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Criminal Investigations Division, Delta District

Crime Stoppers Has Cash Reward to Catch a Thief

Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 12:38PM
Location: 2601 Ayers Street
Offense: Burglary from a Vehicle
Case Number: 1510130079

Corpus Christi Police would like help from the public to identify or locate a man accused of stealing an air compressor from the back of an unattended, pickup truck in a restaurant parking lot located at 2601 Ayers Street on October 13, 2015.

Corpus Christi Police obtained video of the man who went inside the restaurant to buy a meal at 12:38pm. The man left the restaurant with a little boy and the two got into a white four door car with a sun roof. The car went to a different parking spot and the man got out, then took the air compressor from the bed of the pickup truck and loaded the compressor into the car and drove away. The owner of the compressor told Officers the compressor was valued at about $950 dollars.

A video of the crime can be viewed on youtube.

Anyone who can identify this man, or has any additional information about this crime should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIP (8477) or submit the tip online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers that leads to an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Criminal Investigations Division

Police Warn Public: Don’t Leave Firearms Unattended in Vehicles

The Corpus Christi Police Department has received 74 reports of firearms stolen from unattended vehicles so far in 2014. The Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft Task Force investigates the reports for burglary to vehicles and noticed 74 stolen firearms as of May 31, 2014. Corpus Christi Police Lieutenant Chris White, the supervisor of the Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft Task Force, said only three firearms have been recovered of those 74 stolen firearms.

The Corpus Christi Police Department recommends that owners not leave the firearms unattended in vehicles, but store the firearms in a locked safe inside a building.

The Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft Task Force reported the following data for 2014:

January – 6 firearms reported stolen from vehicles;

February – 7 firearms reported stolen from vehicles;

Mach – 18 firearms reported stolen from vehicles;

April – 24 firearms reported stolen from vehicles;

May – 19 firearms reported stolen from vehicles.

Check out the criminal activity reported to the Corpus Christi Police in your neighborhood at Crimereports.com. Anyone who has any information that can help recover the stolen firearms should call the Corpus Christi Police at 886-2841. Anyone who would like to provide information to Detectives and keep their identity secret should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com.

Community Outreach

Vehicle Auction This Saturday, May 3

The city of Corpus Christi will auction 81 cars, trucks, and motorcycles at the four paved acres of the Corpus Christi Police Vehicle Impound Lot located at 5485 Greenwood Drive on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 10:00am. The general public is allowed to register and view the vehicles for auction from 8:00am to 4:00pm on Friday, May 2nd. The general public can continue to register and view the vehicles from 8:00am to 10:00am on the day of the auction. The vehicle for auction may be viewed online and an auction list may be downloaded from www.siskauction.com.

There are 24 vehicles for auction that were seized for no insurance. 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.

Criminal Investigations Division

Auto Theft Task Force Seeks Help From the Public

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Date: Sunday, February 9, 2014
Location: 15122 Northwest Boulevard
Offense: Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle (Penal Code Section 31.07) State Jail Felony
Case Number: 1402110033

The Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft Task Force would like help from the public to identify the person responsible for stealing a trailer from a storage lot at 15122 Northwest Boulevard on Sunday, February 9, 2014.

Detectives with the Auto Theft Task Force have obtained video of the truck used in the crime and hope tips from the public will identify the person responsible. The truck is described as a silver single cab pickup truck which went to the lot at about 11:30 p.m. on that day. The trailer was recovered in Robstown the next day, but contents of the trailer were missing. The contents of the trailer were standard construction tools.

Anyone who knows who may be responsible, or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Auto Theft Task Force at 886-2841. Anyone who wants to keep their identity secret and provide information to detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.