Police/Crime
Grand jury indicts father of alleged convenience store shooter
This week, a Dallas County grand jury indicted Richard Acosta, Jr. on a capital murder charge in the shooting that occurred Dec. 26, 2021, at a convenience store/gas station at Walnut Street and Glenbrook Drive. Richard Acosta is the father of 14-year-old Abel Elias...
Update: Teen shooting victim dies
The 15-year-old Hispanic male victim who was transported to an area hospital Feb. 8 died from his injury after being shot. On Feb. 8, Garland Police Department detectives questioned the friend of the victim, who was with the victim at the time of the shooting. During...
Arrests made from park shooting
On Jan. 10, just before 2 p.m., Garland police officers responded to a fight between multiple people at a park. The exact location was in the 1100 block of Birchwood Drive, also known as Armstrong Park. A video of this incident was posted on social media in January....
20 arrests in Hamilton Park drug bust
A large drug bust that included 20 arrests was announced in a news conference held Wednesday, Jan. 26, by various law enforcement agencies. The arrests are the result of a 15-month investigation that targeted the Hamilton Park Posse. Law enforcement groups from...
Crimes reported: Jan. 9-15
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into districts as shown on the map below. The 188 crimes reported during this period are listed below. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes by district District 21 8 District 22 3 District 23...
Crimes reported: Jan. 2-8
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into districts as shown on the map below. The 177 crimes reported during this period are listed below. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes by district District 21 2 District 22 8 District 23...
Two injured by gunfire at Garland park
Gunfire at Armstrong Park in Garland sent two people to the hospital Monday, Jan. 10. According to Officer Matt Pesta, Community Relations/Public Information contact at the Garland Police Department, several people met at the park at about 1:45 p.m. for a reason as...
GPD officer arrested for intoxication assault
Fox 4 News recently reported a Jan. 1 vehicle crash in which Louis Ellis, a Garland police officer, is accused of striking 25-year-old Jameka Brown. The incident occurred at around 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of Inwood Road and Galleria Drive in Dallas. Ellis was...
Crimes reported: Dec. 19-25
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into districts as shown on the map below. The 130 crimes reported during this period are listed below. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes by district District 21 1 District 22 1 District 23...
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