{"id":5334,"date":"2024-02-15T16:05:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T16:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=5334"},"modified":"2024-02-15T16:05:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T16:05:15","slug":"tupd-encourages-safety-at-upcoming-athletic-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/02\/15\/tupd-encourages-safety-at-upcoming-athletic-events\/","title":{"rendered":"TUPD encourages safety at upcoming athletic events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Every semester <a href=\"https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/student-life-resources\/student-resources\/campus-safety\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Troy University Police Department<\/a> hosts Coffee with a Cop to connect with the students they protect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this semester&#8217;s event, TUPD also informed students of safety tips to know during the <a href=\"https:\/\/troytrojans.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spring athletic season<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re here to get to know the students and spend some time with them,&#8221; said Tatyana Lee, a patrol officer with TUPD. &#8220;We have a lot of softball and baseball games coming up. We also want the students and their family members to be safe and careful on the roads.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee says one way to stay safe is to be aware of your surroundings as you travel to the games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Because there are so many baseball and softball games going on, there is going to be a lot of traffic so we want people to be aware of their driving.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/02\/11\/tupd-unveils-new-taxi-service-works-to-prevent-drunk-driving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RELATED NEWS: TUPD unveils new taxi service, works to prevent drunk driving<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee also wants those who attend the game to be aware of their alcohol consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Be safe and be aware of how much you are drinking. Also, be aware of the other people around you. If you have friends who might be consuming a little too much, be the designated driver and be sure to get home safely. &#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coffee with a Cop will return in the Fall semester. To learn more about upcoming TUPD events, you can follow them on social media @troyuniversitypolice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 Every semester Troy University Police Department hosts Coffee with a Cop to connect with the students they protect. <\/p>\n<p>At this semester&#8217;s event, TUPD also informed students of safety tips to know during the spring athletic season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re here to get to know the students and spend some time with them,&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a-button\" href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/02\/15\/tupd-encourages-safety-at-upcoming-athletic-events\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":5385,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1127],"tags":[779,66,45,1090],"topics":[17],"class_list":["post-5334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news","tag-coffee-with-a-cop","tag-trojan-athletics","tag-troy-university","tag-tupd","topics-troy-campus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5334"},{"taxonomy":"topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics?post=5334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}