Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Detectives Arrest Man for Capital Murder

Corpus Christi Police Detectives obtained a warrant for the arrest of 33-year-old Lionel Pena for Capital Murder as a result of the death of a 2-year-old boy on the 800 block of Twenty Fifth Street on August 18, 2015. Pena was originally accused of Injury to a Child until the child died from the injuries, now the accusation against Pena has been upgraded to Capital Murder. After the child died, Detectives obtained a warrant on August 24 from the Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, the Honorable Joe Benavidez, then Detectives served Pena with the warrant at the Nueces County Jail. The warrant states the bond is set at $500,000.00 dollars.

The original post in this blotter stated:

Date: 08/18/2015       10:05 PM
Location: 800 25th Street
Offense: Injury to A Child
P.C. 22.04       First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508180143
A 2 year old boy is at Driscoll Hospital in very serious condition, and a man is in jail for hitting him.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a home located in the 800 block of 25th Street after the mother of the child called to report her son had fallen and was not breathing.  The child was then carried to Spohn Memorial Hospital by family members.

When Officers arrived at the emergency room, they were told that the two year old boy was in serious condition and being transferred to Driscoll Children’s Hospital.

Officers then went to the home of the child to investigate. Once there, Detectives were notified, and after an investigation, Lionel Pena (10/25/1981), a man that lives at the home, was arrested for injury to a child.

Community Outreach

Crashes Happen Very Quick! Be Careful Out There.

A reminder that things can happen very quickly when you are driving.

This video was captured by the dash camera of a Corpus Christi Police Department patrol unit as it sat parked on the side of the road in the 700 block of Brownlee Boulevard on August 20.

The 2011 Toyota Corolla was traveling west on Mary Street when it fail to yield the right of way at a stop sign and struck a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado truck traveling south on Brownlee Boulevard.

The Chevrolet was then forced off the road and into a wooden fence and also into a parked GMC truck  in the 1600 block of Mary Street.

The driver of the at fault vehicle was taken to Spohn Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. She was issued a citation for running the stop sign.

Three other people in the Chevrolet truck were not injured.

 

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

Patrol Report 08/24/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 745 calls for service and generated 186 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. August 23 to 7:00 a.m. on August 24, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 08/23/2015       10:05 PM
Location: 2500 Fig Street
Offense: Deadly Conduct
P.C. 22.05       Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508230142
An 18 year old female babysitting two children, at a home in the 2500 block of Fig Street, called Corpus Christi Police after a man fired five shots into the home.

Officers arrived and the female told them that a man, she did not know, knocked on the door looking for two men that lived there. She told him that they were not there, and closed the door.

She went to check on the kids, and at that time noticed the man was still walking around outside. A short time later, she heard five shots fired, three of which went through the walls of a back bedroom of the home.

No one inside the home was injured.

No suspects have been arrested, and Officers continue to investigate this crime

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

Patrol Report 08/21/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 1288 calls for service and generated 201 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. August 20 to 7:00 a.m. on August 21, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 08/21/2015       12:01 AM
Location: 600 Scotland Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault
P.C. 22.02       First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508210003
A 34 year old female called Corpus Christi Police after her boyfriend attempted to stab her with a knife inside their apartment located in the 600 block of Scotland Drive.

Officers arrived and were told that the male had left to go to the grocery store, and when he returned, he began accusing his girlfriend of sleeping with another man.  He then made a verbal threat to cut her throat and grabbed a knife.

The female was able to push the knife out of his hands, but he then picked up his car keys and struck her once on the left side of the face.  The male struck her again with his fist before leaving.

While Officers were there investigating, the male returned to find out what was going on.

Officers arrested the boyfriend, Jason Guerrero (02/24/1983), for aggravated assault, a first degree felony.

The female refused medical attention.

