Chamian Cruz
Criminal Justice Reporter at WABE-FM (Atlanta, GA)
Criminal Justice Reporter for Atlanta’s NPR station @wabenews 🎙️ | reposts≠endorsement | write me [email protected] 💌 | Hablo español 🇲🇽🇺🇸
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2 weeks ago |
wabe.org | Chamian Cruz
Danielle Edwards’ toddlers are playing in the backyard while she tidies up her living room. “Sorry,” she says. “Kids’ toys everywhere.”They live in a small white house in Augusta with Edwards’ husband and a striped white and gray cat named Momo. Edwards also has a 7-year-old daughter, but she doesn’t live with them.
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3 weeks ago |
wabe.org | Chamian Cruz
Families of students who survived the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School say Georgia lawmakers are not doing enough to protect children and communities from gun violence. While the Georgia Legislature has advanced several school safety measures, requirements for gun owners to securely store firearms away from children are still up in the air.
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1 month ago |
wabe.org | Chamian Cruz
Gwinnett County officials and community development leaders are working to attract Ukrainian drone makers. They predict the technology could play a major role in public safety in the next few years. At Thursday’s Launch Pad Tech Collaboration Event in Norcross, Georgia, attendees were greeted by drones and robots designed for agriculture and security. Gauthier Vasseur, who moderated one of two panels, said while impressive, they’ll soon have to make room for more.
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1 month ago |
wabe.org | Chamian Cruz
Stefanie Stokes didn’t find out about the incident involving her son, Bakari Stokes-Martin, until three days after it happened. Stokes-Martin is accused of stabbing a detention officer at the Fulton County Jail. “I feel bad for the officer because I begged these people to help my son before this happened, during this time and currently,” she said.
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1 month ago |
wabe.org | Chamian Cruz
The Atlanta City Council is advancing a resolution that could force Fulton County to look for a new place to jail people. In 2022, Atlanta and Fulton officials struck a four-year agreement for the county to lease 700 beds at the Atlanta City Detention Center (ACDC) — a little over half of its overall capacity — with no renewal option.
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