Patrol Report 08/06/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 924 calls for service and generated 194 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. August 5 to 7:00 a.m. on August 6, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 08/05/2015       6:45 PM
Location: 400 Paloma Street
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C.49.04        Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1508050121
Corpus Christi Police responded to a hit and run crash at the corner of South Alameda Street and Paloma Street.

The crash investigation revealed that a 2013 Ford Explorer was stopped at the stop sign on Paloma Street waiting to turn onto South Alameda. A 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser turned unsafely onto Paloma Street side swiping the Ford on the driver and passenger side. The driver of the Chrysler did not stop, and fled the scene of the crash.

The 53 year old female driver of the Ford followed the hit and run vehicle to a home in the 4800 block of Jarvis Street. There Officers found the female driver of the hit and run vehicle, Kimberly Reyes (08/23/1991).  After an investigation it was determined that she was intoxicated and she was arrested.

There were no injuries as a result of the crash.

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Patrol Report 08/05/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 940 calls for service and generated 204 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. August 4 to 7:00 a.m. on August 5, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 08/04/2015       8:00 AM
Location: 5700 Spohn Drive
Offense: Burglary
P.C. 30.03       Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1508040030
A bank teller called Corpus Christi Police after she noticed that the drive thru ATM at the Navy Army Federal Credit Union, located at 5725 Spohn Drive, had been damaged.

Officers arrived and were told that video surveillance captured a dark colored Chevrolet Avalanche truck enter the drive thru lane at about 11:35 PM on August 3.

The first thing the male suspect does is spray paint the surveillance camera on the machine. He then exits the truck and breaks the lock on the front panel of the ATM and then attempts to use a heating tool to make entry into the safe located at the bottom of the machine.

The suspect was unsuccessful in his attempts to get any money from inside the ATM, but he did cause nearly $5000 in damage.

At this time, Officers are still investigating this case and no suspects have been arrested.

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ATM located at Navy Army Federal Credit Union

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ATM located at Navy Army Federal Credit Union

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ATM located at Navy Army Federal Credit Union

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Patrol Report 08/04/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 965 calls for service and generated 238 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. August 3 to 7:00 a.m. on August 4, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 08/04/2015       3:00 AM
Location: 2900 Marguerite Street
Offense: Arson
P.C. 28.02       Second Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508040015
A 29 year old female called Corpus Christi Police after an ex-boyfriend burned her car.

Officers along with CCFD arrived and the female told them that her ex-boyfriend had threatened to burn her vehicle when she spoke to him over the phone two days ago.

Just before 3 AM she walked out of her apartment, located in the 2900 block of Marguerite Street, and found her 2006 Ford Focus in engulfed in flames.

The female was able to provide Officers information regarding her ex-boyfriend, however, he has not been located.

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Victims vehicle that was burned

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Victims vehicle that was burned

 

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Patrol Report 08/03/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 876 calls for service and generated 226 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. August 2 to 7:00 a.m. on August 3, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 08/02/2015       8:30 PM
Location: 5900 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Theft
P.C. 30.04       Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1508020119
A 23 year old female called Corpus Christi Police after someone stole her cell phone while she was pumping gas at a store located at 5939 South Padre Island Drive.

Officers arrived and were told by the female that she was filling her car up at the gas pump, when a black male in a maroon Ford Flex took her cellphone from her car.  The suspect was seen pulling up to the victim’s vehicle on the passenger side while she is standing on the driver’s side. The suspect was then seen exiting his vehicle, crawling on the ground to the victims 2014 Volkswagen Passat. He then opened her car door, and he took a Samsung Galaxy phone from the passenger seat. He then closes her door and gets back into his vehicle and leaves the parking lot.

Officers are attempting to find store video to assist them in this case.

At this time no suspects have been arrested.

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Suspect Steals Automotive Equipment

Date: 07/23/2015       3:30 PM
Location: 3237 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Felony Theft
P.C. 31.03       State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1507230103

Corpus Christi Police Detectives have released camera surveillance images of a man they believe stole a piece of automotive equipment valued at $11,000 on July 23.

The owner of an Auto Mechanic Service called Corpus Christi Police after a suspect entered the office area inside the shop and removed the automotive scanner that was charging on top of the counter. He is seen in camera images unplugging the device and then concealing it in his pants.

The suspect is described as a black male with a mustache that walks with a limp. He walked out of the business and then leaves in a red hatchback vehicle. He was last seen wearing a short sleeve button up shirt and blue jeans.

