Major Gerald Honeywell oversees District Three, which includes East Tampa, Ybor City, and Downtown Tampa.  He is responsible for all operations including patrol and plain-clothes units such as Rapid Offender Control (ROC) squads, and the District Latent Investigation Squad.  Under his leadership violent crime in East Tama, a once economically and socially challenged neighborhood, has been lowered significantly.

Major Honeywell is actively involved in strengthening the partnership between police and citizens to improve the quality of life in East Tampa.  Aside from, serving on both the Mayor's East Tampa and Ybor City Task Forces, he frequently visits neighborhood schools to mentor at-risk teenagers.  As a part of his outreach efforts, he established a youth organization to help mold juveniles into successful and productive citizens.  Major Honeywell also serves as the spokesperson for Tampabaygangs.com, an interactive gang prevention website, that warns school age children about the dangers of associating with gangs.

After serving four years in the United States Coast Guard, Major Honeywell started his career in law enforcement with the Tampa Police Department in 1982.  Throughout his tenure with the department, he has held supervisory positions in all three districts and QUAD.  Major Honeywell previously oversaw the day to day operations in District One before transferring to District Three.

He is a lifelong Tampa resident, a graduate of Jefferson High School and Tampa College.  Major Honeywell is married to Judge Charlene Honeywell and the father of two children.  He attends Bible Based Fellowship Church, where he also holds several leadership positions within the organization.