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The Thuringian motorway police ended a potentially life-threatening drunk driving incident on the A4 near Jena. A truck driver was stopped with 1.8 per mille after attracting attention due to his dangerous driving style.
Jena, April 21, 2026 – A 16-year-old youth from Jena has fallen victim to an online fraud scheme. While attempting to purchase an online gaming account, he lost a three-digit sum to an unknown perpetrator.
A larger piece of sheet metal on the Autobahn 4 triggered a multi-vehicle rear-end collision on Monday morning. The route in the direction of Frankfurt am Main had to be temporarily fully closed near Stadtroda.
On Sunday morning, unknown perpetrators committed an act of vandalism in Ziegenhainer Straße, Jena, by forcibly removing a firmly anchored herb box from a private property.
A 26-year-old Jena resident had the motor of his e-bike stolen over the past few weeks. The theft was discovered over the weekend after the bike had been stored in a bicycle cellar over the winter.
Jena-Lobeda, April 20, 2026 – An unexpected power outage caused restless hours in Neulobeda during the early Monday morning hours. The interruption of the regular power supply triggered security systems and alarms in several multi-family residential buildings. However, a criminal background was quickly ruled out.
Jena, April 20, 2026 – A high-speed drive under heavy influence of alcohol ended for a driver in the Jena urban area on Friday evening after a short pursuit. In addition to nearly two per mille breath alcohol, police discovered a dangerous weapon in the vehicle’s interior.
A passenger traveling from Jena was attacked at the Busbahnhof in Apolda on Friday night. Two masked perpetrators stole the man’s T-shirt under threat of violence.
A serial offender was caught shoplifting in Jena on April 20, 2026. The suspect was required to pay a financial security deposit and received a permanent ban from the store.
In a Jena emergency shelter for the homeless, an armed man attacked the security service during the night from Friday to Saturday. Arriving police were able to quickly overpower the perpetrator before anyone was harmed.