Police/Crime

Police request public’s assistance

Police request public’s assistance

Update: The Garland Police Department has identified and arrested 30-year-old Timothy James Kellogg of Greenville, Texas. Kellogg is in custody at the Garland Detention Center and charged with Indecency with a Child – Exposing. No bond has been set at this time. The...

Click It or Ticket Campaign May 24 – June 6

Click It or Ticket Campaign May 24 – June 6

From May 24 through June 6, the Garland Police Department is joining forces with the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Department of Public Safety. The agencies' goal is to work on increasing seat belt use through the Click It or Ticket campaign. Texas...

GPD investigates deaths of adult, infant

GPD investigates deaths of adult, infant

On May 18, at approximately 5 p.m. the Garland Police Department (GPD) responded to a call in an apartment community in the 6300 block of North Shiloh Road. A female caller stated that her baby was not breathing and advised an adult male was deceased. Within minutes,...

Two dead in domestic disturbance

Two dead in domestic disturbance

On Sunday, May 16, at approximately 9:20 p.m., the Garland Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance in an apartment community in the 6300 block of Naaman Forest Boulevard. A female caller said that her ex-boyfriend fired shots inside the location. During...

GPD searches for missing elderly male

GPD searches for missing elderly male

Mr. Wilson has been found and is safe. May 15. Garland police officers are searching for missing 84-year-old McKenzie Lee Wilson. Wilson is a white male, has grey hair, with green eyes, approximately 5’ 9” tall, weighing 125 pounds. He was last seen in the 6100 block...

GPD issues arrest warrant

GPD issues arrest warrant

Friday, May 7, just before 8 p.m., the Garland Police Department (GPD) responded to the report of someone shot at an apartment community in the 4200 block of West Walnut Street. Responding officers located a male subject behind an apartment building suffering from...

Crimes reported: April 27 – May 1

Crimes reported: April 27 – May 1

The Garland Police Department has divided the city into districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 178 crimes reported during the above period, separated by district number. District numbers are provided where crimes against persons were committed....

17-year-old shot, 15-year-old in custody

17-year-old shot, 15-year-old in custody

Wednesday, May 5, just before 3 p.m, Garland Police Department officers responded to a gunshot disturbance. The incident occurred at an apartment community in the 2700 block of West Walnut Street. The officers located a 17-year-old male victim in the parking lot with...

Woman arrested for murder

Woman arrested for murder

Saturday, May 1, just before 12:30 p.m., the Garland Police Department and Garland Fire Department responded to an unknown medical call at an apartment community in the 800 block of La Prada Drive. When officers and paramedics arrived, they observed a woman identified...

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