Community Outreach

Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony set for May 13th

2012 Peace Officers Memorial Day Ceremony
2012 Peace Officers Memorial Day Ceremony

Planning Committee Seeks Relatives of Fallen Officers

On Monday May 13th at 10:30 am, the Corpus Christi Police Department, Nueces County Sheriff’s Office, and the Port of Corpus Christi Police Department will together host the seventh annual Regional Peace Officers Memorial Day Ceremony.  This year’s event once again will be held at the Solomon P. Ortiz International Center Outdoor Pavilion, 402 Harbor Drive, Corpus Christi.   Keynote speaker for this year’s ceremony will be United States Congressman Blake Farenthold.  The ceremony is a tribute to all Peace Officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty, specifically recognizing those officers from the Coastal Bend who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their community. The public is cordially invited to attend.

Members of the Peace Officers Memorial Day planning committee are seeking current addresses for family members of the fallen officers so they can be invited and properly recognized during the ceremony.  If you are a family member, or can provide the address for a family member of any of these fallen officers please contact:

Executive Assistant to Chief Floyd Simpson

Teri Barrera

(361) 886-2603

TeriB@cctexas.com

NUECES COUNTY FALLEN OFFICERS

Corpus Christi City Marshal Elias Mussett Jr.
END OF WATCH: May 6, 1892
 
Corpus Christi Police Officer Luther B. Prather
END OF WATCH: September 14, 1919
 
Corpus Christi Police Officer Joseph L. Moon
END OF WATCH: June 10, 1938
 
Corpus Christi Police Officer Roy N. Smith
END OF WATCH: April 20, 1953
 
Corpus Christi Police Officer  Frank Edward Dolan
END OF WATCH: February 12, 1960
 
Corpus Christi Police Officer John W.  Sartain
END OF WATCH: August 20, 1971
 
Corpus Christi Police Officer Ruben T. Almanza
END OF WATCH: July 27, 1984
 
Corpus Christi Police Officer Joseph D. Bock
END OF WATCH: September 9, 1987
 
Corpus Christi Police Officer Juan R. Prieto
END OF WATCH: February 2, 1993
 
Corpus Christi Police Officer Matthew Thebeau
END OF WATCH: January 20, 2008
 
Corpus Christi Police Officer Stuart J. Alexander
END OF WATCH: March 11, 2009
 
Port Of Corpus Christi Police Officer James Saavedra
END OF WATCH: December 19, 2007
 
Nueces County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Nolan
END OF WATCH: August 13, 1860
 
Nueces County Sheriff Matthew Nolan
END OF WATCH: December 22, 1864
 
Nueces County Sheriff Dennis J. Kelly
END OF WATCH: June 13, 1870
 
Nueces County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Shaw
END OF WATCH: September 1877
 
Nueces County Sheriff’s Deputy Alexander S. Downs J.
END OF WATCH: October 16, 1932
 
Nueces County Sheriff’s Deputy Irvin M. Brown
END OF WATCH: February 13, 1995
 
Nueces County Constable Pct 1 Patrick 2. Freely
END OF WATCH: March 25, 1917
 
Nueces County Constable Pct 1 R.R. Bledsoe
END OF WATCH: July 5, 1925
 
Nueces County Constable Pct 1 Carl M. Bisbee
END OF WATCH: July 6, 1925
 
Nueces County Constable Pct 6 Patrick S. Runyon
END OF WATCH: February 7, 1981
Adam District, Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Seek Burglars Identity

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The Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives would like help from the public to identify and locate a man who broke a glass window to a store and then stole merchandise from the store located at 11020 Leopard Street on April 15, 2013.

Detectives obtained video of the man who paced in front of the store at about 1:18am on Monday, April 15, 2013. The man passed by the window a couple times and then broke the window. The man ran inside the store, took some merchandise, and then left.

The man is described as about 5 foot 10 inches tall, 200 pounds, 25-30 years of age, with dark hair and wore glasses, a dark long sleeve shirt, and pants.

Anyone with any additional information should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2841. Information may be provided anonymously to investigators through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may be eligible for a cash reward.

Date: April 15, 2013 1:18am

Location: 11020 Leopard Street

Offense: Burglary to a Building

Case Number: 1304150011

Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District, Patrol Division

Police Investigate Two Robberies Tuesday Night

The Corpus Christi Police Department Robbery/Homicide Detectives are searching for persons responsible for robberies at two locations in Corpus Christi Tuesday night.

