Members of the Citizens Firefighters Club of Garland were proud to award three scholarships to children of Garland firefighters. The awards were distributed at the club’s June 22 meeting as both the recipients and their parents gathered at the Fire Department...
Health inspection reports: June, 2015
Each week the city of Garland Health Department conducts inspections of establishments where food is served. Inspections include day care centers, retirement homes, school cafeterias, restaurants - fast food and dine-in, convenience stores, and grocery stores. A...
GHS seniors graduate at top of nation’s Class of 2015
Graduating at the top of the Class of 2015 nationwide, three Garland High School students are being recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Lexie Ford was named a 2015 National Merit Scholar, while Mahimajanani Senthilkumar received a National Merit...
Sam Houston MS Bike Club earns Garland PD honors
Demonstrating collaboration between Garland ISD and its community, Sam Houston Middle School partnered with the Garland Police Department (GPD) to launch a bicycle repair program in 2004-05. Since then, the Sam Houston Bike Club has been teaching students professional...
Crime report: June, 2015
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the crimes reported this period and the districts in which they occurred. June 28 - July 4 District 11 5 District 12 5 District 13 12...
Murdered man identified, suspect arrested
The man found murdered yesterday under the bridge in the 1600 block of West Walnut Street has been identified as 21-year-old Christopher Jemmy Sanon of Garland. Garland police have arrested and charged 28-year-old Trevor David Grugle of Garland for the murder. Police...
Homeowner shoots burglar
Update Garland police have identified the man who was breaking into a home yesterday in the 2600 block of Richland Drive and reported as possibly being shot. He is 45-year-old Jason Richardson of Dallas. Soon after the homeowner on Richland Drive called police,...
Man arrested in stolen truck after chase
The Dallas Police Department notified Garland police at around 1 a.m. July 2 that a black Chevrolet pickup with a temporary paper license plate had just evaded them and was last seen going into Garland. A Garland officer spotted a pickup fitting the description in the...
Luis Trevino III completes basic combat training
Army Pvt. Luis R. Trevino III has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, and received instruction and practice in basic combat...
GISD Risk Management Department recognized by TASB
Garland ISD was one of just 10 districts statewide recently honored by The Texas Association of School Boards. The district’s Risk Management Department earned a 2015 TASB Risk Management Fund Innovation Award for its creative safety video campaign. “We were excited...
Bank robbery suspect arrested
Bank robbery suspect, Gregory Davidson, has been arrested. Police from Garland, Dallas and the FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force located Davidson and took him into custody today inside Dallas without incident. Officials believe Gregory Davidson is responsible for two...