{"370201":{"#nid":"370201","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Connolly Named Chief of Police","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe Office of Legal Affairs and Risk Management has named Robert C. (Rob) Connolly Chief of Police of the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD). Connolly\u2019s new assignment officially began Jan. 1. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EConnolly joined GTPD in 2010 as deputy chief of police, later serving as both acting chief and interim chief. At Tech, Connolly has directed the operational activities of GTPD as well as developed and implemented a five-year strategic plan. He also oversaw the process of GTPD\u2019s certification through the prestigious Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), and provided guidance for the department\u2019s intelligence-led policing model.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cI appreciate the confidence the Institute\u2019s leadership has placed in me,\u201d Connolly said. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to continuing to build the Georgia Tech Police Department as a best-in-class law enforcement operation and strengthening our partnerships on and around campus.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EConnolly brings more than 20 years of law enforcement experience to this position, including serving with the Georgia World Congress Center, City of Sandy Springs, Georgia Emergency Management Agency, and MARTA. He has also managed security for NFL Super Bowls and the NCAA men\u2019s basketball championships and has coordinated emergency management exercises throughout the state. He is a graduate of Kennesaw State University, Columbus State University, and the Georgia Law Enforcement Command College.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EA retirement celebration for former chief Teresa Crocker will be held Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the President\u2019s Suite, Bill Moore Student Success Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of Legal Affairs and Risk Management has named Robert C. (Rob) Connolly as Chief of Police of the Georgia Tech Police Department. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Office of Legal Affairs and Risk Management has named Robert C. (Rob) Connolly as Chief of Police of the Georgia Tech Police Department."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2015-02-02 13:49:34","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:50","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-02-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-02-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"370221":{"id":"370221","type":"image","title":"Chief of Police, Rob Connolly","body":null,"created":"1449245856","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:17:36","changed":"1475894344","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:04","alt":"Chief of Police, Rob Connolly","file":{"fid":"74994","name":"connolly.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/connolly.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/connolly.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":247403,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/connolly.jpg?itok=PrASlWPi"}}},"media_ids":["370221"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/police.gatech.edu\/","title":"GTPD"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"117001","name":"chief of police"},{"id":"2543","name":"GTPD"},{"id":"1773","name":"police"},{"id":"117011","name":"Rob Connolly"}],"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:rpocklington@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERachael Pocklington\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}