On March 17, just after 2 a.m., Garland police officers were called to a residence in the 4900 block of Captains Place in response to a shooting.
GPD conducts shooting investigation
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GPD officers execute warrant arrest
Tuesday, March 14, around noon, Garland Police Department Officers observed a wanted felon, 37-year-old Manuel Acosta De La Sancha, enter a residence in the 3400 block of Hillsdale Lane. Out of an abundance of caution, the GPD SWAT team responded to the location. On...
GCPAAA celebrates holiday, service
The Garland Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association (GCPAAA) hosted its annual Christmas party Monday, Dec. 12. GCPAAA members, along with GPD officers and administration, celebrated Christmas and another year of volunteering with the Garland Police Department....
FBI, JTTF, GPD investigate NFHS threat
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), along with the North Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), and the Garland Police Department are working in a joint response to a threat made online from a group of students at Naaman Forest High School. The online...
Meet Garland Police Officer Julia Hutson
Officer Hutson recently responded to a call where it was impossible to ignore a family’s need (details of the call will not be released for privacy purposes). After spending some time with this family, she took it upon herself to give this young man a gift he never...
Man shot while wielding machete
Monday, Jan. 6 at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Garland Police Department Officers responded to a disturbance with a weapon in the area of South Third Street and Freeman Drive. Officers were advised that a man was arguing with different individuals and swung a machete...
Police seek indecent exposure suspect
Update: The suspect has been identified as 63 year old Eduardo Rafael Rodriguez of Garland. Detectives were able to identify the subject through the use of social media. After being identified Rodriguez came to the Garland Police Department where he was arrested. He...
GPD investigate murder at Richland Apartments
April 24, shortly after 8:50 p.m., the Garland Police Department received a gunshot wound call advising that someone had been shot at the Richland Apartments located in the 3200 block of Buckingham Road. Responding police officers contacted the caller which led...
Spring break holiday DWI enforcement
The Garland Police Department will step up Driving While Patrols starting Thursday, March 1, running through Monday, March 19. The increased Driving While Intoxicated patrols are for an Impaired Driver Mobilization project. The project is funded through a TXDOT grant...
Theft suspect in jail after vehicle pursuit; second suspect at-large
At approximately 1:15 a.m. Jan. 9, the Garland Police Department responded to a theft in progress at ABC Supplies located in the 2600 block of Market Street. Officers were made aware by the alarm company that there was a subject inside the fenced area loading items...
Police investigate shooting of teen
Update: A 15-year-old male juvenile shot in a Garland park Oct. 20 around 5 p.m. HAS died from his injuries and detectives are investigating his death as a murder. It is believed that the juvenile went to the park with several other subjects and a disturbance...
Police investigate murder
Just before 1:30 a.m. Oct. 20, the Garland Police Department responded to the report of someone shot in the 900 block of East Linda Drive. When officers arrived they found a female in the front yard of her residence suffering from a gunshot wound. The female...