Tampa Police Chief on leave after controversial traffic stop

Tampa police chief quits after trying to avoid golf cart ticket

Video shows Mary O'Connor being pulled over for driving an unlicensed vehicle on a public street.

Tampa police chief forced to quit after using position to escape golf buggy traffic ticket

Mary O'Connor resigned after an internal affairs review found she violated police department policy during the incident on 12 November.

Florida police chief on leave, flashed badge to get out of ticket during golf cart stop

The body camera video shows Chief Mary O’Connor identifying herself as the Tampa police chief and asking the Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy not to ticket her and her husband, who was driving the cart without a tag.

Tampa police chief on leave after golf cart traffic stop

TAMPA, Fla. — The police chief of Tampa has been placed on leave after a video emerged of her flashing her badge from the passenger seat of a golf cart to get out of a traffic ticket.

Tampa Police Chief Resigns Over Golf Cart Traffic Stop

The police chief in Tampa, Florida, has resigned after using her position to escape a ticket during a traffic stop involving her golf cart driven by her husband.

Tampa Police Chief Mary O'Connor resigns after flashing badge and asking to be let go from a traffic stop

O'Connor was put on administrative leave after body camera footage taken from a traffic stop last month revealed she told a sheriff's deputy she was "hoping that you'll just let us go tonight" and showed her badge.