The Garland Police Department arrested 20 drivers for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) during the stepped up enforcement period from March 8-25.
During this time the Garland Police Department increased DWI patrols in an effort to keep Garland citizens and visitors safe during the spring break holiday. The additional enforcement was paid for by a state funded grant from TxDot, known as the Impaired Driving Mobilization Grant (IDM).
The additional enforcement resulted in two DWI related arrests. During the same time period Garland’s regular patrols logged an additional 18 DWI arrests.
Officers working the grant made an additional six arrests for offenses unrelated to DWI as well as issuing 30 citations.