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148: Part 2: Richard Rybicki – Chicago PD, Patrol to Homicide Commander, and now a successful author

Game of Crimes

Game of Crimes

True Crime

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Murph interviews retired Chicago police officer Richard Rybicki who shares his experiences as an officer and Detective in patrol, gang crimes, and as a homicide investigator and Commander. As Rick moves up the ladder in rank, they discuss the changes and challenges in law enforcement, the benefits and rewards of working in different units, and Rick’s transition to becoming a successful self-published author after retiring from 29 years with the Chicago PD.

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You're going to. Yeah, and as a matter of fact, I went to the 23rd district as a sergeant, patrol sergeant,

0:22.1

that's Rigglyville.

0:23.5

You know, great place to work.

0:25.2

You know, there's still their crime in a lot of those areas,

0:28.1

but you know, wow, summertime Rigglyville,

0:30.8

this is great.

0:31.9

It was almost party central.

0:35.0

And what is, let me just guess what's in Rigglyville. I'm going to guess Riggly Stadium?

0:40.0

Yeah, the ball field. So you know,, you've, and you've got all the bars

0:43.8

and the entertainment districts around that area.

0:46.6

There was also Boys Town, though.

0:49.0

That was the gay section of the city, you know, and that was cool. You know, I never, a lot of guys were like

1:05.0

I'm not going into Rigglyville into that bar, you know, that's a gay bar.

1:08.0

So what, man, they're people too, come on, you know?

1:11.0

And yeah, you'd get hit on every now and then by a guy, you know, but I took it as a compliment.

1:18.0

I gotta feed that ego where you can, right?

1:23.2

Yeah, but I've worked with guys who, man, they wanted to get out of there as quick as possible.

1:29.2

It's, it's no big deal. But yeah, so. Okay, so now this was this was as the

1:37.8

sergeant right near that. That's right. And right after that, you know, I spent a couple years there and then I went over I got back to the detective vision as a sergeant

1:49.0

Homicide Sergeant and again this is what like we're talking because of who you know, who you've met along the way in your job.

1:58.0

One of the detectives I worked with back in Area 4,

2:02.0

started getting promoted up the line,

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