Tampa Mayor Jane Castor placed Chief Mary O'Connor on administrative leave Friday pending an investigation of the Nov. 12 traffic stop in Oldsmar, a city northwest of Tampa.
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor placed Chief Mary O'Connor on administrative leave Friday pending an investigation of the Nov. 12 traffic stop in Oldsmar, a city northwest of Tampa., posted online by the Tampa Police Department, shows O'Connor's husband driving the cart and the chief in the passenger seat when a Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy pulls them over for not having a tag.“I'm hoping that you'll just let us go tonight,” she says, showing the deputy her badge.
“As someone who has dealt with, taken ownership of and grown from my past mistakes, I know that no one is above the law, including me,” she said. The mayor said an internal review is underway. Assistant Chief Lee Bercaw will serve as acting chief. “We hold everyone accountable, no matter their position, and this behavior was unacceptable," Castor said."Chief O’Connor will go through the due process and face appropriate discipline.”
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