Police/Crime
Crimes reported: Feb. 14-20
The Garland Police Department publishes a weekly list of crimes reported. That list provides the nature of the offenses, along with the districts in which they occurred. The city is divided into districts as indicated in the map below. In the summary below, several of...
Police search for murder suspect – updated
UPDATE: The victim is identified as 33- year-old Anabel Rodriguez. Detectives are working with Child Protective Services to reunite the children with family. The investigation is still ongoing; however, no arrests have been made. On March 6, just before 9 p.m.,...
GPD searches for missing female
The Garland Police Department is searching for a missing female, 49-year-old Joe Anna Terry. She was last heard from Feb. 9 but her location was unknown. Terry is described as an African American female, 5’5” tall, 155 pounds, medium build, black hair and brown eyes....
GPD steps up spring break DWI patrols
The Garland Police Department will step up Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) patrols starting Friday, March 5, through Monday, March 22, for the spring break holiday. The increased DWI patrols are for an Impaired Driver Mobilization (IDM) project. The project is funded...
Crimes reported: Jan. 31 – Feb. 6
The Garland Police Department publishes a weekly list of crimes reported. That list provides the nature of the offenses, along with the districts in which they occurred. The city is divided into districts as indicated in the map below. In the summary below, several of...
GPD investigates two deaths
Friday, Feb. 19, just before 10 a.m., the Garland Police Department and Garland Fire Department responded to a Concern for Welfare at an apartment community in the 200 block of South Barnes Drive. The caller reported that two males were unresponsive inside an...
Police search for missing Garland woman
UPDATE: As of 9:56 a.m., Feb. 15, missing person Melania Nyajana has been located and is safe. The Garland Police Department is searching for a missing person, 81-year-old Melania Nyajana. She was last heard from Sunday, Feb. 14, between 10:30 a.m. and noon in the...
Reported crimes: January 17-23
The Garland Police Department publishes a weekly list of crimes reported. That list provides the nature of the offenses, along with the districts in which they occurred. The city is divided into districts as indicated in the map below. In the summary below, several of...
GPD investigates Jan. 31 murder
Monday, Feb. 1, just after noon, officers from the Garland Police Department responded to a report of a deceased male behind a business in the 500 block of West Interstate 30. Officers began investigating the death as a murder. Surveillance video led detectives to...
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