Car Burglars Steal Handgun

DATE: May 15, 2014
TIME: 7:30 AM
LOCATION: 5200 Tartan Drive
OFFENSE: Burglary of a Vehicle (PC 31.04 Class A Misdemeanor)
CASE # 1405150038

On May 15, 2014 at Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 5200 block of Tartan Drive for a burglary to a vehicle. The 26 year old victim said that sometime between 11 PM on May 14 and 7 AM on May 15 a suspect entered her unlocked Toyota Tundra and stole a handgun from her center console. A neighbor who has a camera system facing the street provided investigators with images that show two male subjects exit a newer model light colored Nissan four door truck and begin walking down the street at about 3:46 AM on May 15. The truck then leaves the area. 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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Images taken from camera on 5/16/14 at 3:46 AM

CCPD Team To Participate In Special Olympics Torch

Corpus Christi Police Officers will be involved with the Special Olympics Torch run Wednesday May 21st. The event will take place at Sherrill Park on Shoreline Blvd. at 1 PM. A group of officers from the Rio Grande Valley will be staged at the edge of the park. They will come running up with the Special Olympics torch and hand it to a team from the Corpus Christi Police Department. Assistant Police Chief Mark Schauer, will then say a few words before the CCPD Team runs across Shoreline Blvd. The team will then go to San Antonio, where on Thursday the 22nd, the CCPD Team, along with all the South Texas teams will run in and hand the torch off to the San Antonio contingent. On Friday, all teams will travel to Arlington, Texas to participate in the opening ceremonies for the Special Olympics Summer Games.

CCPD Announces Click It or Ticket Results

The Corpus Christi Police Department announced the results of the first day of the Click It or Ticket campaign.  Officers worked morning and afternoon shifts enforcing the state seat belt laws. 

Monday Click it or Ticket Results
37 seat belt citations
2 child restraint citations
17 other citations for miscellaneous offenses including one on a cell phone

The Click It or Ticket campaign continues through the Memorial Day weekend.

Remember make sure everyone in your vehicle is secured by a safety belt no matter how far your trip may be.

Patrol Report May 20, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 238 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight May 19 to 7:00 a.m. May 20, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Bravo” District
Date: 05/20/2014 4:28 AM
Location: 9400 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault (P.C. 22.02 Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1405200019

 

Corpus Christi Police and Fire units responded to a hotel room in the 9400 block of South Padre Island Drive for a person on fire. A 37 year old victim was transported to the hospital with burns to his body after another male poured an accelerant on him and then lit it on fire. The victim said that earlier he and the suspect, that he knows, were arguing about the suspect staying in the room with him and his girlfriend. The victim said that the suspect returned later and kicked in the door and doused him with a liquid, lit it on fire, and then fled on foot. Officers searched the area for the suspect but did not locate him. He was last seen running south into the brushy field.

 
“Charlie” District
Date: 05/19/2014 3:05 PM
Location: 4100 South Padre Island Drive
Offense: Theft (P.C. 31.03 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1405190131

 

A 57 year old store owner in the 4100 block of South Padre Island Drive advised police that five individuals walked into his store at the same time. The two males and two females distracted the store owner while a third female described as having brown hair, weighing between 180-190 lbs, and being between 5’4″ – 5’5″ tall, walked in the store office and removed a black briefcase containing cash. The other suspects that distracted the store owner while the suspect removed the case are described as being in their twenties, well dressed in casual type clothing. The females had blond hair with thin builds (5’4″ -5’5″ 120 lbs) and the 2 males were 5’10 to 5’11, medium builds, and blond hair, and one of the males had bleached hair.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 05/08/2014 7:07 PM
Location: 2600 Sarita Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault (P.C. 22.02 Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1405190158

 

Corpus Christi Police Officers arrested Juan Jimenez (05/06/1992) after it was found that he intentionally rammed his car into a truck at the intersection of Baldwin Blvd. and Niagara Street. The 22 year old suspect was upset that his 21 year old girlfriend, and their 3 year old son, were with her ex-boyfriend and another man in the truck. The victims said that they trying to get away from the suspect who was driving a 1999 Toyota Camry when he intentionally collided with the truck they were in causing the driver to lose control and go over the curb. There was damage to both the suspects car and the victims truck. The suspect then drove from the scene to a residence in the 2600 block of Sarita Street and attempted to flee on foot, however, he was apprehended. The suspect now faces four counts of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle, one count for every victim in the truck. Each count is a second degree felony.

