OId Saybrook’s first selectman made a public apology last week after a widely viewed social media post questioned how police treated a man with Down syndrome during an investigation into a stolen street sign.
The Facebook post, written by the man’s sister, detailed how several Old Saybrook police officers treated the man, CJ Roy, as if he was guilty of stealing the street sign as they questioned his whereabouts on Oct. 10. The Roy family has a cottage near Great Hammock Beach.
“As most of you know, my brother has Down syndrome. He doesn’t have a license, nor can he drive.