Snitch City Podcast: Episode 1

On the docks of New Bedford, whispers about a rogue police officer harassing fishermen and stealing drugs come to a head aboard a scalloping boat late one night. The officer forces his way on board, saying an informant told him there would be drugs on board, and demands some. But when another officer, Mark Raposo, shows up, he thinks his colleague is in the middle of a “drug rip.” Now Raposo is ready to blow the whistle on what he’s seen. And it turns out that this officer’s abuse of the informant system is just the tip of the iceberg in this historic port city. Subscribe or follow Spotlight: Snitch City wherever you get your podcasts. https://link.chtbl.com/tTLbVzKf?sid=B... CHAPTERS: ---------------------------- 00:00 Prologue - the Little Tootie incident 05:39 The confidential informant system 06:33 A Boston Globe Spotlight investigation 09:19 Welcome to New Bedford 11:37 New Bedford's drug problem 12:47 Jorge Santos is Officer Pastillas 14:40 Background on Jorge Santos 17:40 The importance of stats in police work 19:25 Uncovering how police use informants 20:50 Fisherman Freddy Loya meets Officer Santos 24:03 Officer Santos' behavior goes beyond the Little Tootie 25:20 Fishermen air their frustrations 26:32 Officer Mark Raposo speaks up 27:58 Santos, Raposo, and Loya's stories converge 30:15 The result of the Little Tootie incident 31:13 Internal affairs investigation into Santos 32:22 911 dispatcher comments 33:10 Officer Michael Roussel 34:54 Santos recounts the Little Tootie incident 37:57 Officer Raposo receives a letter 41:05 Results of the internal affairs investigation 44:04 Officer Raposo and the FBI 46:15 Coming soon on Spotlight: Snitch City --------------------------- SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL FOR MORE VIDEOS.    / @bostonglobe   READ OUR JOURNALISM FROM NEW ENGLAND AND BEYOND. https://www.bostonglobe.com/ FOLLOW US ON: Facebook ►   / globe   Twitter ►   / bostonglobe   Instagram ►   / bostonglobe   TikTok ►   / bostonglobe   #spotlight #investigativejournalism #truecrimepodcast #newbedford #truecrimestories #news #journalism #boston #newbedfordmass #police #snitch #informative #massachusetts #newengland #crimenews #podcast #investigations