As part of the Lauterecken-Wolfstein municipality’s summer holiday program, children were able to take a look inside the Lauterecken police headquarters last week during the “Ghost Hour at the Police”. There was great enthusiasm.
Witching hour at the police station? Quite the opposite. That may be the name of the holiday event organized by the local authority, but the aim is to take away children’s fear. “We ultimately want the children to call the police in an emergency and not be afraid of the officers,” explains youth social worker Annette Junkes, who briefly looks at her plan and waits for the last children. Ten participants were planned for this event, but in the end there were eleven: a little sister was spontaneously allowed to come along too. Then Junkes explains what the witching hour is all about: the event is only called that because it doesn’t start until 9.30 p.m. in the courtyard of the Lautereck police station. No one should be scared.
Shortly afterwards, the program starts with a welcome from police officer Eva Naudsch and blue lights flashing in the courtyard. The children are allowed to sit in the police cars and pretend they are on patrol. “I actually listened in on a police radio once,” reports a boy proudly. His dad is in the criminal investigation department. A girl uses imaginary judo moves: “When I grow up, I want to be a police officer,” she says. “I’m already doing martial arts for that.”
A look behind the scenes
The children are then led into two sparse prison cells – places where, in the worst case, criminals would end up. Fortunately, that is not the case this evening, so the children can examine the cells in detail. Eva Naudsch responds to the many questions from the holiday activity participants. “Where are the showers?” one boy wants to know. “There aren’t any here. We keep people here who have had too much to drink, for example. After a few hours they can leave,” the policewoman explains. The children also find the toilet uninviting. This has a deterrent effect, which can trigger the thought even at a young age that it is better not to do anything wrong in order to avoid ending up in prison – even if it is only a sobering-up cell. “You can’t even sit down there,” calls out someone from the hustle and bustle. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
Even tasers shown
If you want to know how criminals are dealt with, the Lauterecken police headquarters is the right place for you. Police officer Naudsch leads the children into a room and shows them how fingerprints are searched for: first sprinkle some powder on the window pane and then wipe it with a brush. The print appears as if by magic. Some children already know how it works, but they still listen eagerly. “We’re now sending them to the State Criminal Police Office in Mainz,” says Naudsch with a wink, adding: “There’s a huge database there that we might be able to use to convict the perpetrator.”
While Naudsch shows the children her taser, the phone rings. A police officer answers. The children become very quiet and listen. What exactly is being said remains a secret, but a patrol car immediately gets ready to take a look – the children hear that much. Of course, they would all like to go along.
2024-08-06 05:24:58
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