Community Outreach

Public Notice About Police On-site Inspection

The Corpus Christi Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve accreditation by verifying it meets professional standards.

Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®), the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services.

As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 6:00 P.M. The session will be conducted in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 1201 Leopard Street.

Agency employees and the public are also invited to offer comments by calling 361-886-2792 on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 between the hours of 1:00 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. Comments will be taken by the assessment team.

Telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to 5 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. Local contact is Lieutenant Maria Huerta-Garcia at 361-826-2977.

Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Corpus Christi Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them to 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320, Gainsville, Virginia, 20155.

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

Patrol Report 11/02/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 901 calls for service and generated 219 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 1 to 7:00 a.m. on November 2, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 11/02/2015       1:05 AM
Location: 10700 Interstate 37 North
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C. 49.04     Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1511020013
A Corpus Christi Police Officer on patrol found a car stopped in a lane of Interstate Highway 37 North over McKenzie Road.

When the Officer got out to investigate, he found the male driver passed out behind the wheel. The 2012 Ford Fiesta hatchback was in drive and the driver had his foot on the brake with the engine running.

After several attempts at banging on the window of the car, the Officer was able to get the driver to wake up and put the car in park.

After an investigation, it was determined that the driver, Jaime Villarreal (10/19/1961), was intoxicated.  He was arrested for driving while intoxicated and the charge was upgraded to a felony due to prior convictions.

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DWI driver stopped on freeway

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Bravo District, Patrol Division

Officers On Paid Leave After Shooting A Man Who Pointed A Gun At Them

The two Corpus Christi Police Officers have been placed on administrative leave, as normal by policy, after an officer involved shooting at a home located in the 6300 block of St. Denis Street.

Senior Officer Chance Durbin, a five year veteran of the department, is the Officer who shot and injured a man who pointed a gun at both Officers while they were investigating a disturbance call at the home just after 1 PM on Friday.

Officer Donna Gilliam, a recent graduate of the last police academy on October 9th, was with Senior Officer Durbin at the time of the shooting, but did not discharge her weapon.

Senior Officer Durbin, is a Field Training Officer, and Officer Gilliam was assigned to ride with him as part of her continued training.

Both Officers will remain on paid administrative leave until further notice.

The suspect, who pointed a gun at both Officers, Marcus Escobar (04/26/1994), has been charged with two counts of attempted capital murder. He was booked into jail after being treated and released from Spohn Memorial Hospital at about 6 PM Friday evening.

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Senior Officer Chance Durbin

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Officer Donna Gilliam

 

 

Adam District, Community Outreach, Crime Stoppers, Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Looking For Money Order Thief

Date: 10/26/2015       8:50 AM
Location: 13800 Interstate Highway 37
Offense: Theft
P.C.  31.03      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1510260028
Corpus Christi Police Detectives have released camera surveillance images of a woman they believe stole money orders from an apartment complex office drop box on October 26.

Detectives were able to get images of the female suspect reaching her arm into the night deposit box, located at the main office of the South Fork Apartments, at 13801 Interstate Highway 37.

Office management told Officers they believe the female suspect removed an envelope from the drop box that contained two money orders that were meant to pay a residents’ rent in the amount of $741.00

The suspect was last seen wearing a blue long sleeve shirt, blue jeans with black and pink tennis shoes.

The suspect in this case has not been identified, and detectives need you help in solving this crime.

Anyone with information about this case should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2675. 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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Female suspect at the office door of the South Fork Apartments.

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Female suspect reaching her arm into the drop box at the office of the South Fork Apartments.

 

Community Outreach, Delta District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Dia De Los Muertos Event Brings Extra Officers To Downtown

The Corpus Christi Police Department will have extra police officers at this evenings Dia De Los Muertos event in downtown Corpus Christi.

The overtime assignment will bring seventeen additional officers to the area of the event starting today at 3 PM.

In addition to the twelve officers and a supervisor on duty on the festival site, four other Officers will be assigned to cross pedestrians at crosswalks along Water Street.

