False Report Lands Tyler Man in Jail

TYLER — Tyler police have arrested a man they say sent them on a wild goose chase. Arrested Friday night was Adam Galaz, 31.

It all started shortly after 7:00 Friday night when police dispatchers received a 911 call reporting that the caller saw someone drive by a house and shoot a young child. He told dispatchers that the child was bleeding and unconscious. Officers, who responded in emergency mode using lights and siren, determined that the address given to the dispatcher by the caller was not the correct address.

As officers spent several hours looking for the injured child the caller then stated that he was following the suspect vehicle going east on Farm Road 2767. Shortly after that, the caller said that the suspect vehicle had crashed. Officers were not able to locate that vehicle.

Through further investigation, Tyler Police were able to locate the suspected caller, Galaz, at a house. As they talked with him he appeared to be intoxicated. He later confessed to the false report, saying that he was trying to get his girlfriend in trouble. Because multiple Tyler Police units had responded with lights and sirens to what was believed to be a serious offense and it was discovered that he had made up the story; Galaz was then arrested and transported to Smith County Jail for false alarm and for public intoxication.