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Adam District, Patrol Division

Ceremony Unveiling The “Peace Officers Memorial Highway” Signs.

On Tuesday, July 22, at 10:00 a.m. there will be a  ceremony unveiling the  “Peace Officers Memorial Highway” signs. The signs are located at State Highway 358 east and Agnes Street. The ceremony will be held at the Agnes Street on ramp to State Highway 358 east in the grassy median.​  The signs are the final phase of this memorial that started off as House Bill 3831, which passed in the last legislative session.  It was authored by South Texas Representatives Abel Herrero, Todd Hunter and Senator “Chuy” Hinojosa. The portion of State Highway 358 from Interstate Highway 37 to State Highway 286  is designated as the “Peace Officers Memorial Highway”.

Private funds were raised to pay for the manufacturing and installation of the two signs. ​Everyone  is encouraged to attend the ceremony as the signs are unveiled in remembrance of those officers that paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Charlie District, Community Outreach, Traffic Safety Division

Traffic Investigators Looking For Suspect In Fatal Hit And Run

DATE: July 20, 2014
LOCATION: 5200 Weber Road
OFFESNE: Accident Involving Death (TC 550.021 3rd Degree Felony)
CASE NUMBER: C1402870

Corpus Christi Police Traffic Officers are investigating a fatal hit and run crash involving a pedestrian that occurred in the 5200 block of Weber Road. A 61 year old male was walking across Weber Rd not at an intersection or crosswalk. The pedestrian was stuck by a silver Lincoln Navigator driven by a male with possibly up to five other passengers inside. The suspect vehicle pulled across the street and stopped. The driver and a passenger ran over to the pedestrian but fled when they heard emergency vehicles approaching. The driver and suspect vehicle have not been located. Anyone who can identify the individual responsible, or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Hit and Run Detectives at 886-2689. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and still provide information to Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report July 21, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 206 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight July 20 to 7:00 a.m. on .July 21, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 07/20/2014 8:25 PM
Location: 1200 Flour Bluff Drive
Offense: Robbery (PC 29.02 Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1407200147
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a business located 1200 block of Flour Bluff Dr. and contacted a store loss prevention officer who told them she observed a male and a female eat two bananas in the store before purchasing them. The security officer contacted both suspects and directed them to the self-check out to pay for the items. As the items were being scanned the suspects became disruptive and verbally abusive towards store employees. When store security tried to direct the suspects into the loss prevention office one of the suspects grabbed the officer by her upper body to pull her away. Both suspect then left the store in a car. Corpus Christi Police Officers went to the address of the vehicles registered owner and attempted to contact the male suspect. When he saw officers, he ran up the staircase of the mobile home and went inside. Officers contacted him and the male suspect used physical force to resist arrest. Casey Raines (06/06/1981) was arrested and charged with robbery for the physical assault on security following the theft, evading arrest for fleeing on foot from police officers, a Class A Misdemeanor, and resisting arrest, for using physical force to resist arrest, a Class A misdemeanor. The female was not located.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 07/19/2014 3:45 AM
Location: 3900 Laguna Shores Road
Offense: Burglary of a Building (PC 30.02 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1407190045
Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to a business located 3900 block of Laguna Shores Rd. for a theft of an ATM from inside of a business located on a fishing pier. A 62 year old male reported that when he arrived at work he observed two males on a boat near his business. When he observed that the front door to the marina was open, he walked inside and observed that the ATM was missing and he also noticed that the lock on the front door was missing. When he walked back outside the two males on the boat attempted to flee the scene but the boat bottomed out in the shallow water. The suspects were able to regain control of the boat and left toward marker 37.  The boat was later determined to be stolen from a home located on a canal in the same area.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 07/20/2014 12:10 PM
Location: 5600 Carroll Lane
Offense: Robbery (PC 29.02 Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1407200076
A 45 year old male store clerk called police to report that a young male entered the business located in the 5600 block of Carroll Lane and took a drink from the cooler, and walked out without paying. The store clerk followed the suspect outside and confronted him. The clerk attempted to take the drink from the suspect and a struggle ensued. The suspect got free and was walking away when the clerk took a picture of the suspect with his cell phone. The suspect turned around, ran toward the clerk and punched him several times. The clerk was able to get the suspect on the ground and asked witnesses to call police. The suspect broke free and ran north on Carroll Lane. Corpus Christi Police Officers located the suspect as he walked out of an apartment on Carroll Lane. The suspect ran back into the apartment when he saw officers despite being told to stop. Officers spoke with the suspect through an open window telling him to come out of the apartment. Officers attempted to get the suspect out as he stood by the open window and he began yelling and pulled away. Entry was made into the apartment and the suspect resisted arrest by kicking an officer. After a brief struggle he was taken into custody. Officers charged Preston Felts (07/20/1997) with robbery for the physical assault on the store clerk following the theft, the store clerk sustained minor injuries from the struggle. The suspect was additionally charged with assault on a public servant for kicking the officer, a third degree felony, evading arrest and resisting arrest, both Class A misdemeanors, for fleeing on foot from officers, and using physical force to resist arrest.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 07/20/2014 9:15 PM
Location: 5100 Weber Road
Offense: Possession of Controlled Substance (HS 481.115 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1407200152
Corpus Christi Police Officers were on the scene of a hit and run crash in the 5100 block of Weber Rd. when a police unit was struck by a 2005 Ford Escape. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Cody Cerda (08/08/1995). While being questioned by police, the suspect gave false information regarding his name and date of birth and he was arrested. He then told officers he had a small bag of cocaine in his pants. Officer located the bag of narcotics inside the suspect’s boxer shorts. The suspect was charged with possession of a controlled substance, a state jail felony, and failure to identify, a Class B Misdemeanor, for giving false information. The suspect vehicle was impounded at the scene. There was only minor damage to the police unit, and an officer inside the unit when it was struck was treated and released from a hospital.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 07/20/2014 2:45 PM
Location: 3000 Antelope Street
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated (PC 49.04 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1407200099
A Corpus Christi Fire Department Engine Company driver observed a 1998 Ford truck swerve across all lanes of traffic and onto the sidewalk. The truck was driving about 5 mph and members from the fire department were able to exit the fire truck and run up next to the driver`s side of the pickup. They observed the driver Marshall Raney (08/05/1993) to be throwing up on the front passenger in the truck. They yelled at him to stop the truck but the driver was unresponsive. Members of the fire department were able to reach inside the driver`s side window and put the truck in park. Corpus Christi Police arrived and found the driver, a 20 year old male to be intoxicated. He was transported to the hospital due to high level of intoxication and treated. The driver faces charges of Driving While Intoxicated, a Class B misdemeanor once he is released from the hospital. The front seat passenger, Matthew Stonecipher (11/18/1989) was arrested for public intoxication, a Class C Misdemeanor.

