The Garland Police Department has divided the city into districts as shown on the map below. The 163 crimes reported during this period are listed below. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes by district District 21 5 District 22 12 District 23...
Chief Lee reports changes in hospital transports
Fire Chief Mark Lee reported on changes in hospital transports at the Monday, Dec. 6, City Council work session. Concerns had been expressed about the method used to decide the best hospital for patients being transported. Lee explained that when Baylor-Garland was...
City Council receives COVID-19 briefing
Managing Director of Health, Jason Chessher, provided a COVID-19 update at the Monday, Dec. 6, Garland City Council work session. According to Chessher, 20,774 Garland residents have received their first dose vaccine; 18,863 have received the second dose; 3,587 have...
GPD arrests man who shot at officers
This afternoon, Dec. 8, Garland police officers located and arrested Aaron Quiroz in the 500 block of Buckingham Road in Richardson. Quiroz is currently in the Garland jail. He is charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault Against a Public Servant, Unauthorized Use...
Juvenile arrested after gunfire incident near school
The Garland Police Department has placed a juvenile into custody as a result of a Dec. 3 disturbance involving a weapon. The incident occurred at around 9 a.m. in the 1200 block of West Avenue D at South 13th Street. Because of the close proximity to Garland High...
Get tickets now for the NAACP Winter Ball
All residents of Garland, Rowlett and surrounding cities are invited to the 21st Garland Winter Ball presented by the NAACP Garland Unit. The event will include live entertainment and dinner. Attire is black tie. Please join us Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at 7 p.m. at the...
Health Dept. inspections: Nov. 22 – Dec. 3
The Garland Health Department conducts weekly inspections of establishments where food is served. Inspections are performed at daycare centers, retirement homes, school cafeterias, restaurants and stores. Inspectors use a 100-point scoring system during each...
Garland shines in ‘New York Times’ article
A recent column in The New York Times proved something that those who live in Garland already knew to be true. The article listed the top places to live in the country and Garland was in the top 10. In addition, seven of those top 10 communities are in Texas. Farhad...