The Tampa Police Department (TPD) has suspended an officer for 30 days after an internal investigation found he violated department policies by kicking a suspect during an arrest back in April.

TPD said the arrest happened on April 14 after officers were conducting surveillance on a black Hyundai Sonata that had fled previous traffic stops. Just before 9 p.m., deputies stopped the vehicle near the intersection of North Nebraska Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to police. TPD said the driver, 31-year-old Charles Wilson, ran away and discarded a cross-body bag on the way.

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The aviation unit tracked Wilson until he was seen on a back porch in the 5000 block of North of 9th Street. Velazquez con

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