Overview
- The island police station on Pellworm is no longer permanently staffed, a shift confirmed by the Polizeidirektion Flensburg and reported on Thursday.
- Two officers from the Polizeirevier Husum will travel to Pellworm once a week to patrol and take reports during a short on-site window reported as Tuesdays from 9:30 to about 13:15–13:30.
- The Pellworm station phone has been forwarded to Husum (04841-830312), emergency calls still go to 110, and residents can file reports via the police online portal.
- Authorities cited personnel shortages for the change and described it as temporary, with spokesperson Sandra Otte declining to provide further reasons or a date for returning permanent staffing.
- The move reduces routine in-person access to local policing for about 1,200 residents and seasonal visitors and could affect response familiarity and community ties that a single island officer previously provided.