Traffic Safety Division

DWI’s – By The Numbers

DWI Statistics – By The Numbers

DWI & DUI Arrest
July 15, 2013 618
Same time 2012 512 up 20%
Total in 2012 1036

DWI Arrests Last 3 Months
July (thru 7/15) 46
June 2013 111
May 2013 88
April 2013 90

Note: The 111 DWI arrest made in June 2013 is an all time high for the month of June. Previous June high was 100 DWI arrest made in 1993.

2013 DWI Stats

609 DWI Arrest as of July 15, 2013
9 DUI Arrest as of July 15, 2013
130 Suspects consented to give a sample of their breath
269 Suspects consented to give a sample of their blood
192 Suspects refused to give a sample of breath or blood and a search warrant was obtained
15 Suspects refused to give consent of breath or blood and a mandatory blood draw was required
3 Suspects refused both blood and breath request, and no evidence was obtained.
609 cases filed and in 606 cases a sample of breath or blood was obtained.
75 Felony DWI cases:
(46 for DWI with two or more prior convictions; 18 for intoxicated assault; 9 DWI Child; 2 intoxicated manslaughter)
.18 Average Breath /Blood results from suspects
225 DWI arrest were involved in Traffic Crashes

Bravo District

Bravo District Report for July 17, 2013

Date:  July 16,  2013, 2:33pm
Location:  S. Padre Island Drive/S. Staples Street http://goo.gl/maps/MqLO9
Event:  Driving While License Invalid
Case Number:  1307160086
MichaelQuirozPolice pulled over a black GMC Yukon for an expired inspection sticker and contacted the driver Michael Quiroz (07/04/93) who was found to be driving with an expired driver’s license and no proof of insurance.

Quiroz was arrested and charged with Driving While License Invalid, two outstanding Nueces County warrants for Contempt of Court and Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon.  He was additionally charged with Possession of Marijuana when a small quantity was found in the vehicle.

Date:  July 16, 2013, 6:40pm
Location:  600 Claride Street http://goo.gl/maps/H6yCW
Event:  Wanted Subject
Case Number:  1307160121
PedroLuisTorres Patrol Officers received information from Officers with the Gang Unit that Pedro Luis Torres (10/22/85) was wanted for a Nueces County warrant.  Officers pulled over a Pontiac G6 in which Torres was a passenger.  Torres was arrested and charged with the outstanding Nueces County warrant for Motion to Revoke Probation.

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Drugs and Weapon Seized by Narcotics Officers

Date:  July 17, 2013, 06:15am
Location:  6402 Weber Road http://goo.gl/maps/ydTHM
Event:  Narcotics Warrant
Case Number:  1307170016

Officers with the Corpus Christi Police Department Narcotics Vice Investigations Unit along with the assistance of the S.W.A.T. Team served a search warrant at 6402 Weber Road.  The warrant was served as a result of an ongoing investigation into drug dealing from one of the apartment’s in the complex.  Investigators recovered approximately 5.4 grams of Crack Cocaine and a stolen firearm.

Eric Richard Garza (01/26/80) and Jimmy Rafael Alvarado (09/15/75) were both arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.  Garza and Alvarado were both charged with Manufacture and Delivery of a Controlled Substance, a Second Degree Felony.  Garza was additionally charged with Theft of a Firearm (State Jail Felony) and Possession of a Firearm by a Felon (Third Degree Felony).

Delta District

Delta District Report for July 17, 2013

Date:  July 16, 2013, 3pm
Location: 3000 Eisenhower Street http://goo.gl/maps/XFetT
Event:  Aggravated Robbery
Case Number:  1307160117

An 83-year-old man was robbed at knife point while at his home.  The elderly man told Police he found a Hispanic man armed with a knife in his kitchen.  The suspect held the knife to the victim’s throat and demanded his jewelry.  The suspect released the victim and fled with the victim’s jewelry valued at $1,000.  The victim was uninjured during the robbery.

The suspect is only described as a 30-year-old Hispanic man who walks the neighborhood.  Anyone with any information on this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com. Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspect is identified and arrested.

Charlie District

Charlie District Report for July 17, 2013

Date:  July 17, 2013, 4:33am
Location: 4600 Adkins  http://goo.gl/maps/sqHKp
Event:  Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animals
Case Number:  1307170014
MichaelAFrancoOfficers were called to residence for a disturbance and contacted the owner of a 5-year-old Dachshund named “Layla.”   She told Officers her ex-boyfriend Michael Franco (05/28/92) became enraged at her when she sold his pit bull to buy food for the other three dogs in her home.

Franco grabbed “Layla” and threw her against a bedroom wall.  Officers found Layla in a pool of muddy water unable to move her hind legs.

Officers arrested Franco and charged him with Cruelty of Non-Livestock Animal which is a State Jail Felony punishable by up to two years in jail and a $10,000 fine.

Bravo District, Community Outreach

Bravo District Report for July 16, 2013

Date: July 15, 2013, 8am
Location: 1301 Airline
Event: Aggravated Robbery 
Case Number: 1307150042

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A Walgreen’s pharmacy technician reported a man armed with a knife demanded two specific narcotics.  The man left when the technician informed the man the named narcotics were not kept at the store.

The suspect is described at Hispanic male, standing 5’2” to 5’5” feet tall, and weighing 150 to 165 lbs.  He was last seen wearing an off white shirt and blue jeans.

