Senior Officer Travis Haecker has returned to active duty with the Corpus Christi Police Department after being placed on administrative leave amid criminal charges of theft and credit card abuse.
“Officer Travis Haecker has been released from administrative leave and has returned to duty. The department has taken administrative action. We are now awaiting the outcome of the pending criminal charges. As always, it is important to recognize that everyone is entitled to due process,” Lt. Eryca Gonzalez said.
The department placed Haecker, 32, on paid administrative leave on Oct. 2, 2025, following an internal investigation into allegations of misconduct involving a department-affiliated non-profit organization.
In February 2026, a Nueces County grand jury indicted Haecker on one count of theft involving property valued between $2,500 and $30,000, which is a third-degree felony. He was also indicted on two counts of credit and debit card abuse, which are state jail felonies. A separate Class A misdemeanor charge of misappropriation of fiduciary property relates to events in April and May 2024…