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Former city employee pleads guilty in insurance claims scheme

Kim Everett | December 28, 2010

Patsy Leathers of Rowlett, a former city of Garland employee, pleaded guilty Wednesday, Dec. 15 to involvement in a scheme to embezzle $1.9 million dollars over a 14-year period beginning in 1994.  Leathers admitted that while she was employed by the city to investigate and resolve third-party liability claims, she conspired with others to create bogus claims for damages and repairs.

According to a U.S. Department of Justice press release, checks to cover the false claims were issued in the real names of co-conspirators, as well as fictitious names, then cashed by the co-conspirators who shared the proceeds with Leathers.

She is scheduled to be sentenced on March 18 and faces a sentence of five years prison time along with a $250,000 fine and restitution. 

On Dec. 8, Connie Powell, Leathers’ sister, pleaded guilty to her role in the conspiracy and faces the same potential sentence.  She will be sentenced on March 2.

Leathers, who had been employed by the city of Garland for more than 20 years, was originally arrested for the crime in March, 2008 along with alleged co-conspirators Jerry Don Diviney and Duane Milford Stailey.  At that time, the three were charged with Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity, which is a first degree felony.

The status of the cases against Diviney and Stailey was not disclosed during Leathers’ plea agreement.

The crime was uncovered by Garland police investigators, city management, and the city’s Internal Audit Department.  City officials asked for FBI assistance in the investigation of the conspiracy. 

The ongoing investigation is being conducted by the FBI, the Garland Police Department, the Garland City Attorney, and the Garland Internal Auditor.

Crime Report:  Dec. 12-20

 Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | December 22, 2010
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 287 crimes reported this period and the districts in which they occurred:

District 11

 7

District 12

8

District 13

16

District 14

19

District 21

10

District 22

18

District 23

7

District 24

11

District 25

7

District 31

15

District 32

2

District 33

8

District 34

7

District 35

6

District 41

12

District 42

17

District 43

13

District 44

8

District 45

15

District 46

19

District 51

14

District 52

8

District 53

15

District 54

4

District 55

6

District 56

9

Not assigned to district

 6

 Crimes broken down by type were as follows:

Murder

 0

Murder, crim, solicit

 0

Murder, crim, consp

 0

Assault, aggravated with a deadly weapon

 4
Assault, aggravated, SBI 1
Assault, aggravated, against peace officer 0

Injury to a child

 2

Injury to an elderly person

 0
Injury to a disabled person 0

Sexual assault

 0

Robbery of an individual

 0

Robbery, aggravated, of an individual

0

Robbery, aggravated, home invasion

 0

Robbery, aggravated, of a business

2

Robbery, business

 0

Burglary of a building

11

Burglary of information

 3

Burglary of a vehicle

73

Burglary-habitat w/ intent to commit other felony

 1

Burglary of a habitat

45
Burglary of a coin-operated machine 0

Criminal mischief

40

Information theft

6
Info found - property - forgery 0

Shoplifting

28
Theft DL/comm, DL/ID certificate 0

Theft by steal/receive stolen check

 0

Theft by check

 0

Theft, pocket picking

 0
Theft of an individual 0
Theft, purse snatching 2
Theft of an elderly individual 0

Theft of a service

0

Theft, various

44

Theft of a vehicle

1

Theft of vehicle parts/accessories

 3

Theft of vehicle, non-motor

0

Theft of a firearm

 0
Unauthorized possession food stamps 0

Unauthorized use of motor vehicle

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officer struck by suspected drunk driver

Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | December 19, 2010

Shortly after 1:00 am this morning Garland police officer Jason Voelz was struck by a suspected drunk driver while standing outside of his squad car on George Bush Tollway at Holford Road.

The five-year police veteran had placed a female prisoner into the back seat area of his squad car when a car apparently veered off the main part of the roadway and onto the shoulder of the road.  The car then struck both the squad car and the officer. 

The officer was flown by helicopter to Parkland Memorial Hospital of Dallas in serious condition.  He underwent surgery for some of his injuries this afternoon and is listed in stable condition. 

