It's official — Lee Bercaw has been appointed the position of interim chief of police in Tampa.
Bercaw has been serving as acting chief since Mary O'Connor resigned from the position earlier this month. Tampa City Council voted unanimously on Thursday morning to officially give him the interim role.
“My role as interim chief is I promise to uphold the highest standard of law enforcement," Bercaw said at the city council meeting. "I will maintain the expectation for every officer to serve and protect all communities, treating each citizen with dignity, respect and professionalism in every encounter.”
Since Bercaw joined the Tampa Police Department in 1997, he has become known for his proactive crime reduction initiatives and his management of large-scale event security, the city wrote on its website.
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