Brooklyn Center Police issue warning after robberies of children A park in Brooklyn Center where police say some children were robbed this week. BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Brooklyn Center Police Department is telling parents to have conversations with their children and make sure they’re going out in groups, after several robberies targeting young children in the last two days. Police have extra patrols in the northeast part of the town, and they say already they’ve received one or two tips on the cases. Brooklyn Center Police issue warning after robberies of children The Brooklyn Center Police Department is telling parents to have conversations with their children and make sure they’re going out in groups, after several robberies targeting young children in the last two days.