The female prisoner and suspected male drunk driver were transported to Baylor Hospital of Garland where they were reported to have non-life threatening injuries.

Texas Department of Public Safety Officers responded to the scene and are conducting the investigation.  DPS will be filing charges in the case.

Crime Report:  Dec. 4-10
 
 Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | December 20, 2010
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 223 crimes reported this period and the districts in which they occurred:

District 11

 2

District 12

6

District 13

17

District 14

16

District 21

8

District 22

10

District 23

7

District 24

8

District 25

2

District 31

8

District 32

5

District 33

1

District 34

8

District 35

6

District 41

24

District 42

9

District 43

7

District 44

9

District 45

8

District 46

15

District 51

10

District 52

3

District 53

11

District 54

7

District 55

4

District 56

3

Not assigned to district

 9

 Crimes broken down by type were as follows:

Murder

 0

Murder, crim, solicit

 0

Murder, crim, consp

 0

Assault, aggravated with a deadly weapon

 4
Assault, aggravated, SBI 0
Assault, aggravated, against peace officer 0

Injury to a child

 1

Injury to an elderly person

 0
Injury to a disabled person 0

Sexual assault

 1

Robbery of an individual

 3

Robbery, aggravated, of an individual

0

Robbery, aggravated, home invasion

 0

Robbery, aggravated, of a business

0

Robbery, business

 1

Burglary of a building

12

Burglary of information

 1

Burglary of a vehicle

51

Burglary-habitat w/ intent to commit other felony

 0

Burglary of a habitat

35
Burglary of a coin-operated machine 2

Criminal mischief

24

Information theft

4
Info found - property - forgery 0

Shoplifting

17
Theft DL/comm, DL/ID certificate 0

Theft by steal/receive stolen check

 0

Theft by check

 0

Theft, pocket picking

 0
Theft of an individual 0
Theft, purse snatching 0
Theft of an elderly individual 0

Theft of a service

2

Theft, various

50

Theft of a vehicle

0

Theft of vehicle parts/accessories

 3

Theft of vehicle, non-motor

1

Theft of a firearm

 0
Unauthorized possession food stamps 0

Unauthorized use of motor vehicle

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Crime Report:  Nov. 28 - Dec. 3
 
 Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | December 8, 2010
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 204 crimes reported this period and the districts in which they occurred:

District 11

 5

District 12

3

District 13

11

District 14

10

District 21

9

District 22

9

District 23

8

District 24

5

District 25

2

District 31

6

District 32

5

District 33

4

District 34

9

District 35

4

District 41

3

District 42

8

District 43

16

District 44

1

District 45

4

District 46

21

District 51

10

District 52

6

District 53

8

District 54

5

District 55

3

District 56

6

Not assigned to district

 23

 Crimes broken down by type were as follows:

Murder

 0

Murder, crim, solicit

 0

Murder, crim, consp

 0

Assault, aggravated with a deadly weapon

 4
Assault, aggravated, SBI 0
Assault, aggravated, against peace officer 0

Injury to a child

 0

Injury to an elderly person

 0
Injury to a disabled person 0

Sexual assault

 2

Robbery of an individual

 1

Robbery, aggravated, of an individual

1

Robbery, aggravated, home invasion

 0

Robbery, aggravated, of a business

3

Robbery, business

 1

Burglary of a building

11

Burglary of information

 1

Burglary of a vehicle

46

Burglary-habitat w/ intent to commit other felony

 0

Burglary of a habitat

35
Burglary of a coin-operated machine 0

Criminal mischief

13

Information theft

7
Info found - property - forgery 0

Shoplifting

19
Theft DL/comm, DL/ID certificate 0

Theft by steal/receive stolen check

 0

Theft by check

 0

Theft, pocket picking

 0
Theft of an individual 0
Theft, purse snatching 0
Theft of an elderly individual 0

Theft of a service

0

Theft, various

38

Theft of a vehicle

0

Theft of vehicle parts/accessories

 2

Theft of vehicle, non-motor

2

Theft of a firearm

 1
Unauthorized possession food stamps 0

Unauthorized use of motor vehicle

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

ID burglary suspect for Crime Stopper Christmas money

 Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | Posted December 5, 2010
  

Garland Police are trying to identify this person.  Detectives believe he is a suspect in at least two business burglaries over the past month in the Forest Lane area of Garland. 

