Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report June 18, 2014

Adam District

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 16:57
Location: 5155 Interstate Highway 37 Access
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (Penal Code Section 49.04) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1406170111

Corpus Christi Police arrested 51-year-old Billy Jost (12/7/1962) for Driving While Intoxicated after he was accused of striking five support beams of a hotel and causing a partial relocation of customers on the second floor of the building. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of a hit and run crash at about 5pm at a hotel located at 5155 Interstate Highway 37. Officers learned a gray Chevy Silverado jumped the curb from a convenience store, went into the parking lot of the hotel, struck five support beams and two vehicles before the truck left the scene.
Officers located a damaged Chevy Silverado on the 1400 block of North Navigation and discovered a support post in the bed of the truck from the crash at the hotel. The Officers discovered the operator of the truck, 51-year-old Billy Jost, displayed indications he was intoxicated. Officers arrested Jost for Driving While Intoxicated and for failing to comply with the duty to provide information upon striking a vehicle. Officers then delivered Jost to the city detention center and impounded the truck. The hotel management relocated guests away from the affected portion of the building. No injuries were reported.

Bravo District

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 18:10
Location: 5300 Carriage Lane
Offense: Theft (Penal Code Section 31.03) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1406170120

Corpus Christi Police arrested three people accused of stealing mail packages from the front doors of homes on the 5300 block of Carriage Lane Tuesday afternoon. Corpus Christi Police responded to the complaint at about 6pm Tuesday after a 30-year-old man told Officers he saw three people follow a UPS delivery truck and gather the packages after the delivery. Officers located the suspect vehicle and found a 15-year-old boy operating the red 1992 Chevy Silverado with two 18-year-old men as passengers. Officers discovered packages in the bed of the truck and arrested 18-year-old Emiliano Silva (10/24/1995) and 18-year-old Vincent Cornejo (9/11/1996) and then took the 15-year-old into custody all accused of theft. The Officers impounded the truck, delivered the two 18-year-old men to the city detention center and delivered the 15-year-old boy to the Nueces County Juvenile Detention Center. The Officers returned the packages to the homes and learned that one of the broken packages contained supplies for a medical patient at home confined to a bed.

Charlie District

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 14:47
Location: 5425 South Padre Island Drive
Event: Child locked in a vehicle
Case Number: 1406170083

Corpus Christi Police broke a window in the parking lot of Moore Plaza to rescue an infant locked in a vehicle Tuesday afternoon at 2:47pm. The 27-year-old woman locked her vehicle’s keys inside of her vehicle after she parked it in the Hobby Lobby parking lot. Her 10 month old daughter was still inside of her vehicle so she called the police for assistance. Officers arrived, approximately five minutes later, and they decided to break a window in order to get the baby out of the vehicle. The baby was sweating heavily, but otherwise 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 886-2841. 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.

Community Outreach

Patrol Report June 17, 2014

“Bravo” District
Date: 06/16/2014 5:44 PM
Location: 5445 S. Alameda Street
Offense: Agg. Robbery(PC 29.03 First Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1406160147

Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to 5400 S. Alameda in reference to a aggravated robbery. Upon arrival they made contact with a 21 year old male victim. The victim stated that he was approached by two male suspects. He stated the suspects asked him if he had any marijuana to sell. When he said no, the suspect the suspects produced a handgun and robbed the victim. They took a cell phone and a shotgun. The suspects fled the scene in a silver Audi. The victim told officers that he tracked his phone to a location at 5525 S. Alameda. Officers checked the area and located the suspect vehicle. The owner of the vehicle approached the officers and told them that he loaned his car to his friends and they were still in his apartment. Officers contacted both suspects (Undrea Burton DOB 7-13-1993 and Jmelle Jackson DOB 4-30-1994) and were given a consent to search the apartment. CCPD officers located property from the robbery. Both suspects were arrested and booked into the City Detention Center. Jmelle Jackson was also found to have 3 outstanding warrants, one from Harris County for theft and two from Victoria County for obstruction.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 06/17/2014 12:40am
Location: 1729 Melisa Ln.
Offense: Robbery(PC 29.02 Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1406170004

Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to 5900 SPID in reference an assault with injuries. Upon arrival officers made contact with a 49 year old male victim. The victim stated that he was attempting to jump start a car for his friends, who are also the suspects (35 year old male and a 37 year old female). The victim was unable to start the vehicle and told the suspects he would try to start their car in the morning. As the victim was walking back to his car, he was struck from behind with a pipe wrench. The male suspect demanded the victims car. The victim was able to escape in his vehicle. The victim stated that the suspects were staying in a room at the Red Roof Inn. Officers attempted but were unsuccessful in making contact with the suspects. The victim was transported to Memorial Medical Center for treatment.

Adam District, Criminal Investigations Division

Woman Steals Cart Full of Merchandise From Store

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Date: Thursday, June 5, 2014, 16:52
Location: 9850 Leopard Street
Offense: Theft (Penal Code Section 31.03) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1406050116

Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives would like help from the public to identify and locate the person responsible for a theft at 9850 Leopard Street on June 5, 2014. A 59-year-old woman reported the theft to Corpus Christi Police at 4:52pm and explained to the Officers that an unknown woman came into the store, loaded a cart full of merchandise, and left the store without paying for the merchandise. Detectives have obtained images of the suspect and would now like help from the public to identify the person responsible for the theft.

The 59-year-old woman described the suspect as a 40-year-old woman who stands about 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs about 250 pounds, and wore sunglasses, a pink shirt, and black pants. Anyone who can identify the individual responsible, or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2841. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and still provide information to Detectives 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

Community Outreach

Police Need Your Help Identifying a Plant Thief

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Date: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 2:00pm
Location: 1100 Florida Street
Offense: Theft (Penal Code Section 31.03) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1405150035

Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives would like help from the public to identify the vehicle and person responsible for a theft from a residence. At approximately 2:00pm a vehicle was observed driving into the front yard and up to the front door. Several plants and planters were taken form the front porch. Some of the items were heavy and might have required two people to move them.

Anyone who can identify the vehicle and persons involved or has any additional information about this theft should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2841. 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 information online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division

Man Accuses Group of People Stealing Wine and Candy from Store

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Date: Thursday, May 29, 2014, 11:30pm
Location: 9602 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Theft (Penal Code Section 31.03) Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1405300219

Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives would like help from the public to identify and locate five people responsible for theft from a convenience store located at 9602 South Padre Island Drive on May 29, 2014. A 27-year-old man reported the theft to the Corpus Christi Police and provided a video of five people who came into the store and stole wine and candy bars.

The 27-year-old man described the suspects as one woman with blonde hair and four men with dark hair. The 27-year-old man told Officers one of the men wore black shorts with a blue panel on the sides, a maroon shirt with white lettering and black slip on sandals with black socks. The 27-year-old man told Officers a second male suspect wore a gray shirt, khaki shorts and a black and white cap worn backwards. The 27-year-old man said the third male suspect wore a black shirt with a pink CB on the front with khaki shorts and black tennis shoes. The 27-year-old man told Officers the fourth male suspect wore a black tank top shirt with a Batman logo, khaki shorts and black tennis shoes. A video of the man in the Batman shirt has been posted which recorded the man take a bottle of wine from the store display, conceal the bottle underneath his clothing, and then walk out of the store without paying for the merchandise. See the video at  http://youtu.be/eocm7IpW6AI

Anyone who can identify any of the individuals or has any additional information about this theft should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2841. 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 information online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District, Patrol Division

CCPD Looks For Purse Snatcher

DATE: May 23, 28 and June 8, 2014
LOCATION: 3133 South Alameda Street
OFFENSE: Theft (PC 31.03 Class B Misdemeanor)
CASE # 1405235001, 1405280152, 1406080102