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Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division

Police Arrest Woman For Aggravated Assault on Lake Shore Drive

Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 2:26am
Location: 100 Block of Lake Shore Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault (Penal Code Section 22.02) First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508180020

Corpus Christi Police Detectives arrested 41-year-old Trisha Bos (1/5/1974) Thursday afternoon for shooting a 70-year-old man at a home located on the 100 block of Lake Shore Drive Tuesday morning.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a call for a shooting at 2:26am Tuesday morning at a home on Lake Shore Drive and discovered a 70-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. The Officers also met with Bos in the home at the time of this event. The 70-year-old man was rushed to the hospital and survived the injury. Detectives gathered information and evidence which led the Detectives to believe that Bos was responsible for the injury to the 70-year-old man. The Detectives obtained a warrant for arrest for Bos for Aggravated Assault on Thursday. Detectives went to her home on Lake Shore Drive and arrested Bos Thursday afternoon. Bos was then delivered to the city detention center accused of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, a first degree felony which is punishable by up to 99 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Bos was also charged with Attempted Murder and Injury to the Elderly, so the warrant for her arrest was for three total criminal charges.

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

Patrol Report 08/20/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 917 calls for service and generated 202 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. August 19 to 7:00 a.m. on August 20, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 08/18/2015       10:05 PM
Location: 4000 South Staples Street
Offense: Criminal Mischief
P.C. 28.03       Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1508200005
A man was electrocuted and several AEP customers were left without power on the south side of Corpus Christi after the man went onto the property of a power station located in the 4000 block of South Staples Street.

AEP personnel responded to the property to investigate the outage, when they found the 35 year old male on the ground near some copper wires that appear he was trying to remove. The man was severely burned and had serious injuries. He was transported by CCFD EMS to Spohn Memorial Hospital and then flown to San Antonio for further treatment.

The man could face charges of criminal mischief for the damage he did to the AEP power station, and criminal trespass charges for entering the fenced in area.
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Community Outreach

Emergency Medical Dispatch Goes Live

EMD (Emergency Medical Dispatch) is an APCO program that was re-designed specifically for MetroCom and our community.

The program is designed to utilize our EMS resources in an organized and efficient manner and provide pre-arrival instructions to callers. The pre-arrival instructions were provided by our Medial Director, Dr. Roberts and our response plans by the Corpus Christ Fire Department, Chiefs Paige and Flores. We have 4 EMD Instructors on staff and our entire division has been trained. Each dispatcher received more than 40 hours of training and Dr. Roberts had a part in every class.  

This new program has changed how we process Medical emergency calls for service. Dispatchers are trained to ask more questions and give pre-arrival instructions. We want the Community to know though we’re asking several questions, this does not mean units are not on their way. Once we know where and what’s wrong, the call is dispatched to the nearest units. The dispatcher is gathering more information and it’s being transferred to the units so they know how best to respond.  

The pre-arrival instructions range from very basic information such as gathering your medication and sitting down until units arrive to CPR and childbirth delivery. Our dispatchers are reassured with this new program because they know exactly what questions to ask and what instructions will best help the caller. 

“This cooperative effort between the Police and Fire Department will only enhance our capabilities to provide better services to our community” said interim Chief Markle.  

The Police Department has been working on implementing the EMD system for years. Those years of waiting have finally culminated in a truly robust system. 

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

Patrol Report 08/19/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 898 calls for service and generated 201 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. August 18 to 7:00 a.m. on August 19, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 08/18/2015       10:05 PM
Location: 800 25th Street
Offense: Injury to A Child
P.C. 22.04       First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508180143
A 2 year old boy is at Driscoll Hospital in very serious condition, and a man is in jail for hitting him.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a home located in the 800 block of 25th Street after the mother of the child called to report her son had fallen and was not breathing.  The child was then carried to Spohn Memorial Hospital by family members.

When Officers arrived at the emergency room, they were told that the two year old boy was in serious condition and being transferred to Driscoll Children’s Hospital.

