Most of the categories of reported crime that we receive each month rose somewhat. Total incidents was lower than most months but still higher than we have seen recently.
 
Some of the incidents occurred at the same residence on different days and several were in the same area of Shorehaven, Shorecrest, and Morrison streets. Residents in that area should be especially watchful!
 
Vehicle burglaries are a common crime because parked cars are an easier target. We usually see incidents in commercial and residential areas. There was actually a drop in the commercial areas for April and more reports from the residential areas of the district.
 
The good news? A number of arrests were made for shoplifting, which represented about 35% of all the reported incidents for the month!
 
If you want to review the areas that have reported incidents over the last month, download the complete report here for address-by-address information that includes your neighborhood. If you are a Garland resident reading this but do not live in District 1, you can get reports for your area here on the Police Department's website.