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Corpus Christi Police Officers Involved in Shooting on St. Denis Street

Date: Friday, October 30, 2015, 13:10
Location: 6300 St. Denis Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
Case Number: 1510300082

A 21-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound Friday afternoon on Saint Denis Street.

Two Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a disturbance complaint at 1:10pm Friday afternoon at a house on the 6300 block of St. Denis Street. The Officers went inside the home where there were three other people (two women and one man) inside the home when Officers arrived. A 21-year-old man, armed with a handgun, confronted and threatened the Officers. One Officer discharged his firearm once and the 21-year-old man was taken into custody for aggravated assault on the Officers. The 21-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound and no other person was injured. The 21-year-old man was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment and the 21-year-old man is expected to survive the injury.

The two Officers have been placed on administrative leave as normal by policy. The 21-year-old man is under arrest for aggravated assault but may have additional criminal charges applied as a result of the incident. The Corpus Christi Police Criminal Investigations Bureau is investigating the event.

Update 30October2015 18:30
Officers delivered 21 year old Marcus Escobar (4/26/1994) for two counts of attempted capital murder after Escobar was released from the hospital at about 6:00pm Friday evening.

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

Patrol Report 10/30/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 937 calls for service and generated 207 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. October 29 to 7:00 a.m. on October 30, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

 

Date: 10/30/2015       1:55 AM
Location: 6000 Ocean Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C. 22.02     First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1510300014
A female was arrested by Corpus Christi Police at the apartment she shared with her fiancé, located at 6048 Ocean Drive, after she pointed a gun at him.

Officers arrived and spoke to the 55 year old male victim who told them that he was arguing with the female about her leaving the apartment. During the disturbance, his fiancé pointed a .38 caliber revolver at him. The man was able to wrestle the gun away from her and called police.

Officers arrived and arrested the female, Jennifer Valadez (01/13/1987), for aggravated assault.

The male was not injured.

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Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Crime Stoppers Has Cash Reward to Catch a Thief

Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 12:38PM
Location: 2601 Ayers Street
Offense: Burglary from a Vehicle
Case Number: 1510130079

Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to identify or locate a man accused of stealing an air compressor from the back of an unattended, pickup truck in a restaurant parking lot located at 2601 Ayers Street on October 13, 2015.

Corpus Christi Police obtained video of the man who went inside the restaurant to buy a meal at 12:38pm. The man left the restaurant with a little boy and the two got into a white four door car with a sun roof. The car went to a different parking spot and the man got out, then took the air compressor from the bed of the pickup truck and loaded the compressor into the car and drove away. The owner of the compressor told Officers the compressor was valued at about $950 dollars.

A video of the crime can be viewed on youtube.

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

Community Outreach, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Phlebotomist On Duty This Halloween

Halloween often leads to an increase in the number of Driving While Intoxicated arrests made by the Corpus Christi Police Department. We want everyone to enjoy this scary weekend and 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 to take your blood. The Dracula like technician will work from 10pm to 4am on Friday and Saturday nights, October 30th and 31st.

It should be noted that “No Refusals” and having a phlebotomist at the detention center began on Halloween night in 2008. Congratulations to seven years of a successful program in the fight to keep drunk drivers off our city streets.

Community Outreach

Patrol Report 10/29/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 903 calls for service and generated 220 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. October 28 to 7:00 a.m. on October 29, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 10/29/2015       3:25 AM
Location: 4900 Everhart Road
Offense: Burglary
P.C. 30.02     State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1510290018
Corpus Christi Police responded to a burglary alarm at a business, located at 4915 Everhart Road, and once there they found a rear door had been forced open from the outside.

An employee met Officers at the business and when they went inside they found a cash register had been pried open and checks spread across the floor behind the counter. The control panel box for the alarm to the business had been ripped off the wall and employees desk draws had been opened and items from inside had been thrown to the floor.

The total amount of damage done to the business was estimated to be over $8500.

At this time the suspects who committed this crime have not been identified, and police continue to investigate

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