Landeskriminalamt
The State Criminal Police Office, or Landeskriminalamt (German: [ˈlandəskʁimiˌnaːlʔamt] (LKA) pronounced [ɛlkaːʔˈaː] ) in German, is an independent law enforcement agency in all 16 German states that is directly subordinate to the state's ministry of the interior. == Missions == === Investigations === LKAs supervise police operations aimed at preventing and investigating criminal offences, and coordinate investigations of serious crime involving more than one Präsidium (regional headquarters).