Command Staff

Assistant Chief Jane E. Castor

Assistant Chief of Police- Operations

Assistant Chief Jane Castor joined the department in February 1984. She has served in a variety of assignments in the Patrol Divisions, Narcotics Bureau, Criminal Investigative Division, Criminal Intelligence Bureau and Administrative Division. She was promoted to Assistant Chief in August of 2005, holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminology from the University of Tampa where she attended on an athletic scholarship and a Masters of Public Administration from Troy State University. Chief Castor is also a graduate of the FBI's National Academy.

Chief Castor directs all police patrol operations and the Media Relations Office.

Assistant Chief Robert "Bob" Guidara

Assistant Chief of Police - Investigations & Support

Assistant Chief Bob Guidara oversees the Investigative and Special Support Divisions of the Tampa Police Department.  His command includes a wide spectrum of services such as criminal investigations, narcotics, gangs, traffic division, personnel and training, records, evidence and property, forensics, special events, emergency management and specialty teams such as the Tactical Response Team, Air Service, Marine & Mounted Patrols.  Chief Guidara manages the department’s annual $139 million dollar budget. 

Following a 4 year tour as a Law Enforcement Specialist with the USAF and an additional year with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office as a Correctional Officer, Chief Guidara began his career with the Tampa Police Department in 1978.  He served the department in many capacities, including all three Patrol Districts, Administration, and Special Operations.  He was appointed by Mayor Iorio to serve as the interim Public Information Officer during a 13 month nationwide search to fill the position.  Assistant Chief Guidara is a former commander of the nationally acclaimed drug unit known as QUAD!  As a District Commander, Assistant Chief Guidara was recognized for the role that he played in leading his district to an unprecedented 30% crime reduction.

Chief Guidara earned a Bachelors of Science in Criminology from the University of Tampa and a Masters in Public Administration and Human Resources from Golden Gate University.  He is also a graduate of the prestigious Southern Police Institute where he earned special recognition as a “Dean’s Scholar.” 

Chief Guidara is a public servant with a proven and determined track record of improving public safety!

Major Sophia Teague

Commander - District One

Major Sophia Teague joined the department in February 1984. She served the department in Patrol, Field Training, QUAD (Quick Uniform Attack on Drugs) Criminal Investigations, the Administrative Division before being promoted to Major in November of 2005 and becoming the District Two Commander. Major Teague became the District One Commander in June 2008.  She is a graduate of Saint Leo University with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Master’s in Business Administration. She also attended the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Senior Leadership program.

Major Teague commands District One which includes South Tampa, West Shore & West Tampa. She is responsible for patrol operations as well as specialty operations such as SAC Squads, QUAD Squads, and the district property crime detective squad.

Major John Bennett

Commander - District Two

Major John Bennett joined the Tampa Police Department in November 1984. Major Bennett worked as a patrol officer and Field Training Corporal for twelve years prior to becoming the executive officer to the Chief of Police. He was promoted to Lieutenant and started his career in Special Operations where he has helped pioneer Homeland Security trends in local law enforcement before being promoted to Major in October of 2005 and served as the Special Operations Commander. In June 2008 he became the District Two Commander. Major Bennett holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

Major Bennett commands District Two which includes North Tampa & Tampa Palms. He is responsible for patrol operations as well as specialty operations such as SAC Squads, QUAD Squads, and the district property crime detective squad.

Major Gerald Honeywell

Commander - District Three

Major Gerald Honeywell has served the department for 25-years in all three districts, Quad, the Internal Affairs Bureau and District One Division Commander before becoming the District Three commander.  Major Honeywell has been actively involved in the redevelopment of East Tampa. He served on the Public Safety Committee for the East Tampa Community Revitalization Partnership and was a member of the East Tampa Task Force. He is a lifelong Tampa resident, a graduate of Jefferson High School and Tampa College. Major Honeywell served four years in the U.S. Coast Guard before starting his career in law enforcement. He has been married for 16-years to Judge Charlene Honeywell. They have two children.

Major Honeywell commands District Three which includes East Tampa, Ybor City, and downtown Tampa. He is responsible for patrol operations as well as specialty operations such as SAC Squads, QUAD Squads, and the district property crime detective squad.

Major George McNamara

Commander - Criminal Investigations Division

Major George McNamara joined the department in January 1981. He has served in several areas of the department including the Patrol Divisions, Special Operations Bureau and the Criminal Investigations Divisions where he spent nearly twelve years working with the Homicide Squad before being promoted to the rank of Major in June of 2003. Major McNamara holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from Saint Leo College and is an honor's graduate of the Southern Police Institute Administrative Officers Course.

Major McNamara oversees the departments Major Crimes Bureau, Narcotics Bureau, and Gang Suppression Unit.

Major Marc Hamlin

Commander - Special Support Division

Marc Hamlin has been with the Tampa Police Department since 1990. He has served in all three-patrol districts, the Criminal Investigations Division and the Special Operations Division. He spent over seven years as a detective and sergeant in undercover units of the Narcotics Bureau and the Street Anti-Crime Squad.  As a captain in District III, Hamlin has commanded the sector encompassing downtown and Ybor City since 2005.

Major Hamlin is a native of Queens, NY. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Troy State University. Marc is also a graduate of the University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute, where he was a Dean Scholar Award winner and President of the 106th Administrative Officers Course.

Major Marc Hamlin commands the Special Support Division, all special events in the city, Emergency Management, and Homeland Security operations.