The two robberies were committed by a person with the same description, and so investigators are exploring the possibility the two robberies are related. No person was injured in either of the two robberies.

The first robbery happened at 3302 South Port Avenue at 8:45pm. A man entered the store, displayed a handgun, and demanded cash. The second robbery happened at 4702 Kostoryz with the same description of the suspect who entered, displayed a handgun, and then demanded cash.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his early 20’s in age, 5 ft. 6 inches tall, 130 pounds, brown hair and hazel eyes, and he wore a blue long sleeve shirt with green stripes, acid washed blue jeans, and brown shoes. The suspect spoke English with no accent and wore black gloves and a gray ski mask. In both robberies, the suspect got away in a dark-colored Chevy 4 door vehicle.

Anyone with any additional information about these crimes should call the Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide Detectives at 886-2841. Information may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) on online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers that leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Date: April 23, 2013

Location: 3302 South Port Avenue and 4702 Kostoryz

Offense: Aggravated Robbery

Case Numbers: 1304230158 & 1304230163

Delta District, Patrol Division

Police Respond to False Abduction

A 26-year-old man was detained by police Tuesday evening after a 13-year-old boy complained to Police Officers that he was taken involuntarily at knife point by the 26-year-old man to fraudulently get money at the 3000 block of Antelope Street. In a turn of events, the 26-year-old man was released and the 13-year-old boy was taken into custody.

A 13-year-old boy told Corpus Christi Police Officers he saw the 26-year-old man at a park on the 2500 block of Dempsey Street. The 26-year-old man had three small children in a stroller. The 13-year-old boy said the man displayed a knife and demanded the boy to go knock on doors to get money.

The 13-year-old boy went to an apartment at the 3000 block of Antelope Street and knocked on the door. A 58-year-old woman answered and then called police for the boy. The man walked away from the apartments but was later located by police.

The 13-year-old boy was interviewed and eventually changed his story. The 26-year-old man knew the boy and gave the boy money to buy juice for the small children. The boy did not return after several hours, and the 26-year-old man found the boy and demanded the money be returned. The boy then provided a false story about the abduction to the 58-year-old woman and then to police.

The boy had an active directive to apprehend by the Nueces County Juvenile Court for previous unrelated charges and was then delivered to the Nueces County Juvenile Detention Center. The 26-year-old man was released.

The Corpus Christi Police intend to pursue criminal charges against the boy for the False Report to a Peace Officer which is a Class B Misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months incarceration and up to a $2,000 fine.

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division

Police Seek Truck Thief

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The Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft Task Force would like help from the public to identify and locate a man who stole a truck from a convenience store located at the intersection of McArdle and Ennis Joslin on April 14, 2013.

A 22-year-old man drove his maroon 2007Dodge Ram truck to the store at 10pm and left the vehicle in the parking space with the keys in the ignition with the engine running. The 22-year-old man went into the store and made a purchase, and then when he walked back to his truck, the vehicle was gone.

Investigating Police Officers reviewed video of the event and have images of a Hispanic man between the ages of 20-30 who took the truck without permission. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male with short black hair and he wore a long sleeve black shirt and khaki pants. The truck was last seen travelling north on Ennis Joslin. The maroon truck has a temporary tag number 32G7649 as the license plate. The vehicle is further described as a maroon Dodge 1500 LoneStar edition with chrome handles, chrome gas cap and chrome 20 inch factory rims.

Anyone with any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft Task Force at 886-2841. Information may be provided to Detectives anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers that leads to an arrest may be eligible for a cash reward.

Date: April 14, 2013, 22:00

Location: 7526 McArdle Road http://goo.gl/maps/pxjQi

Offense: Unaithorized Use of a Motor Vehicle

Case Number: 1304140149

Community Outreach, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

DWI Statistics: Year to Date

DWI Statistics

                                        April 16, 2013                     Same time 2012    __                            Total in 2012

DWI & DUI Arrest             330                                           265                              UP    24%                         1036

                                                          April  2013           March  2013        Feb . 2013           

DWI Arrests Last 3 Months          47                               135*                             72

*the 135 DWI arrest made in March was an all time record high for one month for our department                                                                                           

2013 DWI  Stats

324         DWI Arrest as of  April 16, 2013

6              DUI Arrest as of  April 16, 2013

56           Suspects consented to gave a sample of their breath

148         Suspects consented to gave a sample of their blood

112         Suspects refused to give a sample of breath or blood and a search warrant was obtained

7              Suspects refused to give consent of breath or blood and a mandatory blood draw was required

1              Suspects refused both blood and breath request, and no evidence was obtained.

In all the cases filed for DWI, a sample of breath or blood was obtained. (99% of cases filed have breath or blood evidence)

