Wax release in Braunschweig: New police chief Thomas Ring takes over!

Wax release in Braunschweig: New police chief Thomas Ring takes over!

This day, June 30, 2025, a remarkable change at the top of the police department will be carried out in Braunschweig. Michael Pientka, who worked in various functions in the police service for over 46 years, retires. Pientka, who has been the police chief of the Braunschweig police department since July 2013, leaves a formative trace in the region. He originally joined the Lower Saxony police in 1982 and has had important roles in both the Hanover Police Directorate and in the Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office and the Lower Saxony Interior Ministry.

During his time as police chief, Pientka not only helped shape the internal management structure of the police, but also tried intensively for the proximity to the citizens and trust in the police. At his farewell, the Lower Saxony Minister of the Interior, Sport and Digitization, Daniela Behrens, paid tribute. She recognized his extraordinary leadership and social skills and expressed her confidence in the newly appointed police chief Thomas Ring, who will take over the management of the Braunschweig police department from July 1, 2025. Behrens notes that Ring will master the task of further strengthening the trust of the population into the police.

The new police chief

Thomas Ring has proven itself in different positions over the years. Since 2013 he has been the Vice President of the Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office and from 2018 as police chief of the Lüneburg police department. When he took office as police chief in Braunschweig, Ring brings more than 20 years of experience in different management positions, which gives him a solid background for his new role. He began his career in 1999 in the higher service of the criminal police, which already led him to various important areas of the country, among other things to the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior between 2007 and 2013.

a solemn farewell

The farewell of Pientka took place in a solemn framework in the conference rooms of the Braunschweig police department, to which numerous guests were invited. The event was not only an opportunity to look back on the successes of the past few years, but also to take a look into the future. The media were also invited to accompany this transition live. The registration period for the event ended on June 25, and interested citizens had the opportunity to register via email. Anyone who had questions about the event could contact the public relations work of the Braunschweig police.

With the change in the police department, a new era drew up that brings both challenges and opportunities. In the context of changing social requirements, it will be crucial that the police are seen as a guarantee of security and order. The new police chief Ring has already announced that they are actively addressing these challenges and campaigning for further confidence between the population and the police.

For more information about Thomas Ring and his new tasks, you can read on the website of the Lower Saxony police. Details are also provided about Roger Fladung, who has been the police chief of the Central Police Directorate in Lower Saxony since April 2024 and also has extensive experience.