The Corpus Christi Police Department Property Crimes Detectives are looking into three separate theft cases that involve purses being stolen over the past few days at the HEB Store located at 3133 South Alameda St. The reports show that female victims have placed their purses in the shopping cart and when they were looking at groceries, or distracted for a moment, the purse is taken. In one of the cases the offender was followed out of the store by an employee. The suspect ran west on Reid Drive behind the store, and then north on Hoffman Street where he ran through a backyard and jumped the fence. The suspect then was seen crossing S. Alameda St. and he ran onto the property of Incarnate Word Academy. The suspect is described as being between the ages of 18 and 24, standing 5’8 to 6’0’ tall, weighing 165 to 185 pounds with black hair. Images from cameras at the store show the suspects in these cases either walking into the store or walking out. Anyone who can identify the individuals responsible for these thefts, or has any additional information about these crimes should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2841. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and still provide information to Detectives 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.

 

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Adam District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

CCPD Looking To Identify Man Who Stole A Safe

DATE: June 8, 2014
TIME: 7:40 AM
LOCATION: 4101 Interstate 69 Access Road South
OFFENSE: Burglary of a Building (PC 30.02 State Jail Felony)
CASE # 1406080052

 

Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a burglary of a building at the Wing Stop Restaurant located in the Five Points Shopping Center. Officers found the front glass door of the business broken out and a rear door to be standing wide open. Suspects left the business with a safe containing money. Video cameras show a dark colored vehicle pulling up to the front of the building, a passenger exits and smashes out the front door. The suspect and jumps the counter and goes directly to the safe which he removes and takes to the rear of the building. He exits out the rear jumps back in the vehicle and leaves the scene. The suspect appears to be around 5`8″- 5`10″ 180-200 LBS with dark hair. The suspect vehicle appears to be an older model dark four door. Anyone who can identify the individual responsible, or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2841. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and still provide information to Detectives 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

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Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report June 11, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 237 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight June 10 to 7:00 a.m. on .June 11, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 06/10/2014 2:20 PM
Location: 5858 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Indecency With A Child (PC 21.11 Third Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1406100094

 
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a business located in the 5800 block of South Padre Island Drive for a male exposing himself in the food court area of the business. Robert Baker (08/02/1962) was being detained by security officers when the police arrived. A 50 year old female had employees from a business call police and building security after he exposed himself in front of her and her 7 year old daughter while they ate in the food court area. Building security acted quickly, and detained the suspect after he began to try and leave. Officers arrived and arrested the suspect, and charged him with indecency with a child, a third degree felony, because he exposed himself knowing a child was present and was reckless about whether another person was present who would be alarmed or offended by his act. He was also charged with indecent exposure, a Class B misdemeanor for exposing himself to the adult female.

 

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 06/11/2014 1:20 AM
Location: 6800 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (PC 49.04 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1406110011

 
Employees at a business in the 6800 block of S. Padre Island Drive called police when a male passed out in a vehicle in the drive thru lane of the business. Officers arrived and observed a gray 2010 Dodge Charger in the drive thru at the order station. There were two other vehicles stopped behind the vehicle. Officers observed a male subject in the driver’s seat to be sleeping with the engine running. After knocking several times on the window, because the doors were locked, the man woke up and rolled down the window. Officers identified the male as Aral Mason (04/19/1985) and found him to be intoxicated and he was arrested. The suspect was additionally charged with Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon, a Class A Misdemeanor after a loaded handgun was found in his vehicle.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 06/010/2014 11:00 PM
Location: 5400 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (PC 49.04 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1406100174

 

A 53 year old female was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated after she hit another vehicle from behind. Jamie Duncan (09/28/1960) was driving her 2013 Ford truck east along the access road of 5400 S. Padre Island Dr. when she failed to control her speed and struck a 2002 Nissan Xterra that was stopped for a red light at the intersection of S.P.I.D. East and S. Staples St. The male and female in the vehicle that was struck from behind were not injured in the crash, but the vehicle they were in had to be towed away because of the damage. The suspect’s vehicle was impounded by police, and the female suspect was arrest for Driving While Intoxicated, a Class B Misdemeanor.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 06/010/2014 7:50 PM
Location: 1500 Seventh Street
Offense: Child Abandonment With Intent To Return (PC 22.041 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1406100038

