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Police describe loud-music response as priority-3 calls; emergency alerts streamlined but residents urged to update contact info
Summary
The Garland City Council received an update on Jan. 21 that loud-music complaints are handled as priority‑3 calls, with a typical police response time of 13–15 minutes and about 5,000 calls a year.
The Garland City Council received an update on public-safety response to loud-music complaints and on emergency communications during a Jan. 21 work session.
The police chief told the council that loud-music calls are classified as priority‑3, dispatched after life-safety priorities, and generally see response times of about 13–15 minutes. The department receives about 5,000 loud-music calls a year, the chief said. Officers who arrive and hear a violation may issue a citation without the…
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