Police Euskirchen: Digital interrogations from February 2025 at any location!

From February 2025, the police in the district of Euskirchen will have the opportunity to carry out official interrogations at every place, such as Radio euskirchen reported. In the future, witnesses or those affected will no longer have to go to police stations in Euskirchen, mechernich or castle. The introduction of tablets with a special interrogation app enables this step.

A total of 2,500 tablets are distributed to the police stations with the new interrogation app. These tablets enable the investigators to carry out interrogations directly at the crime scene, in the hospital or even among those affected at home. The approval is given digitally on the display of the tablets.

technological innovations and advantages

The app, which is known as "Digital Interaction", is also used in the survey of children to create a familiar atmosphere. The first tests of the app were carried out in Düren and Aachen in September 2024, and positive feedback from police experts on the user -friendliness of the application are available. According to Presseportal can be written down, dictated or outlined, while the data is automatically transmitted to the office.

The project is promoted by NRW Interior Minister Herbert Reul to strengthen digitization and reduction in bureaucracy within police work. The nationwide rollout is planned for February 2025, and the app should also help to reduce the need to reappear with the police. This relieves particularly injured people who have to concentrate on their recovery. From January 1, 2026, the electronic management of criminal proceedings in North Rhine-Westphalia will also be mandatory, which will further confirm the role of these digital tools.