map below. Determine which district you are in then go to that district on the report below to see crimes in your area for March 17-23.
Crimes reported: March 24-30
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GPD investigates stabbing
The Garland Police Department is investigating the stabbing of a 36-year-old man. On Aug. 4, at approximately 4:45 a.m., the Garland Police Department responded to the 400 block of West Walnut Street about a subject suffering from a stab wound. The preliminary...
Garland police recover over $30K in stolen property
Early Saturday, April 16, at approximately 1 a.m. Garland police officers received a call that there was a theft in progress at a business in the 700 block of Easy Street. The responding officers learned that a subject in a gray Ford truck was stealing a cargo trailer...
GPD adds gang unit officers, lieutenant
Earlier this year the Garland City Council approved two new police officers for the Garland Police Department. Soon after, District 5 Council Member Rich Aubin addressed the council about approving two more officers as well as a lieutenant for the gang unit....
Former GPD chief passes away
The death of a former Garland Police Department Chief, Jesse C. Youngblood, inspired kind words and tributes from many who worked with him in the police department and in the community. Youngblood worked in the police department between 1958-1991. He served as...
Police investigate teen’s death as murder
UPDATE: Investigators have identified both subjects involved in the shooting, 17-year-old Edgar Adan Villegas-Torres and 17-year-old Bryan Alexander Ibarra. Ibarra was located and arrested today, Dec. 11, but Villegas-Torres is still at-large. Garland police...
Beckett Burge joins SWAT team for a day
Monday, Nov. 18, was a special day at the Garland Police Department. Beckett Burge reported for SWAT team duty and was sworn in by Chief Jeff Bryan. The 4-year-old, who is courageously fighting cancer, has talked about wanting to be a SWAT officer for more than two...
Week 7: Citizens Police Academy
Week 7 of the Garland Citizens Police Academy covered three interesting topics: Forensic Investigations, School Resource Officers and Gang Enforcement. Forensic Investigations Katie Tucker explained the role of the Forensic Investigations Unit and SRO...
Week 5 Citizens Police Academy: Intel, narcotics
Week 5 of the Garland Citizens Police Academy included descriptions of the work of the Intelligence Unit as well as Narcotics Enforcement. An undercover officer of the Garland Police Department talked about some of the functions of the Intelligence Unit. They...
GPD investigates male’s death as murder
Update: The victim has been identified as 50-year-old Son Kim Nguyen from the Austin area. The investigation remains ongoing. Tuesday, October 1, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Garland Police Department responded to the report of an unconscious male in an apartment...
Citizens Police Academy: Week 1
Class 54 of the Garland Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy is underway with more than 25 participants and I’m thrilled to say that I am one of them. The class lasts for 12 weeks and covers more information than can be listed here. We’ll learn about...
GPD arrests suspect after vehicle chase
Brannon Langdon Spencer, 41, was arrested after leading police on a vehicle pursuit through multiple cities Saturday, July 13 just before 11 p.m. A Garland police officer had attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a blue Honda Civic in the 2000 block of...