The subjects of week 3 of the Garland Police Citizens Academy included lots of interesting information on Women in Policing, Traffic and DWI Enforcement. Officer Felecia Jones talked about women in policing. She began her law enforcement career in Shreveport,...
At a recent City Council meeting, Mayor Scott LeMay and the council members were briefed on the existing sex offender ordinance and potential changes. There are currently 461 registered sex offenders in Garland. 125 are considered low risk; 163 are medium risk;...
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56. Listed below are the 159 crimes reported. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes broken down by district District 11 3...
U.S. Air Force Airman Carlos Ramiro Quezada Gutierrez graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core...
The Garland Health Department conducts weekly inspections of establishments where food is served. Inspections are performed at day care centers, retirement homes, school cafeterias, restaurants and stores. A failing grade includes anything below 60. Any establishment...
The Nicholson Memorial Library System has announced a list of exciting activities and there is fun for all ages. Adults: Adults attend interactive Matrix screening - Adults can celebrate the 20th anniversary of the film The Matrix by attending an...
The Colonels played Thursday, Sept. 5 and the remainder of the Garland ISD high school teams played Friday, Sept. 6. SGHS defeated by W.T. White HS The South Garland Colonels (0-2) scored 22 unanswered points in the first quarter, but were unable to stop...
The Garland Police Department stepped up its Driving White Intoxicated patrols in an effort to keep Garland citizens and visitors safe during the Labor Day Holiday. The increased DWI enforcement resulted in 25 arrests and 82 citations. During the enforcement...
Mark Edward “Breezy” Kingseed, 57, longtime resident of Garland, Texas, and formerly of Tiffin, passed away at 12:05 p.m., September 2, 2019, at City Hospital, Dallas, Texas where he had been a patient for over ten weeks. He was born December 30, 1961, in Tiffin, to...
Garland ISD’s Student Nutrition Services (SNS) is kicking off 2019-20 with a new service. SNS has joined forces with Nutrislice to provide an engaging digital menu experience for all families. “SNS is excited to have a new partner in menu software,” said...
On Aug. 22, at approximately 12:30 p.m., the Garland Police Department responded to the report of a man shot in the 1300 block of Northwest Highway. A male, later identified as 33-year-old Francisco Javier Pasillas, was inside his Cadillac Escalade suffering from a...
Week two of the Citizens Police Academy included information sessions on internal affairs, recruiting, training and patrol. Lt. Mark Hall, from Internal Affairs, is a 26-year veteran who worked in patrol, traffic and narcotics before moving to IA. Internal...