Full interview: Tampa Mayor Jane Castor on police chief's resignation
Published Date: 12/6/2022
Source: 10 Tampa Bay
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, who picked Mary O'Connor to serve as the city's 43rd chief of police in March, talked with 10 Tampa Bay following O'Connor's resignation. Tampa Police Chief Mary O'Connor resigned from her position as top cop of the department after an internal affairs investigation into last month's golf cart traffic stop in which body camera video showed her displaying her credentials and saying, "I'm hoping that you'll just let us go tonight." The Nov. 12 encounter in Pinellas County involving O'Connor's husband did not meet the level of "high standards for ethical and professional behavior that apply to every member of our police force," Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said in a statement Monday morning. O'Connor's husband was behind the wheel of the golf cart, which authorities say didn't have a license plate and was being driven outside a residential area. According to the city, Castor made the request and received the resignation letter. O'Connor wrote, "I promised that I would serve the community I love to the best of my abilities, as I did for 22 years prior to retirement, and I feel that I've done just that." Keep reading: https://bit.ly/3usjeCW