Tampa Police Chief resigns after week of controversy

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[mdarda]

The mayor should resign also. She the one that pick her after no one wanted her as chief. The mayor wasted city and residents time.

[GACTVDX]

Ethics and integrity went out the door that night. The golf cart was not registered in either her or her husband's name, hence no tags.

[kensota]

Sounds like a bigger problem with TPD with mention of moral problem by police union rep. Golf cart stop most likely tip of the iceberg to bigger issues, which public will never know thanks to "resignation" not termination. Why did it take Creative Loafing reporters making many public records request for now infamous video?

[michaelquinn]

She did not ask him to let her go. She said I’m hoping you can let us go. That’s different the officer should have the integrity to say I have to write you up no one gets a break anymore even the pope sorry

[catsnow]

Really BAD optics for the former chief and the deputy that went along with it...But he should keep her card....now a collector's item..

[terrylarkin]

And why can't they pick a Chief of Police from their own ranks. I see this time after time Police Departments go outside their ranks and pick a person from some far away place. Sometimes it works, but more oftentimes it doesn't, and the rank and file Officers resist an outsider.

[drumdad]

Oh my, people moving around in unregistered golf carts, what is the world coming to?

[drewski]

1:07 your words don't matter at all you wanted her in this position and she goes and messes up now you have to have a new person hopefully someone with a clean background you should be just as embarrassed and humiliated for letting this happen

[jamc]

Why cant people just accept it and say 'yes, I fkd up, I'm so sorry and I'm happy to pay the fine, please forgive me for being a donkey'
Problem solved and youd most probably walk with a warning.
Now she's lost a 6 figure salary over a $40. ticket? Sorry babe, ya screwed the pooch

[rickslaye]

They should just hire the man that should of had the job! Before hiring this woman!

[darryllibby]

So I guess deputy Larry jacoby gets off with nothen?...so does that mean I can drive my unregistered cart in Tampa and be let go by deputy Larry jacoby???