Police/Crime
Crimes reported: June 19-25
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into districts as shown on the map below. The 159 crimes reported during this period are listed below. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes by district District 21 5 District 22 13...
Amber Alert issued: Yadhira Monserrat Medina
UPDATE: Yadhira Monserrat Medina has been located and is at home safe with her family. The investigation into the incident remains open. On July 2, just after 8:30 p.m., Garland police officers responded to the 3200 Block of West Buckingham Road to a concern for...
GPD Results for Operation: Slowdown!
From Tuesday, June 7, through Tuesday, June 21, the Garland Police Department participated in a statewide added enforcement for the Operation: Slowdown campaign. The additional enforcement resulted in the following: 208 Traffic Stops 165 Speeding Violations 82...
GPD increases DWI enforcement patrols for July Fourth
The Garland Police Department will step up Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) patrols run Friday, June 24 through Sunday, July 10. The increased DWI patrols are for an Impaired Driver Mobilization (IDM) project. It is funded through a TXDOT program that targets DWI along...
DART contract driver arrested
The Garland Police Department arrested 44-year-old, Samson Assefa Lemma, a DART contract driver, for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a disabled person. The female victim of this offense is a 23-year-old resident of Garland who has a diagnosed mental disability. On...
Crimes reported: June 5-11
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into districts as shown on the map below. The 176 crimes reported during this period are listed below. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes by district District 21 2 District 22 8...
TxDOT, GPD launch Operation: Slowdown
Garland Police will step up high visibility patrols starting Tuesday, June 7, through Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The project, Operation Slowdown!, is funded through a TxDOT grant. The intention is to increase effective enforcement and adjudication of traffic...
Officer involved shooting in 6200 block of Broadway
On June 2, just after 7:30 p.m., Garland police officers responded to a motel in the 6200 block of Broadway Boulevard where private bond agents were attempting to locate 33-year-old Juan Carlos Lopez, who was wanted on multiple counts of a felony warrant for Sexual...
GPD steps up Click It or Ticket enforcement
From Monday, May 23 through Sunday, June 5, the Garland Police Department will join the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Department of Public Safety by stepping up enforcement for seatbelt and child safety seat violations during the Click It or Ticket...
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