 

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.

Patrol Report May 19, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 366 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight May 17 to 6:00 a.m. May 19, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Bravo” District
Date: 05/17/2014 6:30 PM
Location: 9500 Lovebird Street
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (P.C. 49.04 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1405170119

 
Corpus Christi Police responded to a fight in progress in front of a home in the 9500 block of Lovebird Street. Several witnesses told officers that they were having a party when Stephen Travis (05/21/1984) and a female got involved in an argument about him wanting to leave the party in his truck while he was intoxicated. The female took his car keys so that he couldn’t leave, but Mr. Travis ran home and got a spare set. He returned to the party and jumped into his truck and sped off. He didn’t make it far before he crashed into a parked car at the intersection of Lovebird Street and Waxwing Street. When the officers contacted Mr. Travis they found him to be intoxicated. After he was treated for some minor injuries, and a sample of his blood was obtained at the hospital, he was booked into the City Detention Center for Driving While Intoxicated.

“Bravo” District

Date: 05/18/2014 8:20 AM
Location: 6100 Hidden Oakes St.
Offense: Robbery      (PC 29.02 Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1405180065

An 85 year old male victim told police officers that his wallet and truck were stolen after he was attacked in the garage of his home in the 6100 block of Hidden Oakes Street. The victim said he remembers parking his truck and getting out at about 3 in the morning. As he walked out of the garage someone hit him. He woke up a few hours later after being knocked unconscious. The victim said that his truck and wallet were both missing and that he did not get a description of the suspect that assaulted him.

 

“Charlie” District

Date: 05/18/2014 3:02 AM
Location: 4000 South Padre Island Drive West at Weber Rd.
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (P.C. 49.04 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1405180036

Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a roll over crash and upon arrival they found a vehicle upside down with the driver pinned from the knees down underneath the car. Witnesses told officers that they saw the 2013 Volkswagon Passat traveling at a high rate of speed down the access road and just before the Weber Road intersection the vehicle left the roadway and struck the fixture base of a light pole. The vehicle then flipped on its top and slid down the road to a stop. Upon further investigation the officers found that the 27 year old driver was intoxicated. He was transported to the hospital for injuries he sustained in the crash. He refused to provide a specimen of his blood, so the officers applied for a blood search warrant that was then issued by a judge and a specimen was obtained. The driver was released at the hospital to be treated for his injuries. Once investigators obtain the results of the blood, an arrest warrant could be issued for the driver.

 

“Charlie” District

Date: 05/18/2014 10:15 AM
Location: 4500 Megal Drive
Offense: Burglary of Habitation      (PC 30.02 First Degree Felony)
Case Number: 140518007

Corpus Christi Police Officers made contact with a female victim at a home in the 4500 block of Megal Drive who told them that she was asleep when she heard movement in the home from her bedroom. The victim walked into the kitchen area to look outside, but did not see anyone in the backyard. When the victim turned back around she was confronted by a male suspect, who grabbed her and shoved her head into the window. The victim suffered cuts to her face from the broken glass. The suspect ran out of the home using the back door and fled the area on foot. It is unknown how the suspect gained entry into the home. The suspect is described as a dark skinned male, 5`6 to 5`8, 180-200 lbs. At the time of the attack he was wearing a long sleeve grey shirt, black jeans and was wearing a black thin mask under a ski mask to completely cover his face. The suspect faces burglary of a habitation with intent to commit other felony crimes, a first degree felony.

