*SKIMMER ALERT*

Three credit card skimmers were discovered and seized over the weekend. All three skimmer devices were located by attentive convenience store clerks or customers on the automatic teller machines that were located inside convenience stores on the south side of town, 5900 block of S.P.I.D., 4700 block of S.P.I.D., and 3800 block of Rodd Field Road.

All three of the devices were “overlay” type devices that were custom made to quickly attach to specific makes and models of ATM’s with double stick tape.  All three of the devices contained memory cards, download ports, and an integrated pinhole camera that was aimed at the keypad to capture the PIN that was entered during the transaction.

It is unknown at this time how long these devices have been in place and there exists the possibility that other devices are currently in place at other locations in our city.  This is an ongoing investigation and we are reviewing video that was recorded inside these locations.

CCPD requests that local businesses check the ATM’s on their premises for any such devices.  We also recommend that consumers who use ATM’s carefully monitor activity on their accounts for fraudulent transactions.  Please report criminal activity to the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2600.

Overlay device found on ATM’s at 5900 S.P.I.D. and 4700 S.P.I.D.

Pinhole camera on overlay device found on convenience store ATM’s at 5900 S.P.I.D. and 4700 S.P.I.D.

The back side of the overlay device found on convenience store ATM’s at 5900 S.P.I.D. and 4700 S.P.I.D showing the memory card and the download port.

The overlay device that was attached to the plastic keypad shield on the ATM at the convenience store in the 3800 block of Rodd Field Road.  The cover that helped the device blend with the machine has already been removed.

Mother and Daughter, Mail Thieves Arrested

Date:   July 24, 2018, 6:09 P.M.
Location:  Sacky Park Neighborhood
Offense: Fraudulent Use/Possession of Identifying Information  2nd Degree Felony
Case #: 1807240107

A person who wished to remain anonymous called the police to report that two females in a gray Cadillac SUV were going mailbox to mailbox in the Sacky Park neighborhood stealing mail from the mailboxes.   Officers swarmed the area but did not locate the suspect vehicle.

Senior Officer Michael Wertanen followed up on a possible license plate of the suspect vehicle and located the vehicle and the offenders at a residence in 4600 block of Cheryl Drive.  The offenders were in possession of mail belonging to more than 20 individuals from over 15 different addresses.

The offenders were identified as 51-year-old Lillian Martinez Patlan and 35-year-old Denise Nicole Livas.  They told police that they were mother and daughter.  They were arrested and booked for Fraudulent Use/Possession of Identifying Information  2nd Degree Felony, a second-degree felony.

Lillian Martinez Patlan

Denise Nicole Livas

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Some tips from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on preventing theft from curbside mailboxes:

• Use a locking mailbox
• Pick up your mail promptly after delivery. Don’t leave it in your mailbox overnight. If you’re expecting checks, credit cards, or other negotiable items, ask a trusted friend or neighbor to pick up your mail.
• If you see a mail thief at work, or if you believe your mail was stolen, call police immediately, then call Postal Inspectors at 877-876-2455.

Welfare Concern For A Runaway With Child

The Corpus Christi Police Department is asking for help in locating a 16 year old Hispanic female named  Amy Gisselle Andrade-Guillen.    She is 5’2″ tall and weighs 140lbs.  She was last seen wearing a black shirt, black and white leggings, and sandals.  She is a runaway from a foster home in the 3700 block of Grassmere Drive.  She does not speak English.

She has her 8-month-old boy with her.  His name is  Iam Caleb Andrade-Guillen.   The child was last seen wearing a mickey mouse outfit.   Amy did not take any provisions for the child with her when she ran away at 11:00 A.M this morning.  She is believed to be on foot and does not have any known relatives or acquaintances in the Corpus Christi area.

Please call the Corpus Christi Police Department at 886-2600 if you see this runaway and her child.

 

Suspect Vehicle In Recent Mail Thefts

#1805295002 – 13500 BLOCK OF DUCAT CT – 05/29/2018
#1806040086 – 13800 BLOCK OF MIZZEN ST – 06/04/2018
#1806050028 – 1200 BLOCK OF SANDPIPER DR – 06/05/2018
#1806270102 – 13800 BLOCK OF MIZZEN ST – 06/27/2018
#1807030116 – 4900 BLOCK OF BONNER DR – 07/03/2018
#1807035002 – 13900 BLOCK OF FLINTROCK DR – 07/03/2018

There is an ongoing series of thefts from curbside mailboxes occurring on the Island and the south side of town.  We suspect that the offender is driving a white 2 door extended cab pick up truck, possibly a Ford F-150.  It appears that this truck does not have a front license plate and also displays a handicap placard.

