Community Outreach

Trapped Puppy Rescued

Date:  June 27, 2013, 5:11pm
Location:  Laredo and Staples http://goo.gl/maps/jnRLs
Event:  Trapped Puppy

Police were called to the area for a puppy trapped in a storm drain.  Officers quickly determined the puppy was actually in the sewer line.   Animal Control Officer Jacob Gonzales was able to get inside the sewer line enough to see the puppy.

After several minutes of puppy negotiations, Gonzales was able to take her safely out.  The puppy, a Lab mix was uninjured.  According to Lt. W. Broyles, “Jacob did an outstanding job getting inside the sewer line and rescuing this puppy.”

If you’re interested in adopting this puppy, please contact Corpus Christi Animal Care Services at 361-826-4630.  Citizens are encouraged to adopt a pet (many have completely sponsored or reduced adoption fees), volunteer, sponsor a pet for adoption, or make a donation to People Assisting Animal Control.

Charlie District

Charlie District Report for June 28, 2013

Date:  June 28, 2013, 12:25am and 12:54am
Location: 5100 Everhart Road http://goo.gl/maps/7laI6
Event: Driving While Intoxicated
Case Number:  1306280006/1306280007

Julian Basaldu
George Gonzales

Two separate vehicles drove through the construction area at Everhart and S. Padre Island Drive while workers were repairing the road.  Both vehicles were stopped by Officers providing off-duty traffic control for the construction workers.

At 12:25am, Julian Basaldu (07/16/76) was pulled over after he drove his red Astro Van thru a marked off construction area while the workers were present.  Basaldu was administered standard field sobriety tests and a blood specimen taken.  He was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated/Open Alcohol Container, Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility and Driving While LIcense Suspended/Invalid.

At 12:54am, the second intoxicated driver also drove through the barricades and proceeded into the intersection.  The driver George Gonzales (11/06/68) was contacted and administered field sobriety tests and a blood draw warrant obtained.  Gonzales was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated and Driving While License Suspended/Invalid.

Adam District

Adam District Report for June 27, 2013

Date: June 26, 2013, 10:40pm
Location: 500 Old Robstown Road http://goo.gl/maps/6gvfh
Event: Possession of Marijuana
Case Number:  1306260147

Benjamin Elizondo

Police pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation.  During the Officer’s traffic stop, he observed the driver Benjamin Elizondo (06/25/91) to have marijuana residue on his pants and a couple of ounces inside the vehicle.

Elizondo was arrested and charged with Possession of Marijuana which is a Class “A” Misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Man Wanted for Two Home Burglaries

Noe Oscar Vela
Noe Oscar Vela

The Corpus Christi Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Noe Oscar Vela (11/16/1992) who is wanted for two counts of Burglary of a Habitation.  One count has a $40,000 bond, while the second count has a $50,000 bond.  Vela is accused of burglarizing two Concord Street homes where approximately $3,300 in televisions, perfumes, and two laptop computers taken.

Anyone having any information on the whereabouts of Vela is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or  log onto the Crimes Stoppers website at www.888TIPS.com.  A cash award will be paid out if the suspect is arrested on the information received.

Community Outreach

Protect it, it’s yours.

  Corpus Christi Auto Theft Task Force
“Watch Your Car Month”
News Conference

Chris White, Lieutenant-Auto Theft Task Force
La Palmera Mall-Food Court
Monday, July 1, 2013
11:30am

To kick off the Auto Theft Task Force’s July initiative to reduce auto crimes, Lieutenant Chris White will hold a press conference to provide statistics on auto burglaries and auto thefts.  “Protect it, it’s yours” is the new campaign the ATTF, along with the Texas Auto Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority, will be promoting to remind citizens of the belongings they own and how to protect them.  An opportunity will be provided to obtain footage of vehicles with the potential for criminal activity.

For more information or a free brochure on vehicle burglary and theft prevention safety tips, call 361-886-2872.

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Woman Wanted for Target Theft

Patricia Ann Zamora
Patricia Ann Zamora

Date:  June 11, 2013, 7:20pm
Location: 5425 S. Padre Island Drive http://goo.gl/maps/53MPF
Event: Theft (Shoplifting)
Case Number:  1306110140

The Corpus Christi Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Patricia Ann Zamora (09/29/1982) who is wanted for Theft (State Jail Felony Enhanced) with two or more prior misdemeanor theft convictions.  Zamora is accused of stealing approximately $250 worth of video games from Target. There is a $20,000 bond on the outstanding warrant.

Anyone having any information on the whereabouts of Zamora is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or  log onto the Crimes Stoppers website at www.888TIPS.com.  A cash award will be paid out if the suspect is arrested on the information received.

