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Taylor Croft

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
17
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Sep 30, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Taylor Croft

    He faced felony charges. Now, DeKalb is giving him a second chance. (opens the original)

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    Amir Gilbert, 22, once found himself in the DeKalb County Jail facing felony charges. Now, a year after joining a pretrial diversion program, his charges have been dismissed, he has his first job and says his life has been changed for the better. “They helped me believe in myself,” Gilbert said to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution after the program’s graduation ceremony Monday. “What you put in there is what you’re gonna get out of it.” Adults under 24 are statistically more likely to become repe

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Taylor Croft

    The ‘Panda Express’ has arrived! Giant pandas land in Atlanta. (opens the original)

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    The much-anticipated new arrivals to Zoo Atlanta are here. Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport early Sunday morning via the “FedEx Panda Express,” the zoo announced in a news release. “This is a thrilling day for Zoo Atlanta and a historic moment for the City of Atlanta, the state of Georgia, and beyond,” Raymond B. King, the zoo’s president and CEO, said in the news release. The arrival of 6-year-old male Ping Ping and 5-year-old femal

  3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Taylor Croft

    I reported on the Apalachee school shooting. Here’s why I felt conflicted. (opens the original)

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    My childhood home was 12 minutes down the road from Apalachee High School. I drove past my old neighborhood off Ga. 316 on the way to Winder to report on the aftermath of the Sept. 4, 2024, school shooting in my first week as an Atlanta Journal-Constitution breaking news reporter. I went to a vigil for the victims in Winder. I attended the funeral of Ana Cristina Irimie, one of the teachers killed. And in July, I covered the sentencing hearing of the shooter, where all of the evidence that the d

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Taylor Croft

    DeKalb DA says DNA ties one man to 3 cold cases. Are there more victims? (opens the original)

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    Recent DNA testing links a man to three Tucker-area cold cases, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston said, adding he could be responsible for additional or unreported crimes. Jamal Toliaferro, 45, was arrested and charged in multiple previously unsolved crimes, including two sexual assaults and a kidnapping, dating as far back as 2014, Boston said Wednesday. “We are here today because of advancements in science and investigative technology and the relentless pursuit of justice by the De

  5. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Taylor Croft

    Cobb father charged in boy’s death after police say sick child was left alone (opens the original)

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    A father is facing second-degree murder and child cruelty charges after Cobb County police say he left his sick 2-year-old child alone for about six hours. Police announced Lolo Anilus’ arrest Thursday, a week after officers went to the Legacy at West Cobb Apartments in response to reports of an “unresponsive 2-year-old male,” the department said in a statement. Officers rendered aid to the boy at the apartment complex, located south of Marietta, and he was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital,

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