Local cop charged with running casino from his business
Officer is charged with running casino
CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer was charged with running an illegal gambling operation out of a storefront building he owns on the Northwest Side, police said Friday.
Richard Teresi, 36, a 12-year veteran of the force was arrested by internal affairs officers Thursday night after an investigation showed he was running card games and video poker gambling from the back room of a business at 5118 N. Elston Ave., police said.
The business was ostensibly a beauty shop, but police found no salon equipment inside, authorities said.
Police also charged Teresi with failing to register a gun, after they found an unregistered .44-caliber handgun in his locker at the Jefferson Park District headquarters, authorities said.
The investigation began in December after someone complained to police that he was cheated out of money by a Chicago officer, authorities said.
Teresi has been stripped of his police powers and reassigned to less sensitive duties pending the outcome of his court case, authorities said.
He is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 7.
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