{"191541":{"#nid":"191541","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Police Host Annual Campus Safety Day","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThis Valentine\u2019s Day, Feb. 14, campus police officers will enjoy the company of members of the Tech community during their fourth annual Campus Safety Day.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) has planned activities on Tech Walk from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to remind students, faculty and staff to keep their personal safety top of mind and to take an active role in keeping the campus safe.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere will be demonstrations by GTPD\u2019s K-9 unit, and officers will be on hand with many of the resources and equipment used in the field. McGruff the Crime Dog will also be in the thick of things, patrolling the area to greet attendees as they visit with officers and other GTPD representatives. In addition, a new feature this year will be a DUI\/texting while driving simulator provided in partnership with the Governor\u2019s Office of Highway Safety.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther campus groups participating in Campus Safety Day include Parking \u0026amp; Transportation Services, the Counseling Center, Stamps Health Services, Environmental Health \u0026amp; Safety, the Women\u2019s Resource Center and the Bicycle Infrastructure Improvement Committee. MARTA police and Atlantic Station security officers will also join the GTPD and APD officers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSafety is our top priority, and this annual event allows us to showcase some of the tools that we use to help protect campus,\u201d said Georgia Tech Police Chief Teresa Crocker.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd, since this time last year, considerable gains have been made in protecting campus: Campus crime has dropped by 24 percent, and, of four robberies this year, GTPD has made three arrests \u2013 two of which involved the robberies noted in the Jan. 15 Clery Act Alert. Additionally, the plain-clothes unit introduced a year ago has made more than 15 significant arrests\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTPD continues to encourage the campus community to heed the motto: \u201cSee Something, Say Something\u201d in order to actively contribute to campus safety.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECampus Safety Day activities will take place on Tech Walk from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those interested in signing up ahead of time for the DUI\/texting while driving simulator can \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/promotion\/newsarticles\/Pages\/GOHS-DUI-Simulator-Signup.aspx\u0022\u003Edo so online\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGTPD has planned activities on Tech Walk from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 14.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GTPD has planned activities on Tech Walk from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 14."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-02-12 13:23:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:37","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"190291":{"id":"190291","type":"image","title":"Campus Safety Day 2013","body":null,"created":"1449179848","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:57:28","changed":"1475894838","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:18","alt":"Campus Safety Day 2013","file":{"fid":"196251","name":"safetydayflyer.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/safetydayflyer_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/safetydayflyer_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":549082,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/safetydayflyer_0.jpg?itok=ARRdKqIC"}},"190241":{"id":"190241","type":"image","title":"McGruff and Mounted Patrols","body":null,"created":"1449179848","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:57:28","changed":"1475894838","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:18","alt":"McGruff and Mounted Patrols","file":{"fid":"196250","name":"12c4353-p1-021.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/12c4353-p1-021_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/12c4353-p1-021_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2541170,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/12c4353-p1-021_0.jpg?itok=yWiAHkOC"}}},"media_ids":["190291","190241"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/promotion\/newsarticles\/Pages\/GOHS-DUI-Simulator-Signup.aspx","title":"Sign Up for DUI\/Texting While Driving SImulator"},{"url":"http:\/\/police.gatech.edu\/","title":"GTPD"},{"url":"http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=189031","title":"2013 Campus Safety Day"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2408","name":"campus safety"},{"id":"19461","name":"campus safety day"},{"id":"3390","name":"Georgia Tech Police Department"},{"id":"2543","name":"GTPD"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}