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Jena, May 11, 2026. Two children, aged five and six, caused a stir in Jena on Sunday evening. They were unable to return to their apartment and sought help from passersby, leading to a police intervention.
A serious traffic accident occurred at the Angerkreuzung at Lutherplatz in Jena on Sunday morning. A failed evasive maneuver led to a car flipping over and two people being injured, including a teenager who was seriously hurt.
The city of Jena has filed a criminal complaint against the youth organization Linksjugend Thüringen following explicit threats of property damage against a planned Bundeswehr recruitment center. The public prosecutor’s office is now investigating potential disturbances of the public peace.
Oßmaritz, 11.05.2026 – An illegally killed doe was discovered in the hunting grounds near Oßmaritz on Sunday afternoon. The Saale-Holzland-Kreis police have launched an investigation into suspected poaching and are now hoping for information from the public.
A 57-year-old cyclist sustained serious injuries in Rausdorf after falling two meters into a stream while attempting to avoid pedestrians.
On Wednesday afternoon, a fire in a carpentry shop on Brüsseler Straße triggered a large-scale operation by the fire department and emergency services. The cause was a fire at a CNC milling machine.
A fire broke out at a company site in Jena on Wednesday afternoon. Six employees were injured by smoke inhalation, and a milling machine was completely destroyed, resulting in significant property damage.
Stadtroda, May 08, 2026 – On Friday afternoon, a rear-end collision involving three passenger cars occurred on the Autobahn 4 in the direction of Frankfurt am Main. The incident in a construction zone near Stadtroda resulted in property damage and a brief partial closure of the roadway; fortunately, no persons were injured.
On Thursday afternoon, a weather-related incident triggered a fire department operation at a university building in Jena. Following persistent rainfall, a massive construction scaffold was at risk of sagging.
Jena, 08.05.2026 – Following a summer festival at a community school in Jena-Ost, police have launched investigations into property damage and the discovery of narcotics. Unknown perpetrators had rampaged in the educational facility’s sanitary facilities the previous evening.