Bravo District

Bravo District Report for June 26, 2013

Date:  June 25, 2013, 9:30pm
Location:  15600 Cuttysark Street http://goo.gl/maps/jCzvo
Event:  Drowning
Case Number:  1306250131

CCPD and CCFD were called to the residence for a drowning.  A neighbor found the 67-year-old face down in the pool and called 911.  The man was pronounced deceased by emergency personnel.

Date:  June 26, 2013, 12:03pm
Location: 900 Dorothy   http://goo.gl/maps/78hXi     
Event:  Robbery
Case Number:  1306260003

Christopher Joel Kirkpatrick
Jonathon Andrew Hargis

Police were called to the residence for a robbery and contacted the victim who reported he was at home “drinking and having a good time” when he noticed two of his friends walking away with his lawnmower.  The victim confronted the men and they began assaulting him.  The men left, but were found by Officers as they hid in the bushes at 900 Bobalo Drive.

Christopher Joe Kirkpatrick (11/21/90) and Jonathan Andrew Hargis (05/06/92) were arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.  Both men were charged with Robbery. Hargis was additionally charged with an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.  The lawnmower was found nearby and returned to the victim.

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Delta District Report for June 26, 2013

Date:  June 25, 2013, 2:05am
Location:  3100 Ocean Drive http://goo.gl/maps/d3isU
Event:  Aggravated Sexual Assault
Case Number:  1306250015

Corpus Christi Homicide/Robbery Detectives are investigating the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 24-year-old woman which occurred in the early morning hours of June 25, 2013.  The woman told police a man approached her as she arrived home and demanded her purse at knifepoint.  He then grabbed her and forced her into a red vehicle.

The man drove them to a parking lot at 3100 block of Ocean where he sexually assaulted the woman.  Detectives are looking for a Hispanic male, 20 to 30 years of age, 5’8 to 5’10” feet tall, and weighing 150 to 185 lbs.

Anyone with any information on this crime is urged to call the Corpus Christi Homicide/Robbery Bureau at 361-886-2841.  If you would like to remain anonymous, please call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com.   Callers will be paid a cash reward if the suspect is arrested.

Charlie District

Charlie District Report for June 26, 2013

Date:  June 26, 2013, 01:16am
Location:  4800 Dodd Drive http://goo.gl/maps/FWMFp
Event:  Aggravated Robbery
Case Number:  1306260009

Adrian Louis Belt
Clarence Oritez Miller
Crystal Marie Barrera

Two men and a woman were arrested after police were called to the residence for a home invasion in progress.  Officers began arriving in the area and detained Adrian Louis Belt (01/15/94) after he began to run from an officer.  A blue Ford Expedition was parked in front of the residence occupied by Crystal Barrera (09/17/87) who was also detained.  Officers were able to recover a firearm from inside the SUV.  An Officer searching the neighborhood located another suspect,Clarence Oritez MIller (09/22/90) hiding next to a home.

The victims told Officers they answered a knock on the door and two Black  men forced their way in at gunpoint; robbing and assaulting them. A 49-year-old woman and her 57-year-old man were taken to Spohn Memorial with non-life threatening injuries.  A 34-year-old man was also treated by CCFD Emergency Personnel.

Belt and Miller were arrested and charged with Aggravated Robbery and Burglary of a Habitation~Intend Other Felony.  Belt was additionally charged with Evading Arrest. Barrera was also arrested and charged with Aggravated Robbery, Unlawful Possession of Firearm by a Felon.  Barrera was additionally charged with Abandon/Endanger a Child with Intent to Return when it was discovered she left her 2,3, and 6-year-old boys home alone.  Officer’s checked on Barrera’s children and found them asleep.  The children’s grandparents arrived to watch over them.

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Can You ID Cigarette Thief?

Date:  June 14, 2013, 7:52pm
Location: 3601 S. Staples Street
Event: Theft Shoplifting
Case Number:  1306140169

Corpus Christi Property Crimes Detectives are asking the public’s assistance in identifying a man involved in the theft of approximately $700 worth of cigarettes. Store surveillance video shows the man walking in the office area and taking the cigarettes.  He then exits the store and leaves in a SUV with an unidentified woman.

The suspect is described as a bald Black male, 30 to 40 years of age, weighing 230 to 250 lbs and standing 6′ to 6’4″ feet tall.  The man was wearing a blue shirt which he removed, walking out in a black muscle t-shirt.  He was accompanied by a blond White female, 28 to 35 years of age, 5’5″ to 5’8″ feet tall and weighing 200 lbs.  Both the man and the woman fled in a red Ford Explorer Sport.

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.  Callers will earn a cash reward if the suspects are identified and arrested.

Corpus Christi Police Daily Blotter