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Sitka settles police whistleblower lawsuit for $325,000

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Dec 12, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

Former Sitka police detective Ryan Silva filed suit in August, 2018, claiming he was harassed and demoted after calling out irregularities in the department’s procurement of automatic weapons. Read More

Settlement possible in Sitka police whistleblower suit

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Aug 2, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

A lawsuit brought by former police detective Ryan Silva against the City of Sitka is going before a mediator, and could be settled out of court. A related suit involving fellow detective Mary Ferguson remains on track for trial. Read More

Third lawsuit filed against Sitka Police Department

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Mar 5, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

A former jailer in the Sitka Police Department claims that he was defamed and forced to resign his job, after he left a police training program due to an injury. Noah Shepard filed suit on February 25. Read More

Trial date set in Sitka police sexual harassment suit

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Feb 26, 2019 | Local News

A sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a Sitka police officer has been scheduled for trial. Mary Ferguson will have her day in court in March, 2020. Read More

Sitka police whistleblower suit set for trial in September 2019

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Nov 2, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

A trial date has been scheduled in September, 2019, for a former Sitka police detective who’s blown the whistle on procurement practices in the department, and claims he was demoted as a result. A Sitka-based forensic agency has volunteered to investigate the charges for free. Read More