 
Officers were called out to the area of Elizabeth St. and Brownlee Blvd. to check the welfare of a female that was acting unusual. They located the female, Johna Rink (03/30/1988), who was crying and upset. After a few minutes, officers calmed her down and she told them that she was looking for her boyfriend. While talking to the female officers learned that her 4 month old daughter was alone in an apartment in the 1500 block of Fifteenth St. When officers arrived at the upstairs apartment to check the child’s welfare, they opened the door and they could feel the heat coming from inside and could hear a small child crying. Officers found the infant alone, sweating, wearing only a diaper, and left on a king size bed. Upon further investigation, it was found that the father had been gone most of the night, only returning when officers were doing their investigation. It was determined that the child had been left alone by the mother since early morning. The apartment was in disarray, with no food, and dirty and there was evidence of drug use in the apartment. Child Protective Services responded to the scene and the child was removed for her safety. The female suspect was also found to have in her possession four pills which require a prescription. She was arrested for abandoning a child with intent to return, a state jail felony, and possession of dangerous drug, a Class A Misdemeanor.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 06/010/2014 11:35 PM
Location: 3400 Baldwin Blvd.
Offense: Robbery (PC29.02 Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1406100173

 

 

A 38 year old male store clerk called police after he was robbed by a male subject wearing a black hoodie jacket over his head, black shorts, black gloves and a blue bandanna covering his face. The suspect held up his hand with a towel wrapped around it giving the impression he had a weapon when he demanded money. The clerk gave the suspect money from the cash register and the suspect fled the store. The suspect was further described as being 5’5 to 5’8 in height, 120 to 140 pounds.

 

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 886-2841. 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.

Criminal Investigations Division

Police Warn Public: Don’t Leave Firearms Unattended in Vehicles

The Corpus Christi Police Department has received 74 reports of firearms stolen from unattended vehicles so far in 2014. The Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft Task Force investigates the reports for burglary to vehicles and noticed 74 stolen firearms as of May 31, 2014. Corpus Christi Police Lieutenant Chris White, the supervisor of the Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft Task Force, said only three firearms have been recovered of those 74 stolen firearms.

The Corpus Christi Police Department recommends that owners not leave the firearms unattended in vehicles, but store the firearms in a locked safe inside a building.

The Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft Task Force reported the following data for 2014:

January – 6 firearms reported stolen from vehicles;

February – 7 firearms reported stolen from vehicles;

Mach – 18 firearms reported stolen from vehicles;

April – 24 firearms reported stolen from vehicles;

May – 19 firearms reported stolen from vehicles.

Check out the criminal activity reported to the Corpus Christi Police in your neighborhood at Crimereports.com. Anyone who has any information that can help recover the stolen firearms should call the Corpus Christi Police at 886-2841. 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 information online at http://www.888TIPS.com.

Community Outreach

Crash Causes Interstate Highway To Shut Down

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DATE: June 10, 2014
TIME: 10:28 AM
LOCATION: Interstate Highway 37 South at Suntide Road
OFFENSE: Major Traffic Accident
CASE # C1402331
Corpus Christi Police, Fire and EMS responded to a crash involving an overturned box truck on Interstate Highway 37 South at the Suntide Road exit. The crash caused all of the south bound lanes of IH 37 South, coming into downtown, to be closed until the scene was cleared just after 12:30 PM. The crash investigation revealed that the driver, a 30 year old Corpus Christi man, was driving a box truck south in the outside lane of IH 37 when he left the roadway and began to travel on the shoulder, then into the grass. The driver over corrected to the left, causing the truck to veer back across all three lanes of traffic and strike the concrete center median. The crash into the median caused the box truck to roll over onto the driver side and stop in the middle and inside lane of the freeway. The driver was extracted from the cab of the truck by CCFD and transported to the hospital with head injuries. At this time no citations have been issued, however, the crash is still under investigation.

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