Kansas City, Kansas, officer who used cocaine loses state police license
An officer in Kansas City, Kansas, lost his police certification after he admitted he used cocaine.
Richardo Robinson was employed by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department from January 2022 to March 2023.
On Feb. 23, 2023, he was given a random drug test and it tested positive for cocaine, according to documents from the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training.
Robinson admitted he had used cocaine a day or two before the drug test.
Nancy Chartrand, a spokeswoman for KCKPD, said the department’s employees are required to comply with random and “for cause” drug testing.
When Robinson’s test result came back positive on March 3, 2023, he “was immediately suspended from all duties, without pay, and terminated three days later, on March 6, 2023,” Chartrand said.
CPOST, the state agency responsible for police officer certification, revoked his license.
Attempts to reach Robinson by phone weren’t successful.
In 2023, CPOST revoked 47 police certifications.
This story was originally published February 8, 2024 at 10:08 AM.
