A 29-year-old woman was injured in her apartment after a red 2001 Ford Mustang drove into the wall from the apartment parking lot.
The 29-year-old woman was treated at the scene for minor injuries and was not taken to the hospital. A 20-year-old woman drove the Mustang with two passengers into the air conditioner exterior unit and the wall. No one inside the car was hurt. The cause of the crash is listed as failure to control speed.
No citations were yet issued and the 29-year-old woman has arrangements with the apartment complex for overnight accommodations for tonight.
Occurred Friday, June 8, 2012, 10:00am, 123 Del Mar, Burglary of Habitation 1206100117
A 41-year-old woman was at her home on Del Mar Boulevard Friday morning when three men attempted to break into the home.
The 41-year-old woman looked out her front window after she heard the doorbell ring. The woman did not expect visitors and did not announce she was home. The woman saw a man outside her front door that the woman described as Africa-American, early 20’s in age, 5 ft. 10 in. tall, clean-cut, thin and had a series of black characters, which were possibly Chinese symbols, tattooed on the left side of the neck.
The woman said the man walked to a vehicle parked further down the street and then backed that vehicle to the side of her home by the locked gate. The woman said three black men that wore black clothing and masks got out of the vehicle and jumped her fence into her back yard. The woman said one of the men saw her and then the three ran back to the maroon sport utility vehicle and left.
The woman said the vehicle had strongly tinted and she was unable to see inside the vehicle. The woman said the vehicle was last seen northbound on Ocean Drive.
Anyone with additional 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.
Anyone that has a stranger approach the door should let the stranger know there is someone home. Do not open the door and call police if there is any cause for alarm.
A Corpus Christi Police Department employee was recognized Monday with a letter signed by F.B.I. Director Robert Mueller for work conducted to a successful prosecution of a registered sex offender.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation identified Corpus Christi resident Brian Puckett (11/3/1965) as in a group that actively searched child pornography images on the internet. Puckett concealed his online identity; but, the F.B.I. and the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force was able to establish Puckett’s online activity. Puckett was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his illegal conduct.
Diane Berry’s work is considered to have significantly contributed to the investigation and led to the successful prosecution of a child predator.
The Corpus Christi Police Department parking control will begin to strictly enforce residential parking in order to provide a safer environment for the community.
The parking control officers will not only patrol the downtown area for parking violations, but will now also focus attention with police patrol officers to vehicles parked facing traffic and vehicles that are parked on the sidewalk. State law requires sidewalks to be free from obstructions and permit pedestrian traffic in a safe manner. Vehicles parked facing traffic is also prohibited by state law and is a safety hazard for passing traffic.
Parking control officers and police patrol officers will spend the next couple weeks making the effort to educate the public about the violations. Parking control officers will distribute information cards to vehicles in violation before the strict enforcement begins. The laws are not new, but, the strict enforcement will begin in mid summer.
A few reminders about parking are that the passenger side tires must be parked less than 18 inches from the curb, do not park on the sidewalks, and trailers may not be parked on the street unless attached to a vehicle capable of towing the trailer.
Occurred on 6/9/12, 6:36 p.m. Indecent Exposure Ayers Street and Horne Road 1206090124
An off-duty Officer asked Manuel Rodriguez (05/14/55) to leave the bus stop at Port Ayers when he kept trying to get on a bus without any money. Rodriguez walked away, but approximately 30 minutes later he stopped an RTA bus in the middle of the road in an attempt to get on the bus. The bus driver would not allow Rodriguez on the bus and he retaliated by dropping his pants and exposing himself to the bus driver and passengers.
Rodriguez was arrested and charged with Indecent Exposure.
The Corpus Christi Police Department would like to thank the public and the media’s assistance in trying to locate Claude Hallmark who had been reported missing by his daughter last week. Detective R. Lee reports that 61-year-old Claude Wayne Hallmark was found to be in good health in Moriarty, New Mexico.
Occurred on 6/10/12, 5:53 am Aggravated Assault 4701 Vestal 1206100041
While Officers were conducting their investigation into the drive by at 1714 Islla, the Police Department received a call for a drive by at 4701 Vestal Drive. The caller reported multiple rounds were heard. Upon their arrival, Officers found several casings in the roadway. As the secured the crime scene, Officers heard several gun shots and Officers raced to locate the shooters.
