{"309181":{"#nid":"309181","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Police Encourage Safety Precautions during Large Events","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith numerous events taking place throughout Atlanta this weekend, the Georgia Tech Police Department reminds students, faculty, and staff to maintain vigilance in protecting their personal safety.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESouth of Tech Square, part of Spring Street, between Third and Fourth Streets, will be closed for \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/quadatlanta.com\/show.cfm?id=120889\u0022\u003Ean event\u003C\/a\u003E at the Quad at Spring and Fourth Complex through Sunday. Traffic will be diverted off Spring, which Thursday caused abnormal congestion and delays and may continue to do so throughout the weekend.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENorth of campus, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bbtatlantaopen.com\/\u0022\u003EBB\u0026amp;T Atlanta Open\u003C\/a\u003E will take place in Atlantic Station beginning Saturday and lasting through July 27.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhether or not you attend, having large crowds near campus could present additional opportunities for criminals looking for a target.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have plans in place to keep campus secure throughout the weekend, but it takes everyone looking out for themselves and each other to be successful,\u201d said Interim Chief of Police Robert Connolly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs always, GTPD asks that if you see something, say something, and call them at 404-894-2500. To report incidents or suspicious activity off campus, call the Atlanta Police Department at 911.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELarge events in town bring potential for crimes of opportunity \u2014 and GTPD wants to prevent those on Tech\u0027s campus from being victims.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Large events in town bring potential for crimes of opportunity \u2014 and GTPD wants to prevent those on Tech\u0027s campus from being victims."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-07-17 16:24:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:48","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-07-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-07-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/pts.gatech.edu\/park\/Pages\/Spring-Street-Blocked-Today---July-20,-2014.aspx","title":"Parking and Transportation Details for This Weekend"},{"url":"http:\/\/police.gatech.edu\/crimeprevention\/tips\/","title":"Crime Prevention Safety Tips"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2408","name":"campus safety"},{"id":"3390","name":"Georgia Tech Police Department"},{"id":"2543","name":"GTPD"}],"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\u003EGeorgia Tech Police Department\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-2500\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:crimetips@police.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecrimetips@police.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}