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 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...
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...
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...
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...
The Garland Police Department will step up Driving While Intoxicated patrols starting Tuesday, June 25 and run them through Monday, July 8. The increased DWI patrols are for an Impaired Driver Mobilization (IDM) project. The project is funded through a TXDOT...
Sunday, May 5, at approximately 12:45 a.m., the Garland Police Department responded to the report of a gunshot wound in a parking lot in the 4600 block of West Walnut Street. Upon arriving on scene GPD officers located a male subject who was suffering from a gunshot...
When Garland’s new Police Chief, Jeff Bryan, a 22-year veteran of the Garland PD, got his degree from Texas A&M, he had no doubt about his next goal. He wanted to be an attorney or an assistant district attorney. He felt that the best way to his goal was to become...
Just before 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, the Garland Police Department responded to a gunshot wound in the 600 block of River Birch Trail. Responding officers were made aware there was a female who had been shot and was in the area of Basswood Trail and Mahogany Trail....
City Manager Bryan Bradford has announced the following four finalists for the position of Chief of Police (listed in alphabetical order): Jeff Bryan - Assistant Police Chief, Garland, TX Charles René - Assistant Police Chief, Garland, TX Ely Reyes - Assistant...
The Garland Police Department responded to two gunshot wound calls Dec. 10, just before 6:30 p.m. The calls were minutes apart, one from at a residence in the 500 block of Hillcrest Drive and the second at an apartment complex in the 100 block of South Jupiter Road....
Wednesday, Sept. 5, just before 11:00 a.m., Garland Police Department officers attempted to investigate a narcotics complaint at a residence in the 1500 block of Kingsbridge Drive. A subject from inside the location exited the rear of the house and fled in a red...