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From São Paulo, living in Atlanta | @AJC Breaking News Reporter | Member of @ONA, @NAHJ | @EmoryUniversity ‘22, @LaneyGradSchool '23 |caroline.silva@ajc.com

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Caroline Carrasco Silva was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and moved to the United States in 2007. She is a current senior at Emory University studying English and philosophy. She began writing for Emory's independent, student newspaper The Emory Wheel in her freshmen year. After serving as Emory Life editor for almost one year, she was promoted to managing editor of the Opinion and Emory Life sections. Caroline now serves as a Copy Editor at the Wheel. She also works social media for Emory College…

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18-year-old charged with murder in NW Atlanta apartment shooting

18-year-old charged with murder in NW Atlanta apartment shooting

Durham's blood trail led officers from the gas station to a nearby apartment on West Lake Avenue, where they …

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Lenox Square shooting: Security guard recovering, two teens in custody

Lenox Square shooting: Security guard recovering, two teens in custody

Two 15-year-olds wanted to get into the Lenox Square Apple store after hours Sunday when one of the teens sho…

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Cops: Burglars brazenly distract Buckhead couple, steal $100K in jewelry

Cops: Burglars brazenly distract Buckhead couple, steal $100K in jewelry

The man says he is working on a neighbor's trees near the woman's property line and that he wants to show her…

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Sexual harassment allegations against owner of Sanctum Cafe and Proper & Wild rattle Orlando rest...

Sexual harassment allegations against owner of Sanctum Cafe and Proper & Wild rattle Orlando rest...

Multiple employees are coming forward with sexual harassment claims against Jamie Savage, husband of Chelsie …

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An Orlando woman's home needs repairs or could be condemned. Here's how her neighbors are helping

An Orlando woman's home needs repairs or could be condemned. Here's how her neighbors are helping

After moving to Orlando homeless in 1989 and with only $500 in her pocket, Theresa Defairia worked hard to ev…

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12 new Orlando restaurants that opened in the middle of the pandemic

12 new Orlando restaurants that opened in the middle of the pandemic

Although none of these new Orlando-area restaurants planned to open during a pandemic, that's how the cookie …

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2 dead, including juvenile, after shots fired into DeKalb home

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By Caroline Silva Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
Hours after a shooting left a juvenile and an adult dead early Thursday morning, a portion of a DeKalb County neighborhood remained littered with evidence markers as an investigation continued. The double shooting happened shortly before 4 a.m.along Rockcliff Road just south of I-20 in the Gresham Park community. Police spokesperson Blaine Clark said shots were fired into a residence. Police provided few details about the two killed.
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Woman dead, man detained after wellness check at Buckhead home

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By Caroline Silva Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
A barricaded man was detained Tuesday afternoon after a woman described by police as "elderly" was found dead inside a Buckhead home, officials said. Few details about the incident were immediately available, but Atlanta police said they were dispatched to a townhome in the 3500 block of Roswell Road around 1:35 p.m. for a wellness check. The area is at the intersection of Habersham Road near the iconic Landmark Diner.
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Georgia officers misuse license plate reader databases. Can they be stopped?

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By Caroline Silva Verified, Reed Williams Verified
| ij.org
Metro Atlanta Some local officers and deputies have already been arrested and fired for allegedly using LPR databases for personal use. Agencies and experts are aware and working to prevent abuse. Agencies across metro Atlanta are aware that LPRs can be misused by officers and have implemented guardrails to hopefully prevent inappropriate use. But experts say abuse of the technology is inevitable when so much data is available.
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