Senior Officer Andrea Lenortavage is a ten-year veteran of the Corpus Christi Police Department and began her career in August 2013 as a cadet of the 72nd Police Academy. Senior Officer Lenortavage has spent her career in the Uniform Division as a Patrol Officer and was promoted to Senior Officer on March 26, 2019.

During her career, Senior Officer Lenortavage has been selected for numerous awards: Adam District Officer of the Month (December 2014), Letter of Commendation (September 2016), Letter of Recognition (September 2017), Letter of Recognition (August 2018), Letter of Recognition (September 2018), Bravo District Officer of the Month (November 2018), Adam District Officer of the Month (November 2019), and Letter of Recognition (July 2022). On November 28, 2022, Senior Officer Lenortavage received the Life Saving Award for her actions on November 4, 2022, where she arrived on scene of an unconscious subject and provided CPR to the subject until medics arrived. Her actions assisted medics in regaining the subject’s pulse on scene and were directly responsible for the saving of a human life.

Senior Officer Lenortavage assists the Department’s efforts in recruiting and has been on numerous recruiting trips throughout the State of Texas. At one time during her career, she was part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run team where she attended the Special Olympics South Texas Games. She has also served as a Field Training Officer.

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Senior Officer Lenortavage loves spending time with her family, enjoys reading and traveling.

In an effort to reduce wait times to citizens wishing to make a report for a crime that is not in progress, CCPD will be expanding its Telephone Reporting Unit to include Live Report taking via WebEx. This service will be available Monday – Friday, 7am-10am and 5pm-8pm.

How to take advantage of this:

Call the non-emergency line and select option 1 from the menu.
Request the Live Report Taking option when speaking to a call taker.
Download the WebEx app onto your phone or computer.
Ensure you have a camera and microphone on your phone or computer.
Ensure you leave a valid email address and phone number to be reached at.
The request will be placed into the TRU queue.
The CCPD officer working live reports will send an email link for WebEx for you to use to join a live WebEx chat room.
Join the chat and ensure your camera is on and you have audio.
The officer will discuss your call or concern with you and take appropriate action.
Once the call is complete, the officer will discontinue the meeting and your report will be generated.

This additional resource is being made in an effort to maintain good service and to reduce the response time for in progress calls.

You are invited to attend a voluntary Corpus Christi Police Career Seminar on Tuesday, November 14th, 2023, from 6:00pm-8:00pm.

Join us to learn more about a career with the Corpus Christi Police Department.

The seminar will take place at the Corpus Christi Police Department Training Center located at 4510 Corona Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78411.

To RSVP or for any questions, please call Recruiter Imelda Rjasko with the Corpus Christi Police Department Recruiting Division at 361-826-2978.

We look forward to meeting you!

Apply at and learn more about CCPD at https://careers.ccpolice.com/

Date: October 29, 2023
Location: 8000 S. Padre Island Dr.
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle-Trailer
Case Number: 2310290066

On October 29, 2023, officers were dispatched to the 8000 block of S. Padre Island Dr. in reference to a theft of a trailer. Officers contacted the victim who advised that sometime during the previous week their white in color enclosed Interstate cargo trailer was taken from a storage facility. A trailer lock was cut off in order to tow the trailer away.

Officers reviewed security footage and were able to determine 3 suspects were involved in this incident. They were driving an older white Ford Econoline van with a roof rack which is believed to have been stolen also.  

Upon further investigation at least one of the male suspects was also involved in multiple storage unit burglaries during the previous week at the same location. After the burglaries, the male suspect was seen leaving in a mid-sized SUV pictured below.

If you have any additional information about this crime or can identify the suspects in the pictures, please call detectives at 361-886-2840, or if you would like to be anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS or submit the information online at www.cctexas.com/crimestoppers. 

Corpus Christ Police Detectives would like your help in identifying a suspect in a theft case that occurred on October 16^th, 2023.

On October 16, 2023, at about 11:50 AM retail items were taken from a store in the 3800 block of S. Alameda St.

If you have any information about this person pictured below, please call our Criminal Investigation Division at 361-886-2840.

You may also call Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS or submit the information online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=. Information provided to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.

THE CORPUS CHRISTI POLICE AUCTION THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2023, HAS BEEN POSTPONED. 

The next scheduled auction will be December 2, 2023. 

Please visit https://siskauction.hibid.com/ for more information.

Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023 
Time: 11:49pm 
Location: 5100 Green Park Drive 
Incident: Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

On Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 11:49pm, officers were dispatched to the 5100 block of Green Park Drive in reference to a shooting with injuries.  

Officers arrived and found multiple gunshot victims and began providing life-saving measures to each victim. Medics transported a 31-year-old black male to a local hospital with critical but stable injuries. Another medic unit transported an 18-year-old black female to a local hospital with critical but stable injuries. A 15-year-old Hispanic female victim sustained a graze wound and was treated on scene by medics (she was not transported to the hospital). 

Officers quickly secured the scene and began speaking with witnesses. Homicide detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division arrived and began conducting their investigation. It was found that a fight started between two males who knew each other. The 31-year-old male victim attempted to break up the fight when he, along with the 18-year-old female victim and 15-year-old female victim, were all shot by a Hispanic male suspect. The suspect fled the scene. The other 18-year-old male victim involved in the fight also fled the scene but was later contacted by officers and found that he did not have any injuries. Detectives were able to identify the offender as 17-year-old Rueben Lopez. 

On Sunday, October 29, 2023, Detectives secured two warrants for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, first bond amount $500,000 and second bond amount $250,000, for Rueben Lopez. At 12:25pm on Sunday, October 29, 2023, patrol officers located Rueben Lopez on the 4800 block of Dodd Street where he was taken into custody for the outstanding warrants. Lopez was transported to the City Detention Center and processed.  

This is still an active and ongoing investigation. If you have any additional information about this incident, please call detectives at 361-886-2840, or if you would like to be anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS or submit the information online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=.

The Corpus Christi Police Department has been made aware of a phone scam involving The Nueces County Sheriff’s Office.

The caller claims to be a deputy with the sheriff’s office and states that they have an arrest warrant and demands payment. THIS IS A SCAM!

The Corpus Christi Police Department and the Nueces County Sheriff’s Office will never call to inform you of a warrant and demand payment. If someone calls claiming this, do not give them any information and hang up immediately.

Red Ribbon Week is the week of October 23-27.

The Corpus Christi Police Department has partnered with several local Law Enforcement Agencies to participate in the National Red Ribbon Campaign. Officers will be participating in Red Ribbon Parade Routes at several local elementary schools throughout the week.

What Is Red Ribbon Week?

The Red Ribbon Campaign® is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation, reaching millions of young people during Red Ribbon Week®, which is October 23rd – October 31st, each year. The mission of the Red Ribbon Campaign® is to present a unified and visible commitment towards the creation of a DRUG- FREE AMERICA.

Red Ribbon Week started after the murder of Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985. After his death, communities across the country began wearing red ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the killing and destruction caused by drugs in America and to honor Kiki’s sacrifice.

This year’s theme, “Be Kind to Your Mind. Live Drug Free.”