From Dec. 21 through Jan. 1, the Garland Police Department stepped up its DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) patrols in an effort to keep Garland citizens and visitors safe during the holidays. The additional enforcement was paid for by a state funded grant, from TxDOT, known as the Impaired Driving Mobilization grant.
The additional enforcement resulted in two DWI related arrests. During the same time period Garland’s regular patrols logged an additional six DWI arrests. When adding the patrol arrests for the same 11-day period there were a total of eight impaired driving related arrests. Officers working the grant made an additional three arrests for offenses unrelated to impaired driving and issued 45 citations.