Bravo District

Business Burglarized Overnight

Reported on 02/27/12, 9:30 a.m.   Burglary of a Business   7110 Saratoga   1202270040

Officers contacted the 58-year-old owner of KS Truck Auto Center who reported the business had been burglarized overnight.  It is believed a door to the business had been left unlocked allowing the suspect or suspects to enter the building.

The owner told Officers the suspect or suspects stole $10,000 in assorted mechanic tools belonging to an employee and the business.  At this time there is no suspect information available.

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

Delta District

Burglar Targets 100 Year Old Church

Occurred February 27, 2012  Burglary to a building 1500 Morgan 1202270051

 

A church building that is over one hundred years old was the target of an overnight burglary Monday morning. Corpus Christi Police were called to the Family First Church Monday morning at about 9:30am after nearly $10,000 worth of property was discovered missing from the building. The pastor of the church said that an unknown person broke a window to force entry into the building overnight.

The church pastor said that music and computer equipment were taken from inside the building. The church pastor said those he services at the church are low-income families and do not provide cash donations. The items stolen in this event were donated items from the low-income families that are unable to provide other means of offering to the church.

Anyone with any information about this burglary are encouraged to call crime stoppers at 888-TIPS or log on to www.888TIPS.com.

Delta District

Neighbors Fight Over Death of Cat

Occurred on 02/26/12   8:13 p.m.  Aggravated Assault   647 Robinson   1202260107

Officers contacted several individuals involved in a fight over the death of the 35-year-old victim’s cat.    The victim told Officers he was notified by his girlfriend his cat had been killed by his neighbor’s dog.

When the victim spoke to his neighbor about the attack he was assaulted by three Hispanic males who were armed with a tire iron and a pipe.  The victim suffered minor injuries during the assault. 

The victim’s son who tried to stop the attack and was struck in the back of the head sustaining a laceration.  Both were taken to Spohn Memorial by CCFD Emergency Personnel for medical treatment.

The first suspect is described as a Hispanic male, 28 to 29 years of age, 6’3″ feet tall and weighing 200 lbs.  The second suspect is described as a 30 to 40-year-old Hispanic male, while the third suspect is described only as a Hispanic male.

Anyone having any information regarding this crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or the Corpus Christi Police Department Homicide/Robbery Bureau at 361-886-2841.

 

Bravo District

Post Office Worker Caught Mail Thieves.

Occurred February 23, 2012  Theft                            300 Cape Cod  1202230062

 

Two people were arrested Thursday for stealing mail in the South Shore Estates neighborhood. A post office worker phoned police after a man stopped at a house and took a package delivered by the post office worker. The post office worker watched a blue Chevy Cavalier stop in front of the house, the man got out and took the package, and then the vehicle drove away. The Cavalier was driven by a female and the post office worker provided the license plate number to police.

The Cavalier was stopped by police and several packages were located inside the car. The owners of the packages were contacted and the post office workers suspicion of theft was verified. Thirty year old Adolfo Gutierrez (10-29-1981) and twenty-five year old Ivonne Rodriguez (6-26-1986) were arrested for theft.

Bravo District

Alert Neighbor Caught An Afternoon Burglar

Occurred February 24, 2012         Burglary to a residence                 7700 Caribou      1202240073

 

An eighteen year old man was arrested Friday for stealing a rifle from a house on the 7700 block of Caribou. An alert neighbor saw a man at about one o-clock in the afternoon wearing a t-shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes as the man concealed some object underneath his shirt. The neighbor followed the man who concealed an object until the man entered a house on Fox Drive. The neighbor phoned police to report the unusual activity.

Police arrived and discovered a house on Caribou with a broken back door window and no one home. The home owner was called by a neighbor and a rifle was discovered missing from the home on Caribou. Police officers went to the home on Fox Drive where the suspicious man entered while watched by the neighbor. Police met Tyler Moore (12-19-1993) and located the rifle described by the home owner on Caribou. Mr. Moore was arrested for burglary to a habitation.

