An investigation into the aftermath of car-based immigration arrests in Maryland. Drawing on interviews with more than 30 sources, I uncovered numerous accounts of families left searching the streets for their vehicles.
Two Flock cameras on same road vandalized in one week, Folsom police report
The Sacramento Bee, August 2026
A quick-turn local news story that used investigative techniques to uncover the extent of damage to Folsom’s ALPR cameras after police declined to provide details about the vandalism.
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Oklahoma Patient Pipeline: How an Insurance Scheme Brought Hundreds to California for Drug Treatment
Oklahoma Watch, August 2025
Using court records and interviews, this story traced a pipeline that brought hundreds of Oklahomans to California for drug treatment, revealing the insurance scheme behind it and its impact on people seeking recovery.
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At least 10 ICE arrests of immigrants involved U.S. Park Police, records show
Washington Post and Baltimore Banner, March 2026
Reporting that uncovered how U.S. Park Police used traffic stops on national parkways to facilitate immigration arrests by ICE. An accompanying vertical video has received more than 70,000 views across Meta platforms.
Graphic by Haley Parsley for Capital News Service
National Edward R. Murrow Award — Investigative Reporting, 2025
SABEW Best in Business Award — Stories for Student Media Outlets, 2025
SPJ Mark of Excellence — National Finalist, Investigative Reporting, 2025
El Dorado Hills bike park is $2 million over estimate. District staff want to abandon plan
The Sacramento Bee, August 2026
A daily story that used city planning documents to reveal how overlooked infrastructure requirements drove the projected cost of an El Dorado Hills bike park far beyond its initial estimate.
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Predator Hunters’ Tactics Draw Fans, but Concern Police and Advocates
Oklahoma Watch, August 2025
An investigation that used police evidence and court records to track the outcomes of more than 100 people targeted by an online “predator hunting” group, finding that about half were never charged while examining the real-world consequences of its viral confrontations. Investigators later said the reporting contributed to third-degree felony charges against three members of the group.
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