Sarah Ryley

Apr 28, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Sarah Ryley

It was a largely calm Saturday night and Sunday morning at encampments at Boston-area campuses, following police sweeps of two gatherings of student protestors in recent days. The police raid took place two days after authorities broke up a similar encampment at Emerson College that resulted in 118 arrests and drew criticism for what some saw as heavy-handed police tactics. The Northeastern operation did not appear to feature the same type of physical confrontations between police and protesters.

Mar 29, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Sarah Ryley

A Brockton city councilor is calling for the city to dismantle decades-old agreements with the police unions that grant them premium rates for city detail assignments, following revelations that the school district was paying captains up to $575 for a half-hour of directing traffic.

Mar 27, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Sarah Ryley

Police captains, lieutenants, and sergeants — who are paid far more for city details than rank-and-file officers — worked more than three-quarters of the school assignments, the data show. School Superintendent Michael Thomas said he had no other choice. The Police Department and a state trooper complained that crossing guards were overstepping their authority on the streets, and the city law department informed him that the crossing guards could only direct traffic at crosswalks.

Nov 15, 2023 | bostonglobe.com | Sarah Ryley

Families of those killed or injured in the Maine mass shooting are exploring potential litigation against the Army and other agencies for failing to take actions to disarm the assailant, an Army reservist, despite numerous reports he was delusional and fixated on violence. If filed, the claims would be at least the fifth time in recent years that shooting victims have used the courts to hold the federal government accountable for such bloodshed.

Nov 1, 2023 | bostonglobe.com | Sarah Ryley

Army Reservist Robert R. Card II’s mental health struggles and violent threats were an intense focus of his army reserve unit and local law enforcement — so much so that in July and August, the US Army had him involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital and directed that he not handle weapons or ammunition while on duty. Yet months later, on October 25, Card managed to commit Maine’s worst mass shooting, killing 18 people and injuring at least a dozen more.