Charlie District

Charlie District Report for July 24, 2013

Date:  July 24, 2013 03:27am
Location:  5800 Weber Road http://goo.gl/maps/RebkC
Event:  Aggravated Robbery
Case Number:  1307240010

Police contacted a 21-year-old man who reported being robbed at knifepoint.  The victim told police he was in the apartment complex parking lot when a gray Ford pick-up truck pulled up next to him.  Two women, the driver and front passenger asked for directions.  A man exited the truck and pointed a knife at him, asking for his belongings.  The victim gave the suspect a pack of cigarettes and the trio left in the truck.  The victim was uninjured during the robbery.

The women are described as Hispanic females and weighing 200 to 230 lbs.  The male suspect is described only as a Hispanic male.  The truck is described as a gray Ford F-150 pick-up truck.

Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888TIPS or submit a tip online www.888TIPS.com.   Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspects are identified and arrested.

Community Outreach

Local Responders Attend Homeland Security Training

FEMA training july 2013

MetroComm employees with the Corpus Christi Police Department attended Homeland Security Training, July 14-19, 2013.  Supervisor Kristen Heslip, Laura Ochoa, Samantha Ramirez, and Roxana Steward received Technical Emergency Response Training for CBRNE Incidents.

This training, offered by the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), in Anniston, AL.  The CDP is operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and is the only federally chartered Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) training facility in the nation.

The CDP develops and delivers advanced training for emergency response providers, emergency managers, and other government officials from state, local, and tribal governments.  The CDP offers more than 40 training courses focusing on  incident management, mass casualty response, and emergency response to a catastrophic natural disaster or terrorist act.  Training at the CDP campus is federally funded at no cost to state, local, and tribal emergency response professionals or their agency.

Resident training at the CDP includes healthcare and public health courses at the Noble Training Facility, the nation’s only hospital dedicated to training healthcare professionals in disaster preparedness and response.

A number of resident training courses culminate at the CDP’s Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological (COBRA) Training Facility.  The COBRA Training Facility is the nation’s only facility featuring civilian training exercises in a true toxic environment using chemical agents.  The advanced hands-on training enables responders to effectively prevent, respond to, and recover from real-world incidents involving acts of terrorism and other hazardous materials.

Responders participating in CDP training gain critical skills and confidence to respond effectively to local incidents or potential WMD events.

Community Outreach

Animal Care Services “Sweeps” Cheyenne Street

City of Corpus Christi Animal Care Services
Targeted Education Initiative

City of Corpus Christi, Animal Care Services is dedicated to proactive change in our community.  It is our goal to achieve a humane community status through the following outreach methods.

  • Education
  • Assistance
  • Targeted Spay-Neuter and Vaccinations
  • Enforcement
  • Ordinance Changes

As part of this five-part initiative, the Corpus Christi Animal Care Services began “sweeping” Cheyenne Street this morning at 8:00am.  Animal Control Officers patrolled the neighborhood, went door-to-door and made contact with several residents in an effort to enforce city ordinances and educate the public.

Animal Control Officers captured four (4) stray dogs on Cheyenne and issued one (1) citation. Officers ensured that animals were current on vaccinations and city registration. While making contact with residents, Officers were informed of other residents and addresses that needed attention for possible ordinance violations.

Corpus Christi Animal Care Services will continue sweeps on Cheyenne Street on Tuesday 07/24/2013 starting at 8:00am.

Questions may be routed to Heather Hedrick, Program Manager at 361-826-4630.

Delta District

Delta District Report for July 23, 2013

Date:  July 22, 2012, 2:43pm
Location:  500 S. Shoreline
Event:  Wanted Subject
Case Number:  1307220086


BrianShawnPoggemillerPolice were called to the area for a very intoxicated man.  Officers found Brian Shawn Poggemiller (05/10/68) sitting in a Chevrolet pick-up truck.    Poggemiller was arrested and charged with Public Intoxication.  He was also charged with Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle when the truck was discovered to be stolen out of Enid, Oklahoma.  He was additionally charged with an outstanding Probation Violation for Possession of Marijuana out of Caldwell County.  Poggemiller’s dog was also detained and turned over to Animal Care Services.

Date:  July 22, 2012, 11:26am
Location:  2800 Sabinas Street
Event:  Aggravated Assault
Case Number:  1307220083


RichardRiojasPolice were called to the residence for a disturbance involving two neighbors.  Officers arrived to find a 55-year-old man had been assaulted by his 46-year-old neighbor.  The two men had been involved in an ongoing confrontation for the past couple of days.  It is unknown why the men were arguing, but the quarreling escalated when Richard Riojas (07/22/67) threw a brick at his neighbor.  The brick was thrown from Riojas yard and struck the victim on the back causing it to break in half.  The victim refused medical treatment.

Riojas was arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.  He was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and an outstanding warrant.  Riojas was additionally charged with Failure to Identify as a Fugitive when he refused to identify himself.

Traffic Safety Division

Police Seek S.U.V. In Hit & Run Crash

The Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section would like help from the public to identify and locate the person responsible for a hit and run crash on the 3200 block of Ocean Drive at 3:20pm on Saturday, July 20, 2013.

A 34-year-old man jogged in the bicycle lane on the 3200 block of Ocean Drive near Hewit Drive when he was hit by a vehicle and injured. The vehicle left without providing any information or aid to the 34-year-old man as required by law. The man was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

Crash Investigators are now searching for a light-colored, possibly white, Sport Utility Vehicle with damage to the right side of the windshield on the passenger side of the vehicle.

