About RYAN MILLS

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Biography

Due to an overall lack of talent, Ryan never achieved his lifelong goal of playing second base for the Minnesota Twins.

Some would say that Ryan displays that same overall lack of talent in his current job as the cops and crime reporter for the Naples Daily News, where he was hired, for reasons that remain unclear, in May 2006. If there is a significant crime story in Naples or Collier County, there is a good chance you’ll find Ryan at the scene badgering bystanders, and bugging the cops.

If for some reason you wanted to introduce yourself, he’s probably the guy wearing the shirt and tie with a satchel over his shoulder. Ryan thinks the satchel makes him look like Indiana Jones, but the difference, of course, is that Indiana Jones looked cool.

Ryan graduated magna cum laude with an undergraduate degree in marketing communications and art from the University of Wisconsin - River Falls, which is well-known as the Harvard of the Wisconsin state schools (at least in River Falls it is). UWRF is also known as Moo-U, because of its agricultural programs and dating prospects.

After a few years of cubicle life while working in marketing for a large electronics retailer, Ryan chose to pursue a career in the lucrative field of journalism. After a year selling ads for a weekly newspaper in a Twin Cities’ suburb, Ryan headed south for the University of Miami, where he earned a graduate degree in journalism.

In addition to the Naples Daily News, over his six-year journalism career Ryan has written for the Miami Herald, the Panama City News Herald and the Birmingham News.

When he’s not working, Ryan enjoys sampling micro-brews, reading books on history and politics, playing softball, going to the beach, watching the Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays on television, and doing other things that exceedingly untalented people do.

And so as not to get himself in any trouble, Ryan also likes spending time with his lovely fiancee, Megan.

If you know of a good cops, crime or public safety story, Ryan would appreciate it if you’d send him an e-mail at ramills@naplesnews.com or call him at (239) 263-4784. It beats having to dig up stories on his own.

RYAN'S 5 FAVORITE STORIES HE COVERED FOR THE NDN

■ Officers: Bosses OK'd online degrees

■ Why did boat disintegrate near Marco?

■ Prison Confession

■ Bad Dogs, investigation closed in woman's mauling

■ Good Cop/Bad Cop

RYAN'S 4 FUNNIEST STORIES HE COVERED FOR THE NDN

■ Vinny and the elephant

■ Man charged with stealing 42 cents

■ Man stole ATM with backhoe

■ Jenkem

Position History

Staff Writer
05/31/2006 - current

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PHOTOS/VIDEO: Hunter found alive; ate catfish, drank swamp water to survive Updated 11/20/2009 at 3:34 p.m.
Jamey Mosch, the hunter missing in the Everglades since Monday, was found alive today. Jay Lawrence, a civilian searcher who has been driving his airboat looking for the 30-year-old North Fort Myers man, confirmed that Mosch was found this morning ...
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Clues found among snakes, gators but hunter still missing in Everglades Updated 11/19/2009 at 3:42 p.m.
Authorities shut down the Alligator Alley portion of Interstate 75 four times Thursday afternoon as helicopters dropped off search and rescue teams near mile-marker 75, where they believe lost hunter Jamey Mosch may be located.
After having 'bad feeling', family believes story of how Jamey Mosch went missing Published 11/18/2009 at 8:57 p.m.
Mosch’s twin sister, Julie Crawford, and older sister, Tonia Driscoll, 33 said they wanted to clear up any confusion that their family was suspicious of the hunting group
911 CALL/VIDEO/PHOTOS: Searchers hear moaning, yet still haven't found missing man in Everglades Updated 11/18/2009 at 1:51 p.m.
Rescue crews heard moans coming from the wild which they believe is the 30-year-old man missing in the Everglades for over two days.
County getting word to snowbirds about red-light running cameras Published 11/15/2009 at 4:19 p.m. 2 Comments
If the tens of thousands of seasonal residents and tourists who roll into town in the coming months have the sneaking suspicion that they’re being watched, that’s because they are. By red-light running cameras, at least.
Collier, Lee sheriffs join new 10-county intelligence, public safety agency Published 11/14/2009 at 5:16 p.m.
To enable the increased sharing of information, local law enforcement authorities and emergency services personnel from 10 Southwest Florida counties have been working quietly for months, and in some cases years, to launch what is known as a “fusion center.” ...
Woman ejected from SUV during crash on I-75 Published 11/13/2009 at 9:08 p.m.
A woman was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital via air ambulance this evening after she was ejected from the sport utility vehicle she was riding in after a crash.
Collier deputies give retailers crash course in scam prevention for holiday season Published 11/12/2009 at 8:43 p.m.
Members of the Collier County Sheriff’s Office’s Crime Prevention Unit hosted the workshop. Attendees learned the basics of money handling, accepting checks, and spotting counterfeit bills, which is a growing problem in Southwest Florida.
Back on the job: Former undersheriff Storrar still making a difference with fusion center Published 11/12/2009 at 10:30 a.m. 1 Comment
Slated to retire at the end of June, Storrar, 62, who started with the Sheriff’s Office in April 1972, is now heading up a new initiative that could benefit residents across Southwest Florida, well beyond Collier’s borders.
Lost no more: East Naples man charged in April boat theft Updated 11/11/2009 at 4:18 p.m.
A man who was stranded on Keewaydin Island in April and picked up by a Collier County marine deputy was arrested Tuesday after his fingerprint was found on the throttle of a stolen boat discovered in a mangrove patch the ...