There is a can of hair spray between the protective gloves and the anti-tracking device. "This allows us to fix traces that are too sensitive to secure," explains Brenda Nagel when she notices my questioning look. The 22 year old is in the second year at the police school in Gusto and accompanies me, SVZ volunteer Jacqueline Worth, on my day as a police officer in the police service of the police inspection Ludwig lust. This department had been introduced to Germany's second-largest police inspectorate almost five years ago. Between Orenburg and Palau am See the criminal service takes care, among other things, of tracking and taking evidence at caves, doing the preliminary work, which is essential for the elucidation of the cases of indispensable importance.
Policewoman Brenda Nagel leads me through the individual stations of the police inspection, shows me the collection and individual cells, how the emergency vehicles are equipped and helps me to put an SK4, a reflective jacket weighing about 15 kilograms. Such officers are responsible for police operations that threaten to escalate. No problem, I think. "Go a little bit, and then you'll notice it," says Brenda. And indeed - a few meters are enough and I feel the weight almost twice as much as before. For the officials in the service, the weight of course does not present a problem. Body trained they can move in full dressage or safety vest fluently and according to the use accordingly, they were trained.