Anyone recognizing this person is asked to call Garland Crime Stoppers at 972-272-8477 or email the information to www.garlandcrimestoppers.org.  Crime Stoppers pays up to $5,000.00 for tips leading to the arrest of wanted criminals.  

Crime Report:  Nov. 21-27

 Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | Posted December 6, 2010
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 197 crimes reported this period and the districts in which they occurred:

District 11

 5

District 12

6

District 13

7

District 14

7

District 21

4

District 22

6

District 23

16

District 24

10

District 25

7

District 31

6

District 32

5

District 33

1

District 34

4

District 35

4

District 41

8

District 42

10

District 43

6

District 44

2

District 45

5

District 46

16

District 51

5

District 52

5

District 53

3

District 54

8

District 55

1

District 56

4

Not assigned to district

 36

 Crimes broken down by type were as follows:

Murder

 0

Murder, crim, solicit

 0

Murder, crim, consp

 0

Assault, aggravated with a deadly weapon

 3
Assault, aggravated, SBI 0
Assault, aggravated, against peace officer 0

Injury to a child

 0

Injury to an elderly person

 0
Injury to a disabled person 0

Sexual assault

 0

Robbery of an individual

 1

Robbery, aggravated, of an individual

1

Robbery, aggravated, home invasion

 2

Robbery, aggravated, of a business

1

Robbery, business

 0

Burglary of a building

16

Burglary of information

 0

Burglary of a vehicle

44

Burglary-habitat w/ intent to commit other felony

 3

Burglary of a habitat

25
Burglary of a coin-operated machine 0

Criminal mischief

24

Information theft

0
Info found - property - forgery 1

Shoplifting

20
Theft DL/comm, DL/ID certificate 0

Theft by steal/receive stolen check

 0

Theft by check

 1

Theft, pocket picking

 0
Theft of an individual 1
Theft, purse snatching 0
Theft of an elderly individual 0

Theft of a service

0

Theft, various

33

Theft of a vehicle

0

Theft of vehicle parts/accessories

 4

Theft of vehicle, non-motor

1

Theft of a firearm

 0
Unauthorized possession food stamps 0

Unauthorized use of motor vehicle

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crime Report:  Nov. 14-20

 Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | Posted November 23, 2010
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 215 crimes reported this period and the districts in which they occurred:

District 11

 5

District 12

3

District 13

15

District 14

13

District 21

12

District 22

6

District 23

20

District 24

5

District 25

6

District 31

7

District 32

1

District 33

11

District 34

6

District 35

4

District 41

2

District 42

12

District 43

9

District 44

5

District 45

6

District 46

20

District 51

12

District 52

3

District 53

7

District 54

8

District 55

5

District 56

5

Not assigned to district

 7

 Crimes broken down by type were as follows:

Murder

 0

Murder, crim, solicit

 0

Murder, crim, consp

 0

Assault, aggravated with a deadly weapon

 5
Assault, aggravated, SBI 0
Assault, aggravated, against peace officer 0

Injury to a child

 1

Injury to an elderly person

 1
Injury to a disabled person 0

Sexual assault

 3

Robbery of an individual

 2

Robbery, aggravated, of an individual

1

Robbery, aggravated, home invasion

 0

Robbery, aggravated, of a business

0

Robbery, business

 0

Burglary of a building

25

Burglary of information

 0

Burglary of a vehicle

47

Burglary-habitat w/ intent to commit other felony

 0

Burglary of a habitat

31
Burglary of a coin-operated machine 0

Criminal mischief

28

Information theft

5
Info found - property - forgery 0

Shoplifting

23
Theft DL/comm, DL/ID certificate 0

Theft by steal/receive stolen check

 0

Theft by check

 0

Theft, pocket picking

 0
Theft of an individual 2
Theft, purse snatching 0
Theft of an elderly individual 0

Theft of a service

0

Theft, various

31

Theft of a vehicle

5

Theft of vehicle parts/accessories

 5

Theft of vehicle, non-motor

2

Theft of a firearm

 0
Unauthorized possession food stamps 0

Unauthorized use of motor vehicle

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crime Report:  Nov. 7-13

 Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | Posted November 18, 2010
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 214 crimes reported this period and the districts in which they occurred:

