Thad Moore
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@ajc investigative reporter. Past: @postandcourier. DM for Signal. [email protected]
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Joined December 2010
After Cobb schools initially refused to ID the company that will be using national intelligence tactics to detect school threats, the district confirmed the company is Servius Group -- a private travel security firm for the wealthy, @ThadMoore reported
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Cobb County superintendent says the district plans to use national intelligence methods to detect threats at schools, but won't say how much it costs or what the work entails.
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The leader of a secretive company proposing to use student data to detect school threats spoke at the Cobb County school board meeting this month. He wouldn't give his last name or identify his company. Here's who they are:
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Cobb County superintendent says the district plans to use national intelligence methods to detect threats at schools, but won't say how much it costs or what the work entails.
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Our investigation into the state of Atlanta's drinking water valves and the role they played in the May/June water crisis:
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AJC investigation: Broken valves made repairs difficult when a geyser spewed in Midtown. Atlanta says it didn't do enough to ensure they would work.
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New: Atlanta's top water official addressed the city's failure to maintain key components of its drinking water system today in response to our investigation. "It’s unfortunate that we’re here," he said, vowing to fix the problems. https://t.co/6f5s0dhxc2
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Valves neglected by the Atlanta Department of Watershed Management failed during the May 2024 water crisis, creating a Midtown geyser for days.
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Atlanta’s water crisis took six days to fix in June. A geyser roared in Midtown for days before crews got it under control. What took so long? The parts that should have stopped the flow failed. The city says it didn’t do enough to ensure they’d work.
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AJC investigation: Broken valves made repairs difficult when a geyser spewed in Midtown. Atlanta says it didn't do enough to ensure they would work.
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Equipment failures left Atlanta with two choices to stop the geyser in Midtown earlier this year: shut off water as far away as Buckhead, or tell residents to boil their water for days. How years of neglect put the city in a jam:
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AJC investigation: Broken valves made repairs difficult when a geyser spewed in Midtown. Atlanta says it didn't do enough to ensure they would work.
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Atlanta’s water crisis took six days to fix in June. A geyser roared in Midtown for days before crews got it under control. What took so long? The parts that should have stopped the flow failed. The city says it didn’t do enough to ensure they’d work.
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AJC investigation: Broken valves made repairs difficult when a geyser spewed in Midtown. Atlanta says it didn't do enough to ensure they would work.
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Ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for gamecock football
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Wednesday's shooting at Apalachee High School occurred in neighboring Barrow County. Gray previously lived in Jackson County, and the sheriff's office there briefly investigated him in connection with the threats.
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We previously reported that Jackson County, Ga.'s largest school district wasn't told Colt Gray was being investigated for potential school shooting threats in 2023. The sheriff now says the school district Gray attended may not have been notified either. https://t.co/gvROUk25zq
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The Jackson County Sheriff's Office investigated Colt Gray in 2023 about making online school shooting threats. Officers questioned him for only a few minutes. Story and video
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New: Local police investigated the alleged Georgia school shooter in 2023 for making school shooting threats, but quickly dismissed the risk. An officer told Colt Gray, “I gotta take you at your word, and I hope you’re being honest with me.” W/ @klandergan
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New: Local police investigated the alleged Georgia school shooter in 2023 for making school shooting threats, but quickly dismissed the risk. An officer told Colt Gray, “I gotta take you at your word, and I hope you’re being honest with me.” W/ @klandergan
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Ex-Atlanta CFO Jim Beard is the latest — and perhaps last — high-ranking official from former Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration to be sentenced to federal prison. On the conclusion of the last remaining City Hall corruption case:
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Former Atlanta chief financial officer Jim Beard's sentencing caps a federal investigation into City Hall corruption during Mayor Kasim Reed's administration.
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Eleven inmates charged with murder in beating death at S. Georgia prison where 80% of officer jobs are vacant and corruption is rampant. Our latest. With @CCTeegardin and @GAinvestigate
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Valdosta State Prison in South Georgia has brought the state's prison crisis to a new level, with four verified inmate killings in six months.
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Big update in Hampton County, S.C.: The former county administrator has been charged with embezzlement.
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Ex-Hampton County Administrator Rose Dobson-Elliott and ex-Hampton County Deputy Sheriff Justin Edwards were indicted on charges they embezzled taxpayer dollars
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While the budget proviso should address concerns in Hampton, South Carolina still has limited tools to investigate financial problems in local government:
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Investigators have spent untold hours in Hampton unwinding Alex Murdaugh's financial crimes. A group of locals wishes they would take a look at county government, too.
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S.C. lawmakers voted to commission a forensic audit of Hampton County's unaccounted-for millions. Important development via @MitchABlack:
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Hampton County residents are one step closer to finding answers for millions long-missing from local government's coffers, though local tensions still simmer.
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Georgia State Patrol's policies allow troopers to engage in pursuits over offenses as minor as seatbelt violations. More than 1,900 people - most often bystanders or passengers - were injured over five years and 63 were killed. Vital @ajc investigation:
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AJC investigation: More than half of Georgia State Patrol pursuits over five years ended in crashes, causing 1,917 injuries and 63 deaths.
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In two weeks, Warm Springs - the small-town home of FDR's Little White House - fired its police chief, suspended all but one of its officers, and called in GBI. The turmoil appears to have started with an anonymous email. https://t.co/p195pNpktz
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Days before it fired its chief, suspended its police force and called in GBI, Warm Springs received an anonymous email about its officers' off-duty jobs.
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