Charlie District, Delta District

Can You Identify This Phone Thief?? Call Crime Stoppers and Earn Some Cash!

Occurred on 6/24/12, 12:42 pm   Wal-Mart  4109 S. Staples  Street  1206240074

The Corpus Christi Police Department is asking your assistance in identifying a Hispanic female responsible for the theft of a cell phone at a local Wal-Mart.  Surveillance video shows the victim place her phone on the counter and proceeds to pay.  After she places her merchandise in the shopping cart she fails to retrieve her phone.

A woman accompanied by a man and their little girl are seen checking out afterwards.  The female sees the phone and quickly picks it up hiding it in her purse.  She exits the store with the man and little girl.  The woman is described as a Hispanic female, 30 to 40 years of age, 5’6″ to 5’8″ feet tall, and weighing 250 lbs.  The man is described as a Hispanic male about 40 years of age, 5’9″ to 6′ feet tall, and weighing 250 to 280 lbs.  The three are seen exiting the store and leaving in a late-model Ford F-150 extended cab.

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 receive a cash reward if the suspect is arrested.

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Community Outreach

Accept the Challenge! Join Corpus Christi Police as they Host Applicant Fitness Workshops

 

The Corpus Christi Police Department will continue to host Applicant Physical Fitness Preparation Workshops from July 18th through August 9, 2012. The workshops will be 2 hours in duration every Wednesday and Thursday evening at 5 pm and four hours on Saturday morning beginning at 9 am. The workshops will allow prospective applicants to run the actual physical fitness test to assess individual needs for improvement.

The Corpus Christi Police Department’s Training Staff will answer questions and provide information to all prospective applicants about how to prepare for the physical fitness test. It is the responsibility of each individual to utilize the information to train themselves to achieve the best possible score on the day of the test.

The workshops will be held at the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Training Center located at 4510 Corona Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78411

The workshop dates are as follows:

  • Wednesday, July 18, 2012 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
  • Thursday, July 19, 2012 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
  • Saturday July 21, 2012 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Wednesday July 25, 2012 5 p.m.-7p.m.
  • Thursday, July 26, 2012 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
  • Saturday July 28, 2012 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Wednesday August 1, 2012 5 p.m.-7p.m.
  • Thursday, August 2, 2012 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
  • Saturday August 4, 2012 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Wednesday August 8, 2012 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
  • Thursday, August 9, 2012 5 p.m.-7 p.m.

NO WALK-INS YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND!

To register you can call or e-mail:

Maryann Carrillo
Senior Staff Assistant, Training Division
(361) 826-4071

Sgt. Travis Pace
Defensive Tactics Coordinator, Training Division
Travisp@cctexas.com

Anyone interested in a career in the Corpus Christi Police Department are encouraged to send an email of interest to CCPDRecruiter@cctexas.com.

Delta District

Police Host Women In Policing Seminar

 The Corpus Christi Police Department’s Training Division will be hosting a “Women in Policing” Seminar on Wednesday July 18, 2012 from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at the C.C.P.D. Training Center; 4510 Corona Drive.

This seminar will give prospective female applicants an opportunity to hear from successful female officers and ask questions about how they juggle family life and a law enforcement career. Topics of discussion will be; the application process, the police academy, career opportunities with the C.C.P.D. among other topics.

Please join us for an evening to explore an exciting career in law enforcement and hear from women who have very successful careers with the Corpus Christi Police Department.

Refreshments will be provided

Anyone interested in a career in the Corpus Christi Police Department are encouraged to send an email of interest to CCPDRecruiter@cctexas.com.

Seating is limited. You MUST be registered to attend.

To register please call:

Maryann Carrillo

Senior Staff Assistant, Training Division

(361) 826-4071

Delta District

Police Seek Man For Indecent Exposure

Occurred Saturday, July 7, 2012, 16:00, 1600 Oneill Street, Indecent Exposure 1207070108

Corpus Christi Police seek the identity and location of a man accused of exposing himself to three boys in the Flour Bluff area.

A 38-year-old man said he conducted work on a house on the 1600 block of Oneill Street and saw a white Ford sport utility vehicle, possibly a Ford Explorer, with a blue skull sticker on the back window. The 38-year-old man said he saw the vehicle pass three times. The man said the vehicle slowed each time it passes until a 12 and 13-year-old boys told the 38-year-old man who the driver of the vehicle exposed himself each time the vehicle passed.

The operator of the vehicle was described as a middle 20’s years in age heavy-set Hispanic man.

Anyone with information about this crime should call police immediately.

Delta District

Police Seek Push-out Thieves

   

Occurred Friday, June 6, 2012, 17:45, 6101 Saratoga Boulevard, Theft, 1207060138

Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Investigators ask for help from the public to identify and locate two individuals that are responsible for several thefts from local Wal-Mart stores.

Corpus Christi Police were called to investigate a man and a woman who stole $735 worth of merchandise from the Wal-Mart on Saratoga Boulevard. The man and woman loaded a cart with merchandise, and then walked out of the store without paying for the merchandise.

The Wal-Mart loss prevention employees told police this is not the first time this couple has conducted this theft from the same store. The Wal-Mart employees provided several images from the security camera system to police to aid the investigation.

The man is described as approximately 5 ft. 9in. tall, 180 pounds, brown short hair, brown eyes, with large ears and is between middle 20’s to early 30’s years of age.

The woman is described as approximately 5 ft. 2 in. tall, 150 pounds, brown hair with highlights, brown eyes and had hickeys on her neck. The woman is estimated to be in her middle 20’s in age.

The couple used a maroon 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe that displayed license plate BG71655.

