As a German I'm slightly confused by the use of the word "Stadtpolizei". Other than being kinda longish and looking German, the meaning seems to vary by context

As a German I'm slightly confused by the use of the word "Stadtpolizei". Other than being kinda longish and looking German, the meaning seems to vary by context and I'm not sure it is being used as a correct analogy here. Stadtpolizei in most parts[0] of Germany seems to be mostly synonymous with the Ordnungsamt (in either case, it's a communal agency, it's not standardized on a federal level) and thus concerned with Ordnungswidrigkeiten, i.e. various misdemeanors and traffic violations. The case over which the warrant against Microsoft was issued seems to involve charges of drug trafficking and money laundry. As far as I know, this would involve the Kriminalpolizei. I realize that using German words verbatim can spice up dry articles like this, but this article doesn't really benefit from it and the author seems to be confused about what they actually mean. [0]: In Frankfurt in particular, the Stadtpolizei is merely part of the Ordnungsamt. Here's the (German) website describing Frankfurt's Stadtpolizei: https://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=2943&_ffmpar%5B_id_inhalt%5D=102251 https://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=2943&_ffmpar%5... -- obviously drug trafficking and money laundry are outside their scope, but I even doubt that the "press leak" in the example would be within their scope.