Richard Milz

Case #: 14PB2849
Police badge #: 21200
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Recommendation Termination
Decision Resignation
Length of process 8 months February 05, 2014 to September 18, 2014 Closed

Investigative Agency Not Specified

Charged with violating 3 rules on 4 counts

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Rule 8	1 count	Disrespect to or maltreatment of any person, while on or off duty. Count 1 On or about April 1,2011,you entered and remained in Yale Insurance, located at 1206 West Victoria Street, Chicago, Illinois,partially disrobed, and made lewd suggestions regarding your genitalia to Linda Kovell, thereby disrespecting or maltreating any person, while on or off duty.
Rule 2	2 counts	Any action or conduct which impedes the Department's efforts to achieve its policy and goals or brings discredit upon the Department. Count 1 On or about July 27, 2011,you were found guilty of disorderly conduct by Judge Anthony John Calabrese at the Branch 29 Cook County Criminal Court, in the case People of the State of Illinois v. Richard A. Milz, thereby impeding the Department's efforts to achieve its policy and goals, or bringing discredit upon the Department. Count 2 On or about April 1,2011,you entered and remained in Yale Insurance, located at 1206 West Victoria Street, Chicago, Illinois, partially disrobed, and made lewd suggestions regarding your genitalia to Linda Kovell, thereby impeding the Department's efforts to achieve its policy and goals, or bringing discredit upon the Department.
Rule 1	1 count	Violation of any law or ordinance. Count 1 On or about April 1,2011, you entered and remained in Yale Insurance, located at or about 1206 West Victoria Street, Chicago, Illinois,partially disrobed, and made lewd suggestions regarding your genitalia to Linda Kovell, in such an unreasonable manner as to cause a breach of the peace, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/26(a)(l) (disorderly conduct), thereby violating a law or ordinance.

Rule 8

1 count

Disrespect to or maltreatment of any person, while on or off duty.

Rule 2

2 counts

Any action or conduct which impedes the Department's efforts to achieve its policy and goals or brings discredit upon the Department.

Rule 1

1 count

Violation of any law or ordinance.

Board Member Votes & Decisions

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On February 5, 2014, the Superintendent of Police filed with the Police Board of the City of Chicago charges against Detective Richard Milz, Star No. 21200 (hereinafter referred to as “Respondent”), recommending that the Respondent be discharged from the Chicago Police Department for violating several Rules of Conduct.

On May 23, 2014, the Superintendent moved to withdraw the charges against the Respondent without prejudice because the Respondent resigned his position with the Chicago Police Department. The Police Board has considered the Superintendent’s motion.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Superintendent’s motion is granted. This Order is adopted and entered by a majority of the members of the Police Board: Demetrius E. Carney, Ghian Foreman, Melissa M. Ballate, William F. Conlon, Michael Eaddy, Rita A. Fry, Susan L. McKeever, Elisa Rodriguez, and Rhoda D. Sweeney.