Adam District, Traffic Safety Division

48 Year Old Man Arrested For DWI After Single Vehicle Crash At IH 37 and McKenzie

Occurred Friday, December 7, 2012, 19:55, 10602 Interstate Highway 37 Driving While Intoxicated 1212070162

                A 48-year-old man was arrested Friday night for Driving While Intoxicated after he was involved in a single vehicle crash that destroyed a directional post and a cross walk box and post.

A blue 2000 Jeep Wrangler driven by 48-year-old Ricardo Ruiz (7/14/1964) traveled west on the 10400 block of the Interstate Highway 37 access road on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 7:55pm. The Jeep left the roadway to the left, struck a pole, then went through the intersection of the access road and McKenzie Road, and then struck a second pole. The Jeep rolled onto its top and did not strike any other vehicle or person.

A 52-year-old witness helped Ruiz out of the Jeep and told police there were no other people involved in the crash.

Corpus Christi Police Patrol Officers discovered evidence that Ruiz was intoxicated. Ruiz was transported to the hospital for treatment of non-incapacitating injuries. Corpus Christi Police Investigators gathered evidence and Ruiz was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Ruiz was released from the hospital and delivered to the city detention center.

Delta District, Patrol Division

Cab Driver Discovers Injured Man On 4700 Leopard Street

Occurred Saturday, December 8, 2012, 4:15am, 4700 Leopard Street, Aggravated Assault 1212080046

                A 48-year-old man was taken to the hospital by ambulance Saturday morning for treatment for a serious injury after he was found on the 4700 block of Leopard Street by a 48-year-old taxi cab driver.

The cab driver called Corpus Christi Police at 4:15 am to check on a man who laid in the middle of the street.  The 48-year-old man had an obvious injury and was not conscious. Emergency Medical Technicians took the 48-year-old man directly to the hospital for treatment.

Corpus Christi Police Investigators believe the injuries to the 48-year-old man were caused by an other person and would like help from the public to identify any person who may be responsible for the injury.

Anyone with any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2841. Anonymous tips can be provided to Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8744) or online at http://www.888TIPS.com.

Bravo District

Details Released on Officer Involved Shooting

Corpus Christi Police Chief Floyd Simpson released the following statement on December 10, 2012 at a 1:30 pm news conference held at the Corpus Christi Police Department:

 
On December 09, 2012 at 8:39pm Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a disturbance with a weapon at the 1100 block of Salem. The caller, 56-year-old Daniel Scott advised that he was armed and that his neighbors were posing a threat. It is believed that Mr. Scott was suffering from mental illness.

Trained crisis negotiators attempted to contact Daniel Scott for hours. Officers were unable to establish meaningful dialog. Upon attempting to make physical contact with Mr. Scott, he fired upon them. Officers returned fire and shot Daniel Scott.  Despite receiving immediate medical treatment at the scene, Mr. Scott was pronounced dead later at Spohn Memorial.

The officers involved in this incident are:

  • Senior Officer Rigoberto Montejano, a 9 year veteran of the Corpus Christi Police Department
  • Senior Officer Amador Gonzalez, a 17 year veteran of the Corpus Christi Police Department

Both officers have been placed on paid administrative leave which is standard procedure in these types of incidents. Although the investigation is ongoing and still in its early stage, I feel confident the investigation will determine that our officers acted in accordance with department policy.

This was a tragic event for all involved and our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Daniel Scott for their loss.

Adam District

Utility Work on Tuloso and Suntide Roads

The City of Corpus Christi Traffic Engineering office advises residents beginning Monday, December 10, 2012 and Tuesday, December 11, 2012, weather permitting; contractors will close Tuloso Road and Suntide Road to through traffic from Up-River Road to IH-37 westbound frontage road.  Contractors will be closing one road each day and are scheduled to work between the hours of 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.

Traffic control devices will guide motorists through the construction site.  While the work is underway, motorists should expect delays and are advised to seek alternate routes to avoid the area if possible.  Motorists are also advised to observe all construction warning signs and barricading for their safety and that of construction crews.   Access to local driveways will be maintained throughout the duration of the project.

For more information, please contact Traffic Engineering at 826-3547.

Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Gang Unit, Patrol Division

Wanted Gang Member Arrested After He Flees from Police

Geromino Sanchez WANTED
Russell Longoria CAPTURED
Richard Longoria WANTED
Rhonda Jean Longoria CAPTURED

Occurred on 12/06/12, 1:14 pm  Wanted Gang Member  4300 Gulfbreeze Boulevard  1212060073

Corpus Christi Gang Unit Investigators observed wanted gang member Russell Longoria (12/14/86) driving a Nissan Maxima in the 5800 block of Weber Road.

Officers attempted to pull Longoria over; however, he refused to stop and led Police on a high-speed chase.  Police terminated the pursuit, but continued to search for Longoria.  Officers began looking at known locations where Longoria frequents.  Approximately 15 minutes later, Lt. J. Gray observed Longoria in the 4300 block of Gulfbreeze where he was taken into custody.

Longoria was arrested and booked at the City Detention Center charged with Evading Arrest and three outstanding warrants for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon ($200,000 Bond), Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity (No Bond) and Felon in Possession of a Firearm (No Bond).

A warrant had been obtained for Longoria and three other individuals who were involved in planning and assaulting a 21-year-old Corpus Christi man.  The assault stemmed from a work related incident in which two individuals had been fired when one of the men’s wife showed at their place of employment and caused a disturbance.

Gang Unit Officers had previously arrested Rhonda Longoria (11/02/90) during a traffic stop for her involvement in the assault.  She was charged with Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity. Her young son who was a passenger in the vehicle was released to his aunt.

Police are still looking for the two other known gang members who are also wanted for their involvement in the November 29, 2012 assault.  Richard Longoria (12/01/92) has an outstanding warrant for Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity ($200,000 Bond).

Geronimo (Jeronimo) Sanchez (11/03/80) is also wanted for Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity ($200,000 Bond) and Violation of Bond Conditions~Unlawful Possession of Firearm by a Felon (No Bond).

If you know the whereabouts of these two men we ask that you call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS.  Callers will earn a cash reward if the men are arrested.  The Corpus Christi Police Department asks that if you see these men, you do attempt to apprehend them, but call 911 as they are known to have violent tendencies.

Delta District, Patrol Division

Police Officer Rescues Dog On Lunch Break At Cole Park

Senior Officer Jason Lee pulls dog to safety
Senior Officer Jason Lee pulls the dog to safety
Senior Officer Jason Lee stands with the dog moments after the rescue
Senior Officer Jason Lee stands with the dog moments after the rescue

Occurred Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 12:30pm, 1500 Ocean Drive at Cole Park

                A dog was rescued from the water by a Corpus Christi Police Officer on his lunch break at Cole Park Wednesday afternoon.

Corpus Christi Police Senior Officer Jason Lee took his lunch break at the 1500 block of Ocean Drive at Cole Park at about 12:30 in the afternoon. A woman attracted Officer Lee’s attention and said her dog fell into the water and was unable to get out of the water.

Officer Lee saw a Doberman splash in the water and become fatigued and unable to get out of the water because of a vertical cliff next to the water. The dog had fallen off of the cliff into the water and was unable to get out.

Officer Lee reached over the ledge and pulled the dog to safety.

Traffic Safety Division

City Road Closures for December 8-14, 2012

New – Bronco Road (Between Highway 44 and Sedwick Road)

Tuesday – Friday

City work crews will close Bronco Road to through traffic beginning December 11, 2012 for four days.  Bronco will be closed to traffic at the Sedwick Road intersection, and open to thru traffic at the Highway 44 intersection.

New – North Beach Burleson Road between Surfside and Timon

Monday – Friday

On December 10, 2012, weather permitting; contractors will start work on the Chaparral Improvement city project.  The intersection of Chaparral Street and Schatzell Street will be closed to traffic.  Chaparral Street between Lawrence Street and Schatzell Street; and Schatzell Street between Water Street and Chaparral Street will be designated as a No through Traffic- Parking Only zone.  Motorists traveling on northbound Chaparral may detour onto eastbound Lawrence Street to Water Street; and the westbound traffic on Schatzell may detour onto Water Street.