 

“Delta” District

Date: 05/18/2014   4:55 AM
Location: 1500 Lazy Lane
Offense: Criminal Trespass (P.C. 30.05 Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1405180055

Corpus Christi Police responded to a call for a burglary in progress at a home in the 1500 block of Lazy Lane.  A 53 year old female victim woke up when she heard someone inside her home trying to open her locked bedroom door.   Officers arrived and found Tod McElduff (07/21/1984)asleep on the victims couch with only a shirt on. The intoxicated suspect explained that he was dropped off by his friends at the home on Lazy Lane where he was told by them that he was supposed to meet a girl. The suspect took off his pants in the front yard, wandered into the victim’s back yard and was able to get inside through the unlocked back door.  Once inside the home, he tried to open the bedroom door, and then went to the living room, took off his boxers and went to sleep on the couch.  When officers tried to arrest him, he resisted.  Officers also found a pill in the pocket of the pants that were found in the front yard. The suspect was charged with criminal trespass in a habitation for entering the residence, resisting arrest for fighting with officers when they attempted to take him into custody and possession of a controlled substance for the pill found inside his pants pocket.

 

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.

Suspect Breaks Into Two Cars On O’Malley Drive

DATE: May 4, 2014
TIME: 8:00 AM
LOCATION: 4400 O’Malley Drive
OFFENSE: Burglary of a Vehicle (PC 30.04 Class A Misdemeanor)
CASE # 1405040060

 
On May 4, 2014 officers responded to the 4400 block of O’Malley Drive for a burglary to a vehicle report. The victim reported that two vehicles were parked in the driveway of his residence on 5-3-14 at 4:00 PM. The next morning he discovered an unknown suspect made entry to both vehicles during the night and removed property from inside. An image from a camera shows a male enter one of the vehicles and remove property, then get in the car parked next to it and again remove items. The suspect is a male and appears to be between the ages of 20 and 25 with short and a short sleeve shirt on. 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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Patrol Report May 16, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 209 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight May 15 to 7:00 a.m. May 16, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Charlie” District

Date: 05/15/2014   7:30 AM
Location: 5200 Tartan Drive
Offense: Burglary of a Vehicle (P.C. 30.04 Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1405150038

A 26 year old female victim reported to police that a handgun was taken from the center console of her vehicle while it was parked in her driveway in front of her residence in the 5200 block of Tartan Drive. The victim said she parked the truck about midnight on May 15, and at 7 AM she discovered that a suspect had entered her vehicle through the passenger side door and removed the gun.

“Bravo” District

Date: 05/15/2014 6:00 PM
Location: 6100 Saratoga Blvd.
Offense: Robbery (P.C. 29.02 2nd Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1405150136

Corpus Christi Police responded to a business for a call that two suspects were fighting with a Loss Prevention Officer at the entranced of the store. Officers found that Jesse James Alaniz (02-28-1993) and Jacob Rodriguez (10-16-1992) had stolen property from inside the store and were seen by employees unzipping a backpack that Mr. Rodriguez was wearing and put stolen property into it. They both then ran out of the store together without paying for the merchandise. When the Loss Prevention Officer tried to detain the subjects, they assaulted him in an attempt to get away. Both suspects were charged with robbery, a second degree felony, since the assault caused injury and pain to the victim.

 

“Adam” District

Date: 05/15/2014  4:50 PM
Location: 3800 U.S. Highway 77
Offense: Robbery (P.C. 29.02 2nd Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1405150120

Corpus Christi Police responded to a business after two Loss Prevention Officers at that store attempted to stop a shoplifter who then punched and fought with them. Officers reported that the suspect entered the business, got a shopping cart, and began to fill it up with items. The suspect then went to the return line and attempted to return the items he had just put in the cart. When the employees refused to make the return, the suspect began to push the cart of items out the door without paying for them. The suspect punched, kicked and elbowed the two Loss Prevention Officers causing them to suffer scrapes and bruises. The suspect fled on foot into a field behind the business. Corpus Christi Police Officers located Myrion Coleman (01-19-1978) hiding in the back yard of a home in the 13900 block of River Run Drive and he was taken into custody and charged with robbery, a second degree felony. The almost $800 in stolen property was returned to the store.

 

“Adam” District

Date: 05/15/2014 12:35 PM
Location: 3900 Granite Peak Drive
Offense: Burglary of a Building(PC 30.02 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1405080144
 

A 50 year old male reported that sometime between 6 PM on May 14 and 8 AM on May 15, suspects forced open the back door to his house which is under construction in the 3900 block of Granite Peak Drive. The suspect removed flooring, cabinet hardware, and cabinet doors and exited the home through the garage door.

