Jena, June 24, 2026 – On Tuesday afternoon, a joint theft occurred in a lottery shop in downtown Jena. Two previously unknown perpetrators specifically stole tobacco products from the display and subsequently fled undetected.
- Crime Scene: Jena, city center (Unterm Markt area)
- Time of Crime: Tuesday, June 23, 2026, approx. 2:45 PM
- Incident: Distraction of the employee and theft from the cigarette display
- Stolen Goods: Cigarettes of as yet unknown value
- Witness Appeal: Jena Police request information at 03641 81 0
Bold theft through distraction maneuver
According to current findings by the Landespolizeiinspektion Jena, the two perpetrators entered the shop in the Unterm Markt area on Tuesday around 2:45 PM. They acted in a coordinated manner with a division of labor: while one of the men specifically engaged the staff in a conversation to draw attention to himself, his accomplice took advantage of the situation. Unnoticed, he completely emptied the cigarette display there.
After the display was emptied, both men immediately fled. They moved away in a currently unknown direction. The exact amount of damage and the value of the stolen tobacco products are currently still the subject of ongoing investigations by the officers on site.
Video recordings available – Police seek witnesses
In the course of the initial investigations, video recordings from the shop were secured. These recordings, which show the course of the crime and the two suspects, are currently being evaluated by investigators to obtain further clues regarding the identity of the perpetrators.
Since the lottery shop is located in a busy area of downtown Jena, the police are also hoping for relevant information from the public. Witnesses who were in the Unterm Markt area on Tuesday afternoon around 2:45 PM and observed suspicious persons or activities are urgently requested to come forward.
Information is accepted by the Jena Police by telephone at 03641 81 0 or by email at id.lpi.jena@polizei.thueringen.de.
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LPI-J: Cigarette thieves empty display in lottery shop
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