Undercover Tampa police operation involved lap dances, booze, report shows

Booze, exotic dancers, and lap dances during an undercover operation were at the center of a Tampa Police Department Citizens Review Board hearing Tuesday night. The internal affairs report says officers who went to the strip club gave conflicting reports as to what they were investigating. They got to know the dancers but came up with no new leads. The undercover operation at Gold Club in Ybor City back in 2020 cost the department’s investigatory fund $421. Rhodes was found in violation of his supervisory responsibilities, suspended for one day, and removed from the street anti-crime squad.