Ryan Silva 1979-2022: A passion for the outdoors and for Sitka
Ryan Silva passed away in Sitka at the age of 43 on December 18, 2022.
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Former Sitka police officer’s death ruled a suicide
Ryan Silva, 43, was found deceased in his Monastery St. home in Sitka on December 18. The Alaska Bureau of Investigation has concluded that Siliva died by suicide.
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Retired judge outlines findings from Sitka Police Department investigation
Six months after former Sitka Police detective Mary Ferguson settled her half-million-dollar sexual harassment suit with the city, she’s delivered on her promise to conduct an outside investigation into the department. But even though the investigation was ordered in her settlement and was led by a retired judge, Ferguson is worried that it won’t bring about needed change in Sitka’s police culture.Read More
Sitka settles police whistleblower lawsuit for $325,000
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.
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August 27, 2019: What’s happening at tonight’s assembly meeting?
The Sitka Assembly will meet behind closed doors this evening (8/27/19) to discuss a whistleblower lawsuit brought by former Sitka Police detective Ryan Silva. The assembly will also consider approving the receipt of an $800,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to complete an environmental assessment for a new seaplane base on Japonski Island.
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