Police/Crime
Get to know your NPO
Neighborhood Police Officers (NPO) play an important role in the city of Garland. There is a dedicated NPO for each area in Garland. According to the city’s website that officer identifies crime trends and problems and works to find strategies to address them. Program...
Silver Alert issued for missing couple
Update: Richard and Henrietta Rocha were located this morning, Sept. 27, in Dallas, TX. They are with family members and are safe. A silver alert has been activated for a missing person, 90-year-old Richard Rocha Jr. His wife, 89-year-old Henrietta Rocha, was seen...
Crimes reported: Sept. 5-11
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into districts as shown on the map below. The 151 crimes reported during this period are listed below. Information provided by the Garland Police Department. Crimes by district District 21 6 District 22 4 District 23...
Crimes reported: August 22-28
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 2 District 22 4 District 23...
Stepped Up DWI Enforcement for Labor Day
The Garland Police Department made 36 arrests and issued 70 citations during the increased Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) enforcement period. GPD had stepped up its DWI patrols from Friday, Aug. 20, through Monday, Sept. 6, in an effort to keep Garland citizens and...
Driver faces charges for fatality crash
Monday, Sept. 6, just after 3:30 p.m., a Garland police officer stopped a black Honda Accord for a traffic violation. The stop was in the area of Shiloh Road and Northwest Highway. There were three occupants in the Accord. During the initial investigation, officers...
GPD officers arrest man for intoxication manslaughter
Update: Tuesday, Sept. 7 The charges of murder - evading arrest - causing serious bodily injury have been filed against Bobby Lee Murphy for the death of Karla Rico and the injury caused to the 10-year-old boy who is still in critical condition. Murphy continues to...
Murder of Lyft driver under investigation
More information about the investigation of the murder of Lyft driver Isabella Ann Lewis was provided during a Monday, Aug. 30, news conference. Jeff Bryan, Garland Police Chief, Ed Drain, Plano Police Chief and Dallas FBI Special Agent in Charge Matthew DeSarno...
Police arrest man in murder investigation
Saturday, Aug. 21, at approximately 7 p.m., Garland police officers responded to an assault call in the 5200 block of Stagecoach Lane. The caller stated that someone was assaulted in front of a house on the street. When police officers arrived they found a male...
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