Charlie District

Man Charged with 4th D.W.I.

Gilbert Ray Paree


Occurred on 10/01/12, 12:53 a.m.  Driving While Intoxicated    3600 Mendenhall  1210010005

Police pulled over a black Chevrolet Corvette who failed to stop for a red light and almost struck another vehicle head on.  The driver Gilbert Ray Paree (04/19/66) was contacted and appeared to be intoxicated.  He was administered Standard Field Sobriety Tests along with a Mandatory Blood Draw when it was discovered he had three prior convictions for DWI.

Paree was arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.  He was charged with Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More, a 3rd degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Three Jailed For Home Burglary

Mateo Tanguma
Fidela Maria Tanguma
Noe Oscar Vela
Maria J. Rosales

Occurred on 10/1/12, 12:54 am  Burglary of a Habitation  1400 Sulaine Place  1210010007

Two men and a woman were arrested shortly after midnight for their involvement in a home burglary.  Officers were dispatched to the 1425 Sulaine Place for several individuals fighting and windows being broken.  While en route Officers found Mateo Tanguma (06/11/95) and his wife, Fidela Maria Tanguma (01/15/93) quickly walking away and detained them.

Further investigation revealed Fidela Tanguma sent the 19-year-old victim a threatening text message.  When she saw the couple accompanied by Noe Oscar Vela (11/16/92) walking towards her apartment, she ran inside and locked the door.  The men smashed the windows and the front door was unlocked,  allowing them to enter the apartment.

The pregnant victim was able to escape injury by locking herself in the bathroom.   Another woman outside the apartment told Officers she was held down by Maria J. Rosales (04/25/76) while an unidentified woman punched and choked her.  Rosales was arrested and charged with an outstanding Municipal Court warrant for $534.90.

Mateo and Fidela Tanguma along with Noe Vela were arrested and charged with Burglary of a Habitation, a 2nd degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Delta District

Man Escapes From Police Custody

Occurred Saturday, September 29, 2012, 21:10pm, 615 Leopard Street, Escape 1209290129

                A 30-year-old man escaped from police custody Saturday night from the Nueces County Jail.

The Corpus Christi Police transport van delivered prisoners from the Corpus Christi City Detention Center to the Nueces County Jail at about 9:10pm. One of the prisoners, Joe Hernandez (1/25/1982) escaped. Hernandez wore a gray shirt and ran toward Waco Street.

Hernandez was arrested on Padre Island at 11:58 Saturday on a traffic stop for a warrant for his arrest, driving while license suspended, and for possession of marijuana.

Hernandez is a 30-year-old Hispanic man, 5’8” tall, 180 pounds, black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information to locate Hernandez should not approach him or attempt to apprehend him, but should call Corpus Christi Police immediately at 886-2600 or call 911.

The Corpus Christi Police Patrol K9 Officer Jason Lavastida and his dog, Indy, located and captured Hernandez at 11:41pm on September 29.

Traffic Safety Division

Man On Moped Seriously Injured In Crash On Waldron Road

Occurred Friday, September, 28, 2012, 21:24, 3000 Waldron Road, Major Vehicle Crash, C1207401

                A 45-year-old man suffered several broken bones in his chest and shoulder after he crashed his moped into a truck on the 3000 block of Waldron Road near Caribbean Drive Friday night.

A 16-year-old boy drove a white 2011 Ford F-250 pickup truck on the 3000 block of Waldron Road Friday night at about 9:25pm and turned to enter the parking lot for the Stripes Store. The truck turned into the path of a blue 2012 Rockford moped that travelled north on Waldron operated by a 45-year-old man.

The 45-year-old man was not wearing a helmet and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

The 16-year-old boy was issued a citation for failing to yield the right of way when turning left and for failing to display a driver license. The 45-year-old man was also issued a citation for not having a motorcycle license and for not having insurance for the vehicle.

Delta District, Patrol Division

Man Shoots Truck Owner at Car Wash On Baldwin Blvd.

Occurred Friday, September, 28, 2012, 20:10, 2643 Riggan Street, Aggravated Robbery, 1209280134

                A 28-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his back after an attempted robbery at a car wash located at 2643 Riggan Street Friday night.

A 28-year-old man told police he washed his black 2009 Ford F-150 pickup truck at the Make It Shine Car Wash at 8:00pm Friday night. The 28-year-old man said a Hispanic man who was about twenty years of age and stood about 5 foot 9 inches tall with short brown hair and tattoos attempted to take the pickup truck. The 28-year-old man said he resisted the theft and the Hispanic man presented a firearm. The 28-year-old man said the firearm was discharged and the 28-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the back.

The 28-year-old man said the Hispanic man got into a green Ford Explorer that had two other men inside and the Explorer left northbound on Prescott. Corpus Christi Police continue to search for the suspects.

Anyone interested to research reported crime in Corpus Christi are encouraged to visit Crimereports.com for information. Anyone with any additional information about this crime should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit an online tip at www.888TIPS.com. Submissions are anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn the caller a cash reward.

