Vienna police chief opposes ‘multiculti’ patrols

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Vienna police general Karl Mahrer has spoken out against a “multiculti police force” in the city.Referring to projects in Germany, Mahrer said today (Mon): “We don’t want a multiculti police force in which groups of police officers of Turkish origin patrol the streets together.”Mahrer added: “Diversity means mixture. We can create a certain mixture by […]

Post – police work switch flops as many fail grammar test

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Nearly half of all post office clerks applying to work for the police as part of a special labour exchange programme failed basic grammar and spelling tests, it has been announced.The federal interior ministry said today (Thurs) that 759 employees of state-owned postal services provider Post AG and mobile communication services firm Telekom Austria (TA) […]

Four in 10 police applicants fail fitness check

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Almost half of young Austrians applying to become police officers in Vienna fail the mandatory fitness test, it has emerged.Vienna police said today (Fri) around four out of 10 applicants did not pass the fitness check, and that the basic German skills test was also a stumbling block for many wannabe police officers.The Organisation for […]