A Chicago police officer repeatedly accused of improperly stopping and searching Black men downtown should be suspended for a third time in less than four months, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling and the agency tasked with investigating police misconduct agreed, records show.
Officer Richard Rodriguez Jr., who was a member of the Near North (18th) Police District tactical team until he was stripped of his police powers in February, was suspended for 15 days for his conduct while stopping and searching a Black man near Chicago Avenue and Rush Street at 8 p.m. July 25, 2022, according to documents published March 26 by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
In all, Rodriguez has been suspended for at least 83 days in connection with eight incidents of misconduct, records show…