Anyone who knows where to locate the vehicle, or has any additional information about this crash, should call the Corpus Christi Police Hit and Run Investigators at 886-2690. Anyone who would like to provide information to the investigators and keep their identity secret may provide the information through Crime Stoppers at 886-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Date: July 20, 2013 15:23

Location: 3200 Ocean Drive http://goo.gl/maps/JmFJd

Offense: Hit & Run Crash

Crash Number: C1305388 Offense Number: 1307200085

Community Outreach

Starting School? Need a Car? Stop by our Monthly Auction

The C.C.P.D.’s commitment to “Keep Corpus Christi Safe” has continued with its “Zero Tolerance No Insurance Initiative”

On Saturday, August 3, 2013, a total of 83 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 30 of these vehicles are “No Insurance” impounds. On Friday, August 2, 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 August 3, 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 June and July of 2013, Officers issued 625 citations for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility and impounded 118 vehicles for the same charge.

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Narcotics/Vice Division

Drugs, Money Seized in Friday Raid

John Henry Jimenez
Rick Manolo Benavides

On July 19, 2013, at approximately 4:05pm, the Corpus Christi Narcotics/Vice  Investigation Division Officers with the assistance of the S.W.A.T. Team and  Gang Unit served a search warrant at 3630 Dalraida.  A search of the residence lead to the seizure of the following:

  • 29.89  grams of Crack Cocaine with a street value of $950
  • 192.11  grams of powder Cocaine with a street value of $5,500
  • 6.41  grams of Methamphetamine (ICE)with a street value of $650
  • 2.04  grams of Heroin with a street value of $145
  • 1033.05  grams of Marijuana with a street value of  $1,300
  • $1,535 in U.S. currency
  • A loaded firearm

John Henry Jimenez (06/10/85) and Rick Manolo Benavides (08/24/82) were both arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.  Both Jimenez and Benavides were charged with two counts of Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance, and one count of Possession of Marijuana.  Jimenez was additionally charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon.

Bravo District

Bravo District Report for July 22, 2-13

Date:  July 21, 2013, 5:00pm
Location:  McDonald and Matlock
Event:  Possession of Controlled Substance
Case Number:  1307210095

David Russel Franklin
Maria Martha Martinez
Daniel Hamilton Smalley
Adam Casares

Officers pulled over a black Honda Accord for driving on the wrong side of road in the 900 block of McDonald.  During the traffic stop, one of the five occupants was observed trying to hide a spoon and a syringe.  As a result of their investigation, the driver was released and his four passengers were arrested.

David Hamilton Smalley (03/04/72) was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  David Russell Franklin Jr. (12/16/79) was charged with two out of county outstanding warrants for Larceny.  Adam Casares (01/23/96) was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia when a bong and several pills which were not prescribed to him were found in his backpack.  Maria Martha Martinez was also charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia when two baggies containing 4.6 grams of Heroin  were found hidden in her shorts.  A scale was also found where she had been sitting.  All four were booked at the City Detention Center.

Community Outreach, Delta District

Delta District Report for July 22, 2013

Date: July 21, 2013, 7pm
 Location:  Logan Avenue and Normandy Drive http://goo.gl/maps/LY3cC
Event:  Possession of Controlled Substance
Case Number:  1307210104

AshleyNicoleGlorfieldAn Officer pulled over a Mazda Protégé for a traffic violation and contacted the occupants in the vehicle.  A passenger Ashley Nicole Glorfield (11/07/84) was observed to have to a couple of “rocks” of Crack Cocaine in her mouth and made an attempt to swallow them.  The drugs were recovered from Glorfield’s mouth.

Glorfield was arrested and charged with an outstanding Municipal Court warrant in the amount of $452.70, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Tampering with Evidence.

Date:  July 21, 2013, 4:13pm
Location:  Dolphin Park,  202 Sandbar Avenue   http://goo.gl/maps/PoSmd
Event:  Aggravated Robbery
Case Number: 1307210080

A 57-year-old man reported to Police he was robbed at knifepoint as he sat in his car.  The man told Officers, the suspect put a knife against his neck and demanded his wallet.  When the victim refused to hand over the wallet, the suspect forcefully took his cell phone and wallet.

The victim chased after the suspects with a wrench as they ran across a field. He was able to catch up to the male suspect and began hitting him with the wrench.  The suspect was able to disarm the victim and assaulted him with wrench.  The victim sustained a couple of lacerations to his face and head, but refused to be taken to the hospital.

The victim described the suspects as a stocky Hispanic man accompanied by a heavyset Hispanic woman, both with short men’s hairstyles.  Both fled in a white SUV, either a Chevrolet Tahoe or Ford Expedition.

Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888TIPS or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com.   Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspect is identified and arrested.

Bravo District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Man Crashes Into Oso Bay And Does Not Survive

A 57-year-old man did not survive a single vehicle crash into Oso Bay Sunday morning.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a single vehicle crash at 2:31am Sunday morning at the 8800 block of South Padre Island Drive in which the vehicle drove into the water. Several Corpus Christi Police Officers entered the water to recover the 57-year-old man from inside the vehicle. No other person was in the vehicle and the 57-year-old man was taken to the hospital by ambulance where the man later died. The Corpus Christi Police Dive Team responded to the scene to get the vehicle out of the water and have it taken to the city impound lot.

The Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section is investigating the crash in which a tan 1999 Saturn 2 door car drove east on the access road toward Flour Bluff, drove over traffic warning signs, then went into the water. The cause of death will be investigated and determined by the Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office. Investigators have spoken to at least one witness to the crash but would like anyone who has any additional information about the crash to contact the Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section at 886-2600.

Date: July 21, 2013 2:31am

Location: 8800 South Padre Island Drive http://goo.gl/maps/ZQ2RC

Event: Vehicle Crash with Fatal Injuries

Crash Number: C1305403

Corpus Christi Police Daily Blotter