Tampa Police Chief Resigns After Dodging Traffic Ticket

Mary O'Connor addresses reporters during a news conference at the Tampa Police Department headquarters in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 8, 2022. Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP

TAMPA, Fla.—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 a Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy.