Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Police Investigate Murder

The Corpus Christi Police are investigating a homicide that occurred Saturday morning at 4531 Ayers Street.

A 34-year-old man went to a business at 4531 Ayers Street at about 7:25am Saturday morning. A 28-year-old man discharged a firearm from inside the business. Police discovered the 34-year-old man outside the business, deceased.

The 28-year-old man directly called police and surrendered. The 28-year-old man was detained and was interviewed by detectives.

Corpus Christi Police Robbery/Homicide Detectives are investigating the homicide and attempting to gather all the evidence from this event.

UPDATE:
Juan Perez (3/22/1985) was arrested and charged with Murder, a First Degree Felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. This is the 10th Criminal Homicide for 2013.

Date: June 8, 2013, 7:29am

Location: 4531 Ayers Street

Offense: Homicide

Case Number: 1306080043

Narcotics/Vice Division

Prostitution Sting

On 06/07/13 CCPD Narcotics Vice Investigators conducted a prostitution sting in the North area of town. Personnel from the Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation rode along for observation. The following offenders were arrested for prostitution:

Giraves, Pamela 07/18/63
Guitierrez, Elaine 11/01/69
Rodriguez, Ashley 06/15/88 **
Garcia, Juliana 12/29/90
Esquivel, Debra 11/16/68
Ramon, Amanda 07/30/89
Dominguez, Monica 05/13/82
Sanchez, Esmarelda 11/07/55
Rivera, Jennifer 08/13/79
Chambless, Penny 09/22/81

All offenders were charged with class B prostitution. Possible enhancements for repeat offenders will be investigated. ** Also had a Nueces county warrant for Obstructing Police.

Adam District

Adam District Incident Report for June 6, 2013

Time:  12:09am
Location:  5300 Leopard Street http://mapq.st/15Th4Kk
Event: Wanted Subject
Case Number: 1306070003
MarthaElishaSmith
Police pulled over a blue pick-up truck for a traffic violation,  A female passenger in the truck was found to be wanted.

Martha Elisha Smith (05/06/83) was arrested and charged with a Nueces County warrant for Prostitution (No Bond) and a Municipal Court warrant in the amount of $319.  The driver was released with a verbal warning.

Time: 1:00am
Location: 3600 McKinzie Road http://mapq.st/15Th4Kk
Event: Driving While Intoxicated
Case Number: 1306070008/C1304151
NickReza
Officers responded to a traffic accident in which both drivers were arguing with one another.  Nick Reza Sr. (02/20/58) the driver of a black 2001 Chevrolet pick-up truck struck a maroon 2011 Harley Davidson driven by a 37-year-old man. Both drivers and a 41-year-old passenger in Reza’s truck were uninjured.

Reza who appeared to be intoxicated and taken to Spohn Shoreline for a blood draw.  He was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

Time:  1:20am
Location:  10600 Leopard Street http://mapq.st/1bdyeTl
Event: Wanted Subject
Case Number: 1306070009
FidencioAldaco
Bicyclist Fidencio Aldaco (11/17/70) was pulled over for not having a rear reflector and found to be wanted.  Aldaco was arrested and charged with an outstanding warrant out of San Patricio County for Theft.  His bond was set at $1,000.  Aldaco’s bicycle was dropped off at his residence.

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Delta Incident Report for June 6, 2013

Time:  4:15pm
Location: 2500 block of Nogales http://mapq.st/ZVzlY8
Event: Infant Death
Case Number:  1306060085

CCPD and CCFD were called to the residence for a medical call in which a 5-month-old infant was found not to be breathing.  First responders arrived to find the baby girl was deceased.

Child Crimes Detectives are currently investigating the infant’s suspicious death as a homicide; pending a ruling from the Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Time:  6:23pm
Location:  Agnes and Bluntzer Street http://mapq.st/16PNTvG
Event: Evading Arrest/Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 2
Case Number:  1306060098
ArturoMarcelinoBazan
Police attempted to pull over a gray Chevrolet Impala for a traffic violation in the 2500 block of Agnes, but the driver failed to stop.  The driver Arturo Marcelino Bazan (02/07/1995) finally pulled over at Marguerite and Bluntzer Streets.

Bazan was found to be driving without a valid driver’s license and arrested.  He was booked at the City Detention Center and charged with Evading Arrest as  well as No Driver’s License.  Officers also confiscated a small quantity of what appeared to be synthetic marijuana.

Time:  11:35pm
Location:  5330 Avenue C. http://mapq.st/15Hp5Bt
Event:  Wanted Subject
Case Number:  1306070140
AdamEspinozaAguilar
Officers tracked down one of Nueces County’s Most Wanted at his sister’s residence.  Adam Espinoza Aguilar (07/02/83) was arrested and charged with the outstanding warrant for Motion to Revoke Probation for Evading Arrest with a Vehicle.

Time:  11:40 pm
Location: 1900 Peabody http://binged.it/16PY83d
Event: Aggravated Robbery
Case Number: 1306060048

QuincyVanderGilfordJr.

Officer contacted the 34-year-old man who reported his observed a man in his truck trying to steal his radio.  The suspect punched the victim in the face when he was asked to leave. A struggle ensued in which the suspect swung at the victim with a shovel.

As Officers were conducting their investigation, the victim spotted the suspect and pointed him out to Police.  Quincy Vander Gilford Jr. (06/03/67) ran and hid from Officers, but they quickly found him hiding in the laundry room behind 1900 Peabody.

Gilford was arrested at the City Detention Center and charged with Aggravated Robbery.

Bravo District, Traffic Safety Division

Bravo Incident Report for June 6, 2013

Time:  11:25pm
Location: 15700 Cruiser
Event:  Pedestrian Fatality
Case Number:  C1304150

Police responding to the residence discovered a 54-year-old man had been struck by a vehicle driven by his 52-year-old wife.  The man was rushed to Spohn Memorial where he died from the injuries sustained in the accident.

Witnesses at the scene reported to Officers, it appeared that the Ford Aerostar Van accidentally accelerated towards the victim and two other family members as they stood to the front of the van.  Two of the other family members were able to move out-of-the-way to avoid being hit.

The accident investigation is being conducted by Officers with the Traffic Division.

Criminal Investigations Division

Police Make Arrest in Murder

Corus Christi Robbery/Homicide Detectives arrested 31 year old David Alvarez (5/6/1982) in the 6100 block of Brockhampton Thursday evening in connection with the death of 25 year old Aaron Juarez last Saturday morning.

Juarez died from injuries he received after a confrontation in a parking lot at 6241 Saratoga Boulevard at 2:25am on June 1, 2013. Alvarez was arrested at 6:30pm on June 6 in connection with Juarez’s death. Bond was set at $200,000 dollars.

The Corpus Christi Police Department would like to thank the public for cooperation and providing information to develop this case.

Adam District, Community Outreach

Adam District Incident Report for June 5, 2013

Time: 2:52pm
Location: 3133 S. Alameda Drive http://mapq.st/111DRjh
Event: Beer & Gas Run
Case Number: 1306050081

Decoriah LaCharles Harris
Decoriah LaCharles Harris

Police were called by HEB employees who were following a silver Chevrolet Impala involved in a theft of gas. Officers found the Impala parked at the gas pumps at 2002 Morgan Avenue. The driver Decoriah LaCharles Harris (06/23/91) was arrested and booked at City Detention Center. He was charged with Theft and Driving While License Suspended.

Time: 11:38pm
Location: 910 Corn Products Road
Event: Theft of a Trailer
Case Number: 1305280037

Police located a empty stolen trailer at the Travel Lodge. The trailer was taken from 5702 S. Staples Street on May 28th and was filled with windows and window frames.

Anyone with any information on these crimes are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com. Callers will receive a cash reward if the suspects are identified and arrested.

Bravo District

Bravo Incident Report for June 5, 2013

Time:  1:36am
Location: 2500 Johanna Drive http://binged.it/11nikRN
Event: Aggravated Assault
Case Number:  1306050153

Police were called to the residence for a stabbing after a 37-year-old man assaulted a woman and stabbed a man who came to her rescue. The man sustained a cut to his hand, but refused to be taken to a hospital for medical treatment.  Police are looking for Hispanic man, 6’0″ feet tall, and weighing 350 lbs.

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 or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com.  Callers will receive a cash reward if the suspect is identified and arrested.

Time:  10:39pm
Location: 300 Valerie Street  http://binged.it/111xcpc
Event: Possession of Marijuana/Dangerous Drugs
Case Number: 1306050145

JenniferAngeliqueSturgeon

Police pulled over a 58-year-old man after he failed to signal a right turn and impounded the vehicle when he was found to be driving without a license.  His passenger, Jennifer Angelique Sturgeon (03/12/72) was found to be possession of a marijuana cigar and arrested.  She was booked at City Detention Center and charged with Possession of Marijuana and additionally charged with Possession of Dangerous Drugs when prescription pills were found in her purse.  The driver was cited and released.

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Homicide Victim’s Vehicle Located

Corpus Christi Police are investigating the homicide of 70-year-old Charles Lee Noack who was found murdered in his home on June 4th, 2013.  At the time of his murder, Noack’s vehicle was also found to be missing and believed stolen.

On June 5, 2013, at 2:30pm a Patrol Officer searching for the stolen grey Ford Escort found the unoccupied vehicle in the parking lot of the Weber Square Apartments.

During their investigation, detectives developed information leading them to Jacob Alan Crow (05/30/81) and his involvement in the theft of Noack’s vehicle.  Homicide Detectives were able to obtain an arrest warrant for Crow charging him with Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (U.U.M.V.). Witnesses indicated that Crow had been driving the victim’s vehicle after Noack’s murder.

On June 5, 2013 at 9:46pm, Officers arrested Crow at Weber Square Apartments located at 5220 Weber Road for the U.U.M.V. warrant.  He was booked at the City Detention Center.  Crow was additionally charged with Possession of a Prohibited Weapon.  His bond was set at $50,000.

Homicide/Robbery Lt. K. Isaacks stated, “The Homicide Investigation is still in the preliminary stages.  We are still in the process of evaluating all  of the physical evidence and interviewing all possible witnesses.”  The investigation is still ongoing and will be referred to the Nueces County District Attorney’s Office when concluded.

Adam District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Man Crashes Truck into Garage

A 45-year-old man caused damage to a garage after a single vehicle crash which started on the 11,000 block of Interstate Highway 37 Wednesday morning.

The 45-year-old man was treated at the scene for minor injuries and released. The man drove a yellow 2008 Dodge pickup in the center lane west on the 11,000 block of Interstate Highway 37 at a little after 9am. The posted speed limit for that portion of the roadway is 75 miles per hour. The pickup abruptly changed direction and travelled over the grass and then struck the garage to a house on the 4600 block of Old Nueces Town Road.

No injuries were reported other than the minor injuries the operator sustained. There were no other occupants in the vehicle. The 45-year-old man was issued a citation for unsafe speed. The truck was towed due to the damage. The initial estimated damage to the garage was $20,000 dollars.

Date: June 5, 2013 9:08am

Location: 11,000 block of Interstate Highway 37 http://goo.gl/maps/1Fh2D

Event: Vehicle Crash

Crash Number: C1304113

Corpus Christi Police Daily Blotter