District 11

 7

District 12

5

District 13

20

District 14

11

District 21

9

District 22

12

District 23

9

District 24

7

District 25

3

District 31

8

District 32

2

District 33

3

District 34

4

District 35

7

District 41

8

District 42

13

District 43

9

District 44

5

District 45

3

District 46

14

District 51

12

District 52

10

District 53

10

District 54

6

District 55

7

District 56

6

Not assigned to district

 4

 Crimes broken down by type were as follows:

Murder

 0

Murder, crim, solicit

 0

Murder, crim, consp

 0

Assault, aggravated with a deadly weapon

 3
Assault, aggravated, SBI 1
Assault, aggravated, against peace officer 0

Injury to a child

 3

Injury to an elderly person

 1
Injury to a disabled person 0

Sexual assault

 3

Robbery of an individual

 0

Robbery, aggravated, of an individual

2

Robbery, aggravated, home invasion

 0

Robbery, aggravated, of a business

0

Robbery, business

 1

Burglary of a building

12

Burglary of information

 0

Burglary of a vehicle

35

Burglary-habitat w/ intent to commit other felony

 1

Burglary of a habitat

36
Burglary of a coin-operated machine 0

Criminal mischief

20

Information theft

4
Info found - property - forgery 1

Shoplifting

20
Theft DL/comm, DL/ID certificate 0

Theft by steal/receive stolen check

 0

Theft by check

 1

Theft, pocket picking

 0
Theft of an individual 0
Theft, purse snatching 0
Theft of an elderly individual 0

Theft of a service

1

Theft, various

43

Theft of a vehicle

2

Theft of vehicle parts/accessories

 4

Theft of vehicle, non-motor

2

Theft of a firearm

 0
Unauthorized possession food stamps 0

Unauthorized use of motor vehicle

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crime Report:  Oct. 24-30

 Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | Posted November 4, 2010
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 241 crimes reported this period and the districts in which they occurred:

District 11

 4

District 12

4

District 13

15

District 14

14

District 21

13

District 22

16

District 23

8

District 24

6

District 25

6

District 31

8

District 32

3

District 33

6

District 34

6

District 35

7

District 41

7

District 42

11

District 43

10

District 44

5

District 45

6

District 46

15

District 51

17

District 52

9

District 53

4

District 54

10

District 55

5

District 56

9

Not assigned to district

 17

 Crimes broken down by type were as follows:

Murder

 0

Murder, crim, solicit

 0

Murder, crim, consp

 0

Assault, aggravated with a deadly weapon

 4
Assault, aggravated, SBI 1
Assault, aggravated, against peace officer 1

Injury to a child

 2

Injury to an elderly person

 0
Injury to a disabled person 0

Sexual assault

 3

Robbery of an individual

 2

Robbery, aggravated, of an individual

3

Robbery, aggravated, home invasion

 0

Robbery, aggravated, of a business

0

Robbery, business

 0

Burglary of a building

13

Burglary of information

 0

Burglary of a vehicle

59

Burglary-habitat w/ intent to commit other felony

 0

Burglary of a habitat

31
Burglary of a coin-operated machine 0

Criminal mischief

31

Information theft

5
Info found - property - forgery 0

Shoplifting

20
Theft DL/comm, DL/ID certificate 0

Theft by steal/receive stolen check

 0

Theft by check

 1

Theft, pocket picking

 0
Theft of an individual 0
Theft, purse snatching 1
Theft of an elderly individual 0

Theft of a service

0

Theft, various

48

Theft of a vehicle

0

Theft of vehicle parts/accessories

 2

Theft of vehicle, non-motor

3

Theft of a firearm

 0
Unauthorized possession food stamps 0

Unauthorized use of motor vehicle

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Crime Report:  Oct. 17-23

 Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | Posted October 27, 2010
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 179 crimes reported this period and the districts in which they occurred:

