In a letter signed by Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson, Sheriff Hutchinson asks Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliot to confirm that the City of Brooklyn Center still desires mutual aid from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.
Hutchinson writes, "The City's actions since Sunday have created significant confusion. In order to maintain peace and safety, it is critical that the City of Brooklyn Center communicate with its State, County, and local law enforcement partners regarding its ongoing need for mutual aid."
On Monday, the Brooklyn Center City Council passed a resolution banning police crowd control tactics such as rubber bullets, tear gas, chokeholds, and "kettling" (a crowd-control technique in which police corral protesters in order to arrest them). However the following day, Mayor Elliot issued a Mayoral Emergency Proclamation authorizing law enforcement – including Brooklyn Center police officers as well as those responding from other agencies – to use the minimal level of force that is reasonable, necessary, and appropriate to respond to the civil unrest.
On Wednesday, Mayor Elliot, who was given command authority over Brooklyn Center police, expressed his concerns about law enforcement tactics used to control crowds outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department.
