Unit & Division Profiles

1. Communications Unit

   Discover more about 911.

2. Community Relations Officer

   The mission of the Community Relations Officer is to provide an avenue between the Garland Police Department and the diversified communities within the City of Garland.

3. Crime Analysis Unit

   Crime Analysis personnel are responsible for the collection, collation, assembling, and analysis of information on criminal activity in the City of Garland.

4. Criminal Investigation Division

   The Criminal Investigations Division (CID) of the Garland Police Department is responsible for the detection and investigation of criminal offenses, for the collection and examination of evidence, and for the successful prosecution of crimes committed in the City of Garland.

5. Forensic Investigation Unit

   The Forensic Investigations Unit is a highly technical unit that is responsible for the professional processing of crime scenes in an attempt to document all facets of crime thereby providing a solid framework for the reconstruction of the crime.

6. Gangs

   Gang investigations are conducted by Neighborhood Police Officers (NPO's) with a goal of reducing street-level gang crimes.

7. Identity Theft

   Identity Theft occurs when someone uses your personal identifying information without your permission to commit an unlawful act.

8. Narcotics

   Listed are several resources available to assist parents, and concerned others, in the education of children and adults to abstain from drugs.

9. Neighborhood Police Officers

   Each officer in the NPO Unit is assigned a particular area of the city.

10. Patrol Division

    The Patrol Division is the largest and most visible unit within the Police Department. Patrol operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

11. Recruiting

    The Garland Police Department offers a wide range of opportunities for the person who is searching for a rewarding career in law enforcement.

12. School Resource Officers

    The Garland Police Department’s SRO Program is based on the "Triad Concept" in which the SRO is an Educator, Counselor, and Law Enforcement Officer.

13. Support Services

    View support services offered by the Garland Police Department.