District 11

 4

District 12

1

District 13

5

District 14

11

District 21

7

District 22

18

District 23

12

District 24

6

District 25

4

District 31

5

District 32

2

District 33

8

District 34

4

District 35

9

District 41

7

District 42

11

District 43

3

District 44

5

District 45

7

District 46

9

District 51

4

District 52

6

District 53

13

District 54

3

District 55

4

District 56

8

Not assigned to district

 3

 Crimes broken down by type were as follows:

Murder

 0

Murder, crim, solicit

 0

Murder, crim, consp

 0

Assault, aggravated with a deadly weapon

 4
Assault, aggravated, SBI 0
Assault, aggravated, against peace officer 0

Injury to a child

 3

Injury to an elderly person

 0
Injury to a disabled person 0

Sexual assault

 2

Robbery of an individual

 0

Robbery, aggravated, of an individual

4

Robbery, aggravated, home invasion

 0

Robbery, aggravated, of a business

0

Robbery, business

 0

Burglary of a building

10

Burglary of information

 1

Burglary of a vehicle

28

Burglary-habitat w/ intent to commit other felony

 1

Burglary of a habitat

18
Burglary of a coin-operated machine 0

Criminal mischief

32

Information theft

5
Info found - property - forgery 0

Shoplifting

21
Theft DL/comm, DL/ID certificate 0

Theft by steal/receive stolen check

 0

Theft by check

 0

Theft, pocket picking

 0
Theft of an individual 1
Theft, purse snatching 0
Theft of an elderly individual 0

Theft of a service

0

Theft, various

33

Theft of a vehicle

2

Theft of vehicle parts/accessories

 1

Theft of vehicle, non-motor

3

Theft of a firearm

 0
Unauthorized possession food stamps 0

Unauthorized use of motor vehicle

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crime Report:  Oct. 10-16

 Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | Posted October 21, 2010
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 212 crimes reported this period and the districts in which they occurred:

District 11

 6

District 12

1

District 13

14

District 14

23

District 21

12

District 22

8

District 23

7

District 24

3

District 25

4

District 31

7

District 32

1

District 33

5

District 34

1

District 35

3

District 41

6

District 42

10

District 43

7

District 44

6

District 45

12

District 46

15

District 51

8

District 52

18

District 53

3

District 54

4

District 55

2

District 56

8

Not assigned to district

 18
 

 Crimes broken down by type were as follows:

Murder

 0

Murder, crim, solicit

 0

Murder, crim, consp

 0

Assault, aggravated with a deadly weapon

 2
Assault, aggravated, SBI 0
Assault, aggravated, against peace officer 1

Injury to a child

 1

Injury to an elderly person

 0
Injury to a disabled person 0

Sexual assault

 3

Robbery of an individual

 1

Robbery, aggravated, of an individual

0

Robbery, aggravated, home invasion

 0

Robbery, aggravated, of a business

0

Robbery, business

 0

Burglary of a building

10

Burglary of information

 0

Burglary of a vehicle

58

Burglary-habitat w/ intent to commit other felony

 0

Burglary of a habitat

27
Burglary of a coin-operated machine 0

Criminal mischief

26

Information theft

1
Info found - property - forgery 0

Shoplifting

19
Theft DL/comm, DL/ID certificate 0

Theft by steal/receive stolen check

 0

Theft by check

 2

Theft, pocket picking

 0
Theft of an individual 0
Theft, purse snatching 0
Theft of an elderly individual 0

Theft of a service

0

Theft, various

42

Theft of a vehicle

0

Theft of vehicle parts/accessories

 2

Theft of vehicle, non-motor

1

Theft of a firearm

 1
Unauthorized possession food stamps 0

Unauthorized use of motor vehicle

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crime Report:  Oct. 3-9

 Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | Posted October 19, 2010
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 232 crimes reported this period and the districts in which they occurred:

