Brandenburg Police

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Polizei Brandenburg
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Agency overview
EmployeesOver 8,000 (2020) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Germany
Deutschland Lage von Brandenburg.svg
Location of Brandenburg shown in Germany
Size29 476 km² [2]
Population2.5 million [2]
Governing body Ministry of the Interior and Local Affairs
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Potsdam, Brandenburg
Agency executive
  • Oliver Stepien (Chief of Police) [3] , Polizeipräsident
Website
Official website

The Brandenburg police is the German Landespolizei force for the German state of Brandenburg.

Organisation

Under the Police Headquarters there are four regional headquarters (North, East, South, West), as well as the State Office of Criminal Investigation and the Directorate of Special Services. The four police directorates report to 16 police inspectorates, 9 water police stations and 5 motorway police stations. The 16 police inspectorates are divided into the headquarters of the police inspectorate and a further 33 police stations.

The police headquarters is headed by Oliver Stephien (Polizeipräsident) as police president.

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References

  1. "The Brandenburg police" . Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Police Department of Brandenburg" . Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. "Oliver Stepien becomes Brandenburg's new police chief" . Retrieved 9 July 2020.