New head of the motorway police: Thomas Hühn competes in Metelsdorf!

New head of the motorway police: Thomas Hühn competes in Metelsdorf!

Metelsdorf, Deutschland - On July 17, 2025, Thomas Hühn was officially introduced as the new head of the Metelsdorf motorway and traffic police station. The event took place in the presence of numerous guests, including police president Anja Hamann and police head Hannes Lerke, who was present for the inspector of the state police. The new boss brings an impressive career in the police and takes over the successor of Michael Harnack. Nordkurier reports that Hühn has been leading the motorway police in the northwest since April 2024.

his trip to police work began in 1991 at the State Police Schleswig-Holstein. A year later he switched to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and has served in various roles since then, including as a patrol officer and service dog leader in the Grevesmühlen police station. He also gained valuable experiences as a service group leader at the police headquarters Wismar and as police leader of service in the operations control center of the Rostock police headquarters. In his speech, Hühn emphasized the importance of teamwork and emphasized that the joint commitment of the keys to successful police work. Presseportal expressed.

about the responsibilities

The territory of Thomas Hühn is responsible for 216 kilometers of the A20 and A14 motorways as well as for traffic safety in the district of Northwest Mecklenburg. This region belongs to Germany's federal police system, in which the distribution of tasks between the federal and state governments is clearly regulated. BPB Including police officers at the state level and the police density in Germany is on average with one police officer per 329 inhabitants.

The challenges in police work are diverse, from the repression and investigation of crimes to prevention. According to 2017, around 5.76 million crimes were registered in Germany. The clarification rate was 57%, which indicates a continuous need for well -trained police forces. In view of the changing security situation and increasing digitization, cooperation within the different police levels is becoming increasingly important.

with Thomas Hühn at the head of the motorway and traffic police station Metelsdorf, an experienced personality for security on the streets. His more than 30 years of expertise will certainly help to effectively ensure traffic safety and order on the motorways in the region.