{"592518":{"#nid":"592518","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Arrest Resolves Seven Spring Bicycle Thefts","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) captured an image of a bicycle theft in progress and distributed a \u0026ldquo;Be on the lookout\u0026rdquo; notice, Georgia State University Police arrested Larry Ford on their campus on May 31.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong the charges against Ford are seven counts of theft by taking for stealing bicycles on the Georgia Tech campus. Ford is now in the Fulton County Jail.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Keeping our campus safe means staying vigilant and cooperating with those who can help us bring a quick resolution to our cases,\u0026rdquo; said Georgia Tech Police Chief Rob Connolly. \u0026ldquo;We had his image on one of our cameras, we distributed that image through our social medial channels, and ultimately, he was caught at a sister institution a few miles away. Law enforcement is a collaborative effort, and we\u0026rsquo;re grateful to GSU for helping bring this case to a close.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGTPD continues to stress to students that bicycle theft is a preventable crime. By always using a reliable lock, such as a u-lock, bicycle owners can protect their property. Thieves often look for the least secured bike on a rack and take the ones that are unsecured.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGTPD\u0026rsquo;s Core Team has begun tagging and locking bikes they find unsecured on campus. The owner then has to contact GTPD to get the lock removed, but they also don\u0026rsquo;t have their property stolen.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a good way to educate our bike owners,\u0026rdquo; said Sgt. Gary Cook, who heads the bicycle unit and teaches bicycle safety courses. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s much better for us to come and lock your bike than for someone to steal it.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more on securing your bicycle, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DtzIK4N6aFQ\u0026amp;t=4s\u0022\u003Ewatch the public service announcement\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECaught on camera stealing bikes by GTPD, Larry Ford\u0026nbsp;was arrested on Georgia State\u0026#39;s campus and now faces numerous charges, including the thefts at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Rash of spring semester bicycle thefts ends with arrest of Larry Ford."}],"uid":"28797","created_gmt":"2017-06-08 12:04:58","changed_gmt":"2017-06-08 12:04:58","author":"Lance Wallace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-06-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-06-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"592517":{"id":"592517","type":"image","title":"Larry Ford","body":null,"created":"1496923135","gmt_created":"2017-06-08 11:58:55","changed":"1496923135","gmt_changed":"2017-06-08 11:58:55","alt":"","file":{"fid":"225813","name":"Larry Ford(1).jpg.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Larry%20Ford%281%29.jpg.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Larry%20Ford%281%29.jpg.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":46763,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Larry%20Ford%281%29.jpg.jpeg?itok=wahk3yBR"}}},"media_ids":["592517"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DtzIK4N6aFQ\u0026t=4s","title":"GTPD Video on Securing Your Bike"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"174633","name":"Larry Ford"},{"id":"42671","name":"Arrest"},{"id":"174634","name":"bicycle thefts"},{"id":"58431","name":"bike safety"}],"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\u003Elance.wallace@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lance.wallace@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}