If you see the Offender’s vehicle, please record the license plate or any other information available and call 886-2600.   If you have any information about the cases listed above please call the Corpus Christi Police Criminal Investigations Division at 886-2840.  Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to the Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip online at  http://www.cctexas.com/crimestoppers.  The information you provide to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.

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Some tips from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on preventing theft from curbside mailboxes:

• Use a locking mailbox
• Pick up your mail promptly after delivery. Don’t leave it in your mailbox overnight. If you’re expecting checks, credit cards, or other negotiable items, ask a trusted friend or neighbor to pick up your mail.
• If you see a mail thief at work, or if you believe your mail was stolen, call police immediately, then call Postal Inspectors at 877-876-2455.

 

 

Major Drug Bust From A Simple Traffic Stop

Date:   July 8, 2018 at 7:56 P.M.
Location:  S. 19th Street @ Laredo Street
Offense: Possession Of Marijuana >5LBS<=50LBS
Child Endangerment
Money Laundering
Case #: 1807080100

Corpus Christi Senior Police Officer Christopher Meer stopped a vehicle for a moving traffic safety violation and ended up seizing close to 10 pounds of high-grade marijuana and over $21,000 in cash that is believed to be the profits of drug sales.

Officer Meer arrested John Andrew Alvarado, 01/16/1992, and Jeanette Marie Lopez, 05/06/1992, for Felony Drug Charges,  Money Laundering, and Child Endangerment.

Their two children, a two-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl that were in the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop were turned over to Texas Child Protective Services.

Homicide Victim Identified As Yvonne Villanueva. Murder Warrant Issued.

Date:  06/14/2018
Location:  4900 Weber Road
Offense: Murder
Case Number: 1806100064

On Sunday 06/10/2018, The Corpus Christi Police Department received information that a murder might have occurred at a residence in the 4900 block of Weber Road.  Investigators were informed that 28-year-old Yvonne Villanueva was missing and foul play was suspected.

CCPD investigators working with the Nueces County Sheriff Office were able to locate the deceased Yvonne Villanueva on Wednesday 06/13/2018 outside of city limits near Petronila.

A murder warrant has been issued for Trinidad Perez, 06/22/1968.   This warrant has a 500,000 dollar bond.  He was a known associate of the victim.   Mr. Perez is described as a Hispanic male,  5’08”, 220 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes.

This is an ongoing investigation.  If you have any information on the whereabouts of Trinidad Perez please call 911.    You may also contact Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) if you have any information about this crime and you wish to remain anonymous.  Information provided to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest or conviction, it could earn you a cash reward.

Trinidad Perez, 06/22/1968

Arrest For Continuous Sexual Abuse Of Young Children and Child Pornography

Date:          06/06/2018   08:30 A.M.
Location:  700 Chase Dr.
Offenses:  Continuous Sexual Abuse of Children, 1st Degree Felony
Possession or Promotion of Child Pornography, 2nd Degree Felony  
Case Number: 1806040102

The Corpus Christi Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested 43-year-old Mario Moreno on charges of continuous sexual abuse of children and also possession of child pornography.  The children were under the age of 14.

This investigation is still active and ongoing and there exists the possibility of additional victims that have yet to come forward.  Anybody with information concerning this case is encouraged to call the lead Investigator, Senior Officer Michael Ilse at 361-826-2995.

Mario Moreno     01-28-1975

 

We want to urge parents to speak to their children about internet safety.

• Create and set clear rules for your child and enforce those rules.
• Know about privacy settings and ensure that your child uses them.
• Speak to your child about the danger of befriending those that they do not know.
• Contact law enforcement if the child reports being solicited, threatened, stalked, or if a person requests to meet the child in person.
• Ensure that the child does not give out any personal information about themselves, whether it be identifying information or personality traits.