Officers then went to the home of the child to investigate. Once there, Detectives were notified, and after an investigation, Lionel Pena (10/25/1981), a man that lives at the home, was arrested for injury to a child.

It is not known what the child’s relationship is to the man.

 

Date: 08/18/2015       8:15 AM
Location: 7600 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
P.C. 31.07       State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1508180036
A tractor, valued at over $20,000 was stolen from a business in the 7600 block of South Padre Island Drive.

An employee with the business called Corpus Christi Police after he found an 8 foot section of a back chain fence had been been cut.

Once the suspect was inside the property,  a 2012 Kubota tractor was stolen. It is believed that the suspect drove the tractor off the property through the hole in the fence.

A short time later, Officers were dispatched to a call in the 1900 block of Ennis Joslin Road, regarding an abandoned tractor found in a plowed corn field. It was determined that it was the stolen tractor from the business on S. Padre Island Drive and it was recovered and returned.

At this time Officers have not arrested any suspects in this case, and the business is reviewing video surveillance from their property.

 

Date: 08/19/2015       12:50 AM
Location: 6100 Weber Road
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C. 49.04       Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1508190009
Corpus Christi Police responded to a crash involving a vehicle and a light pole in the 6100 block of Weber Road.

When Officers arrived they found a 2006 Toyota Tundra truck had drove off the roadway and struck a light pole.

After an investigation, the driver, Eric Foster (05/06/1994), was determined to be intoxicated and he was arrested. He was taken to Spohn Shoreline Hospital for treatment of minor injuries before being booked into the City Detention Center.

There was only minor damage to the light pole.

 

Date: 08/19/2015       12:05 AM
Location: 5900 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C. 49.04       Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1508190005
Corpus Christi Police Officers on patrol witnessed a vehicle crash into a cement pillar under the overpass in the 5900 block of South Padre Island Drive at South Staples Street.

Before Officers could stop to investigate, the 2014 Dodge Charger sedan took off, and fled east along the access road.

The Dodge Charger then struck the rear of a 2007 Suzuki SUV that was stopped for a red light on the access road at Airline.

After an investigation, the driver of the Dodge Charger, Mazen Aljunaidi (11/25/1992), was determined to be intoxicated and he was arrested. He was taken to Spohn Shoreline Hospital for treatment of minor injuries before being booked into the City Detention Center.

Neither of the two people in the Suzuki SUV that was hit from behind were injured.

A 28 year old male passenger riding in the Dodge Charger with the suspect was also not 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.

Charlie District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report August 18, 2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 220 original reports for criminal complaints between August 17 and August 18, 2015. These are a sample of the criminal complaints filed with the Corpus Christi Police Department during that time.

“Charlie” District

Date: Monday, August 17, 2015 20:26
Location: 3300 Staples Street
Event: Vehicle Crash with Fatal Injuries
Case Number: 1508170141
A vehicle struck a pedestrian on the 3300 block of Staples Street Monday night and the pedestrian did not survive. Corpus Christi Police responded to a vehicle crash at 8:26pm Monday night and learned a maroon 2004 Chevy Tahoe struck a 44-year-old woman in the road. An ambulance took the 44-year-old woman to the hospital for treatment, but the 44-year-old woman died. Officers learned the 44-year-old woman crossed the street and not in a crosswalk when the Tahoe struck the woman. The 30-year-old man who operated the Tahoe was not issued any citations or accused of any criminal charges. Officers do not believe the 30-year-old man was intoxicated at the time of the crash and investigators will wait for results from the medical examiner’s evaluation of the 44-year-old woman to determine specific conclusions of the event. Investigators from the  Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section conducted laser mapping of the area and impounded the Tahoe while they conduct the investigation. The 30-year-old man was released at the scene.

