May 04--Vincent Richardson, who made headlines when he passed himself off as a Chicago cop at 14, has once again been charged with impersonating an officer.
Richardson, now 21, was arrested with another man Friday after police stopped their car while investigating a call of shots fired in the 1200 block of West Marquette Road in Englewood, according to police.
Richardson and Dantrell Moore, also 21, were wearing bulletproof vests and had a police duty belt, a scanner, a BB gun and a stun gun, police said.
Richardson, of the 1200 block of North Dearborn Street, was charged with a felony count of impersonating a police officer, police said. He was ordered held on $500,000 bail over the weekend. His next court hearing is Tuesday.
Moore, of the 7900 block of South May Street, was also charged with a felony count of impersonating a police officer and a misdemeanor count of unlawful use of a weapon, according to police. He was also ordered held on $500,000 bail.
In 2009, when Richardson was 14, he dressed up as an officer and was allowed to go on patrol with an officer for more than five hours on the South Side.
Richardson was arrested again on impersonation charges after he posed as a cop and tried to buy a duty belt and police clothes at a uniform store in July of 2013. He was sentenced to 18 months, according to court records.
"I know what it's like to be one of you," Richardson told officers in 2013, according to police at the time. "I respect you because I did it for a day chasing and helping people. My intentions are never to hurt people, just to help."
In 2011, Richardson was convicted of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. He has also served time for stealing a car and for domestic battery, according to court records.
