Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division

Shoplifter Sought By Police

      

Occurred Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 20:45, 5488 S. Padre Island Drive, Theft 1207115001

Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Investigators want help from the public to identify and locate a shoplifter.

Corpus Christi Police are investigating several thefts from department stores in which the same man has been responsible to take several hundred dollars worth of clothes without paying for the merchandise.

The man sought by police went to the Macy’s on July 10 and grabbed 8 pairs of Miss Me Pants valued at $800 and ran out of the store without paying for the pants. Macy’s employees provided video images to police to aid the investigation.

The man is described as a Hispanic male, about 6 feet tall that wore a powder blue baseball cap, a blue and white striped long sleeve shirt, white basketball shorts and white basketball shoes.

Anyone with information about this crime should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit an online tip at www.888TIPS.com. If the information leads to an arrest, it could earn the caller a cash reward.

Criminal Investigations Division

Missing Disabled Woman Returns Home

Occurred on 7/17/12, 7:27 am  Returned Missing Person   1502 Morgan Street   1207140064

Corpus Christi Police search for a missing 23-year-old disabled woman, Brittany Gonzales has ended.  Gonzales who was reported missing on 7/15/12 returned voluntarily.  We would like to thank the community and the media outlets in our area for their assistance in trying to locate Gonzales.

Further investigation revealed Gonzales left of her own free will and also returned voluntarily.  Gonzales who was uninjured was taken to Doctor’s Regional Hospital by CCFD Emergency Personnel for medical evaluation.

Detective R.L. Garcia will continue with his investigation, but no criminal charges are expected to be filed in the case.

Delta District, Patrol Division

Intoxicated Woman Arrested While Her 2 Month Old Alone At Home

Occurred Monday, July 16, 2012, 23:51 Child Abandonment, Public Intoxication, 2400 Kingsolving Court Resist Arrest 1207170001

A 21-year-old woman was arrested for public intoxication while her 2 month old child was unattended in a nearby apartment.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a disturbance call in which a woman stood in the intersection of 22nd Street and Ruth Street, held a beer and yelled a person. The woman, 21-year-old Sophia Pichardo (12/20/1990), told police she lived on a county road and did not provide an actual address for her place of residence.

Pichardo displayed indications that she was strongly intoxicated and was a danger to herself or others if she were left alone. Pichardo was arrested for public intoxication.

Pichardo was placed in the back seat of the patrol car and Pichardo then told police officers her 2 moth old child was alone in an apartment at the 2400 block of Kingsolving Court. Police Patrol Officers investigated the apartment and discovered an unattended 2 month old child.

Child Protective Services was called to the scene to investigate and provide safe placement of the child.

Pichardo was arrested for public intoxication, a Class C misdemeanor punishable by up to a $500 fine. Pichardo was additionally charged with Abandoning a Child, a 2nd degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.

Community Outreach, Criminal Intelligence Unit, Delta District

“Delete that Text?” You Didn’t Win a Target Gift Card Scam Alert

The Corpus Christi Financial Crimes Unit and the Better Business Bureau would like to alert the community about a new scam in which mobile phone users are  receiving suspicious messages.  The text messages are purported to be from Target and announce you as a winner of a free gift card.  The drawing is a scam and your information is obtained by the scammers. 

Do not reply or visit the website, just simply delete the text.  For more information, please visit http://www.bbb.org/blog/top-scams-of-2011.html for the Top Scams of 2011.

Remember, if it’s too good to be true, it’s not true.  If you believe you are a victim of a scam, please call the police at 886-COPS.  If you would like a presentation on Identity Theft or Senior Safety please call Crime Victim Advisor Brenda Moreno at 361-886-2765.

Charlie District, Delta District

Man Run Over Trying to Break Up Fight

Occurred on 7/17/12, 02:25 am  Aggravated Assault     4201 McArdle     1207170022

Officers responded to Molly’s Irish Pub for a hit and run accident involving a pedestrian.  The 34-year-old man told Police, he was trying to break up a fight between two groups of sisters who had been asked to leave the pub. The women began yelling and screaming at one another as one group of sisters drove off.  A fight ensued between the occupants of the car and the other group of sisters still in the parking lot.  

When the victim tried to break up the fight, the driver reversed her vehicle and ran over his foot and ankle.  The driver also hit a parked Chevrolet Avalanche pick-up truck as they fled in a black Nissan passenger car.  The suspect vehicle returned, but fled yet again.  The owner of the Avalanche followed the suspects and obtained a license plate number.  The victim was taken to Spohn Memorial.

Officers talked to the two other women assaulted and one of them told Police she was knocked to the ground by the vehicle.  This victim complained of pain to her ankle and left knee, but refused to be taken to Spohn Memorial by CCFD Emergency Personnel to the hospital, seeking her own transportation.  The other female did not have any visible injuries.

The suspects were known to the women and their information provided to Officers.  Both women, 29 and 36 years of age appear to have an Alice, TX address.  The investigation will continue and the women are facing Aggravated Assault, two counts of Assaults, and Reckless Damage or Destruction charges.

 

Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District, Patrol Division

Police Seek Missing Disabled Woman

Corpus Christi Police are searching for a disabled 23-year-old woman, Brittany Gonzales, who was last seen Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 11:00pm walking on Morgan Avenue toward Alameda Street in Corpus Christi. Brittany Gonzales resides with her grandmother who told police that Brittany took a trip to the Sunrise Foods on Thursday night and never returned home.
 