District 11

 12

District 12

3

District 13

9

District 14

17

District 21

7

District 22

8

District 23

9

District 24

11

District 25

0

District 31

18

District 32

3

District 33

5

District 34

6

District 35

4

District 41

5

District 42

12

District 43

10

District 44

9

District 45

2

District 46

19

District 51

14

District 52

3

District 53

9

District 54

6

District 55

4

District 56

7

Not assigned to district

 20
 

 Crimes broken down by type were as follows:

Murder

 0

Murder, crim, solicit

 0

Murder, crim, consp

 0

Assault, aggravated with a deadly weapon

 8
Assault, aggravated, SBI 1
Assault, aggravated, against peace officer 1

Injury to a child

 2

Injury to an elderly person

 1
Injury to a disabled person 0

Sexual assault

 4

Robbery of an individual

 3

Robbery, aggravated, of an individual

1

Robbery, aggravated, home invasion

 1

Robbery, aggravated, of a business

0

Robbery, business

 0

Burglary of a building

17

Burglary of information

 0

Burglary of a vehicle

47

Burglary-habitat w/ intent to commit other felony

 0

Burglary of a habitat

29
Burglary of a coin-operated machine 0

Criminal mischief

33

Information theft

2
Info found - property - forgery 0

Shoplifting

23
Theft DL/comm, DL/ID certificate 0

Theft by steal/receive stolen check

 0

Theft by check

 0

Theft, pocket picking

 0
Theft of an individual 0
Theft, purse snatching 0
Theft of an elderly individual 0

Theft of a service

1

Theft, various

38

Theft of a vehicle

0

Theft of vehicle parts/accessories

 2

Theft of vehicle, non-motor

3

Theft of a firearm

 1
Unauthorized possession food stamps 0

Unauthorized use of motor vehicle

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Crime Report:  Sept. 26 - Oct. 2

 Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | Posted October 7, 2010
The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 234 crimes reported this period and the districts in which they occurred:

District 11

 7

District 12

2

District 13

14

District 14

6

District 21

13

District 22

10

District 23

6

District 24

19

District 25

2

District 31

9

District 32

7

District 33

6

District 34

2

District 35

5

District 41

12

District 42

13

District 43

7

District 44

7

District 45

10

District 46

18

District 51

11

District 52

7

District 53

10

District 54

6

District 55

13

District 56

8

Not assigned to district

 4

 Crimes broken down by type were as follows:

Murder

 0

Murder, crim, solicit

 0

Murder, crim, consp

 0

Assault, aggravated with a deadly weapon

 7
Assault, aggravated, SBI 0
Assault, aggravated, against public servant 0

Injury to a child

 1

Injury to an elderly person

 0
Injury to a disabled person 0

Sexual assault

 6

Robbery of an individual

 2

Robbery, aggravated, of an individual

1

Robbery, aggravated, home invasion

 0

Robbery, aggravated, of a business

1

Robbery, business

 0

Burglary of a building

7

Burglary of information

 0

Burglary of a vehicle

41

Burglary-habitat w/ intent to commit other felony

 2

Burglary of a habitat

37
Burglary of a coin-operated machine 1

Criminal mischief

34

Information theft

2
Info found - property - forgery 0

Shoplifting

19
Theft DL/comm, DL/ID certificate 0

Theft by steal/receive stolen check

 0

Theft by check

 1

Theft, pocket picking

 0
Theft of an individual 0
Theft, purse snatching 0
Theft of an elderly individual 0

Theft of a service

1

Theft, various

45

Theft of a vehicle

4

Theft of vehicle parts/accessories

 4

Theft of vehicle, non-motor

1

Theft of a firearm

 0
Unauthorized possession food stamps 0

Unauthorized use of motor vehicle

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


 

 

Local homeowner/off-duty Dallas police officer shoots burglar

Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | October 5, 2010

Garland police responded to a suspicious persons call this afternoon shortly before 1:30 pm in the 3400 block of Capstone Lane, in the south part of Garland. The caller said there was a black SUV driving the neighborhood and the people were going door-to-door and knocking on the front doors. The caller hung up once police were on the way. 

