Captain Richard (Rich) Barry Costello (born April 4, 1951) is a 34-year Philadelphia police veteran and the former President of the Philadelphia Lodge of the FOP. In 2008, he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent John Perzel in Pennsylvania's 172nd Legislative District in Northeast Philadelphia.Rich Costello was born in Northeast Philadelphia to an Irish-Catholic family. He attended Holy Ghost Preparatory School followed by St. Joseph's University. Costello earned his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, graduating cum laude in May 1973. Wikipedia