KENDALL COUNTY, Texas – A Corpus Christi police officer was accused and arrested on three theft-related charges after investigators learned he used a credit card connected to a police nonprofit earlier this year.
The Corpus Christi Police Department (CCPD) said Travis Haecker, 32, turned himself in to Kendall County Sheriff’s deputies on Dec. 12. He was booked into the Kendall County jail on the following charges:
- theft of property from a nonprofit organization, a state jail felony
- credit card or debit card abuse, a state jail felony
- misapplication of fiduciary property, a misdemeanor
Kendall County jail records indicate Haecker was no longer listed as an inmate, which suggests he may have bonded out of custody.
Accused of credit card abuse
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by KSAT, Haecker’s charges stem from his alleged use of a credit card that belonged to the Corpus Christi Citizens Police Academy Alumni, Inc., a nonprofit organization.
Haecker, who the warrant identified as the liaison between CCPD and the nonprofit, was one of several tasked with coordinating a “motorcycle rodeo competition” event in June during the 2025 Texas Police Games. The Texas Police Games are an annual, Olympics-inspired showcase among law enforcement agencies statewide…