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

Patrol Report May 15, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 206 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight May 14 to 7:00 a.m. May 15, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Adam” District
Date: 05/14/2014 1:57 PM
Location: 13630 Norhtwest Blvd.
Offense: Terrorist Threat (PC 22.07 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1405140072

 

Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to a business at 13630 Northwest Blvd. for a subject refusing to leave. The officers contacted Mark Verastiqui (03-11-73) who was yelling vulgarities in front of customers and children. Officers detained him in a police unit and while seated in the back seat he head butted the cage in the unit causing a small gash on his upper forehead. He then began spitting blood all over the inside of the police car. The suspect made threats to kill the employees at the business and threatened to shoot the officers. CCFD EMS responded to the scene and he refused to let medics tend to his cut and he was transported to the hospital. There he still refused to let anyone treat the injury, and continued to scream vulgar insults at the officers and hospital personnel. A medical refusal was obtained and the suspect was booked at the City Detention Center for making the threats which is a Class B Misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor, for yelling vulgarities that offended the business employees and the customers.

“Charlie” District
Date: 05/14/2014 7:15 PM
Location: 2700 Camargo St.
Offense: Burglary of Habitation (P.C. 30.02 2nd Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1405140116

 
Corpus Christi Police responded to a residence in the 2700 block of Camargo Street for a burglary in progress. Upon arrival, the officers saw David Garcia (04/17/1980) coming out of the house and Geronimo Sanchez (11/03/1980) was sitting inside a vehicle that was full of property taken from the home. Mr. Garcia told officers that he lived at the home. When the 63 year old female homeowner arrived, she stated that Mr. Garcia had been legally evicted from the home last year, because he was pawning property that belonged to her. The victim stated that she would press charges on both men because she is tired of them stealing from her home. The investigation revealed that the suspects gained entry to the house through a back living room door and ransacked the home. Both suspects were also found to have guns in their possession. Mr. Garcia was booked on charges of burglary of a habitation, possession of marijuana, and unlawful carrying of a weapon, Mr. Sanchez was charged with burglary of a habitation and felon in possession of a firearm a third degree felony.

“Adam” District
Date: 05/14/2014 11:45 PM
Location: 900 South Navigation Blvd.
Offense: Assault (PC 22.01 Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1405140136

 
Corpus Christi Police responded to an assault call at an apartment complex in the 900 block of
South Navigation Blvd. The suspect, Billy Bisby (12-13-79) had assaulted a 34 year old victim, and left the area in a vehicle. After officers left the scene the suspect returned to the apartment kicked in the door and stole the victim’s purse. With officers assistance, the victim then left the apartment to stay at another location. Again, after everyone had left the apartment the suspect came back to the apartment and then began to call the victim on the phone over 10 times. He was leaving the area again in a vehicle when he was spotted by officers at the Interstate 37 and Navigation intersection. The suspect was arrested for the assault and theft for the purse which he still had in the car.

“Bravo” District
Date: 05/15/2014 2:25 AM
Location: 5800 State Highway 358 West
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (PC 49.04 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1405150013

 
Several Corpus Christi Police units responded to a rollover crash on State Highway 358 West between Airline Road and Staples Street. Kristina Gonzalez (11-21-1987) was driving her 2004 Mazda Sedan when she lost control and struck the center median on the freeway causing her vehicle to roll over. Officers arrived and found the vehicle flipped over and resting on its passenger side. The driver was not pinned in the vehicle, but was unable to get out. CCFD EMS and Rescue units responded and they were able to stabilize the car and get her out with a ladder. During the investigation of the crash, officers found the driver to be intoxicated. She was taken to the hospital for treatment and there she consented to give a specimen of her blood. After being medically cleared and she was taken to the City Detention Center, and charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

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.

Adam District, Patrol Division

Verbal Threat Leads to Arrest On Santa Gertrudis Drive

Date: 05/14/2014 10:00 AM
Location: 14700 Santa Gertrudius Drive
Offense: Aggravated Assault (PC 22.02 1st Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1405140038

 
Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 14700 block of Santa Gertrudis Drive for an assault involving a weapon. Officers arrived and found the suspect who was unarmed on the sidewalk in front of the residence. The 57 year old female victim who had left the location prior to police arrival returned to speak to officers at the scene. It was determined that she had taken a shotgun away from the suspect after he made verbal threats to kill her during the disturbance. The investigation revealed that no shots were fired and nobody was injured.  The suspect,  Phillip Newman, (01/22/1985) was arrested and transported to the City Detention Center for Aggravated Assault.