Date: Monday, August 17, 2015, 22:13
Location: 3300 Staples Street
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated with 2 or more previous convictions (Penal Code Section 49.04) 3rd Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508170158
Corpus Christi Police arrested a 53-year-old man for Driving While Intoxicated Monday night after the 53-year-old man drove through an area closed to traffic while Traffic Safety Investigators gathered evidence from a vehicle crash scene with a fatal injury on the 3300 block of Staples Street. Officers rushed to gain the attention of a driver who drove a white 2002 Mitsubishi Galant passed barriers and Officers through a crash scene at 10:13pm. Officers got the driver, 53-year-old Donald Bates (4/3/1962) to stop the car and the Officers believed Bates had consumed alcoholic beverages. Officers arrested Bates for Driving While Intoxicated (with at least 2 previous convictions of Driving While Intoxicated), a warrant for Bates’ arrest for failure to appear for an intoxicated driving charge, and for possession of a controlled substance. Officers impounded the vehicle and took Bates to the hospital to collect a specimen of his blood for evidence. Officers then delivered Bates to the city detention center.

 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.

Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Patrol Report August 17, 2015

These are a sample of the Criminal Complaints made to the Corpus Christi Police Department over the weekend of August 15-16, 2015.

“Charlie” District

Date: Sunday, August 16, 2015, 2:29am
Location: 3900 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Intoxicated Manslaughter
Case Number: 1508160028
A 41-year-old man died as a passenger in a vehicle crash at the intersection of South Padre Island Drive and Weber Sunday morning and the operator of the vehicle is accused of an intoxicated driving offense.
Corpus Christi Police responded to a vehicle crash at the South Padre Island Drive and Weber intersection at 2:29am Sunday morning. Officers learned a 39-year-old man drove a Toyota passenger car east on the freeway, navigated the Weber exit but struck the exit sign. Witnesses told Officers the Toyota travelled at a high rate of speed and struck the rear of a Nissan passenger car in the left lane of the South Padre Island Drive access road and caused the Nissan to travel into the intersection of South Padre Island Drive and Weber. Officers learned the Toyota struck a piling for the overpass to where they found the Toyota.
The 41-year-old male passenger in the Toyota did not survive the crash. The operator of the Nissan was a 37-year-old woman who received minor injuries as a result of the crash. The 39-year-old man who drove the Toyota was taken to the hospital for treatment for injuries as a result of the crash.
Officers believe alcohol consumption may be a contributing factor in this crash and so the 39-year-old man is accused of intoxicated manslaughter and will be delivered to the city detention center once he is released from the hospital.

“Delta” District

Date: Saturday, August 15, 2015, 12:41pm
Location: 3057 Greenwood Drive
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.03) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508150088
A 45-year-old man reported an aggravated robbery at a convenience store located at 3057 Greenwood to the Corpus Christi Police Saturday.
The 45-year-old man told Officers that he is employed as a clerk at the store and a man entered the store at about 12:40pm, displayed a handgun, and demanded money from the register. The 45-year-old man told Officers he provided the money to the man, and the man walked out the store and left the scene. No injuries or property damage was reported. The 45-year-old man described the suspect as a male with medium brown skin who spoke with a thick Spanish accent, and wore a grey beanie cap and plaid shirt.

Date: Saturday, August 15, 2015, 12:57pm
Location: 301 Mohawk Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.03) 1st Degree Felony
Case Number: 1508150093
A 60-year-old woman reported an aggravated robbery at a convenience store located at 301 Mohawk Street to the Corpus Christi Police Saturday. The 60-year-old woman told Officers that she is employed as a clerk at the store and a man entered the store at about 12:57pm, displayed a handgun, and demanded money from the register. The 60-year-old woman told Officers she provided the money to the man, and the man left the store and got into a black four door Nissan or Neon with black rims and black tinted windows. No injuries or property damage was reported. The 60-year-old woman described the suspect as a male with medium brown skin who spoke with a thick Spanish accent, about 20 years of age and wore a grey beanie cap, plaid shirt, black shorts and brown shoes.

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.

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