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Robbery, April 2, 2024

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Georgia Tech Police Department issued a Clery Act Safety Alert for an off-campus robbery that occurred on April 2, 2024, at the intersection of Hirsch Street and Calhoun Street in the Home Park neighborhood adjacent to campus.

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Clery Act Safety Alert Off Campus Robbery Incident Date/Time: April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM Incident Location: Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in the Home Park neighborhood just north of campus Incident Description: This afternoon, a Language Institute student reported that he was robbed at approximately 8:00 AM while walking on Hirsch Street near Calhoun Street. Due to a language barrier, there was a delay in reporting the incident to police. According to the victim, two men wearing all black approached him from behind and demanded his money. The victim complied and the men were seen entering a dark colored vehicle before heading north on Hirsch Street away from the campus. There were no injuries reported. Status of Investigation: This incident is being investigated by the Atlanta Police Department. Report any information regarding this and other criminal incidents to Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477). See Something, Say Something Report any information regarding this and other criminal incidents to the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) by calling 404-894-2500 or by emailing crimetips@police.gatech.edu. In addition, you can help GTPD and the community fight crime. Don’t look the other way or ignore suspicious activity. If you see something that prompts concern, say something and notify GTPD immediately. Additional Safety Information for Georgia Tech Walk in well-lit areas. To report inoperative exterior campus lighting, click here. Walk with a friend or in a group.      Be aware of your surroundings.      Immediately report suspicious activity to the Georgia Tech Police by calling 404-894-2500. Program GTPD's number into your cell phone.    For on campus transportation from 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., please call Stingerette at 404385-RIDE.      Safety escorts are available through the Georgia Tech Police Department by calling 404894-2500 or 4-GTPD.      Download the LiveSafe safety app for quick access to the Georgia Tech Police Department and other safety resources.    Clery Act Requirements Federal law, the Clery Act, requires colleges and universities to report certain crime statistics as well as to make timely notifications about crimes that pose a threat to the community. The purpose of this alert is to help make you aware of crime so that you are able to take appropriate precautions. For more information, please visit www.police.gatech.edu.
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Georgia Tech Police Department Clery Act Safety Alert PDF (2024-04-02)police.gatech.edufind archived copies
Issued for an off-campus location in the Home Park neighborhood, which GTPD specifically notes is 'used and frequented by the campus community,' extending Clery obligations beyond campus boundaries
The 8:00 a.m. time is noteworthy as a morning robbery, occurring when students may be walking to campus for classes through the Home Park residential area
The intersection of Hirsch Street and Calhoun Street is in the residential neighborhood immediately north of Georgia Tech's campus, a high-traffic pedestrian corridor for students
References the LiveSafe app for reporting, reflecting Georgia Tech's adoption of mobile safety technology
Corrected to exact pdftotext of official GTPD crime alert PDF.
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Clery Act Safety Alert Off Campus Robbery Incident Date/Time: April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM Incident Location: Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in the Home Park neighborhood just north of campus Incident Description: This afternoon, a Language Institute student reported that he was robbed at approximately 8:00 AM while walking on Hirsch Street near Calhoun Street. Due to a language barrier, there was a delay in reporting the incident to police. According to the victim, two men wearing all black approached him from behind and demanded his money. The victim complied and the men were seen entering a dark colored vehicle before heading north on Hirsch Street away from the campus. There were no injuries reported. Status of Investigation: This incident is being investigated by the Atlanta Police Department. Report any information regarding this and other criminal incidents to Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477). See Something, Say Something Report any information regarding this and other criminal incidents to the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) by calling 404-894-2500 or by emailing crimetips@police.gatech.edu. In addition, you can help GTPD and the community fight crime. Don’t look the other way or ignore suspicious activity. If you see something that prompts concern, say something and notify GTPD immediately. Additional Safety Information for Georgia Tech Walk in well-lit areas. To report inoperative exterior campus lighting, click here. Walk with a friend or in a group.      Be aware of your surroundings.      Immediately report suspicious activity to the Georgia Tech Police by calling 404-894-2500. Program GTPD's number into your cell phone.    For on campus transportation from 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., please call Stingerette at 404385-RIDE.      Safety escorts are available through the Georgia Tech Police Department by calling 404894-2500 or 4-GTPD.      Download the LiveSafe safety app for quick access to the Georgia Tech Police Department and other safety resources.    Clery Act Requirements Federal law, the Clery Act, requires colleges and universities to report certain crime statistics as well as to make timely notifications about crimes that pose a threat to the community. The purpose of this alert is to help make you aware of crime so that you are able to take appropriate precautions. For more information, please visit www.police.gatech.edu.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: issued as a Clery Act Safety Alert by the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD), a clearly named issuing authority.

    Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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    1. present: Issued as a "Clery Act Safety Alert" by the "Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD)."
    2. present: Identifies the Georgia Tech Police Department as the issuer.
    3. present: Identifies Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) as issuer
    4. present: identifies Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) as issuer
    5. present: Identifies Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) as issuer.
    6. present: 'Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD)' identified
    7. present: 'Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD)' referenced
    8. present: Identifies the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) as issuer.
    9. present: Issued by 'Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD)'.
    10. present: 'Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD)' named.
    11. present: Identifies Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) as issuer.
    12. present: Issued via 'Clery Act Safety Alert' by the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD).
    13. present: 'Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD)' identified as issuer.
    14. present: Names Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD).
    15. present: 'Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD)' identified as issuing authority.
    16. present: 'Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD)' identified as issuer.
    17. present: 'Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD)' named as issuer.
    18. present: 'Georgia Tech Police Department' named
    19. present: 'Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD)' named
    20. present: Identifies Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) as issuer.
    21. present: Issued by Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD)
    22. present: 'Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD)' named
    23. present: Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) named.
    24. present: 'Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD)' named as issuing authority.
    25. present: Issued as a 'Clery Act Safety Alert' by Georgia Tech Police Department.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: the alert names 'Off Campus Robbery' as the specific offense.

    What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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    1. present: Describes an "Off Campus Robbery" with detail of being robbed.
    2. present: Names 'Robbery' as the specific offense.
    3. present: Names robbery as the offense
    4. present: names robbery specifically
    5. present: Names off campus robbery.
    6. present: 'Off Campus Robbery' named
    7. present: 'Off Campus Robbery'
    8. present: States the offense as 'Robbery'.
    9. present: Names 'Off Campus Robbery'.
    10. present: Names robbery specifically.
    11. present: Names robbery specifically.
    12. present: Names robbery as the offense.
    13. present: 'Off Campus Robbery' named specifically.
    14. present: 'Off Campus Robbery' names the offense.
    15. present: 'Off Campus Robbery' names the offense.
    16. present: 'Robbery' names the offense.
    17. present: Robbery named specifically.
    18. present: 'Robbery' named specifically
    19. present: 'Off Campus Robbery'
    20. present: States 'Off Campus Robbery'.
    21. present: 'Off Campus Robbery' names specific offense
    22. present: 'Robbery' named
    23. present: Robbery specified.
    24. present: 'Off Campus Robbery' names the specific hazard.
    25. present: Names 'Off Campus Robbery' as the offense.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in the Home Park neighborhood is precisely named.

    Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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    1. present: Names "Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in the Home Park neighborhood."
    2. present: Names Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in Home Park.
    3. present: Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street given
    4. present: names Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street, Home Park neighborhood
    5. present: Names Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street.
    6. present: 'Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in the Home Park neighborhood'
    7. present: 'Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street'
    8. present: Names Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in Home Park.
    9. present: 'Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street' names location.
    10. present: 'Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street' given.
    11. present: Names Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street.
    12. present: Names Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in the Home Park neighborhood.
    13. present: 'Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street' given.
    14. present: 'Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in the Home Park neighborhood'.
    15. present: 'Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street' given.
    16. present: 'Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street' given.
    17. present: 'Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in the Home Park neighborhood'.
    18. present: 'Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street' given
    19. present: 'Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in the Home Park neighborhood'
    20. present: Names Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in Home Park neighborhood.
    21. present: 'Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in the Home Park neighborhood' given
    22. present: 'Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street'
    23. present: Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street named.
    24. present: 'Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in the Home Park neighborhood' given.
    25. present: Names Hirsch Street at Calhoun Street in Home Park.
  • Guidancepresent24/25

    Final assessment

    Near-unanimous: general safety tips like walking in well-lit areas and with a friend are given as protective guidance; one dissent argued these are generic rather than incident-specific, but the vast majority still counts them as guidance.

    The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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    1. present: Provides safety tips like walking in groups and reporting suspicious activity.
    2. present: Provides safety tips like walking in well-lit areas and with a friend.
    3. present: Safety tips like walk in well-lit areas, walk with a friend
    4. present: gives safety tips like walk in groups, report suspicious activity
    5. present: Gives safety tips like walking in well-lit areas, in groups.
    6. present: Safety tips: walk in well-lit areas, walk with a friend
    7. present: Safety tips like 'walk in well-lit areas', 'walk with a friend'
    8. present: Gives safety tips such as walking in groups and using Stingerette.
    9. present: Gives safety tips like walking in well-lit areas and in groups.
    10. present: Safety tips like walking in groups, well-lit areas.
    11. present: Gives safety tips like walking in groups, well-lit areas.
    12. present: Lists safety tips like walking in well-lit areas and reporting suspicious activity.
    13. present: Safety tips like 'walk in well-lit areas', 'walk with a friend' give protective actions.
    14. present: Gives safety tips like walking in well-lit areas, walking with a friend.
    15. present: Safety tips like walk in well-lit areas, walk with a friend.
    16. present: Safety tips like 'Walk in well-lit areas' and 'Walk with a friend' are protective guidance.
    17. present: Safety tips: walk in well-lit areas, walk with a friend.
    18. present: Safety tips like 'Walk in well-lit areas'
    19. absent: general safety tips, not action for this specific incident
    20. present: Gives tips like walking with a friend, being aware of surroundings.
    21. present: Safety tips like walk in well-lit areas, walk with a friend
    22. present: safety tips like 'Walk in well-lit areas'
    23. present: Tips like walking in groups, well-lit areas.
    24. present: Safety tips like 'walk in well-lit areas', 'walk with a friend' given.
    25. present: Gives safety tips like walking in groups and reporting suspicious activity.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: the alert states the incident date and time as April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM.