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

Charlie District, Community Outreach

Man Arrested In Connection with Passing Counterfeit $100 Bills, Two Others Sought

Hector Arthur Ruiz

Occurred on 7/8/12, 3:30 pm   Forgery     5400 SPID Moore Plaza     1207080090/1207080097/1207080100/1207080106/1207080113 

Officers responded to World Market at Moore Plaza for counterfeit money being used.   Upon their arrival, Officers located the unoccupied suspect vehicle in the Marshall’s parking lot.  Officers set up on the vehicle and waited for the suspects.  Shortly thereafter, Hector Ruiz (08/13/1985) was seen driving away in the vehicle and pulled him over.

Further investigation revealed, Ruiz along with his two accomplices were involved in passing forged $100 bills to several stores in the Moore Plaza shopping center.  Officers were able to confirm World Market, Rue 21, Kirkland’s, Pets Mart, and Bed, Bath and Beyond were victims of the counterfeiters.  Several other business in the shopping center have been contacted as possible victims.

Ruiz was arrested and charged with five counts of Forgery of a Government Instrument/Money/Securities along with Manufacture with Intent to Sell Counterfeit Instruments.  Each charge is a 3rd Degree Felony and punishable by up to 10 years and a fine up to $10,000.  During their impound inventory, Officers found a laptop, printer and scanner along with store merchandise inside the vehicle.  His two accomplices are still outstanding.  The second suspect is described as a Hispanic female, 24 years of age, 5’2″ feet tall with black hair and brown eyes.  The third suspect is described as Hispanic male with designs on one side of his hair and dressed in black.

The Corpus Christi Financial Crimes Unit along with the United States Secret Service who handles counterfeit money crimes will be working closely together to conduct a thorough investigation.  They recommend you visit the Secret Service website at http://www.secretservice.gov/money_detect.shtml to guard yourself against counterfeiters.

Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or login online and submit a tip.  Callers will earn a cash reward if the suspects are charged with a crime.

Delta District

Elderly Driver Fails to Control Car Strikes Home

Occurred on 7/8/12, 8:50 p.m.  Major Accident 1209 17th Street  C1205219 

Officers responded to 1209 17th Street for a major accident in which a 77-year-old man driving a silver Kia Rio exited the freeway and hit the home.  

Further investigation revealed the driver who was traveling southbound on 1200 Hwy 286 failed to stay in one land and jumped the curb, striking a “Do Not Enter” street sign.  The victim overcorrected, crossed back over the exit ramp,  and jumped the curb.  He then drove through a gate and fence, striking the residence. 

According to Lt. D. Moore, “the collision caused extensive damage to both the house and the vehicle.”  The driver was taken to Spohn Memorial with pain to his hip.  He was cited for Failure to Maintain a Single Lane.

Bravo District

77-Year-Old Woman Assaulted When She Defends Her Son

Occurred on 7/7/12, 10:59 p.m.  Aggravated Assault  5801 Cain 1207070181

A 50-year-old male told Officers a man and a woman showed up at the family home looking for his sister.  An argument ensued which led to the victim being assaulted by the pair.  The victim was punched by the male and knocked to the ground where the female continued the assault by hitting him with a baton like stick.

The victim’s 77-year-old mother intervened in attempt to help her son, but she herself became a victim when the female suspect turned on her. The elderly female was struck in the chest with the stick.  Her son sustained bruises to his face and right arm. 

The first suspect is described as a White female, 43 years of age, 5’10” feet tall, and weighing 130 lbs.  The second suspect was described as White male, 25 to 50 years of age, 5’6” feet tall and weighing 230 to 250 lbs.

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

Delta District

Last Of 3 Stabbing Suspects Surrenders to Police

Occurred on 6/27/12, 12:15 am  Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon  Kostoryz Road/Sunnybrook Road  1206270005

The search by police for 31-year-old Erasmo Verdin (1/20/1981) ended after Verdin surrendered and turned himself in to custody of authorities Sunday.

Verdin was sought by police for his participation in the aggravated assault at the Midway Club on June 27, 2012. A 44-year-old man was chased down and stabbed by three men on June 27, 2012 at the club. The 44-year-old man was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries.

Patrol Officers, Gang Unit Investigators, and Homicide/Robbery Detectives collaborated with one another and identified the suspects.  Gang Unit Investigators were able to obtain three warrants for gang members Dionicio Garcia aka “Nicho” (12/04/56), Daniel Cantu Jr. aka “Shadow” (11/26/71), and Erasmo Verdin aka “Little Rascal” or “Lucky” (01/20/81).  All three were wanted for Engaging Organized Criminal Activity/Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.  Their bond was set at $500,000.

Garcia and Cantu were arrested but Verdin was at large until he surrendered Sunday.

Delta District, Patrol Division

Man Beat With A Hammer Sent To Hospital

Occurred Saturday, June 7, 2012, 13:18, 3200 South Port Avenue, Aggravated Assault 1207070082

A 46-year-old man was arrested on Port Avenue Saturday afternoon after he beat a 36-year-old man with a hammer.

The 46-year-old man, Reymundo Rivera (1/2/1966) sat with his 38-year-old girlfriend under the overpass at State Highway 286 and South Port when a 36-year-old man walked up and demanded sex from the 38-year-old woman. Rivera stood up to the 36 year old man and refused the demand.

Rivera then fought with the 36 year old man and then hit the 36 year old man several times in the torso with a claw hammer. Police saw puncture wounds on the 36-year-old man consistent with a strike from a hammer.

The 36-year-old man was taken to Spohn Memorial Hospital for treatment. Rivera was arrested for Aggravated Assault punishable by up to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.

Corpus Christi Police Daily Blotter