The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has determined that Garry McKay, 51, an Oji-Cree man living in Toronto, was the victim of racial profiling. He was stopped by police in a laneway because he was riding a new-looking bicycle. He was then arrested for possession of stolen property, patted down for weapons, handcuffed, and placed in a cruiser for 19 minutes.
However, the color and bicycle type did not match the description of the one he was accused of stealing, which was listed in the police computer as stolen in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The distance between Toronto and Winnipeg is almost 1400 miles (2253 km).
A hearing will be held in the future to determine whether police will be fined.
Turtle Talk 
WOW… that is some good policing… Way to connect those dots.
Idiots… it makes you wonder how many times has the “stolen bike from Halifax, NS” been used by the Toronto police to search someone because they were profiling?
I have so many other questions….
1) Why would the Toronto Police have a listing of a stolen bike in Winnipeg?
2) Do they get all the stolen bike reports from across Canada?
3) If so, I still want them to be on the lookout for my mountain bike
that was ripped off from Sandowne Rd in Waterloo. I think it was
April of 1992. description – it’s red with black tires. I think it was from Canadian Tire.
4) With 10,000 bikes reported stolen each day, do they think going
through all the listings is an effective use of their time?