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 11 of the Garland Citizens Police Academy included presentations from the Bomb Unit and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit. These units are typically called out in very dangerous circumstances and stress levels are excessive. On a lighter note, it...
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....
The Garland Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics team and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team are grateful to their mutual aid partners for their support during last May’s terrorist event in Garland. Garland representatives presented their partners the...