New – McBride Lane (Between Leopard Street and IH-37 Eastbound Frontage Road)

Monday – Friday

James Street and Erin Drive:  Erin Drive will be closed at the McBride intersection.  Access to James Street and Erin Drive will be through the IH-37 frontage road, and both streets – James and Erin – will be closed to through traffic.

New – Staples Street (Williams Street to Saratoga Boulevard)

Saturday – Friday (24-hour closure)

The Wooldridge Road traffic will be shifted onto the eastbound lanes and traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction through the Staples Street Intersection.  Staples Street will have the center lane closed to traffic with two lanes of traffic open in each direction beginning north of Wooldridge Road to Holly Road.  In addition, contractors will reduce the southbound Staples Street traffic to one lane 200 feet south of La Costa Drive intersection.

North Beach Burleson Road between Surfside and Timon

Monday – Friday Beginning December 3, 2012 through December 14, 2012, weather permitting; contractors will be doing sidewalk repairs on Burleson Street between Surfside Boulevard and Timon Boulevard.

McBride Lane:  McBride Lane will be closed to traffic between IH-37 frontage road and Hampshire Road.  Eastbound traffic on IH-37 frontage road will be detour onto to southbound Navigation Boulevard, onto westbound Leopard Street, to McBride Lane.   Traffic on McBride Lane will be detoured onto westbound Hampshire Road to South Padre Island Drive.

Leopard Street Westbound between Warpath Street and Lois Lane

Monday – Friday

Beginning on Thursday, November 29, 2012, and for approximately two weeks, weather permitting; city contractors will be doing hydro excavation along westbound Leopard Street between Warpath Street and Lois Lane.  During this period, westbound Leopard Street traffic will be periodically reduced to one lane of traffic between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. each day.

Sanitary Sewer Line Inspection and Cleaning

Tuesday

Beginning November 13, 2012, contractors will be doing Sanitary Sewer Line Inspection and Cleaning on various city streets to include Everhart Road, Gollihar Road, and Hugo Drive.  Expect various lane closures.

Northbound Staples Street (Booty Street – Lipan Street)

Monday – Friday

Beginning October 1, 2012 and for the next five weeks contractors will be doing utility work on Staples Street.  Work crews will periodically reduce northbound Staples Street traffic to one lane between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M.

Kostoryz Road

Saturday – Friday (24-hour closure)

Northbound Kostoryz Road traffic will be shifted onto the southbound lanes between S.P.I.D. and Sunnybrook Road, and again shifted onto the northbound lanes approximately 500 feet past Sunnybrook. Traffic, on these two sections of Kostoryz Road, will be reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction.   In addition, traffic on eastbound McArdle Road will be shifted onto the westbound lane where traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction through the Kostoryz Road intersection.

Up River Road

Saturday – Friday (24-hour closure)

The westbound traffic on Up River Road will be closed to traffic and the eastbound traffic will remain one-way traffic between Dunn-Meany Road and Dunn Lane.  In addition, Up River Road westbound traffic will be detoured onto southbound Dunn Lane, onto southbound Navigation Boulevard, onto the westbound IH-37 frontage road, onto northbound Dunn-Meany Road to Up River Road.

Bear Lane 

Saturday – Friday (24-hour closure)

Bear Lane will be closed to traffic from the business center’s east driveway to Fortune Drive, and open to traffic from Fortune Drive to Navigation Boulevard.  In addition, Flato Road will be closed to through traffic from Bates Street to the West Oso High School’s staff parking driveway, and closed to traffic from the staff parking driveway to Bear Lane.  Meanwhile, Fortune Drive and Cliff Maus Drive will respectively be open to allow traffic from Enterprize Parkway and Old Brownsville Road to the Oso Middle School.

Airline Road

Saturday – Friday (24-hour closure)

Traffic on Airline Road is closed to traffic between Cousteau Lane and Walls Street.  The southbound traffic detour to Cimarron Boulevard is though Cousteau Lane, onto southbound Paris Drive to La Bianca Drive; while at the same time, the northbound Airline traffic detour to Walls Street is through westbound Lipes Boulevard, onto northbound Giants Drive to Walls Street.  Residents on Sonoma Drive and Mendocino Drive will be detoured onto eastbound Vineyard Drive, onto southbound Nacogdoches Drive, onto eastbound Brooke Road to Rodd Field Road.   Airline Road between Lipes Boulevard and Rodd Field has been closed.

