{"138401":{"#nid":"138401","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GT Police Offer Tips for Crime Prevention","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Police Department continues to address the issue of campus safety and has seen positive results from our policing efforts. However, we need students to partner in our efforts, particularly in our residence halls.\u0026nbsp;The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/police.gatech.edu\/crimeinfo\/crimealerts\/alerts\/robbery07012012.html\u0022\u003Emost recent incident\u003C\/a\u003E serves as a reminder that taking appropriate precautions substantially reduces the likelihood of becoming a target for criminal activity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe following tips illustrate a few of the behaviors every student should incorporate. Should you ever need our assistance, call 404-894-2500.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAlways lock your door, even if you intend to return shortly or are just going down the hall. \u0026nbsp;Ensure your door is locked before going to bed at night.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPrevent unfamiliar people from entering your building, or immediately notify personnel if you see someone you believe has unlawfully entered the building. Remember: if you see something, say something.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAvoid propping security doors open, even for a short time, for the sake of convenience.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENever leave valuables unattended.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERegister all laptops and bicycles to help the recovery process in the event of a theft; visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/services\u0022\u003Ewww.police.gatech.edu\/services\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudents are strongly encouraged to sign up for Jacket Guardian, a new security service for the campus that transforms mobile phones into personal safety devices. \u0026nbsp;For more information visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.guardian.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.guardian.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Police Department continues to address the issue of campus safety and has seen positive results from our policing efforts. However, we need students to partner in our efforts, particularly in our residence halls.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2012-07-02 10:03:51","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:26","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-07-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-07-02T00:00:00-04:00","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:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gtpdpatch_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":11699,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gtpdpatch_1.jpg?itok=CYF2NVgc"}}},"media_ids":["126301"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Police Department"}],"groups":[{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"5049","name":"crime prevention"},{"id":"1773","name":"police"},{"id":"167060","name":"safety"}],"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":""}}}