Criminal Investigations Division, Traffic Safety Division

Traffic Investigators Solve Motorcyclist Hit & Run

Corpus Christi Police Department Hit & Run Investigators report the suspected Jeep involved in Monday’s accident has been located and impounded.  With the assistance of the Police Department’s Auto Theft Task Force, Officers were able to track down the Jeep using pieces of evidence recovered from the accident scene.

A suspect in the hit and run accident has been identified and could face a charge of Accident Involving Personal Injury or Death, a 3rd Degree Felony which is punishable by two to ten years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

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Charlie District, Patrol Division

Police Arrest Woman After 8am Crash For DWI With A 2 Year Old Passenger

Occurred Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 8:00am, Saratoga Blvd. at Staples St. Driving While Intoxicated, 1211130022

                A 22-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday morning for driving while intoxicated after she was involved in a vehicle crash with her two-year old son as a passenger.

A person called Corpus Christi Police and followed a green 1997 Dodge Ram pickup truck which swerved through lanes of traffic, then struck construction signs on Staples Street. The truck eventually struck a stopped car on Weber near South Padre Island Drive. The truck pulled into a parking lot and Corpus Christi Police Officers arrived.

The driver of the truck, 22-year-old Julie Cantu (5/3/1990) was not injured in the crash and displayed indications that she was intoxicated. The investigating patrol officer also discovered a two-year old passenger in the back seat of the truck. The child was not harmed.

The officer called for family members to pick up the child. Cantu was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger, a state jail felony punishable by up to two years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Cantu was taken to the hospital for a medical clearance and then delivered to the city detention center.

Bravo District, Patrol Division

Police Arrest Two Men For Overnight Theft At Bill Witt Park

Occurred Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 00:48, 6869 Yorktown Blvd. Theft 1211140007

                Two men were arrested Wednesday morning for stealing wire from the Bill Witt Park on Yorktown Boulevard.

A Corpus Christi Police Patrol Officer went into Bill Witt Park at about 12:45am and found two men next to a blue 2003 Ford F-150 pickup truck and a green 2003 Toyota Tacoma. The officer met the men and informed them they were in violation of the city park curfew. The trucks had copper wire in the beds of the trucks and the patrol officer found drag marks from several man holes in the parks.

The officer discovered as much as 900 feet of wire was taken from the park. John Lewis (1/19/1981) was arrested for a Nueces County Warrant for burglary to a motor vehicle. Lewis was additionally charged with the violation of park curfew and for theft of metal.

Charles Carter (8/12/1974) was arrested for the theft of metal and for violation of park curfew. The theft of metal charge is a state jail felony punishable by up to two years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. The two trucks were impounded and the two men were delivered to the city detention center.

Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Don’t Pay Your Ticket with Funny Money

Occurred on 11/13/12, 10:04am  Forgery     120 N. Chaparral   1211130042

Police were called to Municipal Court when City Marshalls detained a 45-year-old man after he attempted to pay for an outstanding warrant with counterfeit money.

A Municipal Court clerk checked the money when he tried to pay the fine and found the $50 bills to be phony.  Corpus Christi Police Department Financial Crimes Detectives interviewed the man who was unaware the money was counterfeit.  The money was seized and he was released.

The Financial Crimes Unit recommends you visit the Secret Service website at http://www.secretservice.gov/money_detect.shtml to guard yourself against counterfeiters.

Community Outreach

Police Present Awards For Great Conduct

Officers honored for life saving are (from left to right) Brandon Cordell, Adam Thurman, and Armando Vasquez. Corey Casey was honored as FTO of the year. Graciela Luna-Garcia also received a life saving award.
Bill Fowler speaks with Assistant Chief Mike Markle after Fowler received a Citizen’s Certificate of Merit

The Corpus Christi Police Chief, Floyd Simpson, was pleased to celebrate accomplishments of several individuals in a ceremony at the main Police Station Tuesday morning.

A citizen, Bill Fowler, was commended with a Citizens Certificate of Merit for his effort on May 4, 2012. Eighteen year old Fowler stopped his vehicle in the Wendy’s parking lot when he saw an officer in a struggle in an attempt to effect an arrest. Fowler has enlisted in the United States Army and was invited to apply for employment with the Corpus Christi Police Department if he chooses to change career paths.

