Bravo District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report January 18, 2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 244 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight January 17 to 3:00 p.m. on January 18, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: Sunday, January 18, 2015, 9:36am
Location: 2601 Waldron Road
Offense: Criminal Mischief (Penal Code Section 28.03)
Case Number: 1501180058

Three teenage women reported to the Coprus Christi Police damage to their vehicles while they were on a school trip Saturday night. The two 17-year-old women and an 18-year-old woman told Officers the vehicles were parked at the school overnight while they went on a school trip, and when the women arrived back at the parking lot at 9:30am Sunday morning, the windows were damaged. The three women estimated the cost of the damage to total about $3,400. Officers contacted the school staff and the staff said they would review video surveillance to gain images of the suspects in this criminal case.

Date: Sunday, January 18, 2015, 00:18
Location: 1938 Ennis Joslin Road
Offense: Furnishing Alcohol to Minors (Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 106.06) Class A Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1501180013

Corpus Christi Police arrested 20-year-old John Bradburn (12/16/1994) for furnishing alcohol to minors after he hosted a party at the Aspen Heights for over 20 minors to consume alcoholic beverages. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a loud party at 12:18am and found over 20 minors run from a particular apartment. The Officers investigated the apartment and found several people underage with alcoholic beverages. Officers issued citations to two 18-year-old men, a 19-year-old man, and a 20-year-old man for consumption of alcohol by a minor and released them to sober drivers to take them home as they were not residents of Aspen Heights. Officers arrested 20-year-old Ivy Baresh (8/4/1994) for consumption of alcohol by a minor and fail to identify. Officers arrested Bradburn for Furnishing alcohol to minors as he was the only resident of the apartment complex. Officers recorded that all involved in this event were university students.

Date: Sunday, January 18, 2015, 00:56
Location: 9500 State Highway 358
Event: Major Vehicle Crash
Crash Number: C1500239

Corpus Christi Police responded to a vehicle crash at 12:56am Sunday morning at the Oso Bridge in which a black 2011 GMC Sierra pickup struck the guard rail, rolled and ejected the 20-year-old man who operated the truck. An ambulance took the 20-year-old man to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening facial injuries. Officers do not believe the 20-year-old man was intoxicated and there were no other people in the truck when it crashed. Officers took reports for four vehicles which were damaged when they struck debris from the crash. No other injuries were reported.

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2015,  08:02am
Location: 5100 Staples Street
Offense: Urinating In Public (Municipal Code Section CC-33-15) Class C Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1501170049

A Corpus Christi Police Officer arrested 56-year-old Thomas Petreman (5/31/1958) for urinating at a bus bench at Staples by Moore Plaza at 8am Saturday morning. The Corpus Christi Police Officer was on routine patrol and saw Petreman urinating in public, so he stopped to arrest Petreman. The Officer then delivered Petreman 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.

Bravo District, Charlie District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 01/16/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 207 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight January 15 to 7:00 a.m. on January 16, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 1/15/2015          10:45 PM
Location: 9200 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C. 49.04       (Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1501150165
Corpus Christi Police responded to a single vehicle crash on the freeway near the Flour Bluff exit and found a 45 year old male driver intoxicated.

The crash investigation revealed that the driver was traveling east on the freeway when he lost control of his 2002 Chevrolet truck and it veered and crashed into the center median wall.  After hitting the wall the vehicle veered back across the freeway, going airborne, and landing on the Oso Bay turnaround below the freeway.

An investigation determined that the driver, Hector Garcia (11/29/1969), was intoxicated.  He was transported to Bay Area Hospital for medical treatment and once that was complete, he was taken to jail.

There were no other vehicles involved and the suspect had no passengers in his truck at the time of the crash.

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Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Man Arrested For Passing Fake Money

“Bravo” District
Date: 01/15/2014        7:00 AM
Location: 9600 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Forgery
(PC 32.21      Third Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1501150031
Corpus Christi Police responded to a Stripes Store located at 9602 S. Padre Island Drive after the store clerk took a fake ten dollar bill from a customer.

