Police Officer at a Gambling Operation

A District Police officer of Jefferson Park has been charged with running an illegal gambling parlor. Police said that is was being operated out of a business in the same neighborhood, where he patrolled regularly. Pioneerlocal.com reports:

Authorities said Richard Teresi, a 12-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, used a beauty shop at 5118N. Elson Ave. as a front for his operation, running card games and providing payout on video poker machines. Six other people were also arrested at the scene and charged with gambling; their names were not released.