Police Operation in Jena: Intoxicated Man Riots in Drugstore and Steals Radio

Jena. An ordinary shopping day in the Jenaer Innenstadt was interrupted on Tuesday afternoon by a loud police operation. Employees and customers of a drugstore were confronted with an aggressive man whose behavior ultimately required the intervention of officers.

Disturbance and Theft in the Drugstore

Around noon, a concerned employee of a drugstore in the Stadtzentrum called emergency services. The reason: A 52-year-old man was behaving extremely conspicuously on the business premises. He was restless, loud, and harassed both staff and customers present with his aggressive demeanor. He loudly voiced his opinions and massively disrupted business operations.

When officers from the Jenaer Polizei arrived at the scene, they were able to quickly identify the man. He was a 52-year-old who was already known to the law enforcement officers from previous incidents. Upon reviewing the facts, it also became clear that it had not stopped at verbal outbursts: The man had attempted to steal a radio from the store’s inventory. The stolen goods were secured on-site.

2.1 Per Mille: Classification and Measures

The man’s aggressive behavior was quickly attributed to his physical condition. A voluntary breath alcohol test conducted on-site provided clarity: The device showed a value of 2.10 per mille. Such a value indicates significant intoxication, which is often accompanied by loss of control, reduced inhibitions, and increased aggressiveness.

For the officers, the operation in the store did not end there. To ensure the safety of employees and customers, the man was escorted out of the shop. The police issued a so-called Platzverweis for the entire Innenstadt area. This is a preventive police measure to stop further disturbances of public safety and order in a defined area for a specific period of time.

No Insight: Disturbance Continues

Despite the clear instructions from the police and the issued Platzverweis, the 52-year-old seemed to show little insight. Only a short time after the incident in the drugstore, he again visited a bank branch in the Innenstadt. A poignant detail: He had already been attended to there by officers earlier that morning. This indicates a pattern that tested the patience of the Jenaer emergency forces several times this Tuesday.

Incidents like this show how quickly situations in retail can escalate when alcohol is involved. For employees in Jenaer retail, such encounters are often an enormous psychological burden that requires professional action and rapid assistance from the police.

The Polizei Jena has filed the corresponding reports for theft and possible further offenses.

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