 

CORPUS CHRISTI DOCTOR ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ARRESTED IN EL SALVADOR

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release June 1, 2018 Contact: Deputy U.S. Marshal Adrian Collins
Southern District of Texas
(361) 533-7522
CORPUS CHRISTI DOCTOR ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
ARRESTED IN EL SALVADOR; RETURNED TO THE US
US Marshals, Law Enforcement Partners Help Bring Doctor-Turn-Fugitive to Justice

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — On May 31, U.S. Marshals and Texas authorities took custody of fugitive Jaime Sandoval, after he was located and arrested in El Salvador on May 16.
Sandoval is facing a charge of suspicion of sexual assault and for violating his bond conditions in Nueces County, Texas. He allegedly committed the sexual assault while practicing as a medical doctor in Corpus Christi.
Sandoval was to appear in court May 2, but he did not show up. Authorities issued an arrest warrant for the doctor-turn-fugitive on May 3. The Nueces County Sheriff’s Office then asked the U.S. Marshals-led Gulf Coast Violent Offender and Fugitive Task Force to assist in the manhunt.
The fugitive investigation for Sandoval gained momentum when authorities received a tip that led them to believe he was in San Salvador, El Salvador. U.S. Marshals coordinated with in-country authorities, who were able to locate and arrest Sandoval on May 16.
Sandoval is now in custody in the U.S. with no bond, awaiting extradition to Nueces County.
“The key to this case was teamwork, said Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Norm Merkel of the Southern District of Texas. “By local, federal, and international partners working together, we got the job done.”
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The Gulf Coast Violent Offender Fugitive Task Force is a team comprised of law enforcement officers from the U.S. Marshals, Corpus Christi Police Department, Nueces County Sheriff’s Department, Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Office of Inspector General, and the Texas Department of Public Safety. The task force objective is to seek out and arrest violent criminals, gang members, and sex offenders. U.S. Marshals-led task forces cleared 107,933 fugitive warrants in FY 2017, clearing approximately 79,930 state and local warrants, and 28,003 federal warrants. U.S. Marshal task forces combine the efforts of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to locate and arrest the most dangerous fugitives. Anonymous tips can be made by texting 411TIPS (847411) keyword GULFCOAST or by going to http://www.usmarshals.gov/district/tx-s/index.html.
For more information about the U.S. Marshals, go to http://www.usmarshals.gov.

CCPD Is Hosting An Active Threat Training Symposium For School And Law Enforcement Officials

SURVIVE – An Active Threat Training Symposium

The Corpus Christi Police Department invites staff responsible for school security, and local police department representatives from around the Coastal Bend who would be the first responders to a major incident.

It is our intention to share information, strengthen ties, and discuss contemporary approaches to preventing and responding to violent school attacks.  Police officers and school staff serve in different capacities with one common interest – to protect our children and our teachers.

Please join us on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 for “SURVIVE – A Comprehensive Symposium on Surviving a Violent School Attack”

We are asking one or two representatives from each local law enforcement agency and one or two representatives from each school system to register and attend the symposium. The class is free, but you must register.  Click this link:  Symposium Registration Form   The registration deadline has been extended.

 

Home Invasion Robbery/Officer Involved Shooting

Date: 04/04/2018  12:30 A.M.
Location: 2300 Capitan Dr.
Offense: Home Invasion Robbery/Officer Involved Shooting
Case Number: 1804040004

CCPD Units were dispatched to a residence in the 2300 block of Capitan Drive at about 12:30 A.M. on Wednesday 04/04/2018.  A  female caller was reporting that several men had forced their way into an apartment and at least one of the men was armed with a long gun.  The first arriving Officers confronted the offenders as they were leaving the apartment and one armed offender was shot by police.  He died at the scene.    A 25 year old male was taken into custody and another male, believed to be 20-30 years of age, fled the scene on foot.  He was last seen fleeing north from the scene.  Units are currently searching the area for this offender.

Further investigation revealed that the offenders physically assaulted several residents of the apartment before the police arrived and the offenders were also in the process of taking property from the victims.  A least one firearm used by the offenders was recovered at the scene.

This is an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Corpus Christi Police Criminal Investigation Division and the Nueces County District Attorneys Office.   Numerous victims and witnesses are being interviewed at this time.  Two Corpus Christi Police Officers are being placed on paid administrative leave at this time in accordance with department practice and policy.

If you have any information about this incident, please call Corpus Christi Police Criminal Investigations Division 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 tip online at www.cctexas.com/crimestoppers.