Charlie District

Father and Son Team Catch Car Burglar

Occurred on 6/3/12, 2:52 am Burglary of a Vehicle 3300 Lynnwood  1206030032 

A man reported to Officers he walked outside to roll up the windows of his Nissan Xterra and found two men inside.  The men fled when the victim yelled at them.  The victim accompanied by his father went in search of the men.  They were able to detain one of the men and called police. 

Shortly thereafter, an Officer located the second man, Lawson Bowie Price (01/03/92) as he ran into Lexington Manor Apartments.   Price who was wearing a t-shirt with “Lil Sneak” matched the description given of the second suspect. 

Zavion Hall (10/26/90) was found with stolen property taken from another auto burglary victim in the 5200 block of Lamp Post. Hall and Price were arrested and charged with two counts of Burglary of a Vehicle. Price was additionally charged with Criminal Trespass as he had been banned from the complex.

Charlie District

SWAT Call Out Ends Peacefully

Occurred on 6/2/12, 2:42 am  Aggravated Assaulty with a Deadly Weapon  3600 Topeka   1206020037

On June 2, 2012, at approximately 2:42 a.m. Officers with the Corpus Christi Police Department responded to the 3600 block of Topeka for a 911 call.  The 22-year-old caller stated she had been assaulted by her father Willie D. Morrison (05/20/70) who then barricaded himself inside the residence, possibly armed with a firearm. 

Upon their arrival, Officers contacted family members outside the residence who told them they returned home from an evening out when a confrontation escalated. A struggle ensued after Morrison pulled a firearm. Morrison’s 25-year-old son sustained a laceration to his elbow as he wrestled the gun from his father and hid it.   Family members believed Morrison’s wife was inside the home with him, but it was later discovered she was able to safely leave the residence.

The police department’s Hostage Negotiation Team and SWAT teams were called for assistance.  Officers attempted to negotiate with Morrison who refused to comply.  Officers were able to unlock the back door and negotiate with Morrison who was eventually convinced to give up.  He was taken into custody and arrested.  Morrison was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

There were no injuries reported to CCPD Officers or CCFD Emergency Personnel.  Morrison’s son refused to be taken to the hospital for stitches needed for his elbow.

Bravo District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Crime Stoppers Crime Of The Week #22

 

Theft
May 16, 2012

Crime of the Week #22-2012

Air Dates:  May 30-June 6, 2012

Case # 1205160013

  This week Detectives need your help to identify and locate the individual responsible for a Theft at the Beach Breeze Townhomes located on Windward Drive on Padre Island.

The night of Wednesday, May 16, 2012, a man woke to his dogs barks. The man investigated and discovered the external unit to his central air conditioner unit was damaged. The man also saw that his neighbor’s external air conditioner unit was missing.

The value of the damage and the cost of a new external air conditioner unit is estimated at about $5,000.

If you know, who is responsible for this Theft or have additional information about this crime, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS, or log on at 888tips.com the information you provided could earn you $1000 in cash.

The crime of the week is featured by the Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers and can be found on the website www.888TIPS.com.

Charlie District

Wienerschnitzel Employee Robbed at Gunpoint

Occurred on 5/31/12, 10:23 p.m.  Aggravated Robbery  3555 SPID   1205310163 

A Wiernerschnitzel restaurant employee reported she was robbed at gunpoint by a White dressed in a blue hoodie.  The gunman demanded money from the employees who complied with his demands.  The robber fled on foot with an undetermined amount of money.  The employees were uninjured.

The robber is described as a tall thin White male, 20 to 24 years of age, 5’10” to 5’11” feet tall, and weighing 140 to 160 lbs.  He was last seen wearing a blue Hoodie with emblems on each side of the zippers. 

Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or logon to www.888TIPS.com. If the information leads to an arrest the caller could earn up to a $1,000 cash reward.

Bravo District

Truck Flips Upside Down in Collision, Three Injured

Occurred on 5/31/12, 10:14 pm  Driving While Intoxicated  7200 SPID  C1204179/1206010001                                                                                                                    

A blue Chevrolet pick-up truck traveling eastbound in the 7200 block of S. Padre Island Drive ran the red light at Rodd Field Road and rear ended a white Saturn Outlook.  The truck bounced off the car and flipped upside down. 

The 54-year-old driver of the Saturn had minor injuries and treated by CCFD Emergency Personnel. The 22-year-old driver sustained a laceration to the head and taken to Spohn Memorial along with his 26-year-old passenger who was slightly injured.  

CCFD Medics turned over a plastic bag containing Marijuana which fell out of the 22-year-old driver’s pocket.  A glass pipe was also found in a pant pocket.  Due to his injuries, the driver of the truck was not arrested, but could face charges of Driving While Intoxicated and Possession of Marijuana.

Criminal Investigations Division

North Beach Restaurant Robbery Suspect Arrested In San Antonio

David G. Vasquez Jr. (D.O.B. 09-12-85), , the man wanted for a brutal attack on a Corpus Christi woman late last year,  was apprehended in San Antonio Thursday afternoon by officers with the San Antonio Police Department.

On November 9, 2011 a 30 year-old waitress was walking to her car after completing her work shift at a restaurant on Corpus Christi Beach when she grabbed from behind by an unknown man.   The suspect, who was armed with a knife, viciously assaulted the woman when she refused to leave the parking lot with him.   The suspect then fled in the victim’s car, leaving her behind severely beaten in the restaurant’s parking lot.  Her car was later found floating in the Inner Harbor of Corpus Christi Bay.  The suspect, despite an intensive search of the area by officers, was not found.

