KENDALL COUNTY, Texas \u2013 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.<\/p>\n
The Corpus Christi Police Department (CCPD) said Travis Haecker, 32, turned himself in to Kendall County Sheriff\u2019s deputies on Dec. 12. He was booked into the Kendall County jail on the following charges:<\/p>\n
theft of property from a nonprofit organization, a state jail felony<\/p>\n
credit card or debit card abuse, a state jail felony<\/p>\n
misapplication of fiduciary property, a misdemeanor<\/p>\n
Kendall County jail records indicate Haecker was no longer listed as an inmate, which suggests he may have bonded out of custody.<\/p>\n
Accused of credit card abuse<\/p>\n
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by KSAT, Haecker\u2019s charges stem from his alleged use of a credit card that belonged to the Corpus Christi Citizens Police Academy Alumni, Inc., a nonprofit organization.<\/p>\n
Haecker, who the warrant identified as the liaison between CCPD and the nonprofit, was one of several tasked with coordinating a \u201cmotorcycle rodeo competition\u201d event in June during the 2025 Texas Police Games. The Texas Police Games are an annual, Olympics-inspired showcase among law enforcement agencies statewide.<\/p>\n
Another officer began receiving donations intended for the motorcycle rodeo competition. As the officer received donations via check, police said Haecker was in charge of depositing those checks into the organization\u2019s account at a Corpus Christi-area bank.<\/p>\n
According to the affidavit, the nonprofit learned of several unauthorized withdrawals made between April 25, 2025, and May 14, 2025 \u2014 weeks before Corpus Christi hosted the Texas Police Games in June.<\/p>\n
Investigators found six ATM withdrawals totaling $1,200, each $200, made with the nonprofit\u2019s credit card: three in Austin, two in Corpus Christi and one in New Braunfels.<\/p>\n
They also obtained surveillance video from the Corpus Christi ATM that showed Haecker making the two withdrawals, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Haecker meets with investigators<\/p>\n
Haecker was interviewed by two CCPD detectives on Sept. 23. Regarding the organization, Haecker described himself as the \u201cprimary point of contact for financial matters,\u201d the affidavit stated.<\/p>\n
When asked about the ATM withdrawals, he told police he was the nonprofit\u2019s only cardholder and that the cash was intended for a DJ he had in mind to play at the motorcycle rodeo competition.<\/p>\n
On Dec. 11, detectives spoke to the DJ, who was originally set to perform at the motorcycle rodeo competition but did not due to health issues.<\/p>\n
The DJ would have made $400 total over three days of work, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n
The organization, Haecker said, elected to hire a different DJ who was paid via check.<\/p>\n
Investigators then asked Haecker about where the $1,200 in cash was. According to his arrest warrant, Haecker said he \u201cthought that he had given it to someone else\u201d before saying he \u201cput the cash in an envelope and placed it in the trailer\u201d while he was in Austin for training.<\/p>\n
After the \u2018Games\u2019 ended<\/p>\n
Haecker told police that there was some money \u201cleft over\u201d from the rodeo and decided to donate it to the nonprofit under the name \u201cVince Ortiz,\u201d a Corpus Christi police officer killed while working a funeral procession in 2024 and the inspiration behind the nonprofit.<\/p>\n
According to bank statements obtained by investigators, Haecker made $1,850 worth of deposits into the nonprofit\u2019s bank account on Aug. 5 \u2014 several weeks after the Texas Police Games concluded. That money came from donation checks Haecker found \u201cin his clipboard,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n
When questioned about the original $1,200 in ATM withdrawals, Haecker told detectives that he could pay the cash back \u201csince he is the one that misplaced it.\u201d<\/p>\n
At this time, investigators said Haecker has yet to find or reimburse those funds.<\/p>\n
Detectives also asked Haecker about the more than $500 charged to the nonprofit\u2019s credit card made on an online gambling site. In the affidavit, Haecker chalked up the purchases as a \u201cmistake by using the wrong card,\u201d but he will \u201cpay it back if he has to.\u201d<\/p>\n
The affidavit also alleged Haecker made a purchase with the card at a local vape shop. According to a Dec. 12 interview with investigators, the nonprofit\u2019s president said Haecker was not given permission to make purchases on the online gambling site or the vape shop.<\/p>\n
According to a search of Haecker\u2019s Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) file, he worked for the Kendall County Sheriff\u2019s Office \u2014 the agency that booked him into jail on Dec. 12 \u2014 for five years (2014-2019). He joined CCPD in February 2020, records show.<\/p>\n
In a news release, Corpus Christi police said they placed Haecker on administrative leave on Monday.<\/p>\n
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