The cashier told officers that a man passed her a ten dollar bill to pay for items at the register.  The cashier saw no hologram on the bill and when she tested it with a counterfeit detector pen the bill was confirmed to be fake.

The clerk called the police and told the man if he wanted the bill back that he would have to file a police report. The suspect waited for police and when they arrived they arrested Thomas L. Genter (08/21/1986) for forgery, a third degree felony offense.

At the city detention center two more counterfeit ten dollar bills were found under the sole of the suspect’s right shoe.

Bravo District, Charlie District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 01/15/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 197 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight January 14 to 7:00 a.m. on January 15, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 1/15/2015          3:10 AM
Location: 7100 South Staples Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C. 29.03       (First Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1501150019
A 22 year old store clerk flagged down a Corpus Christi Police Officer after a man attempted to rob the business where he works with a pocket knife.

The clerk told officers that the suspect came into the store and bought a lottery ticket. He left, but later returned armed with a knife wearing a ski mask. He approached the clerk and said that he was going to “rob the store and they could split the money.” The suspect walked behind the counter with the knife, but then left without taking anything.

The suspect left in an older model gold SUV. The young Hispanic male had an unshaven face, and was wearing a dark color hoodie.

Officers are still investigating this case, and no arrests have been made.

 

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Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Police Investigate Man Struck by Vehicle in Parking Lot as Possibly Intentional

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 21:43
Location: 5800 Everhart Road
Offense: Aggravated Assault
Case Number: 1501140135

A woman told Police a 22-year-old man may have been intentionally struck by a vehicle in a parking lot of an apartment complex located at 5835 Everhart Road Wednesday night.

Corpus Christi Police responded to help the 22-year-old man at 9:43pm and saw the man with what Officers described as a significant head injury. An ambulance took the 22-year-old man to the hospital for medical treatment immediately. Officers learned the 22-year-old man was involved in a confrontation with two men at a convenience store at Everhart and Holly. The Officers believe the 22-year-old man left south from the store to the parking lot of the apartment complex. The Officers believe the two other men involved in the confrontation followed the 22-year-old man in a dark blue Toyota possibly a 4-Runner until the woman and her teen-aged child saw the Toyota strike the 22-year-old man. The woman told Officers the Toyota left the scene south on Everhart. No suspects have been apprehended but Officers believe they have good images of the two men. The witnesses were taken to the Corpus Christi Police Head Quarters to provide recorded statements. Officers continue to search for the two men involved in the confrontation. No other injuries or property damage was reported.

Anyone who knows who is responsible or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Anyone who would like to provide information to Detectives and keep their identity secret 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.

Update:
The suspects in this case have been located. The suspects were taken to Police Headquarters to be interviewed by Detectives and no arrests have been made at the time of this report.

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Suspect Runs Out Of Store With Rifle

Date: January 1, 2015           7:30 PM
Location: 5000 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Theft of a Firearm
Case Number: 1501010118
Corpus Christi Police Detectives need your help identifying a suspect that ran out of the Academy Store, located at 5001 South Padre Island Drive with an AR-15 style  rifle on New Year’s Day.

Witnesses noticed a short young male with a thin build wearing all black and a beanie pulled low on his head in the firearms section of the store.  When a store employee put the Bushmaster .223 caliber M4 rifle down on the counter, the suspect picked it up and acted like he was looking at it, but then quickly ran away with it.

The suspect ran out of the store through the side emergency exit door that led to the parking lot. Witnesses saw the suspect get into a Ford F150 truck with another male.

Store video surveillance captured camera images of the suspect while he was walking through the store, and while he was making his escape.  There is also a very dark image of the parking lot of the store that shows the suspect vehicle.

Officers are very concerned that this high power, high capacity weapon is on our city streets in the hands of such brazen criminals .  Anyone with information about this case should call the Corpus Christi Police Criminal Investigations Division 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 walking into the Academy Store

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Suspect walking through the Academy Store

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Suspect vehicle in the parking lot of the Academy Store

Bravo District, Charlie District, Community Outreach, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 01/14/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 141  reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight January 13 to 7:00 a.m. on January 14, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 1/13/2015          4:15 AM
Location: 900 Dorothy Drive
Offense: Burglary P.C. 30.02       (Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1501130025
Corpus Christi Police caught a burglar trying to make his escape on a bicycle from a home he had broken into in the 900 block of Dorothy Drive.

