Minnesota sheriff restricts county access for city police after secret recordings surface “It is not a decision I take lightly,” Goddard wrote, stating it was necessary after reading the findings of the defamation lawsuit filed by former Crosby Police Officer Jesse Smith against the city of Crosby and the police department's top two ranking officers. 4:00 pm, May 29, 2021 × Crow Wing County Jail in Brainerd, MN. DEERWOOD, Minn. — A Minnesota county sheriff has restricted a city police department from some county buildings, after it was learned during a defamation lawsuit that the police chief had secretly recorded two other officers. Crow Wing County Sheriff Scott Goddard restricted access from all sheriff office-controlled buildings for Deerwood Police Department personnel.