Bravo District

Unhelmeted Motorcyclist Suffers Head Trauma in Crash

Occurred on 8/14/12, 11:41pm   Major Accident/DWI   NAS @ Waldron Road  1208140003/C1206118 

Officers were dispatched to NAS at Waldron for a single vehicle accident involving a motorcycle.  Upon their arrival they found the rider to have suffered a head trauma and very combative with CCFD Emergency Personnel.  The driver who was not wearing a helmet was taken to Spohn Memorial with a head injury.  

Further investigation revealed the 58-year-old driver lost control of his black Harley-Davidson as he was traveling northbound on NAS Drive and struck the raised curb.  The driver was ejected and landed in the roadway. 

Once at the hospital Officers continued their investigation and discovered alcohol may have been a factor in the accident.  A blood draw was taken.  The driver was not arrested due to his admittance to the hospital.  He could face a charge of Driving While Intoxication.

Charlie District, Patrol Division

“Kimbo” Sniffs Out Marijuana

Occurred on 8/11/12, 10:25 pm   Possession of Marijuana     5901 Weber      1208110159 

Senior Officer L. Preiss pulled over a gold Honda Civic when it failed to completely stop for a Stop Sign.  Preiss contacted the driver Juan Flores (07/25/90) while back up Officers contacted the passenger.  Officer Preiss deployed his canine partner “Kimbo” who alerted to the Marijuana in the center console. 

Flores was arrested and charged with Possession of Marijuana and Driving With License Suspended or Invalid.   He was also cited for No Driver’s License, Failure to Maintain Insurance, and an expired Motor Vehicle Registration.  Flores’ vehicle was also impounded.

The passenger was released at the scene.

Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District, Patrol Division

Woman Arrested For Role In Serious Injury To 67 Year Old Man

Occurred Wednesday, August 9, 2012, 1:00am, 1922 Violeta Court, Aggravated Assault, and Burglary with intent to commit other felony 1208090042

A 67-year-old man suffered serious injury as the result of an assault in his home Wednesday night.

A 50-year-old health care provider called Corpus Christi Police at 8:00am Wednesday morning to report an assault. The 50-year-old woman said she arrived at the 67-year-old man’s apartment and discovered the man had been injured by an unknown person overnight. The 50-year-old woman explained that she does not know the reason, but an unknown person entered the home without permission and hit the 67-year-old man in the head causing significant head trauma to the 67-year-old man.

The 67-year-old man was unable to provide details to investigators and was sent to the hospital by ambulance for medical treatment.

Corpus Christi Police Detectives developed information to identify and arrest 35-year-old Esmeralda Benavidez (11/11/1976) on Monday, August 13, 2012 for her role in the burglary of a habitation with the intent to commit other felony.

Sunday, August 12, 2012, the 67-year-old man died. The Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office is conducting an inquiry as to the cause of death.

Corpus Christi Police Detectives continue to investigate and gather information about this crime.  Anyone with additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2600. Information may be provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com.

Community Outreach

Run, Hide, Fight. Surviving an Active Shooter Event

With all the tragic shootings that have taken place in public places around the country recently, CCPD wanted to provide our citizens some information about what to do in the unlikely event that they find themselves in a location where an active shooter is targeting people. The following video was produced by the city of Houston. We would like to thank the City of Houston’s Mayor’s Office for allowing us to share this link.

The video is a Department of Homeland Security Grant Funded Project, produced by the City of Houston’s Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security.  The City grants permission to use the video in the format provided for its intended purpose only, information and awareness training for the general population.

English

http://www.readyhoustontx.gov/runhidefightspanish.html (Spanish/Espanol)

Uncategorized

CCPD Officer to officiate at tonight’s Monday Night Football game

CCPD’s own Officer Marc Harrod will be among those officiating tonight’s NFL Monday Night Football. The match will be a contest between Dallas and Oakland. Many may know Marc Harrod as “Officer Marc” who frequently broadcasts morning traffic reports on local radio.

Officer Harrod is an experienced referee at the college level and has recently been trained to officiate in the NFL. This temporary opportunity for Officer Harrod is as a result of the current labor dispute between the professional league and the NFL referees.

Be sure to look for Marc on the field tonight!

Charlie District, Patrol Division

Two Apprehended For Throwing Rocks At Police Car

Occurred Sunday, August 12, 2012, 4:00am, 6400 Everhart Road, Criminal Mischief 1208120041

A 14-year-old boy and a 17-year-old man were apprehended by police at 4:00am Sunday morning at an apartment complex near Everhart Road and Saratoga Boulevard for throwing rocks at a passing police patrol car.

