8 and was paid a salary of $192,920, said she was resigning “with great sadness.”Ĭastor spokesperson Adam Smith confirmed Monday that the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office called O’Connor to let her know the office was about to release the video. In a one-page resignation letter to Castor, O’Connor, who was tapped for the job on Feb. These actions compromised the professionalism, ethics, of the Police Chief and the City of Tampa.”Ĭastor announced Friday that O’Connor, 52, had been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into the incident. Summarizing the findings of the internal investigation, Bercaw wrote in a letter that O’Connor “used her official position and her badge for obtaining privileges, not otherwise available, in an attempt to avoid the issuance of a traffic citation. But these accomplishments pale in comparison to the priority I place on integrity.”Ĭastor said Assistant Chief Lee Bercaw would remain as acting chief. “I had high hopes for Chief O’Connor, as she was off to such a strong start by reducing violent gun crime, proactively engaging with our community and focusing on officer wellness. “This is especially disappointing because I gave Mary O’Connor a second chance, as I believe in second chances for people,” Castor went on. Related: Tampa’s ex-police chief still gets nearly $80,000-a-year pensionĬastor said in the statement it was “unacceptable for any public employee, and especially the city’s top law enforcement leader, to ask for special treatment because of their position.”
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