Law enforcement officers conducting preparedness drill simulating a crisis situation at Ratekau school
Large-scale Law Enforcement Exercise Scheduled at Cesar-Klein-School in Ratekau
On September 13, 2025, the Police Directorate Luebeck will conduct a significant exercise at the Cesar-Klein-School in Ratekau. The exercise, which will take place between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM, aims to enhance training for dealing with threat scenarios under realistic conditions.
The exercise will simulate a realistic threat scenario at a school. Residents and passersby are asked to avoid the exercise area to ensure a safe and smooth operation. Numerous law enforcement deployment forces from Luebeck and Ostholstein, along with special forces from the State Criminal Office and the Holstein rescue service, will participate.
Loud noises may be heard during the exercise, and there will be a significant presence of rescue and law enforcement vehicles, as well as the use of drones, around the exercise area on Baederstrasse and Preesterkoppel.
Ulli Fritz Gerlach, the Press Spokesperson for the Police Directorate Luebeck, is the main point of contact for media inquiries. You can reach him at 0451 / 131-2006. For email inquiries, send a message to [email protected]. On the day of the event, officers from the Police Directorate Luebeck's press office will be available in the school area for media inquiries. The public relations officer of the Police Directorate Lübeck available to answer press questions on the day of the large exercise is Bernd Olbrich.
The goals of the exercise also include further developing cooperation and strengthening the operational capabilities of law enforcement, criminal police, and special forces. The exercise will practice rescue and handover of injured persons to the rescue service.
The Cesar-Klein-School parking lot will be unavailable from September 12, 2025, at 6:00 PM. Access to the Preesterkoppel residential area will be guaranteed at all times. The information was originally provided by the Police Directorate Luebeck and transmitted via news aktuell.
Residents and visitors are reminded to avoid the exercise area on the day of the event to ensure the safety and smooth operation of the exercise. For more information, please contact the Police Directorate Luebeck Public Affairs Unit.
