This afternoon, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor announced that Police Chief Mary O'Connor is now on administrative leave pending an investigation into a recent traffic stop. The announcement comes less than a day after Creative Loafing Tampa Bay first reported on body camera footage that shows O'Connor using her status to get out of a traffic stop in Pinellas County. "Police Chief Mary O'Connor has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into a recent traffic stop," Castor wrote on Twitter.
This afternoon, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor announced that Police Chief Mary O'Connor is now on administrative leave pending an investigation into a recent traffic stop. The announcement comes less than a day after Creative Loafing Tampa Bay first reported on body camera footage that shows O'Connor using her status to get out of a traffic stop in Pinellas County. "Police Chief Mary O'Connor has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into a recent traffic stop," Castor wrote on Twitter.