The Latest Breaking News from Mary OConnor

Flannery O’Connor at 100: should we still read her?

She died before she was 40, leaving behind a body of blazingly original short fiction set in America’s segregated south. But her reputation has been tarnished by accusations of racism

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025

Lightfoot’s plan to ‘reimagine La Salle Street’ takes shape

The City Council’s Finance Committee approved a $5 million grant program to entice neighborhood restaurants and “cultural” establishments to open downtown.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2023

Police officer caught on camera dragging handcuffed woman across concrete floor

The methods used by Officer Gregory Damon went directly against Tampa Police Department, Florida, US, policy despite the suspect telling him 'I want you to drag me'

Daily Mirror · Dec 29, 2022

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

The police chief in Tampa, Florida, resigned Monday after using her position to escape a ticket during a traffic stop involving a golf cart driven by her husband. Mary O'Connor submitted her resignation after an internal affairs review found she violated police department policy during the Nov. 12 stop by…

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022

Florida police chief quits after flashing her badge to dodge golf cart ticket

Mary O’Connor has resigned from her job as the chief of police in Tampa

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022

Florida police chief resigns after video shows her flashing badge during traffic stop

Footage showed Mary O’Connor identifying herself as Tampa police chief and telling deputy she was ‘hoping that you’ll let us go’

The Guardian - US · Dec 5, 2022

Florida police chief resigns after video emerged of her trying to evade golf cart traffic stop: ‘Let us go’

‘I’m hoping that you’ll just let us go tonight,’ says police chief in video

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Tampa police Chief Mary O’Connor resigns amid traffic stop controversy

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa police Chief Mary O’Connor resigned Monday effective immediately after an investigation into a Pinellas County traffic stop where she flashed a badge and asked a deputy to “just let us go.”

Tribune News Service · Dec 5, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Florida police chief on leave after flashing badge in golf cart traffic stop

Mary O’Connor and her husband were stopped by an officer for driving a golf cart without a license plate

The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2022