Occurred on 5/24/12, 05:02 am Burglary of a Business/Evading 4703 Ayers 1205240022/0023
Officers in the area of a suspicious subject call observed a red truck and two males by the Roger’s Beer Barn. One man took off running, while the other one jumped into the truck which had been reported stolen and fled. The driver of the red truck refused to stop as Officers tried to pull him over. The driver sped away, dumping beers and a cooler along the way.
A pursuit ensued with the truck striking a curb causing a rear tire to go flat. As the truck passed by McBride and the IH 37 access, an Officer recognized the driver. The truck stopped unexpectedly at 100 Donna causing the Officer pursuing him to also stop. His police car was struck by the Officer following him. There was minor damage to the police cars and both Officers were uninjured. The driver bailed out, fleeing out on foot. The K-9 Patrol Unit was called to help search for the suspect, but were unable to locate him.
Officers at Roger’s Beer Barn reported the business had indeed been burglarized. The burglars pried open the steel door, allowing them to open the bay doors. Officers impounded the stolen truck and recovered the stolen surveillance equipment, multiple 12-packs of beer, and snacks left inside the vehicle.
Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crimes Stoppers at 888-TIPS or you can also submit a tip online, visit the www.TipSubmit.com website to submit a secure e-mail tip. The information provided could earn the caller a cash reward.
The Corpus Christi Hooks played a baseball game on Thursday and provided financial support to the Nueces County Fallen Heroes Memorial. Five dollars of the ticket price was donated to the memorial when anyone purchased a ticket and mentioned the Fallen Heroes Memorial.
The Nueces County Fallen Heroes Memorial is a project that will be located at the Nueces County Courthouse and will take 6 months and $150,000 to complete. The project will be in memorial to first responders and is funded by private donations. The memorial will be on the Leopard side of the building and replace an unutilized water feature. The architecture firm of Turner and Ramirez are in charge of the project.
Corpus Christi Police Chief Floyd Simpson, Corpus Christi Fire Chief Robert Rocha and Hooks President Ken Schrum made the announcement May 16, 2012 at Whataburger Field.
Anyone interested to contribute a tax-deductible donation to the memorial may contact the Coastal Bend Community Foundation at 882-9745. For more information on the memorial or corporate sponsorship opportunities, contact Commissioner Mike Pusley at 888-0245, Corpus Christi Police Officers Association President Mike Staff at 947-0371 or Corpus Christi Firefighters President Carlos Torres at 814-4468.
On May 23, 2012, the Corpus Christi Police Department Narcotics and Vice Investigations Division conducted a reverse prostitution or “John Sting” in the North Central region of the city in an effort to do away with the ever-present prostitution and drug problems. Officers targeted those who solicit prostitutes. The six men were arrested after they offered money for sex from an undercover officer posing as a prostitute.
Those who were arrested were Rockdale resident Kendrick Lennell White, 33, McAllen resident Ronald Joseph Dunmore, 44, Portland resident Gerald Garza, 45, Houston resident Jose Socorro Facundo, 46, and Corpus Christi residents Marzino Mireles,32, and Robert Wesley Burke, 48. Each person was arrested and taken to the City Detention Center where they each charged with Prostitution.
Burke was additionally charged with Evading and Resisting Arrest. Vernal Williams, 24, was also arrested for a Class “C” Theft when he took one of the decoy officer’s money.
The Prostitution charge is a Class “B” Misdemeanor and is punishable by up to 180 days and a $2,000 fine.
Kendrick White Prostitution
Ronald Dunmore Prostitution
Marzino Mireles Prostitution
Gerald Garza Prostitution
Jose Facundo Prostitution
Vernal Williams Theft
Robert Burke Prostitution Evading, & Resisting Arrest
Occurred on 5/23/12, 10:34 pm Discharging a Firearm 4026 Gloria 1205230149
Callers reported they heard a couple of shots fired in the area of Gloria and Vera Cruz. As Officers drove up to 4026 Gloria, they observed Hilario Tovar (10/22/73) hide a pistol beneath a plastic bag.
Further investigation revealed Tovar was also the shooter. Tovar was arrested and booked at the City Detention Center. He was charged with Discharging a Firearm Within City Limits which is a Class “A” misdemeanor and punishable by up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
The owner of the firearm, Robert Perez (04/19/64) was also arrested for an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.
On Thursday, April 19, 2012, the Tractor Supply Company located at 3153 U.S. Highway 77 was the target of a burglary in which over $9,000 worth of merchandise was taken.
