Occurred Sunday, April 29, 2012, 3:15am Burglary 1608 S. Brownlee Blvd. 1204290045
Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to gather additional information about a burglary at 1608 Brownlee Boulevard.
Corpus Christi police were called to the Pinnacle Roofing Company to investigate a burglary in which over $1,000 in tools was taken. The business provided police investigators with video surveillance records that show a white man who wore a cap, t-shirt and shorts. The man broke into a storage area and stole a variety of tools. The man put the tools into a backpack then left on foot away from the business.
Anyone interested to research reported crime in Corpus Christi is encouraged to search Crimereports.com for valuable information. Anyone who can identify the person responsible, or has additional information about this burglary at Pinnacle Roofing should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8847) or log on to www.888TIPS.com. The information provided could earn the caller a cash reward.
Corpus Christi Police searched for a man who robbed a local bank Monday afternoon at the intersection of Gollihar Road and Vestal Street.
A man entered the bank located at 2140 Gollihar Road and presented the teller with a hand written note that demanded money. No weapon was displayed and no person was injured. The man took money from the bank and was last seen on foot walking north on Vestal Street from the bank.
Corpus Christi Police Robbery detectives would like help from the public to provide additional information about this crime. The man who robbed the bank is described as a black male that was about 6 foot 2 inches tall, about 220 pounds, and he was in his late 30’s in age. The man had a goatee and wore a black t-shirt that had white letters, and he wore a black cap, black denim shorts and black shoes.
Anyone interested to research reported crime in Corpus Christi is encouraged to search Crimereports.com for valuable information. Anyone with additional information about this bank robbery should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or log on to www.888TIPS.com. The information provided could earn the caller a cash reward.
Chief Floyd Simpson presents Chief Schauer and Chief Markle with their Certificates of Promotion
Chief Floyd Simpson today promoted Commander Mark Schauer and Commander Mike Markle to the position of Assistant Chief during a short ceremony at Police Department Headquarters Schauer and Markle join current Assistant Chief J.V. Garcia as the Corpus Christi Police Department’s second highest ranking police officials. Both men were presented with a Certificate of Promotion and their Assistant Chief badges by Chief Simspon in front of a standing room only crowd in the Police Department auditorium.
Assistant Chief Mark Schauer is a 30 veteran of the police department and had served as the Commander of the Support Services Division since January of 2011. Schauer has also commanded the Uniform Patrol and Narcotics/Vice Divisions. Schauer is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy, the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) and holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, where he teaches criminal justice classes as an adjunct professor. Chief Schauer, who was named Texas Peace Officer of the Year in 1997, has supervised in almost every division in the Department, including Training, CID, MetroCom, Narcotics/Vice, and Traffic. In addition, Chief Schauer is in charge of the City’s Public Integrity Team, a specialized group of Police Department and City Officials who are assigned to investigate complaints of public corruption by city employees, and was recently tasked with overseeing the reorganization of the City’s Animal Control center. Chief Schauer will be heading up the Police Department’s Administration Bureau.
Chief Mike Markle is a 22 year veteran of the CCPD, having served as Commander of CID since January 2011. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Saint Leo University and has served most of his career (17 years) in the Uniform Division. He spent 7 years on the SWAT team, has served as a Field Training Officer and was a member of the Police Department Honor Guard. Markle has received a Lifesaving Award and a Community Service Award from the Housing Authority. In his previous role as a Captain in Support Services he played an important role in the updating of the Department’s 911 system, upgrading the dispatch area, and assisted in obtaining a federal grant to remodel the outdated communications center. Chief Markle will oversee the CCPD’s Investigation Bureau.
Occurred on 5/7/12, 02:49 am Aggravated Robbery Vetters Drive/Wallace Avenue 1205070013
Officers contacted the 20-year-old White male who reported he had been robbed and threatened with a knife and a bat. The victim told Officers he was dropping off his date in the area of Vetters Drive and Wallace Avenue when two Hispanic males pulled in front of his vehicle forcing him to stop. Both males approached him demanding money. The suspect with the bat smashed the victim’s passenger side window, while the male armed with knife demanded his money. The suspect unable to get any money from the victim took his Whataburger bag instead. Before the suspects fled one of the victim’s tires was slashed, but the victim was uninjured during the robbery.
Officers searched the area and located the abandoned suspect vehicle at Wallace and Argonne. Both suspects are described as buzz-haired Hispanic males, 5’7” to 5’9” feet tall, and weighing 170 to 180 lbs. The suspect armed with the knife was last seen wearing a dark shirt.
Anyone with information on this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or log on to www.888TIPS.com . The information provided could earn the caller a cash reward.
Occurred on 5/6/12, 2:04 PM 9600 Huntington 1205060098
An approximate 4-hour standoff between a 60-year-old male who had barricaded himself in his home and CCPD Officers ended safely when SWAT and HNT team members were able to negotiate his surrender. The male was armed with several weapons inside the residence.
Officers were called to the 9600 block of Huntington via a third-party call claiming a male inside the dwelling was threatening to kill himself. A female in the home prior to Officer’s arrival was able to leave unharmed.
Officers closed off Rand Morgan from Huntington to IH 37 as well as West Guth Park during the standoff. Residents near the male’s home and West Guth Park were evacuated. Rand Morgan was reopened, but West Guth Park remained closed until the male’s surrender. The male was taken to Spohn Memorial for medical evaluation.
According to Captain D. Cook, “The standoff ended in a safe and effective manner and at the end of the day that’s what it’s all about.”
