Richard Dodd has been a Rockford Police officer since February 2008.

On February 6th, 2019, Dodd responded to the shooting of Randy Pierson by then Rockford Police officer Timothy Stec on Highway 20.

Under orders from then Sergeant David Nicosia, Dodd blocked traffic from coming to the scene.

In the fall of 2020, Dodd was assigned to work multiple City Market protests and come to Occupation at City Hall to serve protesters with ordinance violations and bans.

On August 2nd, 2020, due to calls made to RPD, Dodd was assigned to return a call to someone who was questioning how to get a protestors phone back that had been taken in as evidence when they were arrested on July 31st, 2020, during a City Market Protest.

Dodd organized getting the protester to Rockford Police District 3 to sign a consent to search form.

Two days later, Dodd took the phone to Rockford police officer Nolan Walker to retrieve information from the phone. That night Dodd returned drove to the protesters home to return the phone.

Through these assignments, Dodd was witness to multiple brutal arrests his coworkers initiated.

In 2019, Dodd made $80,849 in salary + $4,809 in overtime = $97,003 + $24,960 in health insurance + $30,497 pension pay.

In 2020, they made $86,611 in salary + $5,769 in overtime = $92,380 + $24,960 in health insurance + $33,025 in pension pay.

In 2021, they made $95,594 in salary + $11,738 in overtime = $107,332 + $24,180 in health insurance + $34,932 in pension pay.

In 2022, they made $96,435 in salary + $9,445 in overtime = $105,880 + $24,960 in health insurance + $39,700 in pension pay.

In 2023, they made $99,329 in salary + $15,533 in overtime = $114,862 + $24,960 in health insurance + $46,059 in pension pay.

In 2024, they made $101,461 in salary + $23,455 in overtime = $125,005 + $25,428 in health insurance + $52,059 in pension pay.

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