Police/Crime

GPD arrests Juan Daniel Yepez for murder

GPD arrests Juan Daniel Yepez for murder

Juan Daniel Yepez, 25, has been arrested for the murder of a man in a shooting that occurred May 21, at approximately 7:45 a.m, Garland police officers responded to the report of a shooting near the intersection of Saturn Road and Kingsley Road and upon their arrival,...

Crimes reported: May 2-9

Crimes reported: May 2-9

The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 28 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 150 crimes reported.   Information provided by the Garland Police Department.   Crimes by district District 11 5 District 12 10 District...

GPD seeks public’s help in murder investigation

GPD seeks public’s help in murder investigation

The Garland Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the driver and vehicle used in the death of a man. Monday, May 18, just before 7 a.m., GPD officers responded to a call of a deceased man, later identified as 31-year-old Charlie...

GPD arrests male for shooting death

GPD arrests male for shooting death

On May 8, just after 4:30 p.m., Garland Police Department officers responded to a call about a gunshot wound at a gas station located at the Walmart in the 500 block of West I-30 Freeway. GPD officers arrived on scene and observed a woman who had an apparent gunshot...

Male arrested by GPD charged with murder

Male arrested by GPD charged with murder

Update: Victim Identified   The victim is identified as 28-year-old Isaac Edward Velasco.   May 6, just before 4 a.m., the Garland Police Department responded to a gunshot disturbance in the 100 block of Lake Drive. Officers located a Hispanic male suffering...

Dallas ISD teacher arrested

Dallas ISD teacher arrested

The Garland Police Department executed a search and arrest warrant the morning of May 5, on 59-year- old Robert Marc Flores, a Dallas Independent School District teacher at Emmett J. Conrad High School. He was arrested for Online Solicitation of a Minor.  Detectives...

Crimes reported: April 26 – May 2

Crimes reported: April 26 – May 2

The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 28 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 160 crimes reported.   Information provided by the Garland Police Department.   Crimes by district District 11 2 District 12 4 District 13...

Crimes reported: April 19-25

Crimes reported: April 19-25

The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 28 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 191 crimes reported.   Information provided by the Garland Police Department.   Crimes by district District 11 1 District 12 7 District 13...

Police search for missing person

Police search for missing person

Update: Gladys Lama has been located and is safe.   The Garland Police Department is searching for missing 64-year-old Gladys Lama.  She was last seen April 22 in the 2100 block of High Bluff Drive. She is diagnosed with Schizophrenia and Bi-Polar Diseases....

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