{"id":2004,"date":"2021-12-17T14:40:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T19:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/?page_id=2004"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T20:16:21","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"section-navigation\"><div class=\"section-navigation-inner\"><div class=\"section-menu\"><a class=\"section-navigation-back\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"#\" style=\"display:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/section-nav\/includes\/section-nav-back.svg\" \/> Back<\/a><ul class=\"\" id=\"section-nav-ul\"><li class=\"current-page\"><a class=\"menu-parent-link\" href=\"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/about\/\">About Us<span class=\"caret\"><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"page_item page-item-2964\"><a href=\"https:\/\/police.ufl.edu\/gemru\/about\/gemru-new-applicant-background\/\">GEMRU Responder 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