Two officers rode together in the same patrol car when rocks struck the car and caused $350 worth of damage to the windshield. The officers stopped and found piles of rocks at the golf course adjacent to the road. The officers saw foot prints through the dew on the grass. The officers followed the footprints and then saw two people jump the fence into the Fairway Apartments. The officers demanded the two people stop, but the two disobeyed the command and officers had to chase the two through the apartment complex.

The officers apprehended the two after a short chase. Police apprehended a 14-year-old boy and a 17-year-old man. The 14-year-old boy was issued a citation for violation of night curfew and delivered to the Nueces County Juvenile Detention Center for Criminal Mischief and Evading Arrest. The 17-year-old man, Israel Olbera (12/6/1994) was issued a citation for inducing curfew and then delivered to the city detention center for Criminal Mischief and Evading Arrest.

Bravo District, Delta District

Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Truck

Occurred on 8/13/12, 01:19 am  Driving While Intoxicated    Hwy 358 at S. Staples    C1206089/1208130019 

Officers responded to a one vehicle accident in which a white Ford Ranger flipped on its side and then skidded across the roadway.  Witnesses report the truck was weaving back and forth as it traveled eastbound on SH 358 from Weber Road.  The driver appeared to be exiting the freeway when it veered back onto the highway and lost control.  The truck struck the center median barrier and flipped onto its passenger side skidding approximately 585 feet.

CCFD Emergency Personnel ripped the windshield out to extricate the 20-year-old unseat belted driver who was found unconscious with a laceration to the head.  The driver was taken to Spohn Memorial with life threatening injuries and currently in the Intensive Care Unit.

Further investigation revealed alcohol might have been a factor in the accident and a blood draw taken.   The investigation is ongoing and the driver could face charges of Driving While Intoxicated.  He was charged with Failure to Control Speed and Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility.

Adam District

13-Year-Old Attacks Mother with a Hammer

Occurred on 8/11/12, 8:44 pm  Aggravated Assault  2200 N. Padre Island Drive    1208110150 

Officers responded to 2200 N. Padre Island Drive for a woman who had been assaulted by her 13-year-old son.   Upon their arrival, the 33-year-old woman told Officers her son attacked her with a hammer.  The woman was taken to Spohn Memorial with a laceration to her face, arm and hand. 

Her 13-year-old son was not at home at the time, but when Officers returned to look for evidence in the assault, they found the interior dead-bolt was engaged.  Officers found the victim’s son hiding underneath a bed inside the master bedroom.  

He was placed in police custody and booked at the Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center.  He was charged with Aggravated Assault w/Deadly Weapon~Family Violence, a 1st degree felony.

Charlie District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Garbage Truck Rolls at Landfill

Occurred Saturday, August 11, 2012, 4:20pm, 7001 Ayers St. Vehicle Crash C1206051

A 24-year-old man received minor injuries when the 6 ton garbage truck he drove rolled at the J.C. Elliot Landfill Saturday afternoon.

The truck drove down hill too fast on a paved road to a curve and then rolled to its passenger side. The 2001 GMC truck which has 2 axles and 6 tires then struck a chain link fence at the bottom of the hill.

No estimate for the damage is yet available and the man took himself to seek medical treatment for minor injuries. The operator of the truck did not receive a citation and the crash is considered to have happened on private property.

Delta District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Police Seek Woman Who Fled From Police on 17th Street

Occurred Saturday, August 11, 2012, 2:45am, 1000 17th St. Evading Arrest With A Vehicle 1208110029

Corpus Christi Police want more information from the public to identify a woman that fled from police Saturday morning.

A Corpus Christi Police Patrol Officer saw a silver 1998 Dodge Durango pass the stop sign at Ruth Street and 19th Street without stopping. The officer initiated a traffic stop, but the Durango sped away. A Patrol supervisor cancelled the vehicle pursuit because the only violation was a traffic offense and the pursuit created a danger to the public that did not outweigh the benefit to capture the offender. Patrol officers slowed to the speed limit and turned off their emergency lights.

The Durango was found parked on the 700 block of Indiana. The vehicle was impounded. Police continue the investigation as they seek a white woman in her middle 30’s of age, about 5ft. 7 inches tall, about 200 pounds with brown hair that wore dark clothes.

Anyone with additional information about this crime should call police investigators at 886-2600.

Corpus Christi Police Daily Blotter