MINNEAPOLIS — Days after Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced that her office would not prosecute cases linked to low-level traffic stops, law enforcement leaders met with reporters to rail against the policy change and its impact on the safety of their communities.

The new policy, effective Oct. 15, covers stops for minor infractions such as expired registration tabs, broken taillights, cracked windshields, and other equipment violations. Moriarty announced her decision Wednesday, a significant change that blindsided those entrusted with keeping their communities safe.

"We got caught off guard Wednesday," said Minnetonka Police Chief Scott Boerboom, who is also President of the Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association.

Boerboom said he and his fellow chiefs weren't

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