{"598606":{"#nid":"598606","#data":{"type":"news","title":"K9 Unit Plays Crucial Role for Law Enforcement Statewide","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026#39;s a little known fact that the Georgia Tech Police Department serves as the state\u0026#39;s primary trainer of K9 units, both dogs and handlers. Through a program with Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security, GTPD Officer Rob Turner\u0026nbsp;is the state\u0026#39;s lead instructor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause of the demand for training of these explosive-detecting dogs, GTPD has expanded its K9 corps to four and continue to play a vital role for major events on campus such as football games and Commencement.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/k9-georgia-tech\u0022\u003ERead more about the officers, their dogs and their vital role on campus.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGTPD now has four K9 units that not only secure special events but help train other law enformencent units throughout Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GTPD trains K9 units from across the state in addition to keeping the campus safe."}],"uid":"28797","created_gmt":"2017-11-09 16:21:41","changed_gmt":"2017-11-10 16:18:37","author":"Lance Wallace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"598658":{"id":"598658","type":"image","title":"GTPD Leading Trainer of K9 Units in Georgia","body":null,"created":"1510330658","gmt_created":"2017-11-10 16:17:38","changed":"1510346675","gmt_changed":"2017-11-10 20:44:35","alt":"Zach Bryan and Koda","file":{"fid":"228227","name":"zman.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/zman.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/zman.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1511894,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/zman.jpg?itok=OZcKWZrD"}}},"media_ids":["598658"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/k9-georgia-tech","title":"K9 at Georgia Tech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1303","name":"GT Police Department"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2543","name":"GTPD"},{"id":"3390","name":"Georgia Tech Police Department"},{"id":"4208","name":"k9"},{"id":"96051","name":"Canine"},{"id":"176210","name":"Rob Turner"},{"id":"176211","name":"Jason Harwood"},{"id":"176212","name":"Zach Bryan"},{"id":"176213","name":"Michael Blair"},{"id":"176214","name":"Koda"},{"id":"176215","name":"Miley"},{"id":"176216","name":"MIki"},{"id":"176217","name":"Pepper"}],"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":""}}}