And we let this junkie gun felon retire on a fat pension?

GPD Sergent pleads guilty to swapping guns for heroin

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSEPH RYAN, 57, of Trumbull, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to a federal firearm charge related to his unlawful possession and transfer of five firearms on behalf of his drug dealer.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 27, 2018, Ansonia Police executed a state search warrant at an address in Ansonia in order to locate and seize 12 firearms that were registered to a pistol permit holder at the residence.  Investigators could only locate five firearms during the search.  The five firearms were then transported to the Ansonia Police Department for safekeeping.  On April 3, 2019, Ryan, who at the time was a police officer with the Greenwich Police Department, went to the Ansonia Police Department and took custody of the five firearms that had been seized.

In August and September 2019, members of ATF and the New Haven Police Department made controlled purchases of four firearms from Malique Martin.  Three of the four firearms purchased were among the firearms that Ryan took into his custody from the Ansonia Police Department on April 3, 2019.  The investigation revealed that Ryan, who was addicted to heroin transferred firearms to an individual who was a convicted felon, and who helped facilitate heroin transactions between Ryan and a heroin supplier.  Some of the firearms were then transferred to Martin.

Ryan was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on February 21, 2020.

Ryan pleaded guilty to one count of possession of firearms by an unlawful user of a controlled substance, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years.  Judge Meyer scheduled sentencing for July 6, 2021.

He retired, full benefits, in August, 2019.

Sgt. Joseph Ryan retired on Wednesday after serving the Town of Greenwich for the past 33 years.

Ryan was hired in 1986 after he graduated from Iona College with a degree in criminal justice. He attended basic training at the Connecticut Police Academy and upon graduation was assigned to the patrol division.

During his career, Ryan received numerous awards and recognitions including awards for life saving and an Excellent Police Duty Medal. Ryan worked many years as the midnight shift supervisor where he mentored countless officers. He said that best part of being a police officer was helping people along the way.

Ryan plans on remaining a part of the Department as a Special Police Officer where he can continue to pass along his experience and expertise to the next generation of police.

So how long did our cops tolerate a junkie in their midst, and who was responsible for letting him retire at full pension while the feds were knocking on his door? Can we deduct his pension costs from Chief Heavey’s salary?

officer Joe, ready to pass along his experience and expertise to the next generation of police

chief heavey leads his officers in Paying homage to their drug dealers? Who else could cow them so?