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Charles Otero, former Tampa police chief and head of school security, dead at 95
Son of a cigar roller, Mr. Otero gained a reputation as a law enforcement trailblazer before leaving the department amid corruption inquiries.
 
 
Charles Otero, who served five years as Tampa police chief and helped found the Scool Resour ce Officer program, died April 8. He was 95. [ the Otero family ]
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Charles Otero loved everything about Tampa, his family said — even if the city didn’t always love him back.
The child of Hispanic immigrants, Mr. Otero became Tampa’s first Hispanic chief of police in 1974 and, after retiring in 1979, worked as the Hillsborough County School District’s security supervisor for another 12 years. ....

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