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Hermsdorf, March 5, 2026 – A risky overtaking and braking maneuver on Reichenbacher Straße in Hermsdorf prompted police action on Wednesday afternoon. A rear-end collision was only averted by the automatic intervention of an emergency brake assist system in the following vehicle.
A wave of organized phone fraud is currently affecting Ostthüringen. Scammers posing as police and bank employees have defrauded victims of approximately 250,000 euros.
Hermsdorf/Jena, February 23, 2026. A heavily intoxicated driver nearly struck a pedestrian in Hermsdorf in the neighboring Saale-Holzland-Kreis. Police stopped the man shortly after with a blood alcohol level of 1.27 per mille. Officers are now urgently searching for the endangered passerby and other witnesses to the incident.