 

“Bravo” District

Date: 05/16/2014 2:25 AM
Location: 5700 Kerry Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault (PC 22.02 2nd Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1405160006

A 50 year old female victim found wondering around and disoriented in the 5700 block of Kerry Street told Corpus Christi Police Officers that she was assaulted with a metal towel rack by, Yvonne Howard (02-24-1987). The victim told officers that they live together at an apartment in the 4000 block of Schanen Drive, and they got into a disturbance over a messy apartment. The disturbance turned physical when the suspect began to hit the victim in the head with her fists and then repeatedly struck her with a metal towel rack that the suspect pulled off the bathroom wall.  The victim was able to flee the apartment when the suspect began to throw up and she ran until she was found in the 5700 block of Kerry Street. The victim was taken to the hospital by CCFD EMS and the suspect was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second degree felony, and was also found to have an outstanding felony warrant for arrest.

 

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.

Traffic Safety Section Announces Intoxicated Driving Statistics

The Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section released the year to date statistics for criminal complaints for Intoxicated Driving on May 14, 2014.

The Corpus Christi Police Department had arrested 557 people for Driving While Intoxicated or Driving Under the Influence from January 1st to May 14, 2014 which is a 36% increase from the same time last year. The Corpus Christi Police Department had arrested 409 people for intoxicated driving offenses by the same time last year and had a total of 1,203 arrests for intoxicated driving offenses for all of 2013; an all time record high quantity for the Corpus Christi Police Department. The Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section further reported the following data:

 

557         Arrests for Driving While Intoxicated as of 5/14/2014

3              Arrests for Driving Under the Influence as of 5/14/2014

189         Suspects consented to give a sample of their breath

145         Suspects consented to give a sample of their blood

218         Suspects refused to give a sample of breath or blood and a search warrant was obtained

8              Suspects refused both blood and breath request, and no evidence was obtained.

60           Felony DWI cases. 29 for DWI with two or more prior convictions

12 for intoxicated assault

11 DWI with Child Passenger

1 intoxicated manslaughter

.17          Average Breath /Blood results from suspects

(.08 is the standard by face value that a person is intoxicated).

 

141         DWI arrest were involved in Traffic Crashes

Police Hope Video Leads To A Suspect In Hit And Run

Date: 05/11/2014 7:11 PM
Location: Mary Street and Harmon Street
Offense: Accident Involving Injury (TC 550.021 3rd Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1405110126

 
Corpus Christi Police Traffic Investigators are still investigating a hit and run crash involving a pedestrian at Harmon St. and Mary St. on May 11, 2014. The victim, a 56 year old female, suffered injuries to her hip and lower legs. Images obtained from a nearby video camera show a black truck traveling west on Mary St. when it went through the four way stop sign at the intersection. The truck then stopped and began to reverse. The vehicle then backed into the victim as she was crossing the street. The truck then began to drive forward striking the victim again and dragging her under the vehicle for several feet. The suspect is described as a male, 30-40 years of age, wearing a tan straw cowboy hat. He was driving a full size black Chevrolet truck, 2003 – 2006 year model, with chrome on the wheel wells, and chrome step sides. The vehicle is low with distinct chrome flaring on the fenders. The vehicle has a large nerf bars and appears to have a low profile tool box. The truck was last seen traveling south on Harmon Street. Anyone who can identify the individual responsible, or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Hit and Run Detectives at 886-2689. 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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Police Seek Help From the Community to Locate Fugitive

Javier Molina (6/30/1992) Wanted for Aggravated Assault
Javier Molina (6/30/1992)
Wanted for Aggravated Assault

The Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to locate 21-year-old Javier Molina (6/30/1992). Molina has an active warrant for his arrest from the 214th District Court for aggravated assault which was issued May 12, 2014. Molina’s last known address was on Kostoryz in Corpus Christi. Molina is described as a 21-year-old man who stands 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, has brown eyes and brown hair, has “Mary” tattooed on his right hand and “In Memory of Jonny JR” tattooed on his chest.

Anyone with any information which can lead authorities to locate Molina should call local law enforcement immediately. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to law enforcement should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477). Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

 

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