CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi Police Department (CCPD) recognized one of its officers on Monday for tackling a recent surge in juvenile car thefts.
CCPD said there has been an uptick in stolen Kia and Hyundai vehicles, primarily taken by juveniles.
Detective Evette Frazier, with CCPD’s Auto Theft Task Force, took the initiative to develop a comprehensive plan for the ongoing issue. Detective Frazier, alongside other agencies, has implemented a more effective way, from taking disciplined action and punishing them to doing early interventions to approach the ongoing issue to reduce car theft crimes…