Charlie District, Patrol Division

$2,500 Damage Caused By Graffiti Vandal On S.P.I.D.

Occurred Saturday, April 21, 2012, 5000 South Padre Island Drive Graffiti ($2,500 in damage) 1204210093

Several buildings and fences were damaged by spray paint Saturday morning in the area of the 5,000 block of South Padre Island Drive.

Corpus Christi Police were called to the Salvation Army building to document damage done to the building. Police officers discovered other buildings and fences were damaged in a similar fashion along Mt. Vernon Drive. The cost to clean and repair the damage was estimated at about $2,500.

Police officers photographed the graffiti and collected spray paint containers found in the area as evidence. Police investigators continue to investigate area surveillance cameras to ascertain if any photographs of the act are recorded.

Anyone interested to research reported crime in Corpus Christi is encouraged to search Crimereports.com. Anyone with information about reported crime 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.

Delta District

Man Sleeping in Vehicle Robbed

Occurred on 4/23/12. 04:53 am  Robbery  200 Alameda     1204230028

A 54-year-old male sleeping in his 2000 Buick Skylark near the Good Samaritan when three males dragged him out of the car and began to punch him.  The victim sustained a bloody lip and cuts to his elbows when he was flung to the ground.  The males then fled in the victim’s vehicle.

The victim who was very distressed over the robbery was unable to provide a lot of details.  He did tell Officers his vehicle had a skull sticker on the gas cap cover and a sticker of a pink flower on the rear window.  The victim’s personal items  along with the Skylark’s information were inside the stolen vehicle.

The suspects were described as three bald Hispanic males, in their early 20’s.  Anyone having any information regarding this crime or the whereabouts of the victim’s vehicle is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or the Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Bureau at 361-886-2841.

Delta District

64-Year-Old Man Stabbed, Roomie Arrested

Occurred on 4/23/12, 04:51 a.m. Aggravated Assault 416 N. Chaparral 1204230029

During an early call for help at the Sea Gulf Villa Apartments, Officers arrested a White female involved in the stabbing of her roommate. Further investigation revealed the 58-year-old female was in the kitchen when the 64–year-old roommate walked into the room unclothed. The female fearing the victim’s intentions stabbed him once in the lower abdomen. Officers report both individuals appeared to be intoxicated.

The victim was taken to Spohn Memorial by CCFD Emergency Personnel where he was treated and released. Due to the domestic relationship between the individuals no additional information will be released.

Charlie District

Man Arrested After Driving Intoxicated Then Striking 2 Vehicles And 1 House

Occurred Saturday April 21, 2012, 4:00am, 3105 Gollihar Driving While Intoxicated 1204210037

A 21-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning after he drove his car into a house. No person was injured in the crash; but the 21-year-old driver, Jonathan Garcia (8/1/1990), was arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Garcia operated a gray 2004 Chevy Silverado pickup on Gollihar when the truck made an unsafe turn causing the truck to strike two parked cars and then strike the house. The two parked vehicles were a red 2007 Ford four door F-150 and the second parked vehicle was a white 1994 Ford Explorer.

Garcia was apprehended by police and taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation. Garcia displayed indicators of intoxication. Garcia was treated for minor injuries as a result of the crash and then delivered to the city detention center for Driving While Intoxicated. The charge is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail and up to a $2,000 fine.

Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division

Burglary With Intent to Commit Other Felony – Crime of the Week

Burglary with Intent to Commit Other Felony
March 15, 2012

Crime of the Week #16

Air Dates:  April 18-25 2012

Case # 1203150019

 

I am Senior Officer Kirk Stowers with your Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week.

Thursday, March 15, 2012, at 4:20 am, Corpus Christi Police investigated a violent crime at an apartment complex in the area of Holly and Weber.

A woman came home from work and watched TV until she went to bed. The woman woke as a man covered her with a blanket and began a struggle. The man then left from the apartment. The woman was injured in the attack. Police discovered a red, white, and black mask left behind by the attacker.

The woman worked with a police Forensic Artist to develop this sketch of the attacker.

The suspect is described as a white man, about 5` 07″ tall, about 155 pounds, short shaggy hair, and was wearing a long sleeve dark colored shirt with blue jeans.

If you can identify this individual or if you have additional information about this crime call Crime Stoppers at 888- TIPS, or log on at 888tips.com the information you provide could earn you $1000 in cash.

Adam District

One Jailed in Large Brawl at Gentlemen’s Club

Occurred on 4/20/12, 12:03 Aggravated Assault   5401 Leopard Street    1204200002

Officers were called to the Cabaret Gentlemen’s Club for a fight involving several customers.  They arrived to find a 29-year-old male covered in blood and another 29-year-old male with contusions to the face leaving the bar along with several patrons followed by a Hispanic male who was holding an  open knife.

Daniel Guerrero Beseril (03/25/81) who appeared to be intoxicated was not done fighting and still looking to continue to do combat with the other clientage. Officers quickly disarmed and handcuffed Beseril.

Further investigation revealed an argument amongst a couple of customers turned into a melee.  Beseril struck the victims in the head several times with a beer bottle causing the injuries.  CCFD Emergency Personnel treated both the victims for their injuries, but they refused to be taken to the hospital.

