Crime & Safety
Meet Tampa Police Master Patrol Officer Steve Power
A Q&A with Tampa Police Master Patrol Officer Steve Power of the Rapid Offender Control Squad
Steve Power
Tampa Police Master Patrol Officer
Works at: TPD District 3, 3808 N. 22nd St.
Joined: 1996
Personal: 44, single
Hometown: Boston, Mass.
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Patch: What do you like most about your job?
Power: The excitement of the job, and not being confined to an office. We get sent out to any high-priority crimes in progress in Seminole Heights. Every day is different.
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Patch: How did you become interested in policing?
Power: Family ties. My dad was a police officer in Weymouth, Mass., and my uncle too.
Patch: What’s your most memorable call?
Power: I’ve had several. Usually the calls that stick out are the ones involving children. Most of the officers have soft spots for children.
Patch: Do you have a hero or mentor?
Power: My parents, for their values.
Patch: What’s your favorite color?
Power: Blue.
Patch: What’s the last movie you saw?
Power: “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.” It was good.