Richard Hooper

Richard Hooper (age: 40s) is a police officer in Devils Lake, a coworker of Rosa and Ángel Hernandez.

Personality
Richard spends much of his time bragging about violent interactions he's had with perpetrators over the years, most of which are likely exaggerations considering the low crime rate in Devils Lake, and making jokes at his coworkers' expense. Ángel mostly takes this ribbing in stride, despite its often mean-spirited nature. Rosa finds Richard's personality unpalatable, but feels compelled to respect him as a fellow police officer. Richard is widely disliked by his female coworkers due to the often sexist nature of his jokes.

Collusion with Charles Kemp
Throughout the series, Richard makes special allowances for Charles Kemp and pressures Ángel to do the same. It is implied that Richard receives regular bribes from Charles in exchange for keeping Charles from facing legal consequences for his actions. Though there is no indication that Richard knows that Charles Kemp is the Sunset Killer, Charles is able to hinder the investigation by requesting that Richard destroy evidence of his DNA on one of the Sunset Murder victims, claiming that the DNA came from a sexual encounter with the victim which, while consensual, would still sully Charles's reputation as an upstanding citizen.