Delta District

Observant store customers were crucial in locating an aggravated robbery suspect and vehicle

Thursday September 27, 2012 10:16pm      3829 Hwy 77    Aggravated Robbery       1209270160

Officers were dispatched to the Wal-Mart reference a theft of Televisions. Upon arrival they talked to a store employee who stated that she attempted to ask a man in the parking lot pushing a shopping cart loaded with two televisions for his receipt. The male lifted his shirt to display a pistol tucked in his waistband. Another accomplice assisted the suspect in loading the televisions in silver four door Chevrolet.

Before the vehicle could leave, observant customers were able to obtain the vehicles license plate. Officers went to the 400 block of Dixon, to a home where the vehicle was registered. The vehicle was parked in front of the home. The suspect who assisted in loading the stolen televisions was found inside the house and arrested. An airsoft pistol was also located in the home. Officers have not located the televisions at this time, but some security tabs, consistent with those used by stores to protect merchandise were found discarded.

The suspect initially lied to officers about his true identity. Further investigation revealed that his true name was Jorge Calleros 11/19/74 and that he had an outstanding warrant for Robbery. He was taken to the City Detention Center for Aggravated Robbery, his outstanding warrant and Failure to Identify. The case has been assigned to the Criminal Investigative Division for further investigation.

This case is an excellent example of how our citizens can be partners in crime fighting by remaining observant about their surroundings and suspicious activity that they see.

 

Traffic Safety Division

Boy Fatally Injured In Crash at Morgan Avenue and Santa Fe Street

Occurred Thursday, September 27, 2012, 17:52, Morgan at Santa Fe, Vehicle crash with fatal injury, C1207368

A child did not survive a vehicle crash at the intersection of Morgan Avenue and Santa Fe Street Thursday night.

A blue Honda Odyssey travelled west on Morgan Avenue at 5:52 pm Thursday. The Honda went through the red light at the intersection of Santa Fe and Morgan. A white Chevy Astrovan travelled south on Santa Fe and struck the Honda on the passenger’s side of the Honda. The Honda rolled after the impact and struck a black Volks Wagon Jetta that was stopped facing east on Morgan Avenue at the red light.

A boy fell out of the Honda and was fatally injured. Three other occupants of the Honda were transported to the hospital. The man who drove the Astrovan was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The occupants of the black Jetta were not seriously injured in the crash.

Corpus Christi Police Crash Investigators continue to evaluate the information, but, believe the boy who was fatally injured was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. Investigators believe that the sun may have been a factor for the driver to travel through the red light.

Traffic was directed away from the intersection until 8:00pm when the roads were open to normal use.

Delta District, Patrol Division

Man Carjacked at Gunpoint, Claims Drugs Were Shoved into Pockets

Occurred on 9/26/12, 9:51 pm  Aggravated Robbery 1000 Beechcraft 1209260150

Officers responding to the 1300 block of Beechcraft found a 27-year-old man in a bloody shirt and bleeding from a cut above his eye.  The victim told Officers he was at Greenwood Drive and Tarlton Street when he was car-jacked at gunpoint.   The suspect ordered the victim to drive through the neighborhood and stop in the 1000 block of Beechcraft.  Once there, he was dragged out of his vehicle and assaulted by a second armed man.

He was able to escape when one the men dropped his pistol, allowing him to kick it away.  He ran to the 2800 block of Soledad where he called police.   The man told Officers his wallet containing several thousand dollars was taken during the robbery.   He also claimed the suspects shoved drugs in his pocket.

During their investigation, Officers were unable to find the suspects, but did find the vehicle where the victim had left it.  Officers also found two packets containing Cocaine in the backseat of the police car in which the victim had been  sitting in.  The victim was not charged with the drugs, but could face possible drug possession charges.

Police report the suspects are two Black men, one of which is bald and 25 to 30 years of age.  The victim was unable to provide additional suspect information.   Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888TIPS or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com.  Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspects are arrested.

Bravo District, Traffic Safety Division

Seriously Injured Motorcyclist Rushed to Hospital

Occurred on 12/27/12, 6:04am  Major Accident   Airline & Bradshaw    C1207349

Police report a motorcyclist traveling southbound on Airline was seriously injured when a Chevrolet pick-up truck pulled onto Airline from Bradshaw Street.  The two vehicles collided, causing the 27-year-old motorcyclist to go airborne.  The helmeted motorcyclist suffered head trauma and rushed to Spohn Memorial.

Due to the motorcyclist’s life threatening injuries, Traffic Safety Division Investigators were called out to the accident scene.  The 51-year-old driver of the truck was cited for Failure to Yield Right of Way at a Stop Sign.  It is believed speed was also a factor in the accident as the motorcyclist speedometer was locked at over 60 m.p.h.  The speed limit for this particular area of Airline Road is 35 m.p.h.

Criminal Investigations Division

Robstown PD Finds Missing Woman

Detective R.L. Garcia would like to thank everybody that assisted him in locating missing woman Melinda Martinez.  With the community’s help, Ms. Martinez was found by the Robstown Police Department at a local shelter.

Ms. Martinez’s daughter was notified and has been in contact with her.  For additional information see the original pos at http://wp.me/p1D8kP-2qW.

Corpus Christi Police Daily Blotter