Officers were in the area investigating a call about a burglary when one of the responding officers saw a male riding a bicycle.  When the officer stopped the male on the bike, he saw what turned out to be stolen watches sticking out of the suspect’s pants pocket.

Officers were able to locate the exact home that the suspect had entered through a back bedroom window.

After they confirmed with the 33 year old male homeowner that the watches belonged to him, officers arrested the suspect, Christopher Kirkpatrick (11/21/1990), for burglary.

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Community Outreach

Police Investigate Shooting On Treyway With Young Victim

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 18:54
Location: 2022 Treyway Terrace
Offense: Aggravated Assault
Case Number: 1501130139

The Corpus Christi Police Department are investigating a shooting of an 11-year-old boy at an apartment complex located at 2022 Treyway Terrace Tuesday night.

The Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a shooting at about 7pm Tuesday night and discovered a boy, about 11 years of age, with a head injury in which Officers believed was consistent with a gunshot wound. The boy was taken with family to the hospital for treatment. The Officers were told a brief description of what happened from witnesses and saw evidence of the event and believe the injury was not self inflicted, but caused by another person. No other injuries were reported to the Officers. The Officers knocked on neighboring doors and are seeking any information available about this event. Officers have located video cameras in the area of the crime and are working to gain access to view any images captured of the event or the suspects.

So far, Officers have no suspect in custody and the description of the suspect is vague. Witnesses told Officers there was a gunshot, and two men were seen running west from the apartment to a dark car. Witnesses said the car drove away in an unknown direction of travel. The boy, remains in the hospital with what Officers believe is a significant injury.

Anyone with any additional information about this crime should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2840. Information may be provided to Detectives anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or by submitting the information online at www888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Upodate:

The Corpus Christi Police Department learned that the boy did not survive his injuries. The criminal charges will be upgraded to murder.

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Lock It or Lose It

Date: 1/2/2015        2:25 PM Location: 5700 Everhart Road Offense: Burglary (PC 30.04       Class A Misdemeanor) Case Number: 1501020055 Corpus Christi Police Detectives have released video surveillance that shows a burglary from a vehicle at a business located at 5701 Everhart Road, The Stripes Store. Store video surveillance shows the female victim in a 2000 purple Volvo sedan pull up next to gas pump number 10. A few seconds later, a white Ford F150 extended cab truck pulls up next to gas pump number 9.   The female victim goes to the passenger side of her car and lets a child out.  The driver of the white truck exits his vehicle and walks into the store with the female and the child. Inside the store, cameras capture the suspect at the counter paying for merchandise. He has short hair, a dark pullover hoodie with orange lettering on the front and orange trim. The suspect is seen exiting the store and walking across the parking lot.  Instead of walking to his truck, he walks to the females parked Volvo, and enters her unsecured driver side door.  The suspect removes a purse from inside the car, and then gets in his truck and leaves. The Corpus Christi Police Department wants to remind citizens of our community to observe this pattern of criminal behavior and protect yourself against it.  We remind you to never leave items in your vehicle, and always lock your car no matter how long you plan on being away from it. The suspect in this case was not located and Detectives need your help in identifying this individual.  Anyone with information about this case should call the Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft 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.

Bravo District, Charlie District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 01/13/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 153 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight January 12 to 7:00 a.m. on January 13, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 1/12/2015          6:45 AM
Location: 2900 Islander Drive
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
P.C. 31.07       (State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1501120026
A 45 year old male victim called Corpus Christi Police to report that his nephew stole his car.

Officers contacted the man who told them that he had picked up his 17 year old nephew on Sunday and brought him to his home to watch the football game. When he woke up the next morning his keys and his 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor were both missing.

Officers are still currently searching for the vehicle, and the nephew could face charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, a state jail felony.

 

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