Nueces County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an alarm call at 6:50 am and discovered damage to the building. Several cash registers, display cases and doors were damaged. Employees discovered many power tools were missing and someone tampered with a security safe.
Several latent prints such as finger prints and muddy shoe prints were collected at the scene.
The Nueces County Sheriff’s Office now needs your help to locate the individuals responsible for this crime.
If you know where to locate those responsible for this burglary call Crime Stoppers at 888- TIPS, or log on at 888tips.com. We want your information, not your name. The information you provide could earn you $1000 in cash.
Occurred on 5/22/12. 8:45 am Aggravated Assault 3201 Leopard Street 1205220036/C1203919
A Miller High School student’s taco run turned violent when he cancels his order. The 17-year-old student told Officers he stopped by Torres Taqueria at 3302 Leopard Street and ordered several tacos. When he realized he was late for school, the student cancelled his order. As he hurried to school, the student was chased down by a blue Dodge Ram pick-up truck in the Auto Zone parking lot. The driver missed striking the victim with his truck, but did land several blows after confronting the student. The student was punched in the face several times before he was able to escape and run to the welding shop.
The driver Guillermo Torres (05/13/93) re-entered his truck and kept trying to run him over as he fled. Torres left the roadway at 600 Rose Street and struck the abandoned Republic Annex Building while chasing after the victim. Neither the driver nor the student sustained any injuries as a result of the accident, but both were injured during the struggle. The victim was treated at the scene by CCFD Emergency Personnel. Torres was taken to the Spohn Memorial for a laceration to the head. He was treated and medically cleared before being booked at the City Detention Center. Torres was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
Occurred on 5/22/12, 10:09 am Robbery 3201 S. Staples Street 1205220049
Officers searching for a suspect involved in a disturbance at the Corner Mart, 3201 S. Staples Street found him in the 3500 block of S. Staples where he appeared to be involved in a verbal dispute.
Further investigation revealed, the suspect Gregory Huckvale (06/22/70) was in the process of robbing the victim. The 52-year-old victim told Officers he was talking on his cell phone when Huckvale walked up to the victim demanding his cash. Huckvale threatened to assault the victim if he didn’t give him some money.
The Officers arrival interrupted the robbery before the victim was assaulted. The suspect quickly walked away, but was detained at Carroll and Dabney. Huckvale was arrested and booked at the City Detention. He was charged with Robbery.
With what could be another scorching summer season just over the horizon, most of the public looks forward to the end of the school year, summer holidays, sunny days spent at the beach, and long leisurely vacations. For many police departments across the country, however, the rising temperatures often lead to an increase in violence, property crimes, auto thefts, and traffic accidents. With that in mind, the Corpus Christi Police Department today announced its first ever Summer Crime Initiative, dubbed “Operation Safe Summer”, a program designed to keep crime numbers from rising along with the thermometer.
Virtually every division of the Corpus Christi Police Department will take part in the initiative. Enlisting the help of several city departments and numerous local law enforcement agencies, the focus of the initiative will be on disrupting any of the three elements of the “crime triangle” ,while at the same time seeking to increase community engagement.
Crime Triangle
Beginning on Friday May 25th, Memorial Day weekend, and ending Labor Day, Monday September 3rd, the Operation Safe Summer will target juvenile crime, burglary, auto burglary, auto theft, graffiti, gang crimes, and traffic safety. The program relies on the identification of “Hot Spots” of increased crime, identified through timely intelligence and crime analysis, followed immediately by the rapid deployment of all available resources to suppress the crime, and verified by relentless follow-up to ensure the problem has been resolved.
Among the strategies designed to reduce juvenile crime, patrol officers will adopt a zero tolerance policy for curfew violators, while working in close cooperation with the Juvenile Assessment Center. The Narcotics/Vice Division will combat underage drinking by identifying and raiding minor parties, and conduct “stings” to reduce the number of establishments furnishing alcohol to minors.
Auto Theft Task Force Detectives will deploy the “bait” vehicle in those areas identified as having high levels of auto thefts and auto burglaries, while patrol officers will employ saturation patrol and conduct driver license checkpoints in those same areas to deter crime. Criminal Investigation Detectives, Crime Analysts, and Uniform Officers will work closely together and with Adult Probation and Parole and Juvenile Probation to identify repeat offenders and apprehend absconders.
