The new West must carry police officers on patrol. So after the New Year's Eve attacks, the feeling of security should be strengthened.
Hamburg. A fashionable change should provide more security in Hamburg: The police plan to equip their officials in the entire inner city area in the future with neon-colored signal safety vests. "We want to increase the visibility of the police in busy areas and thus strengthen the security of the citizens," said the police spokeswoman Tanya of the Ache.
Police showed high presence on St. Pauli after New Year's Eve attacks
The officials are to wear the West in patrol service and in special missions "for tactical considerations" over the uniform. Even outside the city, riot police in so-called face-to-face services will become much more visible in the future. Interior Senator Andy Grote (SPD) described the acquisition to traders as a "simple and useful idea". For example, victims of pickpockets in the city center could detect the closest police officers much faster than before.
After the attacks on New Year's Eve, the police had already shown a massive presence in St. Pauli with reflective jackets. Public traffic collapsed massively at the beginning of the year but has been recovering for several weeks. "It's very important that you can see the officials well in the dark right now. The fact that the victims on New Year's Eve did not come directly to the officials at the end of the Great Freedom has made things even worse for us, "it says the police headquarters.
Police unions see the new dress code with different eyes
Already last year, police chief Ralf Martin Meyer ordered after a trip to America for a pilot project on the subject. Recently, various colors and materials were used by police on a trial basis. "The final decision on a model is yet to come," says spokeswoman for the Ache. Once this was hit, a corresponding amount of jackets would be purchased. The costs could not be estimated yet.
The police unions are inconsistent with the change. "Against the introduction of such West is nothing wrong," says Joachim Lenders, National Chairman of the German Police Union. "West brings but no additional police." Similarly, it sees the national chairman of the union of the police union. Gerhard Kirsch: "I would prefer also the reflective tape back to improve the visibility. With the actual problems, such a measure does not change anything. "
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