"I have a shiny badge, Officer"

TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida police chief flashed her badge after she and her husband were pulled over by a deputy in a neighboring county while riding a golf cart without a license plate outside of a residential area last month, authorities said.

According to a body camera video released by the Tampa Police Department on Thursday, Tampa police Chief Mary O’Connor identified herself as the city’s top officer, pulled out her badge and said to a Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy that “I’m hoping you’ll just let us go tonight,” WFLA-TV reported.

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TAMPA — Tampa Mayor Jane Castor on Friday placed police Chief Mary O’Connor on administrative leave as the city investigates a traffic stop involving O’Connor last month.

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