Arrest units are special units of the German state police forces Landespolizei

Landespolizei

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 and the German Federal Police.

These units were established in 1987 after the deaths of two police officers during the demonstrations against the expansion of Frankfurt Airport.

Organization

BFE units are generally part of the Bereitschaftspolizei

Bereitschaftspolizei

The Bereitschaftspolizei are the support and rapid reaction units of Germany's police forces...

 police support groups and their structure may vary between the different state police forces. A sample structure may look like this:

• Command: four officers
• Technical support: four officers
• Securing evidence: six officers
• Six arrest teams: five officers per team

Duties

• Riot control
  Riot control
  Riot control refers to the measures used by police, military, or other security forces to control, disperse, and arrest civilians who are involved in a riot, demonstration, or protest. Law enforcement officers or soldiers have long used non-lethal weapons such as batons and whips to disperse crowds...
  
  
• Providing assistance on high-risk warrants
• Obtaining evidence of criminal acts during large events such as soccer games or demonstrations

Equipment

Due to their duties in dangerous environments, the BFE units are often equipped with special equipment which may include:

• Ballistic vests
• Riot gear
• Fire-resistant clothing
• Tonfa or collapsable batons
• Breaching tools
• Portable fire extinguishers
• Still and video cameras

See also

• Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité
  Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité
  The Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité are the riot control forces and general reserve of the French National Police. The CRS were created on 8 December 1944 and the first units were organised by 31 January 1945. The CRS were reorganized in 1948...
  
   (similar unit of the French National Police
  French National Police
  The National Police , formerly the Sûreté Nationale, is one of two national police forces and the main civil law enforcement agency of France, with primary jurisdiction in cities and large towns. The other main agency is the military Gendarmerie, with primary jurisdiction in smaller towns and rural...
  
  )
• Snatch squad
  Snatch squad
  A snatch squad refers to two tactics used by police in riot control and crowd control.-Snatch squad in riot control:The snatch squad in riot control involves several police officers, usually in protective riot gear, rushing forwards, occasionally in flying wedge formation to break through the front...