Using GPS technology, the owner was reunited with their missing feline companion
On a seemingly ordinary day in September 2025, an unexpected event unfolded at Lübeck Station in Kiel, Germany. A stray cat, sporting a collar with proof of origin, was taken into the care of the Federal Police.
The cat's journey to safety began when an employee of German Railways discovered the feline wandering near the station. The cat's collar, equipped with a GPS tracker, proved to be a valuable asset in the reunion process.
As it turned out, the cat's owner was already en route to Lübeck Station. With the help of the GPS tracker, the Federal Police were able to contact the owner and facilitate a heartwarming reunion.
The Federal Police Directorate Bad Bramstedt, the agency responsible for this act of kindness, operates in Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the North and Baltic Seas, and beyond as needed. The Directorate employs approximately 2,600 staff members, including police officers, administrative staff, and hourly workers.
Their tasks are diverse, encompassing border police protection of the federal territory, railway police tasks, and border police, maritime police, and environmental police tasks in the North and Baltic Seas. Notably, the Federal Police Directorate Bad Bramstedt is the only Federal Police Directorate with a maritime component, known as the Federal Police Sea, for monitoring the sea border in the North and Baltic Seas.
For those seeking further information about the Federal Police and the Federal Police Directorate Bad Bramstedt, visit www.bundespolizei.de. Inquiries about the stray cat incident can be directed to the Federal Police Inspectorate Kiel. Contact information for the Federal Police Inspectorate Kiel includes: Katharina Wala, telephone number 0431/ 980 71 - 118, email [email protected], website www.bundespolizei.de, and Twitter handle @bpol_kueste.
While the Federal Police Directorate Bad Bramstedt did not directly address the stray cat incident at Lübeck Station, this heartwarming story serves as a reminder of the agency's commitment to serving and protecting the public, even in the most unexpected of ways.