 

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2841. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Charlie District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Female Steals Forgotten Purse

Date: 07/06/2014 4:40 PM
Location: 4109 South Staples Street
Offense: Theft (PC 31.03 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1407060092
A 30 year old female victim reported to police that she was exiting the Wal-Mart Supercenter located at 4109 South Staples Street when she left her blue clutch purse in a shopping cart that she was putting away . When she realized she had left it in the cart, she returned to the cart area and noticed the purse was gone. Camera images from the store show a female suspect enter the store and go to the cart area and remove the purse from the basket. The suspect is a white female with blonde hair in a ponytail and blue pants. Anyone who can identify the individual responsible, or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2841. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and still provide information to Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

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Community Outreach

Patrol Report July 18 ,2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 221 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight July 17 to 7:00 a.m. on .July 18, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Adam” District
Date: 07/17/2014 9:50 PM
Location: 4342 Highway 77 Access South
Offense: Burglary of a Habitation
Case Number: 1407170142
A 55 year old male reported that sometime between 10:15 AM and 9 PM on July 17 unknown suspects kicked in the front door of his home, went inside, and removed several items. There was at least $300 in damage to the door, and property valued at over $700 was stolen. Officers do not have any suspects and are currently still investigating this crime.

 
“Bravo” District
Date: 07/18/2014 12:20 AM
Location: 1800 Flour Bluff Drive
Offense: Possession of Controlled Substance (HS 481.115 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1407180008
A Corpus Christi Police Officer on patrol observed a male driving a 2013 Nissan Rogue in the 1800 block of Flour Bluff Dr. on his cell phone. The officer contacted the driver, Rocky Haggard (07/22/1979) who did not have a drivers license. Inside the vehicle officers found a backpack in the back seat that contained several small zip lock bags with a white, crystalized substance residue and a measuring scale. In the console of the vehicle there was a zip lock bag that contained a white, crystalized substance believed to be methamphetamine.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 07/18/2014 12:10 AM
Location: 5300 Saratoga Blvd.
Offense: Indecent Exposure (Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1407180003
Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to a business located in the 5300 block of Saratoga Blvd. when a security guard called reporting a man exposing himself. Several customers reported that a male was exposing himself to customers as they were walking in and out of the store. An 18 year old female approached officers and reported that she was walking to her vehicle and saw a man standing near her car exposing himself. The female said she was terrified and stepped into a vehicle of an undefined motorist who agreed to drive her around the parking lot until she felt safe to go back to her vehicle. Officers found the suspect, Adan Ortiz (01/09/1969) still in the area and arrested him. The suspect refused to identify himself to officers and was also charged with failure to identify, a class B misdemeanor.