Despite another very large crowd on hand to take in the festivities, Corpus Christi Police and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers working the Buccaneer Parade reported relatively few problems Saturday night. There were no major incidents reported along the parade route during this year’s event, and only two minor injuries sustained by parade goers. One spectator was transported to a local hospital following what appeared to be a seizure in the city hall parking lot. A female participant sustained a minor injury when a truck ran over her foot during the parade; she declined medical treatment.
Although they described the crowd as well behaved, officers reported making the following arrests along the parade route:
On May 5, 1892, the citizens of Corpus Christi were celebrating Cinco De Mayo with a parade down Leopard Street in the area of where the courthouse is today to the uptown bluff. Elias Mussett Jr. had just been reelected as the City Marshall and would start his second term that day. Mussett rode at the front of the parade and was soon joined by his daughter Lillian on horseback.
The celebration lasted all evening and prior to going to his home he made one last patrol of the city on horseback. City Marshall Elias T Mussett Jr. had run against a subject named John Parker. Parker was a local trouble maker who the city council hired as a city police officer just three days before the murder even though many citizens told the council not to hire him.
Parker had made numerous threats to kill Mussett during the election. At approx 1:00 am on May 6th, Mussett stopped to speak with a local standing outside the Pancho Grande bar which was located near what is now Waco and Leopard St. As Mussett spoke with the individual about the nights activities, Parker rode up in the dark and came to Mussett’s right side. Without as much as a word Parker fired one shot from his pistol killing Mussett immediately. Parker fled the area and went downtown to the police station located on what is now Mesquite St north of IH 37 and turned himself in for Mussett’s murder. Parker was charged with Murder and his trial began within one day. After days of testimony, Parker was found guilty of Murder and sentenced to life in prison with hard labor. He was sent to the Huntsville, Texas Walls Unit to serve his sentence. The entire city closed for Mussett’s funeral. Mussett was buried in Rose Hill Cemetary on land that belonged to his father, an original founder of Corpus Christi.
Mussett is the first documented In the Line of Duty Death of a Cprpus Christi Police Officer. Please remember City Marshall Elias Mussett Jr. and his family in your thoughts and prayers this day. Mussett’s grandaughter, Harriet Nelson of Corpus Christi and family have attended our memorial service the last four years.
Occurred Friday, May 04, 2012, Robberies 19th and Comanche 1205040048; 1205040034; 1205040041; 1205040042; 1205040059; 1205040077
Three 14-year-old boys were taken into custody for a series of robberies Friday morning that started at 4:15am until they were captured by Corpus Christi Police in a stolen vehicle at 8:15am.
Corpus Christi Police responded to several complaints of three Hispanic Males that rode in a Sport Utility Vehicle, presented a handgun, and demanded money and drugs from pedestrians in the area around Leopard and Staples. Victims provided a partial license plate number of the vehicle used by the robbers.
Corpus Christi Police Patrol Officer Mel Goce located the Sport Utility Vehicle with three Hispanic males inside the vehicle near the Navarro Housing. Three males ran on foot away from the vehicle when Officer Goce arrived. The three males matched the description provided by the robbery victims.
All three males were apprehended by Corpus Christi Police officers. Officers then discovered the Sport Utility Vehicle was reported stolen from Corpus Christi on May 2. Police collected evidence from the vehicle which included illegal narcotics.
The three 14-year-old males were referred to the Nueces County Juvenile Court Authority for three counts of Aggravated Robbery, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
Occurred on 5/3/12, 2:06 p.m. Possession of Marijuana Zahn and Gulf Beach Roads 1205030083
Officers following up on information that a drugs were being sold out a vehicle on the beach at Zahn Road observed multiple individuals hanging out by several cars.
Officer could smell the odor of Marijuana coming from a white 1997 Cadillac Deville where Shonica Shaffer (12/20/77) was sitting. Shaffer along with the owner of the vehicle, Kody Allen Payne (05/23/81) were detained.
Narcotics and Vice Division K-9 Officer A. Dial and his canine partner Callen assisted with a check of the vehicle. Callen alerted on the Cadillac and a small quantity of Marijuana was discovered under the driver’s seat. Also found in the trunk was a bag containing more Hydro-Marijuana and a scale.
Both Shaffer and Payne were arrested and charged with Possession of Marijuana. Payne was charged with a State Jail Felony, while Shaffer was charged with a Class “B” Misdemeanor. A State Jail Felony is punishable up to two years in jail and a fine not to exceed $10,000, while the Class “B” Misdemeanor is punishable up to 180 days in jail and a fine not to exceed $2,000.
Occurred Friday, May 04, 2012, 2:35pm, Texan Trail at Alameda Street Crash #C1203397
A 55 year old man was hospitalized after his arm was run over by a bus Friday afternoon at the intersection of Texan Trail and Alameda Street near Doctors Regional Hospital.
The 55 year old man was asleep at the bus stop when the bus stopped to deliver passengers. The man woke abruptly as the Regional Transit Authority bus started to move north on Alameda from the bus stop. The man ran after the bus and attempted to gain the drivers attention then touched the bus. The man fell and the rear tires of the bus ran over the man’s left arm.
The man was taken by ambulance to Spohn Memorial hospital for significant damage to the left arm. There were several passengers on the R.T.A. bus and no other person was injured.
The investigating officer from the Corpus Christi Police said he directly permitted medical treatment without delay or interference and was unable to observe any indication if the 55 year old man was intoxicated by the time of this brief.
Corpus Christi Police remind pedestrians to be careful around streets. Do not approach a vehicle once it is in motion. Do not walk in the area between the sidewalk and the street because the storm water curb may cause a fall hazard. Enter the street in designated places such as a cross walk. Be alert when out in public to avoid other safety risks and arrive at your destination safely.
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