Connecticut police divided over how to respond to traffic stop data

HARTFORD — The collection of police traffic stop data around the country has exposed a divide among law enforcement officials on how to respond to the numbers, which consistently show blacks and Hispanics are pulled over at higher rates than whites.
Some police chiefs have taken action, including reducing stops for broken tail lights and other defective equipment that snare more minorities than whites.
Other officials question assumptions made about the data, saying their officers are enfo