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Mayor Jane Castor tapped a former assistant chief to head the Tampa Police Department in early February.
Mary O’Connor’s hiring was instantly controversial.
Her hire came despite a 1995 incident when O’Connor was new to the Tampa Police Department. Her boyfriend at the time, whom she later married, Keith O’Connor, was arrested during a traffic stop. She was, too.
Later, Creative Loafing first reported on body footage from a Nov. 12 traffic stop showing O’Connor flashing her badge and asking a deputy to “just let us go tonight.”
She was suspended following the Dec. 1 report and resigned on Dec. 5.
– Staff report, Florida Politics