Hesse State Police

The seven regional police authorities are headquartered in Kassel (Nordhessen), Giessen (Mittelhessen), Fulda (Osthessen), Frankfurt, Wiesbaden (Westhessen), Offenbach am Main (Südosthessen) and Darmstadt (Südhessen).

The Landeskriminalamt (State Investigation Bureau) is situated in Wiesbaden and employs 680 officers and civilian staff.

Its missions are: witness protection, state security, coordination of SWAT (Spezialeinsatzkommando or SEK) team operations, undercover investigations, statistics, monitoring the development of crime, crime prevention, criminal investigations analysis, exchange of information with foreign countries and forensic science.

The four reserve battalions Bereitschaftspolizeiabteilungen (BPA) are situated in Mainz-Kastel, Lich, Kassel and Mühlheim am Main.

Unknown persons sent a series of right-wing extremist death threats against liberal, left-wing and Jewish people and institutions.

The Frankfurt lawyer Seda Başay-Yıldız received the first death threat from NSU 2.0 on August 2, 2018 and the notice that her daughter will be “slaughtered”.

Police star of Hessen State Police.
The sleeve patch of the Hessen State Police on an older green uniform.
Swearing-in ceremony of Hessian police officers at the Hessentag in Homberg (Efze), 2008
An Opel Ampera patrol car
Hessen's first police aircraft, a Vulcanair P68 Observer
A Eurocopter EC 145 of the State Police of Hessen , Germany