Police Vice President Matheis retires

Von Sophie Müller

Instate Secretary Thomas Blenke has retired the Vice President of the Karlsruhe police headquarters, Hans Matheis. Matheis was an experienced and recognized leader of the Baden-Württemberg police and was estimated as a manager due to his calm nature and specialist knowledge. In his 47 years of service, he has achieved numerous successes in the fight against crime.

On July 25, 2023, Hans Matheis was officially adopted. State Secretary Thomas Blenke thanked him for his services. Matheis held various top offices at the Baden-Württemberg state police, including management functions at the Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office. Through his training at the FBI in Quantico (Virginia, USA), he was well connected internationally and enjoyed an excellent reputation.

Hans Matheis has worked as deputy head of the Karlsruhe police headquarters since 2019. On the side of police president Denner, he was responsible for around 1,900 employees and the security of around 760,000 citizens.

In order to draw a comprehensive picture of Hans Matheis, some stations of his professional career are also mentioned in the article. He was born on December 24, 1959 and joined the police service in 1976. In 1994, Matheis was able to move up to the upper police enforcement service, followed by a further promotion to the higher police enforcement service in 2000.

Matheis held various positions, including head of the Joint Investigation Group at the Rauschgift (GER) at the Karlsruhe State Police Directorate in 2000. Later he was head of GER in department 6 of the Karlsruhe regional council in 2007. In 2009 he became deputy head of department 5 and head of the management group and the inspection 360 (leadership and situation center) at the state criminal office in 2009. Baden-Württemberg.

In 2014, Matheis switched to department 6 (state protection) of the Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office and was head of the management group there. Finally, he was appointed head of department 6 in 2015. In 2019 Matheis started his last position as deputy head of the Karlsruhe police headquarters and head of the management and operational staff.

The retirement of Hans Matheis marks the end of a successful career in the Baden-Württemberg police. With his experience and expertise, he leaves a gap to fill it to be able to guarantee the safety of the citizens of Karlsruhe.