Tampa Police Chief on leave after controversial traffic stop

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The police chief of Tampa, Florida, was placed on administrative leave after she flashed her badge to get out of a stop for traveling in a golf cart without a license plate, the city's mayor said Friday. The incident was recorded on the deputy's body camera. She says she "expressed great remorse to the Mayor, and I apologize to the residents."

Published 2 months ago · Tampa, United States

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