Staples Street and Weber Road/Doddridge Street

Saturday – Friday (24-hour closure)

New – Beginning on Friday, November 2, 2012, and for approximately six weeks, weather permitting; City contractors will be doing road work on Staples Street between Weber Road/Doddridge Street intersection and Peerman Place. As this project is ongoing, southbound traffic on this section of Staples Street will be shifted onto the northbound lane and traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction.

Staples Street (Leopard Street to Six Points)

Monday – Friday

Either the northbound or southbound Staples Street traffic will be periodically reduced to one lane.

Charlie District, Patrol Division

I Can See You, But You Can’t See Me

Rebekah Annette Ramirez
Veronica Idolina Cisneros

Occurred on 12/05/12, 10:26pm  Robbery   4444 Kostoryz  1212050147

Officers were called to the H.E.B. for a theft involving two women who ran out the store and were last seen running southbound on Kostoryz Road.  Both women were involved in stealing meat products when they were confronted by store security.  One of the women became argumentative with the security guard and pushed him away as he tried to handcuff her.

A second call to Police advised the women were hiding at the AT & T store.  As Officer J. Smith traveled to the AT & T store he observed one of the women trying to hide behind a light pole. Officer M.S. Frakes and Officer Smith detained Rebekah Annette Ramirez (01/08/71) along with Veronica Idolina Cisneros (01/27/78) who was sitting on the side of the building with a young boy.

The trio was taken back to the H.E.B. where store security positively identified the women.  Both women were arrested and charged with Robbery.  Ramirez was additionally charged with a Municipal Court warrant for a Violation of Weapons Ordinance in the amount of $713.

Officers were able to recover the women’s purses with the stolen meat inside and returned them to H.E.B.

The three-year-old was uninjured and released to his mother.

Delta District

Detectives Identify Man in Chaparral Street Assault

VictorPedroPerezOccurred on 12/1/12, 12:17am  Aggravated Assault  N. Chaparral/Starr Street  1212010004

The Corpus Christi Police Department would to thank the community and our Media partners for their assistance in helping identify the man responsible for the assault of a 25-year-old Corpus Christi man.  Due to the social media and news coverage, the Police Department received numerous tips called in to Crime Stoppers. In addition, viewers provided information to both Patrol Officers and Detectives.

Corpus Christi Homicide/Robbery Detective R.L Garcia was able to obtain a warrant for Victor Pedro Perez (08/14/89) for Aggravated Assault. His bond is set $200,000.

Remember, if you know something about a crime, you can safely give the information to Crime Stoppers by calling 888-TIPS.

For additional information on the original post visit our CCPD Blotter at http://wp.me/p1D8kP-2Ql.

Update: The Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force apprehended Perez on 12/05/12  during a traffic stop at the 500 block of North Mesquite Street. Perez was arrested and taken to the Corpus Christi City Detention Center.

Delta District

Warrant Issued for Hit and Run Driver

Antunez_JoseOccurred on 11/12/12, 02:28am  Major Accident  3300 S. Staples Street  C1208631/1211120008

Officers responded to Staples and Texan Trail for a hit and run accident involving a motorcycle.  Upon their arrival, Officers found the 30-year-old motorcyclist seriously injured.  He was rushed to Spohn Memorial with non-life threatening injuries.

Further investigation revealed,  a black Jeep Wrangler turned left in front of the motorcyclist causing him to strike the passenger side of the Jeep. The motorcyclist went down and the Jeep fled on Texas Trail leaving a piece of important evidence.  Hit and Run Investigators tracked down the owner of the Jeep using the fender flare left at the accident scene.

Hit and Run Investigator D. Schwartz was able to obtain a felony arrest warrant on Jose Luis Antunez (11/22/60) for Accident Involving Injury or Death.  If anyone has any information as to the location of Antunez we ask that you call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS.  Callers will receive a cash reward if the suspect is arrested.

For additional information see the original CCPD Blotter post at http://wp.me/p1D8kP-2JI.

Corpus Christi Police Daily Blotter