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Liam Buckler

Police chief flashed badge to dodge traffic ticket for being in golf cart on main road

A police chief flashed her badge to try and dodge a traffic ticket after she was caught in a golf cart on a main road.

Mary O'Connor, police chief of Tampa, has been placed on administrative leave after a video emerged of the officer flashing her badge from the passenger seat of a golf cart on November 12.

On Friday, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor placed O'Connor on leave pending an investigation after the incident in Oldsmar, a city northwest of Tampa.

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