Bravo District

$3,500 Transmitter Stolen from Job Site

Occurred on 10/15/12, 3:11pm   Theft    Greenbay and S. Padre Island Drive  1210150099

A City Gas Department employee reported that he was detecting gas lines in the area of Green Bay and  S. Padre Island Drive with a Radio Detection TX10 Transmitter when it was stolen.  The employee told Officers, he put the transmitter on the ground and moved down the street.

Upon his return, the transmitter was gone.  The employee was unable to provide a description of the suspect.  The transmitter is valued at $3,500.

Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com.  Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the property is recovered and the suspects are arrested.

Delta District

“Suspicious Man” Arrested

Brandon James


Occurred on 10/15/12, 2:50pm  Wanted Subject   Hewitt Drive     1210150095

Officers were called to Hewitt Drive for a suspicious man knocking on doors in area.  The caller also stated the man was found in the backyard of a nearby residence and chased out by the gardener.

While en route, Officers were also advised of an alarm call on Hewitt Drive and arrived to find a man fitting the description in the alley way.

Brandon James (07/12/83) was contacted and found two have a couple of screwdrivers on his person.  James was also found to have an outstanding Parole Violation Warrant for Burglary of a Habitation.   He was arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.

Officers found an unsecured door at the alarm call, but there appeared to no property missing.

Delta District, Patrol Division

Officers Have Rough Day at Work

Patricia Ann Grady
Lesley Lamb

Occurred on 10/15/12, 3:34pm Possession of Marijuana/Assault on Police Officer 1212 Leopard 1210150105/1210150111

Officers responded to “Club Sixx” for a call for service in which callers reported two males assaulting a female.  Upon their arrival, Officers observed Lesley Lamb (12/18/83) and Patricia Ann Grady (11/21/79) staggering down the sidewalk.  Both appeared to be intoxicated when contacted.   A third male was found not to be intoxicated and released.

Lamb was observed to have something in his mouth and spit out a baggy of Marijuana.  Both Lamb and Grady were arrested.  The duo began fighting with one another while in the back seat of the police car.  Grady began kicking at Lamb who slid over and pinned Grady against the door.  The Officer attempted to pull Lamb away from Grady when she kicked the Officer in the face.

After Grady was taken into the City Detention Center, Lamb began kicking at the windows and doors to the police car.  When another Officer asked Lamb to calm, he spat in the Officer’s face.

Grady was charged with Public Intoxication and Assault Causes Bodily Injury to a Public Servant, while Lamb was charged with Public Intoxication, Possession of Marijuana, and Harassment by Persons in Correctional Facility.

Delta District

Woman Stabbed In Leg

Occurred on 10/15/12, 3:32 pm  Aggravated Assault   Nueces Bay and Leopard 1210150108

Police were called to Doctor’s Regional Hospital for a walk-in stabbing victim.  Officers contacted the 19-year-old victim who reported she had been walking home from an interview when she was attacked by three females.

The victim told Officers she was at Nueces Bay and Leopard when she was approached by three females. The women began punching her in the face and upper body.  She was able to escape and run away, but the women did not pursue her.  When the woman arrived home, she discovered a stab wound to her leg and sought medical treatment.

The suspects were unknown to the victim and described only as two Black females and a Hispanic female.

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

Criminal Investigations Division

Local Missing Woman Found

The Corpus Christi Police Department would like to thank the community and our Media Partners for their assistance in locating Missing Person Linda Darleen Owen.  Shortly after posting, the Police were notified of  Owen’s  admittance to a local hospital.

Original Post:

Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Detectives are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 62-year-old Linda Darleen Owen who has not been seen since Tuesday, October 9, 2012.Owen’s son called asking for help in locating his mother who walked out of the home and did not return.  Her son reports Owen suffers from Dementia as well as Parkinson’s Disease and he is concerned for her safety and well-being.

Linda Darleen Owen is a White female, 5’3″ feet tall and weighs 110 lbs. She has graying hair and brown eyes.  She was last seen wearing a tank top and shorts along with her walking cane.

Anyone having any information regarding Owen’s whereabouts is encouraged to call the Police Department at 361-886-2600 or Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Detective Ramiro Torres at 361-548-0975.

Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Searching for Missing Woman

 

Linda Darleen Owen

Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Detectives are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 62-year-old Linda Darleen Owen who has not been seen since Tuesday, October 9, 2012.Owen’s son called asking for help in locating his mother who walked out of the home and did not return.  Her son reports Owen suffers from Dementia as well as Parkinson’s Disease and he is concerned for her safety and well-being.

Linda Darleen Owen is a White female, 5’3″ feet tall and weighs 110 lbs. She has graying hair and brown eyes.  She was last seen wearing a tank top and shorts along with her walking cane.

Anyone having any information regarding Owen’s whereabouts is encouraged to call the Police Department at 361-886-2600 or Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Detective Ramiro Torres at 361-548-0975.

Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Need Your Help to Solve Robbery

Occurred on 10/6/12, 8:31 pm  Aggravated Robbery  6506 Everhart Road  1210060154

Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Detectives are asking the public’s assistance to identify a man who robbed the Liquid Town on Saturday, October 6, 2012. At approximately 8:30pm,  Officers responded to the liquor store and contacted the 30-year-old store clerk who reported she was robbed at gunpoint.  The 55-year-old store manager attempted to verbally intervene when the man pointed the gun at him and again demanded the money from the register.  The man ran out the store with an undetermined amount of money and fled to the east side of the business where his getaway vehicle was parked.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male or a light complected Black male, 35 to 45 years of age, and 5’10” feet tall.  He was wearing a long-sleeve work shirt and dark-colored Dickie work pants.  He was last seen fleeing eastbound on Saratoga Boulevard in a dark-colored passenger vehicle.

Anyone with any information on this crime or the identity of the robber are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com.  Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the suspect is arrested.

Delta District

Woman Hits Home in Morning Accident

Occurred on 10/15/12, 8:10am  Minor Accident  1310 Espinosa Street  C1207850

Officers responded to a motor vehicle accident with a house at 1310 Espinosa Street.  Upon their arrival, Officers contacted the 52-year-old female driver who told Officers she accidentally stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake.  The tan Jeep Cherokee struck the front of her residence causing minor damage.

The driver and her 26-year-old female passenger were uninjured.

Bravo District

Homeowner Captures Burglar

William Dowell Lutes

Occurred on 10/14/12, 5:10pm  Burglary of a Vehicle      1100 Zarsky Drive     1210140108

Officers responded to the 1100 block of Zarsky for a burglary of a vehicle in progress in which the suspect was being detained by the homeowner.  Upon their arrival, Officers found the homeowner  had the suspect William Dowell Lutes (12/16/79) sitting in his front yard.

Further investigation revealed the victim was inside his home when he heard his dog barking very loudly from the garage.  Once outside, he observed Lutes getting out of his white Buick Regal.  Lutes began walking away when the victim grabbed him and ordered him to sit down until Police arrived.  He did not put up a struggle and complied with the homeowner’s request.

Lutes was arrested and charged with Burglary of a Vehicle along with an outstanding Parole Violation Warrant.  “No Bond” was set on the warrant.

Bravo District

K-9 Officer Alerts to Heroin and Cocaine in Car

Mario Alberto Bazan

Occurred on 10/14/12, 11:27 pm  Possession of a Controlled Substance  13330 SPID 1210140154

Officers at the Flour Bluff substation observed a maroon Kia Optima pull into the Shell Service Station and park at the gas pumps.  The driver sat at the pumps for a while and met with the driver of a silver hatchback.  Shortly thereafter, both drivers took off in opposite directions.

The Optima was pulled over for a traffic violation at the 13300 block of S. Padre Island Drive.  The Officers observed a capped syringe in Mario Alberto Bazan’s (05/27/65) shirt pocket and several pills were also found on his person.  Officers requested the assistance of Senior Officer J. Lavastida and his K-9 partner Indy.  Indy alerted to several small zip lock baggies containing Heroin and Cocaine underneath the driver along with Drug Paraphernalia.

Bazan was arrested and charged with two counts of Possession of Dangerous Drugs, two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  He was also cited for Failing to Stop before the Stop Sign, Failure to Signal 100 feet before Turning, and Failure to Display a Driver’s License.

Corpus Christi Police Daily Blotter