Andrew Ryan
Investigative and Projects Reporter at The Boston Globe
Investigative and projects reporter for @BostonGlobe Encrypted email: [email protected] Encrypted phone or text via Signal: 617-824-0270 DMs open
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2 days ago |
bostonglobe.com | Dugan Arnett |Andrew Ryan
Shifting from its longstanding tradition of promoting from within, the mayor of New Bedford this week appointed a new police chief from outside the department, marking a new chapter for an agency that’s re-examining many of its past practices. Tuesday’s appointment of Jason Thody marked the first time since 1997 that an outsider was chosen to lead the department.
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2 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Andrew Ryan
Khudaynazar accused police of exaggerating the incident by booking her with assaulting a law enforcement officer. An officer wrote in a report that Khudaynazar pulled her hand out of an officer’s grasp and “proceeded to strike” the officer’s chest. The report made no mention of an injury to the officer.
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2 months ago |
bostonglobe.com | Andrew Ryan
A yellowed, one-page Springfield police report about a break-in had lain hidden in a file since the 1980s until just recently. Its long disappearance may have kept Edward Wright in prison for more than 40 years for a murder he says he did not commit. The report would have proved what defense attorneys had long claimed, that someone had broken into Penny Anderson’s Springfield apartment just days after her brutal killing, while police were still processing evidence.
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2 months ago |
bostonglobe.com | Dugan Arnett |Andrew Ryan
In a dramatic reversal, Bristol County prosecutors abruptly dismissed a long-running case Friday against an alleged drug trafficker after defense lawyers accused New Bedford police of dishonesty and misconduct with a confidential informant at the center of the case. The accused trafficker, Steven Ortiz, was arrested nearly eight years ago in the parking lot of a Fall River apartment complex, following a lengthy investigation by a multi-agency task force.
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2 months ago |
bostonglobe.com | Jazmin Aguilera |Andrew Ryan |Dugan Arnett
When it comes to the war on drugs, you could say the police are addicted to confidential informants. That’s the conclusion of a new Boston Globe Spotlight investigation into the pervasive and shadowy world of this police practice that is widely used and barely regulated. The story starts in New Bedford Massachusetts, where use of informants has had dramatic consequences.
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