Police investigated and located an individual that saw Brittany on Morgan walking toward Alameda. Police would like additional help from the public to find Brittany. Brittany is a 23-year-old Hispanic woman who stands 5 ft. 6 in., 190 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. Brittany is mentally slow from a childhood illness, has a lazy left eye, a large skin graft on her right leg, and 8 amputated fingers.
 
Anyone with any information to locate Brittany Gonzales should call Corpus Christi Police at 886-2850 to speak to Detective R.L. Garcia.
 
Additionally; Corpus Christi Police would like the public to know to report any person that may  be in danger. There is no time period one must wait before reporting a person as missing. If a person is missing and possibly in some kind of danger, call police immediately.
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Bravo District

Brave Bartender Wins Stand Off

Occurred on 7/16/12, 7:56 am   Aggravated Robbery  3029 Laguna Shores Road 1207160035

A Blackhawk Bar employee told Officers she opened up the bar and was inside the bar cleaning when she heard the door open.  A masked man armed with a handgun entered the store.  The 34-year-old victim, who was on the phone, began yelling out the suspect’s description as she ran to the office.  The victim was able to retrieve her gun.

The bar employee exited the office armed with her handgun and both pointed their weapons at one another.   The suspect cursed at the victim and ran out of the bar.  The victim chased after the suspect firing one shot as he ran northbound through the parking lot.

The suspect is male, 6’1” feet tall and weighing 190 lbs. and was last seen wearing Khaki pants, a camouflage jacket, and a mask.

Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or login online at www.888TIPS .  You can also call using your iPhone or Android apps.  Callers will receive a cash reward if the suspect is arrested.

Delta District

Simple Traffic Stop Erupts To Felony Arrest

Occurred Saturday, July 14, 2012, 23:20, 6400 Weber Road, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tampering With Evidence, Evading Arrest, 1207140181

A 30-year-old man was arrested Saturday night for evading arrest and for destruction of evidence and a variety of other charges after a Corpus Christi Police Officer initiated a traffic stop at Everhart and Saratoga for an inoperable license plate light.

The Patrol officer noticed a black Ford F-150 travel north on the 6400 block of Everhart at 11:20pm without an operable license plate light. The patrol officer activated the emergency lights on the patrol car and the truck traveled west on Saratoga Boulevard. The operator of the truck, Joe Hernandez (1/25/1982) refused to stop for the officer. Hernandez threw out a bag of a white substance at Saratoga and Senators. Other police officers recovered the bag and discovered the contents were illegal narcotics.

Hernandez stopped the truck at the corner of Weber and Saratoga, a mile after the officer originally initiated the traffic stop, and Hernandez was arrested for evading arrest or detention in a vehicle, a 3rd degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Officers discovered narcotics inside the vehicle and Hernandez was charged with possession of a controlled substance (a state jail felony) and for tampering with evidence (a Class A misdemeanor).

Officers discovered Hernandez had two warrants for his arrest from Nueces County for Criminal Mischief. The truck was impounded and Hernandez was delivered to the City Detention Center.

Delta District

Two Boys Apprehended In Violation Of Curfew and Graffiti

Occurred Saturday, July 14, 2012, 23:21, Kostoryz Road at Manshiem Boulevard, Graffiti & curfew violations, 1207140183

A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were taken into custody Saturday night for their connection to $450 worth of damage for graffiti in the area of Sacky and Wharton.

Corpus Christi Police were called at 11:15pm Saturday night for a graffiti complaint. The caller told police that juveniles who were responsible for graffiti were in an orange car and used red paint in the area of Sacky and Wharton.

A Corpus Christi Police Officer saw an orange car with occupants who matched the description of the suspects at Kostoryz and Mansheim.  The officer investigated the vehicle and its occupants and discovered evidence of the crime.

A 16-year-old boy and his 15-year-old boy passenger were apprehended and delivered to the Nueces County Juvenile Detention Center for graffiti (a Class B Misdemeanor); for possession of graffiti implements (a Class C Misdemeanor); and for violation of night-time curfew (a Class C Misdemeanor).

Charlie District

Two Women Fight Off Purse Snatcher

Occurred on 7/14/12, 9:35 pm  Robbery  5425 S. Padre Island Drive  1207140164

Police were called to Target at Moore Plaza for a robbery call in which the victims were returning to their cars when a male grabbed one of the women’s purse.  The victim refused to let go of her purse and a struggle ensued.  The victim’s friend was trying to help when she was knocked to the ground where she struck her head.  She sustained a bruise and a minor laceration to her elbow.  She was treated by CCFD Emergency Personnel, but refused to be taken to the hospital.

The suspect then fled westbound on Williams Drive in a silver or gray passenger car.  He is described as a Hispanic male, 5’10” to 6′ feet tall and weighing 130 to 140 lbs.  He was last seen wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt with light-colored blue jeans and a white cap.

Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit online at www.888TIPS.com .  You can also submit a tip via your iPhone or Android app.  Callers can receive a cash reward up to $1,000 if the suspect is arrested.

Corpus Christi Police Daily Blotter