Corpus Christi Police Department Robbery Detectives assigned to the case submitted evidence found at the scene of the attack to the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Lab.  Earlier this week,  Detectives were informed that DNA obtained from the crime scene matched that of a known offender from San Antonio.  As a result, Corpus Christi Police Department Robbery Detectives on Wednesday obtained an arrest warrant for  Vasquez, charging him with Aggravated Robbery.  CCPD Detectives worked closely with their counterparts at the San Antonio Police Department, as well as the San Antonio Regional Intelligence Center (SARIC), to locate Vasquez.

 

 

Bravo District, Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Police Search for Man Who Exposed Himself to 13-Year-Old


Occurred on 5/29/12, 5:40 p.m.   Indecent Exposure   7900 Mitra Parkway  1205290108

Corpus Christi Homicide/Robbery Detectives are asking the public’s assistance in finding a heavy-set White Male who exposed himself to a 13-year-old.  The victim was walking home from Mireles Elementary School when a black Chevrolet Avalanche passed her by.  As the driver passed by a second time, he opened his door and exposed himself to the victim.  The victim ran home and police were called. 

Officers searched extensively for the driver, but were unable to locate him.  He is described as a heavy-set White male, with wavy reddish brownish hair and last seen wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. He was last seen driving a black Chevrolet Avalanche.  Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS.  The information could result in a reward up to $1000 in cash.

The Corpus Christi Police Department recommends that you talk to your children about “Stranger Danger.”  Please explain to your child who a stranger is and why they should not talk to strangers or accept rides from them.  Let them know if a stranger does approach them, they need to run and tell an adult.  They will call 911.

If walking to and from a friend’s home make sure they do not walk alone.  Teach them to keep away from vacant fields and any other places that have few people.   If you would like additional information on “Stranger Danger” safety tips please contact CCPD Crime Prevention Advisor Brenda Moreno at 361-886-2568.

Delta District

“Jane Sting” Nets Eleven Prostiution Arrests

The Narcotics Vice Investigations Division conducted an undercover prostitution sting as part of the on-going CCPD summer initiative.  The sting targeted the prostitutes within the area bordered by Morgan Street to Leopard  Street and Staples Street to Navigation.  Specific areas of concentration included Agnes and 19th, S. Alameda and Hancock and the 1200 – 5800 block of Leopard.  The sting was conducted between the hours of 06:30 am – 12:30 pm on May 31, 2012 and resulted in the arrest of eleven women.  They include:

  • Davila, Olga  (11/04/71)
  • Sanchez, Michele (08/29/76)
  • Covarrubias, Cynthia (02/20/84
  • Llanos, Tamika (08/05/76)
  • Cantu, Rosemary  (07/19/60)
  • Figueroa, Valerie  (12/02/86)
  • Robles, Elizabeth  (06/22/79)
  • Marmolejo, Sonia  (12/03/80)
  • Ysassi, Stephanie (08/17/86)
  • Jones, Felicia (11/17/84)
  • Oelschlegal, Lucia  (11/09/73)

All eleven were booked at the City Detention Center and charged with Prostitution, which is a Class “B” Misdemeanor punishable by upto 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine.

Delta District

Victim’s Cell Phone Leads Officers to Robber

Occurred on 5/30/12, 12:16 pm  Robbery Aggravated  2800 Blevins  Case: 1205300063 

An 18-year-old Del Mar student walking home was approached by a Black male in a gold 4-door vehicle.  The man demanded the victim turn over her cell phone and iPod at gunpoint.  The victim afraid the suspect would kill her handed the suspect both items.  He re-entered his vehicle and fled on Brentwood toward Norton Street.  The victim approached a nearby witness to the robbery and asked her to call police.  The witness described the suspect as a Black male wearing a red hoodie and a Ray High School letterman’s jacket. 

Approximately an hour later Officers were advised the phone was being tracked by GPS to the area of 1400 Annapolis.  Officers checked the area and found Cedric Hall Jr. (01/24/94) standing in the front yard of 1425 Annapolis. Hall and a vehicle parked in the driveway matched the description given by both the witness and the victim.  

Further investigation revealed Hall was wanted for two outstanding warrants and had lied to Officers about his real name.  Hall was arrested and found to have a cell phone in his pocket.  The same phone rang when the victim’s cell phone number was called. Officers were able to recover the victim’s phone, the clothing used in the robbery, and the gun which turned out to be a BB pistol. 

Hall was charged with Aggravated Robbery, Failure to Identify as a Fugitive, and two outstanding warrants out of Nueces and Jackson Counties.  The gold Ford Crown Victoria used in the robbery was also impounded.

Charlie District

Two Arrested in Hair Salon Burglary

Occurred on 5/30/12, 8:49 pm  Burglary of a Building   5202 Weber  1205300135 

Officers talked to a couple of witnesses who reported they saw two males enter Irma’s Hair Salon while another male stood watch.  The threesome left a short time and walked eastbound around the building.  They were seen entering one of the apartments at Weber Square Apartments.

Officers secured the hair salon and found the front door had been pried open and the business ransacked.  Two of the burglary suspects were apprehended and placed in police custody.  Joshua Pantoja (02/08/92) and Christopher Guadalupe Garza (10/08/93) were positively identified by witnesses and arrested. 

Both Pantoja and Garza were charged with Burglary of a Building.  The third suspect was not located.  He is described as Hispanic male, 25 to 30 years of age, 5’4” feet tall, and weighing 175 lbs. 

Anyone with any information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or the Corpus Christi Property Crimes Unit at 361-886-2841.

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