TORONTO

Embattled Mayor Rob Ford dared Toronto Police Sunday to charge him if he's done something illegal.

In an interview with KISS 92.5's Maurie Sherman, Ford -- whose administration is still besieged by the alleged crack video controversy -- challenged the investigators to arrest him if he's broken the law.

"If I did something illegal then arrest me," Ford said. "Obviously, I haven't."

Asked if he's mad police were following him, Ford shrugged it off.

"Cameras are following me, people are following me," he said. "I'm not an idiot. Obviously, I have a pretty good idea about what is going on."

Sherman managed to ask Ford about police surveillance photos released last week showing alleged drug dealer Sandro Lisi drop-ping packages into the mayor's vehicle on several occasions.

"No comment," Ford said.

Earlier in the day, Ford apologized for drunken "mistakes" and urged Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair to release the alleged crack video.

But Ford made it clear in the first few minutes of Sunday's Newstalk 1010 radio show that he won't be stepping aside temporarily or resigning in the wake of the ongoing alleged crack cocaine controversy that has paralyzed his administration.

"I have made mistakes," Ford told listeners. "I sincerely, sincerely apologize to my family, to the citizens, the taxpayers of this great city and to my colleagues on Toronto city council."

Later in his show, Ford clarified that he was actually only apologizing for throwing a drunken party in his City Hall office during St. Patrick's Day and being "hammered" at the Taste of the Danforth.

Ford has been under fire since last Thursday when Blair revealed investigators now have a copy of the video that shows the mayor of Canada's largest city smoking what appears to be crack cocaine.

Although several councillors and senior advisers had been urging Ford to take a leave and let Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly take over for a short period, he made it clear he is "going to ride this storm out" and won't be quitting.

"I am going to continue doing my job that I was elected to do," Ford said, appearing to be on the verge of tears.

Ford said he will be making changes but committed only to getting a driver -- a proposition he has long resisted -- and curbing his drinking.

The mayor encouraged Blair to make the notorious video public.

"Chief, I'm asking you to release this video now," he said.

Toronto Police spokesman Mark Pugash repeated Sunday that the chief can't release the video.

"The law requires us to turn the videos or any evidence over to the courts," Pugash said. "That hasn't changed."

Later in an interview on AM640, Ford refused to talk about the video.

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