Gang Unit officers will continue to target the most active gangs and gang members for enhanced enforcement efforts. Additionally, Gang Unit officers will work alongside Narcotics/Vice Investigators and TABC Enforcement Officers to conduct bar inspections at those locations where gang members congregate.
Traffic Division officers will continue to focus on the Enhanced Traffic Initiative citywide, targeting speeders on the city’s freeway system at all hours of the day. Additional targets include reducing late night “racing’ on Ocean Drive, increased DWI enforcement, Insurance checkpoints, and participation in the statewide “Click it or Ticket” campaign.
These are just a few of the strategies that officers will employ to ensure that as temperatures go up, crime stats do not rise along with them. Another very key component to “Operation Safe Summer” is increasing community involvement, especially in those neighborhoods traditionally hit hardest by crime. One of the methods the department will use to gauge attitudes about crime is the use of Community Engagement Forms. Officers will “fan” out in targeted neighborhoods, asking residents to complete the Community Engagement Form, which asks a simple series of questions about neighborhood crime, code issues, etc. At the same time, the department hopes to collect phone numbers and e-mail addresses in order to form neighborhood crime watches or to publicize future neighborhood meetings, warn residents of significant crime trends, or offer crime prevention tips.
Citizens are encouraged to follow the CCPD on Twitter, FaceBook, and CCPD Blotter.com. Emergency notifications such as major traffic wrecks, robberies, weather hazards, road closings, etc. are distributed to the community through Citizen Observer. Anyone interested in researching the crime trends in their neighborhood can do so by logging onto CrimeReports.com. Citizens can assist with this Corpus Christi Police Department Initiative by providing crime tips to Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS, or logging onto www.888TIPS.com. For those with iPhones or smartphones with Android Operating Systems, Crime Stoppers now offers a free TipSubmit mobile phone application. With this app, users can text anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers using their mobile phone. Of course, in the case of an emergency, citizens should call 911.
The goal of the Summer Crime Initiative is foremost to reduce crime, reduce the fear of crime, and enhance public safety, but just as important is to refocus our efforts in addressing overall quality of life issues within our community. Working together with our local and state partners we can all have an enhanced positive impact not only on crime, but also on a variety of issues that impact our community.
Partner Agencies
Texas Department of Public Safety
Nueces County Sheriff’s Office
Nueces County Community Supervision & Corrections Department
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Parole Division
Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center
Corpus Christi Independent School District Police Department
Occurred Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 7:40 am, 8200 South Padre Island Drive, Warrant Service 1205220027
The U.S. Marshals Violent Offender and Fugitive Task Force apprehended Jaime Clark (4/24/1976) Tuesday Morning at a motel located at the 8200 block of S.P.I.D. for a probation revocation for 5 counts of sexual assault of a child.
The Marshals worked to apprehend Clark since April and discovered that family members assisted Clark to avoid capture. Marshals located a vehicle associated with Clark’s family at a motel on S.P.I.D. and the Marshals watched for the fugitive. Clark exited a motel room at 7:40 am Tuesday morning and was arrested.
The U.S. Marshals Violent Offender and Fugitive Task Force is a cooperation between the United States Marshals Service, the Corpus Christi Police Department, and other regional law enforcement agencies to apprehend fugitives and state and local violent offenders.
Occurred Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 9:30am, Manslaughter Warrant of Arrest 1205220046, 1109040011, C1106349
A 24 year old woman was arrested for manslaughter Tuesday morning at her apartment on the 2000 block of Treyway Lane.
Devry Resendez (10/1/1987) was arrested Tuesday morning for an arrest warrant issued following a vehicle crash on the 5900 block of State Highway 358 by Sunrise Mall which resulted in the death of a 70-year-old woman September 4, 2011.
Corpus Christi Police investigated a crash on the freeway near Airline and South Padre Island Drive on September 4, 2011 in which Resendez drove a gray 2008 Chevy Malibu east on State Highway 358 at 1:00am and struck a 1998 Toyota Camry from behind. A 70-year-old woman was fatally injured and a 24-year-old woman was seriously injured as a result of the crash. Resendez was arrested the night of the crash for Driving While Intoxicated.
Corpus Christi Crash Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Resendez for the charge of Intoxication Manslaughter to replace the Driving While Intoxicated charge. The Warrant for Arrest also included the charges of Intoxication Assault (for the injury to the 24-year-old woman) and Accident Resulting in Personal Injury or Death (for leaving the scene of the crash without intent to return).
Intoxication Manslaughter is a 2nd degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. The Intoxication Assault charge is a 3rd degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.
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