 

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2841. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Charlie District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Crash Leaves 11 Year Old With Serious Injuries – UPDATE

DATE: July 17, 2014 8:58 AM
LOCATION: South Staples Street and Wooldridge Road
OFFENSE: Major Crash
CASE # C1402829
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a two vehicle crash at the intersection of South Staples St. and Wooldridge Road that required three CCFD EMS units to respond, and left an 11 year old male with serious injuries. The crash investigation showed that a four door Mercury sedan was stopped while traveling north on S. Staples St. for a red light at the Wooldridge Rd. intersection. A black 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe was also traveling north on S. Staples St. when it struck the Mercury from behind. Inside the Mercury were 3 children, an 11 year old male, a 10 year old female, a 7 year old male, along with 2 adults, a  34 year old male driver and a 32 year old female front seat passenger.    All the children were transported to Driscoll Children’s Hospital by CCFD EMS. The driver and female passenger in  the Mercury were father and mother of all the children. They were not seriously injured in the crash.   The driver of the black SUV was a 32 year old male who told officers that he thought the light at the intersection was green. The force of impact pushed the Mercury across the intersection and over the sidewalk onto private property. The SUV slid sideways and came to rest in the intersection.  Corpus Christi Traffic Officers  diverted traffic in the area for about three hours while they investigated this crash. At this time no charges have been filed and no citations have been issued.  At last report, the 11 year old had serious, but no life threatening injuries.

Adam District, Bravo District

Patrol Report July 17. 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 243 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight July 16 to 7:00 a.m. on .July 17, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Adam” District
Date: 07/17/2014 10:26 PM
Location: 5800 Leopard Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault (PC 22.02 Second Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1407160174
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a stabbing on a RTA bus in the 5800 block of Leopard Street. A 16 year old male victim told officers that he was stabbed twice in the right forearm while he was riding on the bus. The victim said a male approached him and said “what now” and then stabbed him. The bus was stopped at the Leopard / Lantana bus stop when the incident occurred and the suspect got off the bus with a female and left the scene. The victim told officers that the female was an ex-girlfriend from about a year ago and that the suspect is her boyfriend. The suspect is described as a hispanic male with a shaved head, about 18-19 years old, with a tear drop tattoo under his left eye. Officers checked the area but did not locate either the suspect or the female. The victim was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital for treatment by CCFD EMS.

 

“Adam” District
Date: 07/16/2014 8:35 AM
Location: 3600 IH 69 North Access Road
Offense: Major Crash
Case Number: 1407160045
A 19 year old Edinburg man was driving a 2013 red Hyundai two door hatchback and taking the south to north turnaround of Interstate Highway 69 at County Rd. 52 when he failed to yield the right of way to a 2012 Peterbilt carrying a roll-off dumpster. The tractor trailer was traveling north in the left lane of the access road and struck the hatchback broadside in the passenger door. The driver of the hatchback and his 23 year old male front seat passenger were trapped in the vehicle and had to be extracted by the fire department. Both men were transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital with serious injuries. The 32 year old truck driver was not injured in the crash. The crash forced lane closures on the access road of IH 69 for nearly three hours while Corpus Christi Police Traffic Officer investigated the crash. At this time no citations have been issued, however this crash is still under investigation.

 

“Bravo” District
Date: 07/17/2014 12:24 AM
Location: 5900 Patton Street
Offense: Possession of Controlled Substance (HS 481.115 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1407170009
A Corpus Christi Police Officer was on patrol when he observed a 1985 Chevrolet truck run a stop sign. The officer stopped the truck and made contact with the driver, John Gray (08/08/1979) who also had his 14 year old daughter in the truck with him. The officer observed an open container of beer under the driver seat of the vehicle. The officer checked the beer can, and noticed a small clear plastic bag that contained a light tan colored substance believed to be methamphetamine. The drug evidence was collected, and the driver was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, a state jail felony and he also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The daughter was released to her mother who showed up the scene.