Delta District

13 Vehicles Had Tires Cut at Night Club

Occurred February 26, 2012         Criminal Mischief            3100 Baldwin                     1202260009

 

                Thirteen vehicles had the tires cut by a knife in the parking lot of a night club on Baldwin resulting in damages that were estimated at over $2,800. Corpus Christi Police were called to the night club for criminal mischief and the witnesses described a single man responsible for the damage. The suspect was described as a Hispanic male that wore a dark sweater, black jeans, and was last seen walking east on Baldwin. One victim of the damage said the suspect had asked for fifty cents and became irritated when the request was refused.

Corpus Christi Police request any person that has information about this crime to contact crime stoppers at 888-TIPS or log on to www.888TIPS.com.

Adam District

Burglary to the CCPD Outdoor Shooting Range

Occurred February 26, 2012         Burglary               9600 Hearn’s Ferry Rd.                  1202260048

A 34-year-old man was arrested for stealing from the storage buildings from the Corpus Christi Police shooting range. A Port Police Officer patrolled the area of the Police outdoor range and noticed a wagon that contained power tools that was out of place at the shooting range. The Port Police officer then saw a gray Dodge Charger car drive to the range and quickly leave once the driver of the Charger saw the Port Police Officer. The Port Police Officer stopped the Charger and detained the driver while the Corpus Christi Police responded.

Corpus Christi Police range operators inspected the buildings and discovered there was forced entry to the buildings and that the tools were taken from inside the city buildings. The driver of the Charger, Tommy Rannefeld (8-22-1977), was connected and arrested for the burglary of a building. All the stolen items were recovered and returned to police.

Delta District

Definitely a Wrong Place to Commit a Crime

Occurred on 02/27/12, 02:15 a.m.  Discharging a Firearm   3600 Saratoga     1202270012/1202270013

Lt. A. Sanders was in the parking lot of Most Precious Blood when he heard several shots fired from a silver Pontiac Grand Am as it slowly drove by.  Officers assisted him in stopping the vehicle at Frederick and SH 286 access. 

The driver Mario Omar Rivera (04/02/79) was arrested after a firearm was found underneath the driver’s seat.  His passenger Brittany Gail Wheeler (03/03/89) who appeared to be intoxicated was also arrested.

Rivera was charged with Discharging a Firearm in Certain Municipalities and Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon. Wheeler was charged with Public Intoxication.

Delta District, Traffic Safety Division

Fatal Accident

Occurred 2/24/12 at 4:48 PM     200 Louisiana     C1201406

Officers responded to a medical trauma call at a residence in the 200 block of Louisiana on Friday evening at about 4:48 PM.  At the home they discovered a 15-month-old male child who had been run over in the driveway of the home. 

The incident happened as a 52-year-old man was backing out of the driveway in a 2011 white Dodge Pick-Up.  There was a 53-year-old female in the vehicle also.

The child was rushed by ambulance to Driscoll Children’s Hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 5:50 PM.

The tragic incident appears accidental.  No charges have been filed and there are no plans to file charges against anyone reference this incident.

Any updates to this incident will be released by the Corpus Christi Police Department PIO at www.ccpdblotter.com.

Delta District

Knife-Wielding Woman Interrupts Dinner, Takes Cash

Occurred on February 23  06:07 PM      4410 Moravian    Aggravated Robbery 1202230109

A 54 year-old man told officers that he was robbed by a knife-wielding woman while he and his roommate enjoyed their chicken dinner.  Officers responding to a report of a disturbance at the home discovered Henry Dirk (DOB: 8-22-57) and his 46 year-old roommate sitting at the kitchen table eating fried chicken.  Dirk told officers that while he and his roommate were eating dinner, a tall thin auburn haired white woman armed with a knife entered the home through an unlocked door and demanded his money.  According to Dirk, the woman removed a small amount of cash from his wallet and fled the home in an unknown direction.   Dirk then called police and both he and his roommate resumed dinner.  Officers were unable to locate the woman, but did arrest Dirk for an outstanding larceny warrant, $500 bond.

Corpus Christi Police Daily Blotter