Bonn - Too old, too weak, too sick. In the ranks of the police it does not look good. Almost half of the Bonn officials aged between 45 and 61 years.
Chief of Police Wolfgang Albers has now pulled the ripcord. He called the Working Group on Demographic Change "to life.
For he is already visible and real. Many senior police officers are exhausted, every fourth person is sick. Highlight the plight: In May, a serial burglar sped (18) despite the handcuffs off two older officers (EXPRESS reported).
"I've just been promoted - and I could have done without, if I were to finally come in the daily service," which depicts a policeman EXPRESS the situation. He is 52, still pushing shifts. This goes to the substance.
Albers' group wants to control it. "We have to make do with the personnel we have. But we can improve the environment, "said Frank Piontek, police spokesman and member of the 26-member AG.Jeder mate can and should say, what can be improved.
The proposals will be implemented piecemeal. Already happened: diet food for the officials at big events. Instead of steak with greasy fries come for the forces now easy chicken and fresh salad on the table. Service wheels are used for short distances.
The "Ride your bike to work" is a success. More than 100 police officers are already in the process occur heavily in the pedals. In Poizeipräsidium was set up separately a bicycle pump station.
Other officials hit the dance floor - dance classes at the police. Three were fully booked, and the fourth will start in September. Still on the wish list: a massage service. For Cologne, there is the long fellow.
Great ideas. But this is no longer mate hits the road - this calls the Interior Ministry. Since 2008, it is 1100 "New" per year.
"More than twice as many as previously," clarifies spokesman Wolfgang Beus. Only problem: you can replace only after seven years a Schichtdienstler - after three years of training, guard duty one years and three years Einsatzhundertschaft.
