CCPD makes arrest in the city’s latest homicide

Date:  Thursday, July 27, 2017, 1:37 PM
Location: 3700 Brandywine Ct.
Offense: Murder
Case Number: 1707270086

Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a call in the area of Painter and Rojo in reference to a suspicious subject with a gun. The caller stated they heard two shots and observed a subject running from the property. The call was upgraded to a shooting in the area of 3700 Brandywine Ct. Officers were contacted by a female and directed to the victim. Officers observed the 52 year old male victim lying in a pool of blood by the front door . CCFD medics transported the victim to Spohn Shoreline Hospital were he succumbed to his injuries.

Officers secured the scene and detectives arrived and began the investigation. Witnesses were transported to the main police station to be interviewed. Officers located a couple of what appeared to be bullet holes in the screen and a spent shell casing. Officers and detectives worked and were able to obtain an arrest warrant. Officers went to the 2200 block of Guadalupe and contacted Jacob Nunez (04/27/1981) and arrested him on the murder warrant. He was transported to the main station and then transported to the City Detention Center.

This is still an active investigation and any new information will be released at a later time.

Police Need your help identifying this vehicle and these persons of interest

Date: Sunday, November 13, 2016, 11:58 PM
Location: 5900 Weber Rd.
Offense: Murder
Case Number: 1611140001

Corpus Christi Police Detectives need your help identifying this vehicle and these persons of interest. The vehicle and three persons are observed in immediate the area of the apartments at 5900 Weber right before the shooting took place. Detectives believe that they may have information about the homicide and need to speak to them.

 

If you know the identity of these individuals or if you have any additional information about this crime call CCPD Detectives at 361-886-2840, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.

Updated Photos of a Person of Interest in the City’s Latest Homicide.

Date: Thursday, November 24, 2016, 6:28 PM
Location: 11900 Mesa
Offense: Murder

Corpus Christi Police Detectives need your help identifying this person of interest. Detectives obtained surveillance video of a person they believe may have some information related to the homicide at 11900 Mesa. Here are a few more photos of this person.

If you know the identity of this individual please contact Detective Hemerly at 361-886-2617, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.

Police Need Your Help in Identifying This Person of Interest

Date: Thursday, November 24, 2016, 6:28 PM
Location: 11900 Mesa
Offense: Murder

Corpus Christi Police Detectives need your help identifying this person of interest. Detectives obtained surveillance video of a person they believe may have some information related to the homicide at 11900 Mesa.

If you know the identity of this individual please contact Detective Hemerly at 361-886-2617, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.

Police are Investigating a suspicious Death/Possible Homicide

Date: Thursday, November 24, 2016, 6:28 PM
Location: 11900 Mesa
Case Number: 1611240063

Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a welfare concern in the area of 11900 Mesa. Officers assisted family members when a 44 year old male did not show up for dinner. Officers went inside the residence and discovered that the male was deceased possibly due to a gunshot. The scene was secured and detectives were called out. At this time the detectives are investigating this as a possible homicide. It is an ongoing investigation and information is limited at this time.

If you have any additional information about this case, call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.

NARCOTICS OFFICERS RAID SOUTHSIDE DRUG OPERATION

CCPD Narcotics officers believe they disrupted a major drug distribution operation after serving a search warrant Friday afternoon at an apartment in the 3800 block of Caravelle Parkway. The search warrant was the culmination of a long term undercover investigation of the occupants and their involvement in the distribution of illegal narcotics in the City of Corpus Christi.

During the search of the apartment investigators seized approximately 18.5 lbs of synthetic cannabinoid, 5 ounces of methamphetamine, ½ ounce of crack cocaine, 2.71 grams of powdered cocaine, and 2 ounces of marijuana, along with $7257.00 in cash believed to be proceeds from drug dealing.

In addition to the illicit drugs and cash, Officers seized multiple firearms, including five assault rifles, two shotguns, nine handguns, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.  Two sets of body armor were located in the apartment as well.

Arrested during the raid were Longino Garcia Castillo (DOB: 5-22-90), Mary Beth Zamora (DOB: 9-3-90), Isaiah Martinez (DOB: 5-25-97), Summer Escamilla (DOB: 4-23-99), and Serena Escamilla (DOB: 10-13-91). All five face felony charges of manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance, a first degree felony punishable by from five to ninety-nine years in prison. Zamora was additionally charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Unlawful Possession of Body Armor by a Felon, both felonies.

The large amount of seized drugs, cash and weaponry suggests this was a large scale supplier of synthetic cannabis and other narcotics within Corpus Christi. CCPD Narcotics Investigators continue to target such dealers to combat the proliferation of synthetic cannabis in our community. Narcotics Investigators will continue to pursue leads as a result of this operation and are confident that more arrests and seizures will follow.

Murder Suspect in Custody

Date: Friday October 14, 2016, 5:10 PM
Location: 800 Omaha Dr.
Offense: Murder suspect arrested
Case Number: 1610130139

The suspect from the murder at 3500 Bluebonnet has been arrested. Corpus Christi Homicide detectives, U.S. Marshalls and the Corpus Christi Police Patrol Division worked together relentlessly and apprehended the suspect less than 24 hours after the crime. Officers went to the 800 blk. of Omaha Dr. and arrested Andres Garcia (03/08/1962). He was transported to the main station and then to the City Detention Center.

Pharmacy Robbery Suspect in Custody

Date: Monday, September 12, 2016, 4:00PM
Location: 1600 Hickory
Offense: Aggravated Robbery (Penal Code Section 29.03)
Case Number: 1609110049

The Corpus Christi Police Department Gang Unit served an arrest warrant today at approximately 4pm this afternoon in the 1600 block of Hickory. The officers arrested Mark Garcia (06-19-1991) for an aggravated robbery warrant with a bond of $200,000.

Garcia is accused of pulling a gun on a employee of a pharmacy in the 5600 blk of Saratoga Blvd. and taking $2,700 dollars worth of drugs. He was transported to the City Detention Center.

Capital Murder Update

On Friday, September 2, 2016 Corpus Christi Police Detectives received a tip indicating that Truanser Hughes (04-19-97) was involved in the Captial Murder from the Shooter’s Depot, located at 5526 Leopard, where the owner George Koumbis was killed and a store employee was seriously injured.

Truanser Hughes was located and arrested by members of the US Marshal Fugitive Apprehension Task Force on an unrelated Aggravated Robbery (August 2016) warrant. Truanser Hughes was interviewed by Criminal Investigation Homicide Detectives and additionally charged with the Shooter’s Depot Capital Murder. Bond was set at $1,000,000.

During the course of the investigation, three other individuals were identified for their involvement in the Capital Murder. Detectives obtained Capital Murder warrants for the following individuals: Filamir Gomez Jr (6/11/96), Jeremiah Jenkins (2/13/88), and Darien Marshall (1/31/94). Bonds were set at $1,000,000.

The Shooter’s Depot investigation is ongoing, as Detectives continue to work with the US Marshals and members of the ATF. Should any member of the community know the whereabouts, or have additional information, on the wanted individuals, they are asked to contact 911 or Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477), with the information.

Murder Suspect Arrested in Fort Bend County

Corpus Christi Police Detectives and Gang Unit worked with various Law Enforcement agencies in tracking down and arresting the suspect from the city’s latest homicide.

Officers arrested 27 year old Joseph Deark Cancino (07-25-1988) for the murder that occurred at the Office Club in the 2400 block of Rand Morgan. Joseph was located and arrested in Fort Bend County. His bond has been set at $250,000. This was an excellent coordinated effort in getting a dangerous individual off the street.

More information will be released as it becomes available.