Charlie District

Tattooed Woman Passes Fake Cash

Occurred March 5, 2012 12:05pm   Forgery           5500 Saratoga Blvd. and 3900 South Padre Island Drive 1203050069 and 1203050127

A white female with tattoos passed counterfeit money at several area stores Monday afternoon. A clerk at a Stripes store called police when the woman attempted to use fake five dollar bills to pay for merchandise. The woman left the store as the clerk called police at about 12:05pm. The clerk recorded the license plate number of a gold 2001 Toyota Camry used by the woman who passed the fake money. The clerk told police no merchandise was taken and provided police with the fake money.

Police were then called to a Speedy Stop store in reference to more fake five dollar bills. A 30-year-old woman told police while she pumped gas in her car she was approached by a woman at the gas pump and requested to exchange a 20 dollar bill for four 5 dollar bills. The 30-year-old woman agreed to the exchange and then realized the four 5 dollar bills she was given were not real money. The woman told police she recorded the license plate of the gold 2001 Toyota Camry used by the woman that gave the fake 5 dollar bills.

The license plate number provided in both these events are identical and the suspect description is similar. The suspect is described as a white female with tattoos, brown hair, blue eyes, five feet tall, and weighs about 115 pounds. The license plate provided to police is CK9Y279.

Anyone with information about these crimes are encouraged to call crime stoppers at 888-TIPS, or log on to http://www.888TIPS.com.

Adam District

Child Misbehaves and The Mother Gets Struck By A Car

Occurred March 5, 2012 5:07pm   6300 Old Brownsville Rd.           Aggravated Assault         1203050111

A 48-year-old woman told police she was intentionally struck by a vehicle driven by a 31-year-old woman Monday after a confrontation about their children’s misbehavior in school.

The 48-year-old mother said her child got in trouble at school and the mother went to confront the 31-year-old woman about the matter. The 48-year-old mother did not provide police with details about the event but said she was struck by a gray or blue sedan that was driven by the person she confronted. The 31-year-old woman in the car left the area before police arrived.

An ambulance provided emergency medical treatment to the 48-year-old woman and considered the injuries to be minor and did not require transport to the hospital.

A witness provided police with more details. The 31-year-old woman was not yet contacted by police and the investigation continues. The woman struck by the car said she will not confront others again without police presence.

Bravo District

Buildings Including a Fire Station Targeted for Graffiti

Occurred March 2 and 3, 2012    Graffiti/Criminal Mischief    1203020063, 1203020095, 1203020063

Several vehicles and buildings including a fire station were damaged by paint over the weekend in an area on the north side of South Padre Island Drive between Airline Road and Nile Drive. Several vehicles and a garage door were painted over Thursday night on the 5900 block of Hugo. The side of Fire Station 11 located at Airline and Hugo was painted at the same period of time.

Graffiti was discovered at the 6200 block of South Padre Island Drive at a car sales lot in which a vehicle was damaged by paint. The graffiti was located at several nearby traffic signs, on the wall of a business at Prince and S. Padre Island Dr., on a garage door on the 6100 block of Winston, and another vehicle on the 1300 block of Prince. The damage happened overnight on Friday and the information was gathered by police.

Two people were connected to graffiti at the 6300 block of South Padre Island Drive early Saturday morning and police are investigating these offenses to determine if they are all related.

Anyone who has information about these crimes are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or log on to http://www.888TIPS.com.

Bravo District

Dropped CD Player Leads to Burglary and Graffiti Arrest

Occurred March 3, 2012   12:25am            6300 S. Padre Island Dr.  Burglary/Graffiti Warrant of arrest 1203030007

Two people were caught Saturday morning for graffiti after a person saw the two people complete a burglary of a vehicle. Police Officers were called at about 12:20am to an apartment complex on the 6300 block of South Padre Island Drive for a pair of men that broke into a vehicle.

Officer A. Lopez saw two people who matched the description of the suspects on the 1300 block of Clare. Officer Lopez saw a juvenile male drop a vehicle mounted compact disk player in the ditch and continue to walk. Officer Lopez stopped the two and found spray paint in the back pocket of the juvenile who dropped the compact disk player.

Other officers contacted the person who called in the complaint. The officers were directed to a vehicle that had obvious damage and the in dash stereo missing. Officers also were directed to wet graffiti that was the same color as carried by the man with Officer Lopez. Eighteen year old Martin Trevino (10-29-1993) was arrested for burglary to a motor vehicle, graffiti, and a warrant for his arrest. The juvenile was taken to the Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center.

Delta District

Man Who Points Out Hit & Run Driver Gets Arrested and Driver Released

Occurred on March 4, 2012  1:30pm  400 Mann  Hit & Run/Poss of Marijuana/Resisting arrest 1203040080 & C1201648

 

A 25-year-old man was arrested Sunday afternoon after he pointed out the driver who made a failed attempt to hide from a hit and run crash. Police Officers were called to Starr Street and North Shoreline at about 1:30pm for a crash report in which a 2005 Chevy pickup left without providing information as required.

Officers located the smashed truck parked and unoccupied in a nearby parking garage and the officers directly searched for the driver. The officers located two men seated together at a picnic table on the third level of the parking garage. One of the men immediately pointed and told the officers the other man was the driver. The man who pointed out the driver then attempted to leave against the officer’s direction and then pushed an officer in an attempt to leave. The officers believed the man was a passenger in the crashed vehicle and restrained the man. The officers then located an amount of marijuana and a controlled substance in the man’s pockets.

