The Tampa Police Department chief seen on video flashing her badge in hopes of being let off during a traffic stop has resigned at the request of the Florida city's mayor.
Tampa's top cop has been placed on administrative leave after body camera footage revealed her showing her badge during a traffic stop.
"I would never want my personal mistake to stand in the way of the progress I have made in mending relationships between theand the community, so for that reason, I am resigning," O’Connor wrote in a letter penned to Tampa Mayor Jane Castor. Castor tweeted that she had asked for O’Connor’s resignation and now"Assistant Chief Lee Bercaw will serve as acting chief while a"It is unacceptable for any public employee, and especially the city’s top law enforcement leader, to ask for special treatment because of their position," Castor said in a statement.
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