{"105371":{"#nid":"105371","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Preventing Crime on the Georgia Tech Campus","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThere has been an increase in the overall crime rate on the Georgia Tech campus. According to Officer Ian Mayberry of the Georgia Tech Crime Prevention Unit, this overall increase is due primarily to bike and laptop thefts. Total reported bike thefts from January 2008 through September 2008, are reported at 96 thefts, up from 20 thefts for the same period last year. Laptops thefts are at 80, compared to 5 thefts for the same period last year. While GPS and car stereo thefts always make the list of reported crime, there has been a decrease in motor vehicle theft. \u0022The equation is quite easy to understand,\u0022 Mayberry said. \u0022Tech students love portable gadgets and thieves love gadgets because they are easy to turn into cash. This makes our students especially vulnerable.\u0022 Mayberry also noted that they have found that on-campus criminal are often \u0022employed\u0022 by outsiders looking to make a big bucks off of students. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Common sense can prevent a lot of these crimes,\u0022 he said. \u0022Lock your car doors and keep valuables like your GPS and car stereo out of sight. Don\u0027t walk away from your computer in the library. Students should register their bike and laptops with the Georgia Tech Police Department. We also recommend that students purchase a U-lock which can purchased for about $30 - a great investment in protecting a bike that costs several hundred dollars. \u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the upcoming holiday breaks, Mayberry stressed the importance of securing your valuables. \u0022While we don\u0027t receive a lot of calls during this period because students are typically off campus. Students return to find that their belongings have been stolen. At that point, there is not much that can be done.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EVisit the Georgia Tech Police Web site \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.police.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E for more information on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/crimeprevention.htm\u0022\u003ECrime Prevention\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/safetytips.htm\u0022\u003ESafety Tips\u003C\/a\u003E. You may also download the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/brochure.pdf\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Police Crime Awareness Brochure\u003C\/a\u003E for quick access to helpful information. Encourage your student to register their bike for FREE by calling 404-894-1288.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"There has been an increase in the overall crime rate on the Georgia Tech campus. According to Officer Ian Mayberry of the Georgia Tech Crime Prevention Unit, this overall increase is due primarily to bike and laptop thefts.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Bike and laptop thefts are on the rise."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2008-12-01 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:37","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2008-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1768","name":"directory information"},{"id":"1767","name":"FERPA"},{"id":"171176","name":"student\\\u0027s rights"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERachael Pocklington\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EParents Program\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rpocklington3\u0022\u003EContact Rachael Pocklington\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-3920\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rachael.pocklington@vpss.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}