Police/Crime
GPD searches for hit and run driver, vehicle
The Garland Police Department is searching for a vehicle and its driver involved in an injury-hit & run crash that occurred April 10 at 4:30 p.m. GPD and the Garland Fire Department responded to a hit & run crash where a female pedestrian had been struck on...
GPD cracks down on street racing
The Garland Police Department is cracking down on street racers. Over the weekend, GPD officers targeted street racing and reckless driving. This led to the arrest of two individuals and the issuance of several citations to motorists in the North Garland area near...
Police search for missing person
UPDATE: Richard Hays has been located and is safe. The Clear Alert has been lifted. Garland police officers are searching for a missing person, 59-year-old Richard Eric Hays. He was last seen Thursday, April 8, at 10:30 a.m. in the 2700 Block of Collins Boulevard....
Pursuit leads to arrest of stolen vehicle driver
Just after 1 a.m., Thursday, April 1, the Garland Police Department arrested a man who led them in a vehicle pursuit driving a stolen car. The officers attempted to stop a white Jeep in the 5100 block of the eastbound North George Bush service road for a traffic...
Silver Alert issued for Michael Lloyd Rook
The Garland Police Department has issued a Silver Alert and is searching for missing 69-year-old Michael Lloyd Rook. He is a white male with gray hair. He wears glasses and has bluish eyes, is approximately 6’ 2” tall and weighs approximately weigh 200 pounds. Rook...
Pedestrian dies in crash
Thursday, March 25, just before 4 a.m. the Garland Police Department responded to a crash involving a pedestrian on westbound Interstate 30 near Rosehill Road. Investigators believe the pedestrian, a white male, was walking in the roadway before being struck by an...
DWI stats for spring break announced
Thirty-six arrests were made and 41 citations were issued during the spring break holiday increased Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) enforcement period. The Garland Police Department stepped up Driving While Intoxicated patrols from Friday, March 5, through Sunday,...
Silver Alert issued by GPD
Silver Alert canceled. UPDATE: Missing person Daniel Martinez-Gonzalez has been located and is safe. The Garland Police Department is searching for a missing person, 70-year-old Daniel Martinez-Gonzalez. He was last seen yesterday, March 19, at 12 p.m. walking to a...
Stolen vehicle, guns recovered after pursuit
Four people were arrested in a stolen vehicle after leading police officers on a pursuit through Dallas and Richardson and ramming a squad car. Two stolen guns were also recovered. On March 15, just after 11 p.m., a Garland police officer observed a maroon Honda Pilot...
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