 

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2841. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report July 16, 2014

The Corpus Christi Police Department generated 229 reports for formal criminal complaints from midnight July 15 to 7:00 a.m. on .July 16, 2014. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 07/15/2014 11:10 AM
Location: 4500 Leon Street
Offense: Criminal Trespass (PC 30.05 Class B Misdemeanor)
Case Number: 1407150071
Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to a business located in the 4400 block of Prescott St., and there contacted a 36 year old female who told them that her husband was on drugs and thought people were chasing him. The male had just left the store on foot running across Gollihar Rd. At about that same time, police were receiving a call from a resident in the 4500 block of Leon St. stating there was a male on the roof of the home. Officers arrived and began trying to talk the male into coming down off the roof. The male refused to come down and was walking around the roof yelling at the officers and people in the street. CCFD responded and they placed a ladder next to the residence so the male could use it to get down. After talking to him for almost an hour he came down off the roof and was taken into custody. Emmanuel Buckingham (01/07/1986) was found to be under the influence of a drug, and he was arrested. He was charged with criminal trespass, a class B misdemeanor, for getting on the roof of someone else’s property.

 

“Charlie” District
Date: 07/16/2014 5:00 AM
Location: 4600 Ayers Street
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (PC29.03 First Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1407160023
Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a robbery at a business located in the 4600 block of Ayers St. A 37 year old female store clerk told officers that she was behind the register when two males walked up to the store. One of the males with half of his face covered with a black mask entered the store and pointed a handgun at the clerk. The clerk asked him “what are you doing, you guys were just here?” The suspect exited the store and fled walking towards the south side of the store. The other suspect never entered the store and followed the other suspect when he left. The clerk reported that nothing was taken or damaged, and she was not injured. The suspects had been to the store about an hour earlier for gas. The clerk mentioned that they are regular customers at the store. At this time officers do not know the names of the two suspects but they are described as both being in their mid-twenties, one is 5’2’’ to 5’4” tall, about 120 to 130 pounds with a medium skin tone, the other 5’4” to 5’5” tall about 140 pounds with a light skin tone.

 

“Delta” District
Date: 07/16/2014 1:52 AM
Location: 3000 North Shoreline Blvd.
Offense: Felony Warrant Arrest
Case Number: 1407160018
A Corpus Christi Police Officer on patrol heard fireworks going off in the 3000 block of N. Shoreline Blvd. and then saw two males walking away from the area. The officer stopped both suspects and found one of them, Joey Bernal (07/21/1986) to have three outstanding felony arrest warrants out of Atascosa County, Texas. He was arrested, and the other 26 year old male was released.

 

Search the website Crimereports.com to research all reported criminal activity in Corpus Christi. Anyone who knows any additional information about these crimes should contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2841. Information about unsolved crimes may be provided to investigators anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online at 888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Detectives Looking For Burglary Suspect

“Bravo” District
Date: 07/10//2014 6:35 AM
Location: 4221 South Alameda Street
Offense: Burglary of a Building (PC 30.02 State Jail Felony)
Case Number: 1407100020

Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a burglary of a business located in the 4200 block of South Alameda St.  A 41 year old male employee told officers that the window on the back door had been broken out and the suspect had reached in through the window and opened the door. Once inside the business, the suspect removed the cash drawer and placed it on the floor. He attempted to open the safe by grabbing the handle. He then took the cash drawer and ran out the back door.

Video from the business shows a light skin male, wearing dark clothing and something partially covering his face. Anyone who can identify the individual responsible, or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2841.

Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and still provide information to Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

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Adam District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Suspect Images From Sonic Robbery Released

“Adam” District
Date: 07/07/2014 11:45 PM
Location: 13900 Northwest Blvd. / Sonic Drive In
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (PC 29.03 First Degree Felony)
Case Number: 1407070180
Corpus Christi Police responded to an armed robbery at the Sonic Drive In located in the 13900 block of Northwest Blvd. A 19 year old employee told officers he was in the back prepping food when he observed a male suspect outside point a handgun at another 16 year old female employee. He intervened and told the suspect that he would give him the money. The suspect pointed the handgun at him and both entered the business. The suspect took money from the cash register and the safe and then left toward the back of the restaurant. The suspect is described as a white male, 20 to 30 years old, 5’10” tall and about 165 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue long sleeve shirt, gloves, black pants and a mask. Anyone who can identify the individual responsible, or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Detectives at 886-2840. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and still provide information to Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward

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