A sheriff’s office in New York defended two deputies who detained and handcuffed an 11-year-old girl this week, saying that she matched the description of a suspect. The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office, responding to criticism after a video of the encounter was posted online, called the deputies’ actions “reasonable” but said the office would change its policy to notify a parent or guardian of any child who is detained for criminal investigative purposes, which it did not do in this instance.

The 11-year-old, who has not been publicly identified, was handcuffed for seven minutes by the deputies Monday afternoon in Syracuse, according to a timeline of her detainment released by the sheriff’s office, which said she was dressed similarly to a person who was wanted in connection with the theft of a car. The girl was detained a few blocks from where the stolen car was initially observed, the sheriff’s office said.