Tampa police Chief Mary O’Connor identified herself as chief, pulled out her badge and asked a Pinellas sheriff’s deputy to “just let us go” after she and her husband were pulled over in a golf cart last month, a video shared by the Tampa Police Department on Thursday showed.
A news release from the Police Department includes a statement from O’Connor in which she says she has apologized to Mayor Jane Castor and wants to apologize to residents.
According to the release, O’Connor has contacted the Tampa Police Professional Standards Bureau “asking to receive the same discipline that any officer would receive for similar conduct.”
The Police Department said an internal review currently is being conducted
The Pinellas deputy is not under review for the incident, according to Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Amanda Sinni