On Saturday, October  5, 2013, a total of 125 cars, trucks, and motorcycles will be auctioned at the Corpus Christi Police Department Vehicle Impound Lot located at 5485 Greenwood Drive during our monthly auction. The site has four paved acres for an auction lot.

Approximately 42 of these vehicles are “No Insurance” impounds. On Friday, October 4, 2013, the general public will be allowed to register and view the vehicles to be auctioned from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is no registration fee.

On the day of the auction, the general public can continue to register and view the vehicles from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The auction will commence promptly at 10:00 a.m. on October 4, 2013.   The vehicles to be auctioned can be viewed at www.siskauction.com. An auction list may also be downloaded from the same website.

The department’s strong stand and enforcement of this “Zero Tolerance No Insurance Initiative” will continue and all vehicles involved in accidents will be impounded and the driver cited if they are unable to provide financial proof of insurance. Driver’s license and proof of financial responsibility checkpoints will continue to be conducted at the Shift Captains’ authorization.

During September 2013, Officers issued 554 citations for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility and impounded 100 vehicles for the same charge.

There will be a Town Hall Meeting on Thursday October 3rd at 6:00 PM at the Lindale Senior Center 3135 Swantner Drive. 

The topic of discussion will be the recent attacks on women  along Ocean Drive.  Police Chief Floyd Simpson will be present, along with members of his Command Staff to discuss the attacks, as well as to offer prevention and safety tips.

October is Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month, and that means it’s time to pay tribute to all things canine and get more homeless pups into forever homes. To get the party started, CCACS has reduced dog adoption fees for the entire month of October to $10. This includes vaccinations, spay/neuter, microchip and city registration.

The observation of Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month brings attention to the plight of homeless animals in every community and the unfortunate fact that only 20 to 30 percent of cats and dogs are adopted from shelters and rescue groups. There are 3 to 4 million dogs living in shelters nationwide who dream of being a valued addition to someone’s family, all they need is a second chance.

CCACS encourages the community to adopt a pet or sponsor the adoption fees of a homeless animal. When you sponsor a pet, we will place a card on the animal’s kennel with the sponsor’s name on it.

 For additional information contact Corpus Christi Animal Care Services at 361-826-4602.

Due to the recent heavy rains, City of Corpus Christi Vector Control personnel are being inundated with requests from throughout the city for pest mosquito adulticide spraying.  Vector employees are responsible for a number of other key tasks besides mosquito spraying: from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM they are responsible for pesticide treatment of all city buildings, collecting and processing mosquitoes from the various traps throughout the city, and swarming bee eradication.

Vector Control can only spray for mosquitoes when it is not raining and the wind speed is low.   The pesticide dissipates quickly when it comes in contact with the ground, especially if there is any dew.  Even then, the fogger only kills the mosquitoes that are airborne at the time of the spraying, so it is not effective for any great period of time. Since the fog only kills the airborne mosquitoes, spraying only occurs during evening hours, usually between 7:00 PM and Midnight.  It is estimated that the fog only kills one third of the total mosquito population. The three Vector employees have been working 12 to 14 hour days seven days a week for over the past two weeks to try to keep up with this demand.

The areas of the city to be sprayed are determined by the number of mosquitoes found in any of eight traps spread throughout the city.  Vector Control Officers will spray the routes surrounding any trap that exceeds 50 mosquitoes.  The routes to be sprayed are determined by the number of mosquitoes caught in traps, not by the number of complaints coming into the city call center.  Currently all traps in the city are exceeding the 50 mosquito threshold, so Vector Officers are conducting a patterned approach to spraying across the entire city.  The routes to be sprayed are posted on the City Website daily under the Health Department Vector Control page: http://archive.cctexas.com/Health/MosquitoSchedule/MosquitoSchedSearch.cfm

Vector Control is asking for the public’s patience as they work to reduce the recent increase in pest mosquitoes.  As always, citizens are encouraged to take the following precautions to avoid being bitten:

• Use  an approved insect repellent every time you go outside and follow the instructions on the label. Approved repellents are those that contain DEET, picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus.
• Regularly  drain standing water, including water that collects in empty cans, tires,     buckets, clogged rain gutters and saucers under potted plants. Mosquitoes  breed in stagnant water.
• Wear  long sleeves and pants at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are most active.
• Use air conditioning or make sure there are screens on all doors and windows to keep mosquitoes from entering the home.

The Corpus Christi Animal Care Services Division is proud to announce that they have placed second in their Division in the 2013 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100,000 challenge. In addition to placing second in Division four, CCACSD placed fifth in the country, earning the “Most Improved Player “award. On Monday Animal Care Services was presented with a check in the amount of $30,000 from the ASPCA for their accomplishments. Animal Care Services will use the prize money to expand our Targeted Spay/Neuter Program and provide humane housing for cats at the Animal Shelter.

The 2013 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge was a nationwide competition for animal shelters (and their communities) aimed at getting more animals adopted or returned to their owners than ever before. Corpus Christi Animal Care Services competed against nine other similarly sized animal shelters nationwide in our division and 49 shelters overall. The shelter that demonstrated the largest increase of live release (return to owner and adoptions) during the months of June, July and August in comparison to 2012, earned $100,000 from the ASPCA. In placing second, Corpus Christi Animal Care Services saved 858 dogs and cats during the three month period, an increase of 553 lives saved over 2012! The ASPCA reports that nationwide 56,379 lives were saved—an increase of 12,050 over last year.

Corpus Christi Animal Care Services worked closely with People Assisting Animal Control to win this award. PAAC is a non-profit organization that assists Animal Care Services and promotes responsible pet ownership and adoption. Without the hard work and dedication of staff and PAAC volunteers, this award would not have been possible. CCACS and PAAC wish to thank all the volunteers, donors, and sponsors who contributed tremendously to the success of this competition. Most of all, we thank those in the community who saved the life of a needy dog or cat through adoption.

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 15:00

Location: 5488 South Padre Island Drive http://goo.gl/maps/bHOCr

Offense: Credit Card Abuse (Penal Code Section 32.31)

Case number: 1309180032

The Corpus Christi Police Department Property Crimes Detectives have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 44-year-old woman for credit card abuse after the woman was identified by a Crime Stoppers tip.

An 86-year-old woman reported to the Corpus Christi Police that her purse was taken without permission on Saturday, September 14, at a grocery store while she shopped. The 86-year-old woman said a person followed her and made small talk until the 86-year-old woman turned her back on the basket and purse while she got an item out of the freezer in the frozen food section. The 86-year-old woman said when turned back to the cart, the purse and the person who made small talk were gone. Corpus Christi Police Department Detectives discovered the credit cards taken from the 86-year-old woman were used at 5488 South Padre Island Drive after the cards were reported stolen.

A Crime Stoppers tip helped provide Detectives with information needed to identify 44-year-old Melissa Carmona (12/23/1968) as the person who unlawfully used the credit cards on September 14. Carmona is described as a white female, 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighs about 140 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes and has a tattoo on her upper left arm and left wrist. Anyone who knows how to locate Carmona should call the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2600.

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about unsolved 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.