Call takers advised Officers that two vehicles in the area of Vestal and Garden were shooting at one another. Officers located the two vehicles at 4701 Vestal and carefully approached the residence. A man in the process of calling 911 began yelling at Officers that his brother and a friend had been shot. The man’s 27-year-old brother was found sitting in the bed of a pick-up truck bleeding from his thigh. Another male, 27, was found in a white Concord attempting to drive himself to the hospital. He had sustained a gunshot wound to the stomach. Both men were taken to Spohn Memorial with non-life threatening injuries.
The men told police a black or silver vehicle turned from Garden onto Vestal and began shooting. They were unable to provide any additional information. It unknown if the two drive bys were related at this time. Both drive bys are currently being investigated by the Police Department’s Drive By Response Team. Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or logon to www.888-TIPS.com. Your tip will be taken in the strictest confidence and tips leading to the arrest of the suspects pay a cash reward up to $1,000.
TAMUCC assistant professor of kinisiology Jay Dawes keeps time as an officer completes the mile and a half run
The Corpus Christi Police Department will conduct the physical fitness pre-assessment at the Police Training Center from June 11- June 15, 2012.
The purpose of this pre-assessment is to evaluate the officer’s fitness level before the actual assessment in November. Trainers will set goals for improvement and allow time for training so that the officers will perform well for the annual fitness assessment.
The Corpus Christi Police Department began the Physical Readiness Fitness Program in 2010. The purpose of the wellness testing is to improve the quality of life for the officers and seek to benefit the city with less money spent on sick time, disability and liability. The citizens benefit with better services by law enforcement officers that are in peak physical health.
The policy has a focus on fitness, health and nutrition and provides resources and encouragement for officers to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The fitness assessments administered annually promote growth and improvement to a desired level of fitness.
The Corpus Christi Police Department established the physical readiness program to increase or maintain high aerobic activity, good muscular strength, and good muscular endurance. The physical fitness test includes six events which are the 1 minute maximum push-ups, 1 minute maximum sit-ups, vertical jump, 1 repetition maximum bench press, 300 meter run, and the 1 ½ mile run.
The program is voluntary for the officers and offers incentive for participation. The program is evaluated by the full-time training academy staff and includes an adjunct fitness trainer for this pre-assessment this year. The physical training and the fitness pre-assessment have the help from Jay Dawes, an assistant professor of kinesiology at the Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus. Mr. Dawes began to volunteer with the Corpus Christi police department in January 2012 and has increased the performance of officer’s physical training.
Mr. Dawes often helps the training academy staff with three daily workouts available to all Corpus Christi Police Officers. The Corpus Christi Police Department has the goal to have all employees be physically fit and healthy in order to provide the highest quality service to the Corpus Christi community.
Training Academy Trainer Senior Officer Travis Pace spots the maximum bench press event
Occurred on 6/10/12, 5:28 am Deadly Conduct 1714 Islla 1206100040
Officers working a drive by contacted the residents at 1714 Islla who reported their home and a vehicle parked in the driveway were struck by gunfire. Officers found multiple shell casings on the roadway in front of 1710, 1714, and 1718 Islla. A 47-year-old woman Officers everyone inside the home was asleep when they awoke to the sound of gunfire. An elderly couple, both 74 years of age, and a 53-year-old man were also inside the home at the time of the drive by. The victims were unable to provide Officers a motive or a description of the suspect or suspects. All four residents were uninjured.
Multiple rounds struck the home, a trash can, and a storage shed as well as two cars parked in the driveway, a Nissan Sentra and a Kia Spectra. The damage was estimated at 2,800. The Drive By Response Team is currently investigating the drive by. Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or www.888-TIPS.com.
Occurred on 6/10/12, 9:00 pm Parole Violation 521 Starr Street 1206100124
Police received a call for service for a shirtless man wearing black gloves acting strangely as he tried to wave passersby down. A check for warrants revealed Ruben Mendiola (01/28/61) had an outstanding warrant.
Mendiola was arrested and charged with a Motion to Revoke Probation warrant out of Montgomery County for Murder.
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