Florida mayor accused of using dead woman's handicap placard to park at City Hall

[Judi Lynn]

Source: ABC News


By JULIA JACOBO
 Dec 6, 2017, 6:44 PM ET

A Florida mayor has been arrested for allegedly using the handicap placard of a woman who died in 2012, authorities said.

Davenport mayor Teresa Darlene Bradley, who is known professionally as Darlene Bradley, was arrested Tuesday and charged with criminal use of a deceased person's ID, possession of an altered or counterfeit decal and unlawful use of a handicap placard, according to a press release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Davenport is located about an hour southwest of Orlando.

Bradley was booked into the Polk County Jail and was later released after posting a $2,250 bail, the sheriff's office said.

Last month, the sheriff's office received information that Bradley was parking in various handicap spots although "she was not known to be handicapped or have a placard issued to her," according to the press release.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-mayor-accused-dead-womans-handicap-placard-park/story?id=51623614

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[MindPilot]

1. Wouldn't the Mayor already have a choice parking spot? n/t

[Angry Dragon]

9. not at the mall

[skypilot]

2. You would think so but...

...Florida.

[Stuart G]

3. Thanks for posting Judi Lynn...this should be part of a special group of posts...titled...

"When you think you have seen it all, this proves you ain't seen nothing yet.."

[Judi Lynn]

7. True. This one amazed me. Thanks. n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. That type of posts usually starts off with.."Florida man....." n/t

[truthisfreedom]

4. R or D?

[RhodeIslandOne]

6. Appears to be a non partisan seat n/m

[csziggy]

13. In Florida, local seats are "non-partisan"

But she is likely R, being in one of the smaller towns in Polk County, which is still very red.

[TNNurse]

5. Please tell me she is a Republican.

[NBachers]

8. I'm demanding a full and exhaustive investigation into the cause of that woman's death.

[Julian Englis]

10. She sucked up to Repug Gov. Scott & apparently in her run used sleazy tactics, even gay baiting

A suck up to Rick Scott here:
http://www.mydavenport.org/index.asp?Type=B_DIR&SEC=%7B7743AB2F-CBF1-47C6-93C9-F6F83DE12996%7D&DE=%7B62C3E8B3-7261-4B54-B4FE-E7DA8E3EB7F7%7D

Her campaign was apparently slimy campaign tactics here

http://www.theledger.com/news/20170330/davenport-mayors-race-generates-accusations-of-misconduct

[murielm99]

12. Florida man, Florida woman,

Florida mayor...same difference.

[Lil Missy]

14. wow how humiliating.