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Hermsdorf, April 3, 2026. A 43-year-old man fired an airsoft gun from a window in a residential area of Hermsdorf on Thursday afternoon. The alerted police arrived with significant forces, were able to apprehend the perpetrator, and are now asking potential victims for assistance.
On April 1, the ninth basic training course for the technical fire service began at the Jena Fire Department, with 16 candidates starting their intensive and multifaceted training program.
In the Ottogerd-Mühlmann-Straße, a rainbow flag was intentionally set on fire last weekend. In addition to the destroyed flag, property damage was caused to the building. The criminal police are investigating and looking for witnesses.
A 43-year-old man triggered a major police operation in the Saale-Holzland-Kreis on Thursday afternoon after firing an airsoft gun from a window in Hermsdorf.
Unknown perpetrators have stolen two high-value Claas tractors from company premises in Buttelstedt. The total damage amounts to half a million euros; the criminal investigation department is urgently seeking witnesses to the crime.
Three unknown individuals attacked a truck driver at the Rodablick rest area on the A4 late Wednesday evening, attempting to steal e-bikes from his semi-trailer. The perpetrators fled in two vehicles.
A shoplifting incident in the Jenaer Innenstadt escalated into a robbery on Wednesday afternoon. An employee and a witness pursued the fleeing suspect, prompting a police search.
Jena, 02.04.2026 – In the second trial involving the right-wing extremist martial arts group “Knockout 51,” the Higher Regional Court (OLG) Jena has delivered its verdicts. Three men received prison and probationary sentences for membership in and support of a criminal organization.
A nighttime high-speed chase on the B88 ended with significant legal consequences. Police stopped a fleeing driver traveling at extreme speeds after a pursuit spanning several kilometers near Kahla and Lindig.
Jena / Saale-Holzland-Kreis, 01.04.2026. Police in East Thuringia were called to a variety of different offenses in the immediate vicinity of Jena over the past few days, ranging from telephone fraud to a dangerous high-speed chase.