Kenneth Mowles (1/3/1987) was arrested for Possession of a controlled substance, Possession of Marijuana, and Resisting arrest or Detention. Mowles was taken to Spohn Memorial Hospital for a precautionary medical check because he was involved in the vehicle crash and then Mr. Mowles was taken to the city detention center. The second man who was identified as the driver was issued several traffic citations and released.

Charlie District

Man Arrested for a Felony Theft of Vehicle Tires

Occurred on March 2, 2012    4:01am   3700 Capri Dr.                        1203020014

A nineteen year old man was arrested Friday morning for stealing tires valued at about $1,600. Police were called to the 3700 block of Capri for a suspicious person sighted in the neighborhood at 4:00 in the morning. Police found the man described by the caller, 19-year-old Jeremy Longoria (11/19/1992). Longoria threw a cell phone to the ground once he saw police.

Police officers located Longoria’s truck parked nearby which had tools, landscaping blocks and vehicle parts that seemed unusual to the officers. The citizen that originally called to complain about the suspicious man met with officers and pointed out a nearby vehicle which had missing parts that matched the parts found in Longoria’s truck. The police officers were aware of several thefts of vehicles tires in this police district of the of the city. The owner of the vehicle with missing parts confirmed that Mr. Longoria had no permission to take the vehicle parts in this case. Longoria was arrested for felony theft because of the value of the property involved. Longoria was additionally charged with failure to identify because Longoria knowingly provided a false name to police during the investigation.

Adam District

One Person Arrested After Fight Over A Beer Leaves 27-Year-Old Hospitalized

Occurred on 3/2/12, 01:51 a.m.   Aggravated Assault   5401 Leopard   1203020008

Officers responded to the Cabaret Men’s Club for a fight inside involving a couple of subjects.  Upon their arrival they found the victim covered in blood from bloody nose and facial injuries.  He was taken to Spohn Memorial by CCFD Emergency Personnel for medical treatment.

Further investigation revealed, the victim and Ralph Villarreal (01/17/72) argument over a beer escalated into a fight when Villarreal shoved the victim to the floor and began assaulting him with a beer bottle.  Villarreal continued the assault by kicking the victim in the head.

Villarreal was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and an outstanding Municipal Court warrant.

Bravo District

Driver Arrested In a Hurry Home for Bedtime

A 23-year-old man was arrested at about 1:50am Thursday morning for reckless driving near the site of a recent fatal pedestrian crash. Officer Curtis Volling saw a 2011 Silver Kia Rio turn from Rodd Field road onto McArdle without stopping at the stop sign at that intersection. The Rio travelled wide into oncoming traffic and then accelerated at a speed that was possibly twice the posted speed limit on McArdle as the vehicle travelled to Ennis Joslin. The area of McArdle between Rodd Field and Ennis Joslin is a two lane road with no sidewalks.

Officer Volling conducted a traffic stop and the driver, Brian Venable (7/3/1988) said he had to get up in the morning to go to work se he was in a hurry. Brian Venable was arrested for reckless driving.

Delta District

Impatience in Drive-Thru Earns Driver Trip to Jail

Occurred on March 1, 2012    2:49 AM       6200 Saratoga         DWI/Prohibited Weapon   1203010013

A Patrol Lieutenant and two officers dining at a fast food restaurant were alerted by employees to an SUV in the drive-thru that was disrupting business.  The driver, according to the employees, was sounding his horn excessively while waiting for his food order.  The officers walked outside and spotted a Chevy Tahoe in the drive-thru , and noticed that the driver was continuing to honk the vehicle’s horn while approaching the drive-thu window. Officers contacted the driver,  Carlos Perez (DOB:11-9-1979), and had him step from the vehicle.  During an officer safety search, officers recovered an illegal switch-blade knife from Perez’s back right pants pocket.  Officers observed that Perez appeared to be intoxicated and administered field sobriety tests.   Perez was subsequently arrested for DWI and possession of a prohibited weapon and booked at the City Detention Center.

Community Outreach

Hike, Trek, or Walk to our March Monthly Auction and Drive Away in Style

The C.C.P.D.’s commitment to “Keep Corpus Christi Safe” has continued with its “Zero Tolerance No Insurance Initiative”

On Saturday, March 3, 2012, a total of 77 cars will be auctioned at the Corpus Christi Police Department Vehicle Impound Lot located at 2600 Holly Road during our monthly auction. Approximately 14 of these vehicles are “No Insurance” impounds. On Friday, March 2, 2012, the general public will be allowed to register and view the vehicles to be auctioned from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is no registration fee.

On the day of the auction, the general public can continue to register and view the vehicles from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.  The auction will commence promptly at 10:00 a.m. The vehicles to be auctioned can be viewed at www.siskauction.com. An auction list may also be downloaded from the same website.

The department’s strong stand and enforcement of this “Zero Tolerance No Insurance Initiative” will continue and all vehicles involved in accidents will be impounded and the driver cited if they are unable to provide financial proof of insurance. Driver’s license and proof of financial responsibility checkpoints will continue to be conducted at the Shift Captains’ authorization.

Officers issued 5,503 citations and impounded 1,212 vehicles for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility during 2011.  During February 2012, Officers issued 376 citations for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility and impounded 83 vehicles for the same charge.

Corpus Christi Police Daily Blotter