6:34 PM | Thursday, August 13, 2026
Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center police already work together often due to their close proximity. Now both cities have formalized a partnership to merge their SWAT and Crisis Negotiator teams into one unit.
Brooklyn Center Police Chief Garett Flesland said a potential merger has been thought about for years.
“These critical incidents, they don’t respect the boundaries, geographic boundaries — so why should we? — when we try to put the right resources for these situations,” said Flesland…