The suit also stays in the closet for his inauguration.

No dark pants, tie, jacket.

"That's not me," Stefan Müller once said.

Instead, he is standing in the large canteen of the Frankfurt police headquarters in a white uniform shirt, as if hundreds of other people were in the room.

Only his epaulettes reveal that he is the new head of the agency.

Müller recently explained that he is always seen in uniform by saying that he is a police officer, "through and through".

He also wanted to express that through his clothes.

That's what he did in Wiesbaden, where he was previously the chief of police, and that's how he's doing it now in Frankfurt - out of respect for the 4,000 employees for whom he is now responsible.

Catherine Iskandar

Responsible editor for the "Rhein-Main" department of the Sunday newspaper.

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On Monday Interior Minister Peter Beuth (CDU) installed Stefan Müller as the new chief of police in Hesse's largest city, succeeding Gerhard Bereswill.

The minister praised Müller as a "dutiful and honest policeman", who at the time was involved in the investigation into the kidnapping of Jakub Fiszman, later headed the special forces department and, according to Beuth, "is a driving force that will move a lot in Frankfurt".

Where the broken windows theory applies

Müller left no doubt about that in his inaugural speech, in which he made it clear that he sees it as a priority that citizens can feel safe in every part of the city - and he expects the city's political leaders "that everyone should have their doing homework".

He came to speak of the Frankfurt train station district and that it is not surprising if citizens, commuters and tourists feel uncomfortable there.

You just have to look at the situation on Niddastrasse.

Referring to the entire district, he said: "If the broken windows theory applies somewhere, then it is there." One should not allow fearful dreams to arise.

He recently saw a family with two children who apparently walked through the neighborhood as tourists with heavy luggage.

“My first thought was: What kind of impression did these children take away from Frankfurt?

And the second: And here you will become police chief.” But he sees that as a challenge.

“There is enough to do for the police and the city.” He has already had initial talks, and more will follow.

He also wants to push the issue of video surveillance.

He sees cameras, with which he was able to solve numerous crimes, from sexual offenses to robbery during his time as chief of police in Wiesbaden, as an “important part of the security architecture”.

Many civil servants cannot afford an apartment in Frankfurt

How high the city's expectations are of the new police chief was made clear by Christoph Rosenbaum (Greens), who, as deputy head of the city council, spoke a welcoming address and made it clear in a pros and cons speech that some social groups still support the police are critical of them, but he himself is of the opinion that they should be supported to the best of their ability, because this is the only way the officials can do a good job.

Staff Councilor Michael Finger emphasized how important the city is for the civil servants as a factor of identification.

Frankfurt, as the seat of the ECB, is of particular importance.

Björn Gutzeit has found out just how big this is over the past year and a half.

The inauguration of Stefan Müller was also a bit of a farewell to the retiring police vice president, who will move to the head of the authority in southern Hesse next week.

Many would have wished that Gutzeit would remain as Vice President, in duo with Stefan Müller.

But it was clear that Gutzeit, at 50 one of the youngest in the top management of the Hessian police force, would continue to rise.

"Police are an important part of city politics," he said in welcoming the ceremony.

Frankfurt is a great challenge in every respect.

Social developments are always noticed first in Frankfurt.

But he is firmly convinced that Müller will master it.

The 60-year-old detective himself also addressed a few words to the authorities - alluding to the fact that as a special investigator in the SEK scandal a year ago, he had to clear up right-wing extremist chats and was criticized in the process.

No one is without flaws, not even him.

But he expects “that when they happen, you stand by them”.