. She also spit on him. She then went inside the home, and grabbed an aluminum bat and struck the victim on the head. The female then got in a car and left.

The victim was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS to be treated for injuries not believed to be life threatening.

Officers know the female suspects name, but she was not located.

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Community Outreach

Panhandler Public Service Announcement

The Corpus Christi Police Department wants the citizens of Corpus Christi to know that there are more helpful alternatives to those in need than just giving them cash on the street.

Please take a minute to watch the Public Service Announcement as this is the first of several PSA’s informing citizens of resources in our community.

 

Community Outreach

The Patriot Run Has Been Cancelled

The 2015 Patriot Run has been cancelled due to stormy weather. There will not be a make up run. The Corpus Christi Police Department thanks everyone for their support and understanding.

Corpus Christi Police Daily Blotter