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Staff ReportsJuly 20, 2018

A Tampa cop beat the rap for allegedly misusing police resources, but the city still won’t help pay his bills. A federal lawsuit alleged that Tampa Police Officer Richard Mercado improperly accessed the personal information of Dunnellon man Jorge Torres using DAVID, the state driver and information database. Torres claimed Mercado was dating Torres’ wife, […]

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Tag: Jorge Torres

Tampa cop beats harassment rap, but city won’t foot bill