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

Charlie District, Community Outreach

Charlie District Report for July 15, 2013

Date:  July 15, 2013, 12:38pm
Location: 5488 S.Padre Island Drive http://goo.gl/maps/oB9QE
Event: Wanted Subject
Case Number: 1307150082/1307150083

Alicia Maria Deleon
Serenity Lynn McCracken

Police were called to La Palmera Mall for two women who were trying to use checks and cards at several stores with their identification.  Officers located the two women  at the Radio Shack and arrested the two women.

Serenity Lynn McCracken (09/15/77) lied about her identity and found to be wanted.  McCracken was charged with an outstanding Nueces County Burglary warrant (No Bond) and Failure to Identify as a Fugitive from Justice.

Alicia Maria Deleon (12/05/88) was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance when an assorted collection of pills were found in her possession.

Date: July 15, 2013, 3:21pm
Location: 4700 Ingram Drive http://goo.gl/maps/ZZAvq
Event: Evading in a Vehicle
Case Number:  1307150108
AlfonsoArnulfoLongoriaPolice were dispatched to 4834 Hamlett Drive for a wanted subject at the residence. As Officers were en route they were advised that the wanted suspect Alfonso Longoria (02/20/90) had left in a black Ford Explorer.  The SUV was observed in the 2400 block of Sunnybrook and Officers attempted to pull it over.

Longoria refused to pull over and continued to the 4800 block of Ingram where he was blocked in by Officers.  He was arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.  Longoria was charged with ten outstanding warrants. He had seven outstanding Nueces County warrants and three outstanding Municipal Court warrants:

Possession of a Controlled Substance (No Bond)
Failure to Appear for Motion to Revoke Probation for a Theft charge ($10,000 Bond)
Failure to Appear Possession of Marijuana ($10,000 Bond)
Failure to Appear for Motion to Revoke Probation for a Possession of Marijuana ($10,000 Bond)
Failure to Appear for Motion to Revoke Probation for a Criminal Trespass ($10,000 Bond)
Failure to Appear for Motion to Revoke Probation for a 2nd Possession of Controlled Substance ($10,000 Bond)
Failure to Appear for Motion to Revoke Probation for Evading Arrest ($10,000 Bond)
Municipal Court warrant for Failure to Appear in the amount of $319.
Municipal Court warrant for Violation of Promise to Appear in the amount of $352.10
Municipal Court warrant for Failure to Appear in the amount of $319

Delta District

Delta District Incident Report

Date: July 14, 2013 9:00am
Event: Major Vehicle Accident/DWI
Case Number: 1307140045/C1305200
Location: Headley & Sarita

Officers were dispatched for a Major Vehicle Accident at Headley & Sarita in which the driver had fled the scene. The call had indicated that several residents of neighborhood were chasing the driver as he was running away. Officers located Jose Rodriguez 8.6.1980 in the 2400 block of Niagra. He was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated.

Date: July 14, 2013, 6:18pm
Event: Jumper on the Bridge
Case Number: 1307140119
Location: Hwy 181 (Harbor Bridge)

Officers responded to the Harbor Bridge for a vehicle parked in the roadway. Officers located a 29 year old male who had climbed over the safety railing and jumped into the water. Marina Patrol had located him in the water, pulled him into their boat and began CPR. The man was transported to the Barge Dock area where Medic units with the Fire Department began treatment. He was taken to Spohn Memorial for treatment. The man’s truck was impounded.

Update: At 10:52 a.m. July 15, the Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office notified us that the male had not survived his injuries.

Date: July 13, 2013 9:29pm
Event: Aggravated Assault w/Deadly Weapon, Resisting Arrest
Case Number: 1307130132
Location: 800 Indiana

Officers were dispatched to the 800 Block of Indiana for a Stabbing. Upon arrival they located the 22 year old male victim who was being treated by medical personnel.

The 22 year old male stated that he had been stabbed by a male who was accompanied by two females in a dark colored vehicle. The confrontation began over a disturbance regarding loud music being played and coming from the dark colored vehicle as it continued to drive up and down Indiana. The three individuals had left the area prior to the arrival of Officers.

Officers were able to obtain information about the vehicle and located it in the 4100 Block of Montego shortly thereafter. The three individuals were identified as Franco Bucato (12.21.1988), Araceli Medina (6.14.1996) charged with Agg. Assault w/Deadly Weapon (2F) and Cassandra Ramos (5.20.1996) charged with Agg. Assault w/Deadly Weapon and Resisting Arrest. They were taken to the City Detention Center.

The 22 year old victim was transported to Spohn Memorial for treatment of his injuries.

Adam District

Adam District Incident Report

Date: July 14, 2013, 4:42pm
Event: Aggravated Assault
Case Number: 1307140110
Location: 9400 Morrow

Units were dispatched to the 9400 blk of Morrow for a Stabbing. Upon arriving they located a 59 year old with a stab wound to the chest area. Officers determined that Mistiphone Rainwater (10.23.1971) had stabbed the 59 year old during an argument. She was arrested and taken to the City Detention Center. The 59 year old was transported to Spohn Memorial to be treated.

Community Outreach

Do You Need a Four-Legged Friend??

Corpus Christi Animal Care Services and People Assisting Animal Control (PAAC) will be holding an adoption event on Saturday July 13, 2013 from 1:00pm – 4:45pm at 2626 Holly Road. We have many cats and dogs available for adoption during this event. About 75 of these pets will have half or all of the adoption fees paid through sponsorship.

If your considering adopting a pet please come see us on Saturday. If you cannot attend this event please spread the word and like us on our Animal Care Services Facebook page.

PAAC is accepting donations for adoption sponsorship as well as the newly implemented targeted spay and neuter program.

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