Andrew Ryan

The Suffolk County sheriff runs a jail. Why did he launch a harbor patrol in Winthrop? ✍️ @GlobeAndrewRyan bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/met…

19 years ago today... Devin Hester kicked off Super Bowl XLI in the most electrifying way 👏 Super Bowl LX– Sunday 6:30pm ET on NBC Stream on @NFLPlus + Peacock

Snitch City investigation spurs calls for accountability in informant use by Mass. police ✍️ @GlobeAndrewRyan bostonglobe.com/2026/01/22/met…

The @BostonGlobe @GlobeSpotlight team has done it again. Incredible work here by @GlobeAndrewRyan. I cannot believe the @MassStatePolice hired a former New Bedford officer (Drew Frenette) who sent "graphic and sexual selfies" to the girlfriend of a target in inactive investigation (involving confidential informants). Furthermore, what the hell happened with former State Trooper Jason Trout and his “inappropriate relationship with a female informant"? The picture this article paints is dire. This is going to get worse. Link - bostonglobe.com/2025/12/29/met… Selected quotes/sections from the article; "Just ask Patrick Driscoll, an assistant district attorney in Bristol County. There, a drug prosecution built on an informant came under fire when the lead investigator was accused of sending “graphic and sexual” selfies to the suspect’s longtime girlfriend. "New Bedford Officer Drew Frenette went to high school with the woman and had been “repeatedly and vigorously” pursuing her before and after targeting her boyfriend in a drug raid, according to the woman and allegations outlined in court records. "Defense attorney Jennifer O’Brien wrote that Frenette’s sexual overtures raised questions about the motive for the raid, and even “the existence of a confidential informant.” "Via email, Driscoll quickly promised O’Brien “a favorable offer.” The case ended in April 2023 with a lenient plea deal that halted scrutiny of Frenette and his informant. "Over two-plus years, Frenette and his New Bedford colleagues cited that same anonymous informant to justify at least 10 other drug raids, according to a Spotlight Team analysis. Detectives kept using the informant even after he reported a “large quantity” of cocaine in a motorhome where police then found almost nothing. "New Bedford police and the Bristol District Attorney’s Office both declined to comment. Frenette said the allegations of misconduct were “not accurate,” but he declined to discuss the issue in detail. His actions were never scrutinized by internal affairs, records show. "He left the department last year for a new job – as a state trooper." --- "As the top local law enforcement officials in their counties, district attorneys have the authority – and mandate – to hold police accountable in the cases they bring to court. "Yet when problems surface with informants, Massachusetts prosecutors cede their power to police. The Spotlight team found that in example after example, they have fought to keep abuses secret rather than expose the full extent of the rot. "That was the case in Essex County, where a state trooper’s alleged improprieties with a confidential informant threatened an unrelated drug-trafficking case. "Prosecutor Alexander Grimes offered to halve a potential 12-year sentence if the defense dropped its demand for records detailing Trooper Jason Trout’s “inappropriate relationship with a female informant,” emails show. "When defense attorney Carlos Apostle turned him down, Grimes offered to knock another two years off the sentence. Apostle’s client took the deal, which ended the case and kept details of the misconduct hidden. "The Globe, however, was able to unearth the details through a public record request. Trout had used an informant to authorize a South Coast drug raid on a man and his girlfriend, who were arrested on felony fentanyl- and cocaine-trafficking charges. "While the man remained in jail, Trout moved the woman into his apartment without notifying his supervisors. A social media screenshot showed the two together, heads touching, with the caption: “for worse or for better.” The woman referred to Trout as her boyfriend, records show. "Trout told State Police investigators that he was trying to protect the woman because she was an informant and denied a sexual relationship. He also claimed he had lost his police-issued cellphone, making it impossible to review his texts with her. "Trout resigned in December 2024 while under investigation. He did not respond to the Globe’s messages seeking comment."

A ‘black box’: Massachusettes prosecutors rarely prevent police informant abuse. They often enable it. From @GlobeSpotlight @GlobeAndrewRyan bostonglobe.com/2025/12/29/met… via @BostonGlobe

A ‘black box’: Mass. prosecutors rarely prevent police informant abuse. They often enable it. ✍️ @GlobeAndrewRyan of @GlobeSpotlight bostonglobe.com/2025/12/29/met…

⭕ Una investigación del equipo de ‘Spotlight’ de ‘The Boston Globe’ revela que muchos de los detenidos en un gran operativo contra el narcotráfico de Trump eran, en realidad, adictos que fueron liberados después 🖋 @GlobeAndrewRyan | @hannaskrueger dozz.es/geazc28

Billy Baker, hailed as the Godfather of Southie Soccer, was memorialized this weekend through the athletic field dedication at Saunders Stadium, Moakley Park ⚽️ Billy served as Founder + Pres of the South Boston Youth Soccer League for 35yrs, impacting thousands of local kids

DEA claims of 171 'high-level' Sinaloa Cartel arrests in New England? Overblown. @GlobeSpotlight investigation found they arrested shoplifters, addicts. bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/met… @BostonGlobe @GlobeAndrewRyan @hannaskrueger @joeflech @reporterporter @AmandaMilkovits @GordonRussell1

Incredible reporting, @GlobeAndrewRyan. Nicely done. bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/met…

@BostonGlobe @GlobeAndrewRyan Read more on Mayor Michelle Wu's response to the claims in this story by me, from yesterday: bostonglobe.com/2025/06/10/met…

@BostonGlobe The development comes after @BostonGlobe published this report by @GlobeAndrewRyan on Monday: bostonglobe.com/2025/06/09/met…

Absolute must-read

Read this @GlobeSpotlight investigation by my colleagues @duganarnett & @GlobeAndrewRyan: A rogue cop, a mystery snitch, and a ‘drug rip.’ How ‘Officer Pills’ exploited policing’s informant system. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/investig…

Good morning; Mount Monadnock sunrise

A career update: I’m headed to the @BostonGlobe, where I’ll be joining the @GlobeSpotlight team! I have loved my five years at @USATODAY, thanks entirely to my sources, readers and colleagues. I’ll miss this place but am really excited for this new opportunity.

A terrific honor and a great way to start the week. Congrats to the Globe reporting/audio team that pulled this off. @kristinradio @Adrian_Walker @elizabethrkoh @GlobeAndrewRyan @EvanMAllen

20 years ago this week, the Dave Matthews Band dumped 800 pounds of poop on people taking a cruise on the Chicago River. Chicago will never forget. "This is our generation’s O’Leary’s cow." buff.ly/3yjz7S2

A moment to cherish! @D_Hest23 the greatest!! Congrats again on @ProFootballHOF @ChicagoBears

News: The shooter at the Trump rally is dead and so is one bystander, Butler County DA tells ABC DA Richard A. Goldinger also says there is "possibly a second” bystander dead as well