Life Saving Awards were then distributed to Senior Officer Armando Vasquez, Senior Officer Adam Thurman, and Senior Officer Graciela Luna-Garcia for their efforts to save the life of a 15-year-old boy who was struck by a car on September 24, 2012.

Officer Brandon Cordell was awarded a life saving award for his life saving effort with Officer Jason Tello on April 24, 2012 at the 500 block of Rosemary. Officer Cordell and Officer Tello provided C.P.R. on a 51-year-old woman until Emergency Medical Services arrived and transported her to the hospital where she survived.

Senior Officer Corey Casey was awarded the Field Training Officer of the Year for his efforts to train new officers who most recently graduated from the police academy.

Congratulations to all those who were honored today!

Community Outreach

Chief Promotes Blackmon To Captain

Captain David Blackmon talks with Commander Heidi Frese after the promotion ceremony at the Main Police Station

The Corpus Christi Police Chief, Floyd Simpson, was pleased to promote David Blackmon to the rank of Captain in a ceremony Tuesday afternoon at the Main Police Station.

David Blackmon was hired by the Corpus Christi Police Department in 1989. He was awarded a Life Saving Award in 2006. He served in the Directed Patrol for several years and then he was most recently assigned as a supervisor in the Narcotics Division.

Police Chief Simpson said he relies on the captains to mold seasoned officers. Chief Simpson said he has full faith in Captain Blackmon to be a positive role model for the future of this police department.

 

Captain Blackmon has his rank pinned onto his collar by his wife, Brenda.

 

 

 

 

Delta District

Three Charged with “The Club” Beating

Amber Starr Mason
Brittney Nicole Mason
Candielynn Casey Mason

Occurred on 11/12/12, 9:07pm  Aggravated Assault  826 Retama   1211120058 

Police were called to the residence for a fight involving knives and sticks.  Upon their arrival, Officers talked to a 58-year-old man and 52-year-old woman who told them they were attacked by the three women at the residence.

The woman told Officers Candielynn Mason (08/13/87)  stopped by the home to drop off her ex-boyfriend’s clothing when she became upset and punched the victim in the face.  The victim’s companion attempted to stop the assault, but Brittney Mason (10/22/92) and Amber Starr Mason (12/30/89) grabbed a anti-theft vehicle locking device (The Club) and began assaulting the man.

The women took turns assaulting him with “The Club” before jumping in a gold Chevrolet Monte Carlo and driving away.  The victims suffered non-life threatening injuries in the assault.

Officers searched the area and found the Monte Carlo at the Stripes Convenience Store at Buddy Lawrence and IH 37.  Also inside the vehicle were Candielynn Mason’s two children.

All three women were arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.  They were charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Candielynn Mason was additionally charged with Assault Causes Bodily Injury which is a Class “A” Misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.  Her children were released to a family member.

Criminal Intelligence Unit

Man Charged with Online Solication of a Minor

Ted Sparks

On 11/9/12, the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force culminated an investigation with the arrest of a local man.  Ted Sparks (07/09/87)  had been communicating via Facebook with an individual that he believed was a 14-year-old female.

Sparks solicited sex from the underaged female and arranged to meet her.  He was subsequently arrested and charged with Online Solicitation of a Minor and booked into the Nueces County Jail.

 

 

Delta District

Woman Crashes into Tree As She Attempts to Flee

DaisyDeLeon

Occurred on 11/12/12, 02:49am Evading Arrest 600 Francesca 1211120010

Police were called to the 600 block of Francesca for a disturbance involving an ex-girlfriend of the homeowner’s son.   Officers contacted Daisy Deleon (06/03/85) as she sat in a white Chevrolet Impala. Deleon was asked to turn off the car, but she sped away, fleeing south on Francesca.

It was discovered Deleon lived on Van Loan and Officers traveled to the area in search of her.  Once at Martin Luther King and Van Loan, Officers found the vehicle had been involved in a one vehicle accident, striking a tree.

DeLeon was arrested and booked at the City Detention Center after she was medically cleared.  She was charged with two outstanding Municipal Court warrants for Failure to Appear ($319) and Violation of Promise to Appear (352.10) along with Evading Arrest in a Vehicle which is a 3rd Degree Felony punishable by up to 10 years and a $10,000 fine.  She was also cited for Failing to Maintain a Single Lane.

Delta District, Traffic Safety Division

Motorcyclist Injured in Early Morning Hit and Run

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

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 red 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.

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

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