Adam District, Bravo District

Patrol Report May 14, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 198 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight May 13 to 7:00 a.m. May 14, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 
“Adam” District
Date: 05/13/2014 7:15 PM
Location: 1100 Mendoza Street
Offense: Evading Arrest (P.C. 38.04 Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1405130143
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a disturbance call in the 1100 block of Mendoza St.
The officers made contact with a 26 year old female who reported that she observed a white truck that was parked in the backyard of her property with a female in the driver`s seat. The female in the truck was described as being 45-55 years of age, about 5`3, 160 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes, and missing front teeth. The suspect female asked the reporting party to help her with switching the license plates on the truck. The suspect female appeared shaky and seemed nervous. The suspect claimed to have a second set of license plates that she wanted to put on the truck. The caller then contacted police and the suspect driver then got back into the truck and fled from the backyard in a hurry. Officers responding to the disturbance call saw the suspect vehicle as it was turning into a business at the corner of Horne Rd. and Columbia St. The officers were able to confirm that the truck was a stolen. The driver of the stolen truck saw the officers and fled the parking lot. The officers attempted to stop the vehicle and it refused to stop. When the suspect vehicle continued to evade police, the situation became unsafe so the officers discontinued the pursuit the vehicle and it was last seen on Baldwin Blvd. going toward the Crosstown Freeway.

 
“Bravo” District
Date: 05/13/2014 4:50 PM
Location: 5900 Brockhampton St.
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (P.C. 49.04 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1405130107
Corpus Christi Police responded to the intersection of Brockhampton St. and Lipes Blvd. for a crash involving three vehicles. The investigation by officers determined that a 42 year old female driving a 2013 Nissan passenger car was traveling at a high rate of speed on Brockhampton St. when it crashed into another vehicle occupied by 60 year old male and his granddaughter that was stopped at the stop sign. That collision caused them to crash into a third vehicle driven by a 39 year old male. Officers believe that the female driver that caused the crash was possibly intoxicated. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital for injuries to her leg. After the female refused to provide a sample of her blood, a search warrant for her blood was obtained by officers. Due to the injuries sustained in the crash, the suspect female was released to the custody of the hospital for treatment. The two other drivers and the young passenger were not seriously 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.

Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division

Dectives Want Help To Indetify Bike Thieves On Bermuda Place

DATE: May 7, 2014
TIME: 9:45 PM
LOCATION: 300 Block of Bermuda Place
OFFENSE: Theft (PC 31.03 Class A Misdemeanor)
CASE # 1405075002

On May 7, 2014 at 9:45 PM Corpus Christi Police responded to a theft call at a home in the 300 block of Bermuda Place. Security camera images show two young males run up to the residence and remove the two bicycles, one from the driveway and the other from the front yard by the sidewalk. The suspects left on the stolen bicycles. A white newer model extended cab truck, possibly a Chevrolet, with a headache rack, is the suspect vehicle. Anyone who can identify the individuals 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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Delta District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Morning Traffic Over the Harbor Bridge Disrupted By Overturned Dump Truck

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 8:40am
Location: 2500 State Highway 181
Event: Traffic Crash
Crash Number: C1401903

An overturned dump truck blocked all the southbound lanes of travel over the Harbor Bridge into Corpus Christi Tuesday morning for about 3 hours. Corpus Christi Police responded to a vehicle crash on the Harbor Bridge at 8:40am. Officers learned a black 2005 Chevrolet 2 door sedan operated by a 23-year-old woman had stalled in the right lane of traffic on the up side of the Harbor Bridge as it had run out of fuel. Officers learned a yellow 2013 dump truck traveled in the right lane and was unable to avoid a collision with the sedan. The dump truck overturned and landed on its side. The 23-year-old woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries. Two other passengers in the sedan were uninjured. The 54-year-old male operator of the dump truck was not injured in the crash. The crash site was cleaned by about 11:30am.

Bravo District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Morning Traffic on SPID Disrupted by Downed Power Lines

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 5:21am
Location: State Highway 358 at Airline Drive
Event: Freeway Interruption
Event Number: 1405016191

Downed power lines interrupted the morning traffic on the South Padre Island Drive freeway at Airline for about 5 hours Tuesday morning. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of downed power lines that crossed all lanes of travel on the freeway at 5:21am. As many as thirteen Police units from Corpus Christi Police and the Texas Department of Public Safety directed motorists from the hazard until the power lines were repaired. The Officers reported the lines were brought down because of a lightning strike and no injuries or other damage was reported. The freeway was reopened to normal use at 10:30am.

Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Theft From Home Depot

 DATE: May 6, 2014
TIME: 12:38 PM
LOCATION: 4338 S. Port Ave.
OFFENSE: Theft (PC 31.03 Class B Misdemeanor)
CASE # 1405060058

Corpus Christi Police responded to a theft call at The Home Depot Store, 4338 S. Port Ave.  Store security cameras show a male in his late 40`s 5`8″ to 6`0″ tall wearing a ballcap, red t-shirt / shorts and tennis shoes walk into the store and take a weedeater and exit the store without paying. The suspect put the weedeater into the bed of a 2009 Grey Chevrolet truck that was parked in front of the store by the door. The suspect then got into the passenger side of the truck and left the scene.  On 05-05-14 the same suspect, this time wearing work clothes came back into the store and stole another weedeater and left in the same vehicle. Store Loss Prevention supplied images of the suspect vehicle. 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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Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Traffic Safety Division

Update on Hit and Run with Images of Supect Vehicle

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 Officers were dispatched to Harmon St. and Mary St. for a hit and run crash involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival they observed a 56 year old female victim who appeared to have injuries to her hip and lower leg. Several witnesses stated a black truck was 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 several feet. The suspect is described as a male, 30-40 years of age, wearing a tan straw cowboy hat.  Images obtained from a nearby camera show a  the suspect 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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Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Patrol Report May 12, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 212 original reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight May 11 to 7:00 a.m. May 12, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

“Bravo” District
Date: 05/12/2014 3:57 AM
Location: 4400 Ocean Drive
Offense: Burglary of a Vehicle (PC 30.04 Class A Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1405120034
Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to 4443 Ocean Dr. for a burglary to a vehicle in progress. A 23 year old female caller told officers she observed the suspects go into several vehicles in the parking lot of the apartment complex and place stolen items in the back seat of a red Chevrolet Cobalt and flee the scene. Officers responding to the call saw the suspect vehicle traveling in the 200 block of Doddridge St. The officers contacted the driver, Susie Baltazar (05071993) and Jose Montoya (12031990). Both individuals were arrested and taken to the City Detention Center. Other items in the suspect vehicle were recovered that are believed to be from other vehicles the suspects may have broken into.

“Delta” District
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 Officers were dispatched to Harmon St. and Mary St. for a hit and run crash involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival they observed a 56 year old female victim who appeared to have injuries to her hip and lower leg. Several witnesses stated a black truck was 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 several feet. The suspect is described as a male, 30-40 years of age, wearing a tan straw cowboy hat driving a full size black Chevrolet truck early 2000`s model, with chrome on the wheel wells, and chrome step sides. The truck was last seen traveling south on Harmon Street.

“Delta” District
Date: 05/11/2014 12:45 PM
Location: 1800 Trenton Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault with a Motor Vehicle (PC 22.02 1st Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1405110073
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to the1800 block of Trenton Street for an assault with a vehicle. Officers found a 31 year old male in the roadway with injuries and a witness, who was a friend of the victim. The witnesses said that he and the victim had just left a home on Hawthorn Street, and that the victim had been arguing with his girlfriend. The victim and witness both left riding on bicycles down Trenton Street. The suspect drove down the street in her car, called out the victims name, and accelerated toward him. The vehicle struck the victim and then fled the scene. The suspect vehicle, a 2014 Chevrolet Cobalt 4 door was located later on Hawthorn Street and impounded, however, there was no contact with the suspect.

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

Narcotics Investigators Serve Search Warrant Friday Afternoon on Leopard Street

Date: Friday, May 9, 2014, 13:30
Location: 5549 Leopard Street
Offense: Warrant Service
Case Number:1405090085
 
Narcotics officers with the assistance of SWAT served a search and arrest warrant at 5549 Leopard.  Narcotics Officers received information that a subject was dealing drugs out of a room at the inn earlier this week which caused the Investigators to initiate an investigation. Through surveillance and intelligence gathering narcotics officers were able to identify the subject staying in the room as   Gene A. Hinojosa  5/18/82 and it was determined that he was wanted on a misdemeanor larceny warrant out of Aransas County.  On-going investigation led narcotics investigators to obtain a search warrant.  At approximately 1:30 p.m.  SWAT officers made entry into the room for narcotics officers.  Hinojosa was arrested for manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and the larceny warrant.  A female in the room at the time of the warrant service Gudino, Richelle 08/22/92 was arrested for manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.  A quantity of suspected methamphetamine and a quantity of marijuana were seized.
 

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