{"601651":{"#nid":"601651","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GTPD Working with Atlanta Police to Halt Home Park Robberies","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESince January 1, there have been four Clery Alerts issued to the Georgia Tech community for armed robberies in the off-campus Home Park neighborhood.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn each case the victims surrendered their property when the suspects displayed a handgun, and there were no injuries, including the January 28 incident. All of the Home Park cases are being investigated by the Atlanta Police Department.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Fortunately these have been property crimes, and no one has been injured,\u0026rdquo; GTPD Chief Robert Connolly said. \u0026ldquo;With the last incident it got out that there was a pistol whipping, but that wasn\u0026rsquo;t the case. There was a miscommunication.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReport any information regarding this and other criminal incidents to the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) by calling\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-2500\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;or by emailing\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:crimetips@police.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecrimetips@police.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;In addition, you can help GTPD and the community fight crime. Don\u0026rsquo;t look the other way or ignore suspicious\u0026nbsp;activity. If you see something that prompts concern, say something and notify GTPD immediately.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are working closely with Atlanta Police and narrowing in on the suspects,\u0026rdquo; Connolly said. \u0026ldquo;We embrace Home Park as our neighbor and are allocating our resources to support them as much as possible. We welcome an information that would help identify the suspects.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGTPD offers the following reminders:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWalk in well-lit areas. To report inoperative exterior campus lighting, visit:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.facilities.gatech.edu\/om\/requests\/lighting.php\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.facilities.gatech.edu\/om\/requests\/lighting.php\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWalk with a friend or in a group.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBe aware\u0026nbsp;of your surroundings, even when you are walking in a group.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EImmediately report suspicious\u0026nbsp;activity to the Georgia Tech Police by calling\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022tel:404-894-2500\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E404-894-2500\u003C\/a\u003E. Program GTPD\u0026#39;s number into your cell phone.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFor on-campus transportation from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., please call the Stingerette at 404-385-RIDE.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDownload the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/livesafe.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELiveSafe\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;safety\u0026nbsp;app for quick access to the Georgia Tech Police Department and other\u0026nbsp;safety\u0026nbsp;resources.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFor transportation to popular off-campus housing locations, use the Stingerette\u0026#39;s Safe Ride Home program between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESafety\u0026nbsp;escorts are available through the Georgia Tech Police Department by calling\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022tel:404-894-2500\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E404-894-2500\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or 4-GTPD.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENo injuries have been reported in the incidents, and GTPD is working closely with APD to solve the recent cases.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Atlanta Police investigating incidents in nearby Home Park as GTPD assists."}],"uid":"28797","created_gmt":"2018-01-30 22:43:52","changed_gmt":"2018-01-31 14:40:32","author":"Lance Wallace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"210071":{"id":"210071","type":"image","title":"GTPD patch","body":null,"created":"1449180018","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:00:18","changed":"1517410138","gmt_changed":"2018-01-31 14:48:58","alt":"gtpd patch","file":{"fid":"229324","name":"d3YEoCrZ_400x400.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/d3YEoCrZ_400x400.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/d3YEoCrZ_400x400.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":51349,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/d3YEoCrZ_400x400.jpg?itok=DwbL8xT7"}},"586178":{"id":"586178","type":"image","title":"Self Defense Training","body":null,"created":"1484848859","gmt_created":"2017-01-19 18:00:59","changed":"1484850593","gmt_changed":"2017-01-19 18:29:53","alt":"","file":{"fid":"223408","name":"GTPD self defense training.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GTPD%20self%20defense%20training.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/GTPD%20self%20defense%20training.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":165160,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/GTPD%20self%20defense%20training.jpeg?itok=7sLnKZP3"}}},"media_ids":["210071","586178"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu","title":"Georgia Tech Police Department"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1303","name":"GT Police Department"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2543","name":"GTPD"},{"id":"1773","name":"police"},{"id":"176949","name":"robberies"},{"id":"144981","name":"atlanta police"},{"id":"38891","name":"APD"},{"id":"8412","name":"home park"}],"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":""}}}