Beseril was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

Bravo District

Victim Shot At During Fight to Settle Feud

Occurred on 4/19/12, 06:21 pm   Aggravated Assault   5488 SPID    1204190120

Officers responding to an assault with shots fired call arrived to find the 34-year-old victim in the JC Penny’s parking lot standing next to her red Ford Focus.   The victim told Officers, she and her ex-husband’s new girlfriend’s sister agreed on the phone to meet at La Palmera Mall and settle their feud by fighting with one another.

The ex-husband’s new girlfriend’s sister was accompanied by her boyfriend who was ordered to shoot at the victim by his girlfriend during the fight.  The victim immediately ran to her car when the male pointed a handgun at her.

The victim made  it safely to her car and attempted to leave just as the suspects drive up to her in a red Elantra.  The male shoots several rounds at the victim striking her vehicle’s tire before driving off.  A search for suspects proved unsuccessful, but the two suspects were identified.   

The shooting remains an active and ongoing investigation and we encourage anyone having any information regarding this crime to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or the Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Bureau at 361-886-2841.

Community Outreach

Crime Stoppers First Quarter Report

The Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers organization would like to thank the Corpus Christi community for the support provided to bring criminals to justice. The Crime Stoppers board is pleased to provide the statistical information for the first quarter of 2012 which spaned from January 1 until March 31, 2012.

The Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers organization received 1,456 calls that resulted in 34 arrests between January first and March 31, 2012. The tips called into Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers recovered $3,825 in stolen property, resulted in $7,260 in seized drugs, and obtained 4 contraband weapons in the first quarter for 2012. There were 12 fugitives captured through information provided to the Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers program in this first quarter of 2012.

The Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers approved 27 rewards for $4,178 paid to those that provided tips that resulted in arrests of offenders.

Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization certified by the Governor’s office and solely supported by donations and the local media. This organization is independent from the Police Department, and consists of a non-paid volunteer board that works with Corpus Christi Police Coordinators.

The coordinators serve as liaisons between the Board, the Police Department, the media and other law enforcement agencies. Crime Stoppers provides an avenue for the citizens of Corpus Christi to report crimes anonymously through the use of a hotline and pays rewards to tipsters.

Anyone with any information about an unsolved crime is encouraged to call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 888-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-827-TIPS. The information provided is anonymous and could earn the caller a cash reward.

Secure tips can be submitted online at www.888TIPS.com or visit the TipSubmit mobile app.

Community Outreach, Delta District, Patrol Division

In Memory Of A Fallen Officer, Roy Smith

By: Captain John Houston

On April 20, 1953, 59 years ago, Patrol Officer Roy Newton Smith was responding to a fight call when his patrol car was struck by another car at Staples and Lipan. Smith died of his injuries that day. Smith was 21 years old and had been on the department for just 4 months at the time of this tragic accident. Roy was married to Laverne Smith and had come here from Wichita Falls, Texas to work at the department. Roy and Laverne had one daughter Gail. Roy served with distinction in the Army having served in the Korean conflict before joining the department. Please take a moment out  of your day to remember our fallen brother. Our prayers remain with him and his family and may we never forget him and his sacrifice. Roy Smith is the fourth officer to die in the Line of Duty for the Department.

As a side note, we were able to locate his only daughter Gail Michalsky of Spring, Texas who never had a chance to know her father and she attended her first Police Officers Memorial Service last year. She was given a copy of the Wall of Honor photo by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott.

Bravo District, Delta District

Fedora Wearing Carjacker Arrested After Pursuit

Occurred on 10:54 pm  Aggravated Robbery, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Evading Arrest  322 Oleander Avenue 1204180146/1204180144/1204180151       

Late Wednesday night, Officers contacted the 25-year-old victim who reported he was carjacked at gunpoint.  The victim told Officers he was at a Flour Bluff Stripes Convenience Store when a White male requested a ride.

The victim agreed and drove the male back into town, but the male asked the victim to take him to several locations as he conducted his errands.  While at a Dodd Street residence, the male pulled a handgun and demanded the victim take him to the area of Morgan and SH 286.  Once they arrived at the intersection, the male ordered the victim out of the car.

A B.O.L.O. (Be On the Look Out) was issued for the suspect and the vehicle, within minutes an Officer spotted the stolen Caprice as the driver was parking the vehicle in the alley behind Club 7, 512 S. Staples.  The Officer drove up behind the Caprice and as he exited his police car, the driver fled refusing to stop.  A pursuit ensued through the neighborhood onto Agnes and Staples for several minutes until the driver bailed out taking a hard fall. The Caprice traveled on and struck a parked blue Cobalt in the 300 block of Oleander.

The driver took off running as the Officer chased him a couple of houses over where he attempted to enter a relative’s residence.  A struggle ensued in which Kevin James Cisneros (09/21/79) was tasered and taken into custody.

The suspect was taken to Spohn Memorial by CCFD Emergency Personnel where he was medically treated for a broken arm and some road rash.   Cisneros was arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.  He was charged with Aggravated Robbery, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Evading Arrest in a Vehicle, along with an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.

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