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 886-2840. 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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Suspect concealing item in his pants

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Suspect inside office area

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Suspect removing item

City Hosts Vehicle Auction Saturday

7-31-2015 11-48-35 AM

The city of Corpus Christi will auction 82 cars, trucks, and motorcycles at the  Police Vehicle Impound Lot, located at 5485 Greenwood Drive, on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 10:00am.

The general public is encouraged to register and view the vehicles for auction from 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Friday, July 31 or August 1 from 8am until the start of the auction. No one under 17 years of age will be allowed in the impound lot or auction lot areas. Only registered bidders with a current bidder number will be allowed in the auction sale area on Saturday. 

The vehicles for auction may be viewed online and an auction list may be downloaded from www.siskauction.com.

Crime Stoppers Offers Cash Reward to Apprehend Murder Suspect

Cleto Vasquez III (9/1/1962) Wanted in Nueces County for Murder
Cleto Vasquez III
(9/1/1962)
Wanted in Nueces County for Murder

Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information which leads to the capture of 52-year-old Cleto Vasquez (9/1/1962). Vasquez has a warrant for his arrest out of Nueces County for Murder. Vasquez is accused of killing 33-year-old Daniel Torres over the July 4th weekend in Robstown this year. The warrants service section of the  Nueces County Sheriff’s Office would like help from the public to locate Vasquez.

Vasquez is described as a 52-year-old man, about 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 150 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. Vasquez has been seen in Corpus Christi in 2013 at the 3200 block of South Port and his last known address was on the 4500 block of Pecos Street in Robstown.

Anyone with any information which can lead law enforcement to locate Vasquez should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Crime Stoppers guarantees anonymity to anyone who provides information to Crime Stoppers. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Patrol Report 07/31/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1007 calls for service and generated 234 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 30 to 7:00 a.m. on July 31, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 07/30/2015       8:30 PM
Location: 2700 Morrow Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C. 22.02       First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1507300156
A 32 year old son called Corpus Christi Police after his 62 year old father threatened him with a knife.

Officers arrived at the home, located in the 2700 block of Morrow Drive, and found the father was very intoxicated. The son told Officers that his father had pulled a large hunting knife on him and held it to his chest and told him if he didn`t get out he was going to kill him.

The 65 year old female stepped between her husband and son and she was able to intervene.

Officers  arrested the father, James Walker Hoeber (08/16/1952), for aggravated assault.

No one in the home was injured during the disturbance.
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Man Steals Purse From Woman As She Pumps Fuel

Date: Thursday, July 23, 2015: 18:59
Location: 1303 Third Street
Offense: Burglary of a Vehicle (Penal Code Section 30.04) Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1507230125

Corpus Christi Police are investigating a Burglary case in which a man stole a purse from the front seat of a car while a 73-year-old woman pumped fuel in the car at a convenience store located at 1303 Third Street on July 23rd.

A 73-year-old woman stopped to buy fuel at about 7pm on Thursday, July 23rd, 2015. While the woman stood on the driver’s side of the vehicle to put fuel into her white, 2015 Lexus, a man walked up to the vehicle on the passenger side, opened the front passenger side door, and took the woman’s purse from inside the vehicle. The man then closed the door, walked in front of the vehicle past the woman to a dark-colored vehicle parked on the other side of the fuel pump. The man placed the purse in the dark-colored vehicle, got into the drivers seat, and drove away. The woman finished pumping fuel, entered her vehicle and discovered the purse gone.

Corpus Christi Police Detectives assigned to the Auto Theft Task Force obtained video of the actual crime in progress and have made the video available for the public to view to ask for help to identify the suspect.

Detectives have obtained an image of a man and woman who are not suspects in this crime, but Detectives believe the man and woman may have information valuable to this case, so Detectives would like to speak to the man and woman.

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Anyone who can identify this thief who stole the purse from the 73-year-old woman, or anyone who 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 provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Patrol Report 07/30/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 959 calls for service and generated 193 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. July 29 to 7:00 a.m. on July 30, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 07/29/2015       11:15 PM
Location: 4800 Leopard Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C. 29.03       First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1507290147
A 52 year old male victim who had just walked out of the Stripes Store located in the 4800 block of Leopard Street was assaulted and robbed.

The victim called Corpus Christi Police and when they arrived he told them that he had went inside the store and bought a beer. When he left the store, he was approached by a man who asked him for a dollar.  When the victim gave him a dollar bill,  the man became enraged and demanded more money. The victim told the man that he only had a five dollar bill left, and the man attacked the victim, punching him repeatedly in the face and head.

Officers responding to this call found the male suspect walking on Flood Street. The suspect, Jose Ramos (02/09/1974), was arrested for aggravated robbery.

The victim refused medical attention and was not seriously injured.

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