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  • Jailed 13 days for a crime she didn't commit: When Flock gets it wrong | Behind the Investigation
    2026/10/27

    An innocent Florida woman jailed 13 days on triple vehicular homicide — all because of two Flock photos of her car. Chief Investigator Brendan Keefe joins Anastasia Olmos on Behind the Investigation to detail the wrongful arrest, life in max security, how the case fell apart, the new arrest, lawsuits against the troopers, and Florida's statewide Flock crackdown.

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    24 分
  • Punished for a disability? | Behind the Investigation
    2026/10/27

    Reporter Andy Pierrotti joins Chief Investigator Brendan Keefe on Behind the Investigation to break down two Fayette County cases — a 13-year-old with autism charged and moved toward expulsion, and a 6-year-old suspended 14 times, once over a sandwich bitten into a gun — plus what data shows about discipline, training gaps, and 71% of kids in Georgia detention receiving special ed services.

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    19 分
  • School districts spend thousands on special education legal battles | Behind the Investigation
    2026/10/26

    Learn how many metro Atlanta school districts are spending taxpayer dollars to fight the parents of special needs children in the courtroom.

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    20 分
  • 'Not built for your kid': A mom’s special education fight to the school board | Behind the Investigation
    2026/10/22

    For years Chelsea Hutchings begged Gwinnett schools to use her son’s communication device — then waited in silence as her federal complaint sat in backlog. Now she’s taking a seat on the board to change the system from inside.

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    14 分
  • 'Sue' vs. 'Shoot': Jailed three days on a misheard word | Behind the Investigation
    2026/10/22

    He told Douglasville officers to get off his property “or I’ll sue.” They heard “shoot” — and he spent 3 days in jail on felony charges. How Atlanta News First Investigates got the case dropped, and why he’s now suing.

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    13 分
  • Fighting a $20K HOA legal battle | Behind the Investigation
    2026/09/22

    When Tatiana Pimentel put her life savings into a condo, an undisclosed $8,000 HOA bill morphed into a $20,000 legal standoff. Atlanta News First investigative reporters Anastasia Olmos and Cierra Cummings take you behind the scenes of Whitehall Forest, exploring how unvetted boards, massive utility debts, and aggressive legal fees push homeowners to the brink of foreclosure.

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    14 分
  • Flock worker calls police on reporter during public camera installation | Behind the Investigation
    2026/09/30

    Flock Safety has felt the heat this summer from coast to coast as criticism of its automated license plate readers (ALPR) and AI-powered security technology has increased, and a growing number of alleged misuse cases have further turned up the temperature on the debate.

    There are many places where local law enforcement’s relationship with Flock and its network of roughly 120,000 license plate readers have continued or been reaffirmed, with the company telling one trade publication its growth has outpaced cancellations 10-to-1.

    That means new devices continue to appear as jurisdictions add to their inventory or upgrade their equipment, including one that was being installed on Aug. 19 on a suburban street outside of Atlanta, not far from the home of Atlanta News First Chief Investigator Brendan Keefe.

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    25 分
  • The real cost of closing neighborhood schools | Behind the Investigation
    2026/09/18

    Facing thousands of empty desks and rising operating costs, Atlanta Public Schools is weighing a plan to close up to 16 campuses—a proposal district officials argue could save up to $90 million over time.

    In the latest episode of the Behind the Investigation podcast, Atlanta News First reporters Sara Cummings and Anastasia Olmos dig into the data behind the closures, revealing that the cuts disproportionately fall on lower-income communities south of Interstate 20 while raising questions about whether promised savings ever materialize.

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    19 分