    When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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    1. present: States "April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM."
    2. present: Gives the date and 'approximately 08:00 AM'.
    3. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM' given
    4. present: gives date and time 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM'
    5. present: States April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM.
    6. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM'
    7. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM'
    8. present: States 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM'.
    9. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM'.
    10. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM' given.
    11. present: Gives date April 2, 2024, approximately 08:00 AM.
    12. present: States 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM.'
    13. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM' given.
    14. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM'.
    15. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM' given.
    16. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM' given.
    17. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM'.
    18. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM' given
    19. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM'
    20. present: Gives 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM'.
    21. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM' given
    22. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM'
    23. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM'.
    24. present: 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM' given.
    25. present: States 'April 2, 2024, at approximately 08:00 AM'.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous: the alert explicitly states 'there were no injuries reported,' meaning no consequence or harm is conveyed.

    What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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    1. absent: States "There were no injuries reported," conveying no harm resulted.
    2. absent: States 'no injuries reported', but no consequence severity is described.
    3. absent: States 'no injuries reported', no stated potential harm
    4. absent: states 'no injuries reported', no explicit statement of potential harm
    5. absent: States no injuries reported, no forward harm warning.
    6. absent: 'no injuries reported' negates stated harm
    7. absent: 'no injuries reported' states no harm occurred
    8. absent: States 'There were no injuries reported', negating stated harm.
    9. absent: States 'no injuries reported', no harm conveyed.
    10. absent: 'no injuries reported', no other stated severity.
    11. absent: States no injuries reported, no severity conveyed.
    12. absent: States 'no injuries reported,' negating any stated harm.
    13. absent: 'There were no injuries reported' explicitly states no harm occurred.
    14. absent: States 'no injuries reported', no other harm conveyed.
    15. absent: States 'no injuries reported', no severity conveyed.
    16. absent: States 'no injuries reported', no harm stated.
    17. absent: 'There were no injuries reported' explicitly notes no harm.
    18. absent: 'no injuries reported' stated, no severity conveyed
    19. absent: 'no injuries reported' explicitly negates impact
    20. absent: States 'no injuries reported', no severity conveyed.
    21. absent: States 'no injuries reported', no severity conveyed
    22. absent: 'no injuries reported', no stated potential harm
    23. absent: 'There were no injuries reported.'
    24. absent: States 'no injuries reported', no stated potential harm.
    25. absent: States 'no injuries reported', not a stated harm.

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Context

Background

Georgia Tech's campus in Midtown Atlanta is bordered by several neighborhoods that students frequently traverse, with the Home Park neighborhood to the north being one of the most heavily used pedestrian routes. GTPD's decision to issue a Clery Act Safety Alert for this off-campus robbery reflects the department's policy of extending warnings to locations 'used and frequented by the campus community.' The intersection of Hirsch and Calhoun streets is a known student walking corridor between campus and off-campus housing. Georgia Tech has faced persistent robbery concerns in the areas surrounding campus, including phone snatching and armed robberies targeting students in Midtown Atlanta. The department's 2024 crime alert archive shows multiple robbery-related alerts issued throughout the year, indicating a sustained threat pattern in the campus-adjacent areas.
Outcome
GTPD investigation opened in coordination with Atlanta Police Department. The Home Park area continued to see elevated robbery activity through 2024.
Provenance

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  1. Official
    Georgia Tech Police Department - Clery Act Safety Alert (April 2, 2024)
    police.gatech.edu
    archived copy
  2. Official
    Georgia Tech Police Department - 2024 Crime Alerts
    police.gatech.edu
    archived copy
  3. News
    WSB-TV - Armed Robbers, Phone Snatchers Targeting Georgia Tech Students
    wsbtv.com
    archived copy
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Campus Alert Archive. "Georgia Institute of Technology: Robbery, April 2, 2024." Incident of April 2, 2024. Added May 2026; last updated July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/georgia-tech-off-campus-robbery-2024-04-02/

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