46           Felony DWI cases.  (29 for DWI with two or more prior convictions;  11 for intoxication assault;

5              DWI Child; 1 intoxication manslaughter)

.18          Average Breath /Blood results from suspects

120         DWI arrest were involved in Traffic Crashes

CCPD Officers by Number of Arrest                                            CCPD DWI Arrest by District

Justin Sanders   Assist  26 / 14 Unassisted = 40                                                     ADAM                  54

Gary Williams     Assist  30 /  3 Unassisted=33                                                        BRAVO                88

Elizabeth Leal                     17                                                                                              CHARLIE            124

Daniel Guajardo               17                                                                                                DELTA                 64

Community Outreach

Police Remember Fallen Officer

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By: Captain John Houston

On April 20, 1953, 60 years ago, Patrol Officer Roy Newton Smith was responding to a fight call when his patrol car was struck by another car at Staples and Lipan. Smith died of his injuries that day. Smith was 21 years old and had been on the department for just 4 months at the time of this tragic accident. Roy was married to Laverne Smith and had come here from Wichita Falls, Texas to work at the department. Roy and Laverne had one daughter Gail. Roy served with distinction in the Army having served in the Korean conflict before joining the department. Please take a moment out  of your day to remember our fallen brother. Our prayers remain with him and his family and may we never forget him and his sacrifice. Roy Smith is the fourth officer to die in the Line of Duty for the Department.

As a side note, we were able to locate his only daughter Gail Michalsky of Spring, Texas who never had a chance to know her father and she attended her first Police Officers Memorial Service last year. She was given a copy of the Wall of Honor photo by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott.

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division

Police Seek Women Who Steal From Toy Store

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Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives would like help from the public to identify and locate three women involved in a theft at a toy store located at 1220 Airline Road on Friday, March 1, 2013.

Two women left the store at 2:23pm on March 1, 2013 with a baby stroller valued at about $150 dollars and clothes with an estimated value of about $300 dollars without paying for any of the merchandise. The two women loaded into a tan passenger vehicle where a third woman drove away from the store. The vehicle was last seen travelling north on Airline toward Alameda.

One of the women involved is described as a Hispanic female who wore a dark shirt with the number 59 on the back and blue jean pants. The other woman who entered the store is described as a Hispanic female who wore a black shirt and white Capri’s and had a small crown tattoo on her face.

Anyone with any additional information about this crime, or has any information to identify or locate these women should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2841. Information may be provided to detectives anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) on online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District, Patrol Division

Police Investigate Homicide on Van Loan Avenue

Corpus Christi Police were called to the 1700 block of Van Loan Avenue at 6:38pm Thursday night in which two men suffered injuries from gunfire.

A 35-year-old man and a 36-year-old man engaged in a confrontation with a third man, 31-year-old Vernon Goodley (1/21/1982). Goodley presented a firearm and shot the other two men. The two injured men were taken to the hospital for treatment. The 36-year-old man did not survive his injuries.

Goodley fled the scene and was located by police the same night. Goodley was arrested for Murder (a first degree felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine) and for Aggravated Assault (a second degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine).

The Corpus Christi Police Department would like to thank all the members of the community who helped in the investigation of this crime. In an effort to insure complete information is obtained for the investigation, Police Detectives ask anyone who has additional information about this crime to contact the Corpus Christi Police at 886-2841.

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Man Steals From Bank ATM

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Corpus Christi Police are seeking a man who stole money from an Automated Teller Machine Tuesday morning at a bank located at 9517 South Padre Island Drive.

Corpus Christi Police responded to an alarm at the bank at six minutes past midnight and discovered the A.T.M. was damaged. Corpus Christi Police Detectives worked with bank employees and viewed video of a man who drove a black pickup truck to the A.T.M., used a tool to cut the A.T.M. open, and then stole the contents of the machine.

The man is described as a male who wore a gray hoodie and blue jeans.

Anyone with any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police at 886-2841. Information may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which leads to an arrest may be eligible for a cash reward.

Date: April 16, 2013, 00:06

Location: 9517 South Padre Island Drive http://goo.gl/maps/v2cvl

Offense: Felony Theft and Felony Criminal Mischief

Case Number: 1304160005

Corpus Christi Police Daily Blotter