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German police

The police in Germany consists of the 16 police authorities of the federal states and the state authority. The challenges of combating terrorism and organized crime are boosting cooperation between the entities.

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Special police units carry out a raid targeting organized crime in Leverkusen, Germany

Germany: Police raids target organized crime

Among those targeted were criminal "clans" in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
CrimeJune 8, 2021
German police officer stands behind a 'Do not cross' line

Police shoot dead knife-wielding man in Hamburg

The man threatened drivers in Hamburg with a knife after apparently yelling "Allahu Akbar," police have said.
CrimeMay 28, 2021
Police making arrests of Green Vault heist suspects

Police nab 5th Dresden jewel heist suspect

The 22-year-old had been wanted internationally since a major jewelry heist at Dresden's Green Vault in 2019.
CrimeMay 18, 2021
A police officer standing in the door frame of a building in Berlin

German police nab suspected jewelry thieves

The suspects are accused of staging a series of violent robberies dressed up as police officers.
CrimeApril 22, 2021
A close up a rotating light on top of a police car

Germany: Kindergarten burglars caught napping

The trio who broke into a Germany kindergarten made the mistake of falling asleep on the job.
CrimeApril 14, 2021
An Air Serbia plane landing in Frankurt Airport

German police arrest Croatian wanted for war crimes

Wanted by Croatia under suspicion of multiple counts of murder, the alleged war criminal was arrested in Frankfurt.
SocietyMarch 5, 2021
police take a sniffer dog in to search a house in Berlin

German police arrest 20 suspected drug smugglers

The suspects allegedly imported tons of drugs from southern Europe to sell in Germany, including cannabis and cocaine.
CrimeMarch 3, 2021
An older person dials a smartphone

Germany, Turkey bust call center crime ring

The group behind the operation allegedly posed as police to scam millions from the elderly in Germany.
CrimeDecember 19, 2020
Big Maple Leaf as photographed in 2010

German police launch raids over Berlin museum heist

Investigators may have made a breakthrough in the high-profile theft of a giant gold coin from a Berlin museum.
CrimeDecember 16, 2020
Symbolbild Euskirchen Polizist

Berlin police arrest man suspected of cannibalism, murder

Previously, passersby found a pile of human bones in a wooded area of Berlin.
CrimeNovember 20, 2020
Police in Neukölln

Berlin police admits failures over far-right crime spree

A new internal report by the Berlin police details failures to clear up a six-year neo-Nazi crime spree.
Law and JusticeSeptember 28, 2020
Deutschland Symbolbild Polizei ARCHIV

Germany: Police raid several shisha bars for organized crime

Hundreds of officers were involved in the raids, which targeted 17 establishments in and around Oberhausen.
CrimeAugust 8, 2020
Flashing lights atop of a German police car

German policemen jailed for using office for sexual abuse

The men claimed they were seduced while checking the woman's documentation.
CrimeJuly 13, 2020