Matthew McGee Racial Profiling Allegation 7-25-16

UPDATE: More Details Emerge on Alleged Racial Profiling Stop of Black Man in Tokeneke

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Update, 9:35 p.m.:

More details came out Monday about a recent Darien police traffic stop of a black man who was riding his bicycle to work in Tokeneke that is alleged to have been a case of racial profiling. The details have come from both police and the man who was stopped. The man, Matthew McGee of Bridgeport, spoke from the audience at Darien Library toward the end of a panel discussion on the general topic of race relations in America. McGee said the traffic stop was disturbing. He said police shouldn’t have suspected him of anything, and that he was minding his own business riding his bicycle to work.

McGee Bridgeport Darien Police Stop 7-22-16

Video: Online Petition Wants Darien Police Apology for Alleged Racial Profiling of Bridgeport Bike Rider

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A set of videos posted to YouTube by a black Bridgeport man shows police stopping him as he rode his bike to work at Tokeneke Country Club, and an online petition says police should apologize to him and undergo racial sensitivity training. The traffic stop, made by a female Darien police officer, took place on one of the private Tokeneke roads leading to the country club. The Bridgeport man told the police officer that he’s a cook who’s been working at the club for two years. According to the petition, he rides his bicycle to a train station, then rides it from another station to his job. The video recording shows the police officer is civil, even courteous to the bike rider, and explains that police are concerned about several burglaries in the area (there have been four in Tokeneke in recent weeks — see Darienite.com’s articles here and here).