{"320411":{"#nid":"320411","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Police Host Annual Safety Day","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Police Department will pull out all the stops on Tech Walk Wednesday, Sept. 3, as it hosts Campus Safety Day.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis annual event lets GTPD officers talk with students about personal safety and campus issues, and lets students, faculty, and staff meet officers and test out some of their tools of the trade.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want to remind everyone to keep their personal safety top of mind and to take an active role in keeping our campus safe,\u201d said Interim Chief Rob Connolly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech police will show off items they use to keep the campus safe including their K-9 unit, SkyCop mobile surveillance trailer and mobile field force equipment. Staff from the Counseling Center, Women\u2019s Resource Center, Health Promotion, and Office of Information Technology will also be on Tech Walk with information, a DUI simulator, and free goodies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOff-campus guests from the Atlanta Police Department, Atlanta Fire Rescue, and Atlanta Ambassadors will bring mounted patrols, Segways, and other materials. The Ramblin\u2019 Wreck will also be out to show its support.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGTPD continues to encourage all of campus to be vigilant in reporting suspicious behavior or activity they see around campus, with the motto of \u201cSee Something, Say Something.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPolice also encourage those with cars on campus to practice the \u201cclean car\u201d rule of clearing out anything from view when they leave their vehicles. Those who are on campus in the early morning or evening hours can take the extra step of using the Jacket Guardian app to provide information to police, friends, or family in the event of an incident. Information on how to download and use the free app is available at www.\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/guardian.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eguardian.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the past year, GTPD has enhanced its dispatch room to create an advanced operations center that is used to take calls and visually patrol campus with the help of more than 1,000 cameras. These have given officers an extra set of eyes in some places, as well as helped them solve cases by corroborating or disputing incident reports.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Police can always be reached at 404-894-2500.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPolice will show off tools of the trade and talk with members of the community about campus safety issues.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Police will show off tools of the trade and talk with members of the community about campus safety issues."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-09-02 09:54:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:59","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-09-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-09-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"126301":{"id":"126301","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Police Patch","body":null,"created":"1449178604","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:36:44","changed":"1475894749","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:49","alt":"Georgia Tech Police Patch","file":{"fid":"194518","name":"gtpdpatch.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gtpdpatch_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gtpdpatch_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":11699,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gtpdpatch_1.jpg?itok=CYF2NVgc"}},"228891":{"id":"228891","type":"image","title":"SkyCop","body":null,"created":"1449243582","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:39:42","changed":"1475894901","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:21","alt":"SkyCop","file":{"fid":"197481","name":"skycop.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/skycop_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/skycop_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2232945,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/skycop_0.jpg?itok=rpm3Y7ou"}},"307821":{"id":"307821","type":"image","title":"Officer Rob Turner and Miley","body":null,"created":"1449244708","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:58:28","changed":"1475895017","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:17","alt":"Officer Rob Turner and Miley","file":{"fid":"199784","name":"turner_and_miley.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/turner_and_miley.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/turner_and_miley.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1158502,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/turner_and_miley.jpg?itok=kLWMHtxi"}},"308231":{"id":"308231","type":"image","title":"Officer Zach Bryan and Koda","body":null,"created":"1449244708","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:58:28","changed":"1475895017","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:17","alt":"Officer Zach Bryan and Koda","file":{"fid":"199792","name":"officer_zach_and_koda.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/officer_zach_and_koda_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/officer_zach_and_koda_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1260745,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/officer_zach_and_koda_0.jpg?itok=QcvGDHw1"}}},"media_ids":["126301","228891","307821","308231"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/police.gatech.edu\/","title":"GTPD"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2408","name":"campus safety"},{"id":"19461","name":"campus safety day"},{"id":"3390","name":"Georgia Tech Police Department"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}