Crime & Safety
South Windsor Begins Dialogue with Community on Police-Race Relations
South Windsor Police Department's community forum draws crowd of about 120 people.
In response to a 2014 traffic analysis that showed black drivers were stopped by police 3 percent more in South Windsor than the state average, the town hosted a community forum on police-race relations on Wednesday night.
About 120 people attended the forum, which featured Tonya Hughes, Executive Director of the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, as the keynote speaker.
South Windsor Police Chief Matthew Reed didn’t dispute the numbers in the report, but told WFSB 3 that they didn’t tell the full story and said his officers don’t racially profile.
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Reed said the numbers were troubling because he’s not sure if the researchers took into account South Windsor’s location to several major shopping areas and a road like Route 5 “which is a thoroughfare for Springfield, Enfield, East Windsor, South Windsor, and East Hartford on into Hartford,” according to WFSB.
WFSB 3 reports that many of the people who attended the forum thought it was a productive start and more dialogue is necessary.
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Read the full story at WFSB 3 here.
Photo via Chief Reed on Twitter
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