The caller called back several minutes later and stated he thought there was someone about to break into the back door of his home, that he had a gun and was a Dallas police officer.  About that time he heard the back door crash open, and he went toward the back door.  He saw a man standing in his house and he fired his gun toward the man.  The man turned and ran out of the house onto the back driveway and down the alley.  When Garland officers arrived they were able to locate and follow a trail of blood drops down the alley to a point where they stopped.  Police believe it was at that point where the suspect was most likely picked up by the SUV.

Police advised Dallas area hospitals of the shooting and alerted Department of Public Safety who sent up their helicopter to try and locate the suspect vehicle.  Almost an hour later police learned of a man who had checked into a Dallas hospital with a gunshot wound. Officers responded to check on the circumstances of the wounded man. 

A short while later the Department of Public Safety helicopter officers located a vehicle matching the suspect vehicle description and alerted police on the ground.  Police found the vehicle and a man inside the SUV.  Police are talking with him as a possible suspect in the burglary investigation.  Police believe there is a third man and are working to identify who he may be.  Detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances around wounded man being shot and the man found in the SUV matching the suspicious vehicle call. 

When and if either man is arrested for today’s burglary in the 3400 block of Capstone, their name will be released.

33-year-old holds parents hostage

Joe Harn, Garland Police Department | October 4, 2010

Garland Police responded to the 4900 block of Berkeley Court just after 6:00 a.m. the morning Sept. 28 on the report of man being held hostage.  As officers were arriving, they spotted the possible suspect, 33- year-old Jhmad Swindell, leaving the area.  As one of the officers began to follow the vehicle the other officer contacted the complainant, Jhmad’s father.  He confirmed that Jhmad had just left in a vehicle and told the officer that Jhmad had come to his home with a shot gun and was very upset over a previous arrest and other life problems.  Jhmad held both his dad and mom at gun point while talking about his problems.

As the officer was talking with Mr. Swindell, the other officer attempted to stop Jhmad in his vehicle around the IH 30 and Rosehill Road area.  As the officer attempted to make the traffic stop Jhmad began to flee and headed west on IH 30.  The pursuit continued west into Dallas on IH 30, turned south on Buckner and finally ended at Buckner and Highway 175 in a service station parking lot.  Dallas police arrived and assisted Garland police in taking Jhmad into custody.  The shotgun believed to have been used to hold his parents hostage was recovered from the vehicle.

Jhmad is being held on charges of aggravated assault-deadly weapon, aggravated kidnapping (criminal attempt), evading arrest in a vehicle and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

Crime Report:  September 19-25
Posted September 28, 2010

The Garland Police Department has divided the city into 26 districts, numbers vary from 11 to 56.  Listed below are the 195 crimes reported this period and the districts in which they occurred:

District 11

 4

District 12

2

District 13

12

District 14

12

District 21

18

District 22

9

District 23

6

District 24

3

District 25

2

District 31

4

District 32

3

District 33

6

District 34

4

District 35

4

District 41

9

District 42

13

District 43

9

District 44

2

District 45

7

District 46

9

District 51

4

District 52

4

District 53

14

District 54

4

District 55

6

District 56

12

Not assigned to district

 13

 Crimes broken down by type were as follows:

Murder

 0

Murder, crim, solicit

 0

Murder, crim, consp

 0

Assault, aggravated with a deadly weapon

 7
Assault, aggravated, SBI 0
Assault, aggravated, against public servant 1

Injury to a child

 1

Injury to an elderly person

 0
Injury to a disabled person 0

Sexual assault

 3

Robbery of an individual

 2

Robbery, aggravated, of an individual

2

Robbery, aggravated, home invasion

 0

Robbery, aggravated, of a business

2

Robbery, business

 2

Burglary of a building

9

Burglary of information

 2

Burglary of a vehicle

45

Burglary-habitat w/ intent to commit other felony