In an initiative to strengthen community-oriented policing efforts, the Tampa Police Department hosted its first of a series of Town Hall events on Tuesday.
The Tampa Police Department hosted a town hall meeting Tuesday evening as part of an initiative the agency’s new chief hopes will strengthen bonds between the department and the people it serves. The first of what the department says will be multiple “Town Hall Tuesday” meetings was held at New Testament Worship Center in Grant Park in East Tampa. Officials said Police Chief Lee Bercaw was .