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Jena, July 14, 2026 – Two people sustained minor injuries in a traffic accident at a parking garage exit on Karl-Marx-Allee on Monday afternoon. The police have initiated an investigation into the exact circumstances of the accident.
Jena-Lobeda, July 13, 2026 – Late Sunday evening, police were called to Stauffenbergstraße following an incident of domestic violence involving a television being thrown from a window.
Jena-Lobeda, July 6, 2026 – Following an act of vandalism at a former sports bar on Erlanger Allee, police successfully apprehended three juvenile suspects shortly after the incident on Monday night, thanks to reports from observant witnesses.
The police in Jena are urgently requesting public assistance in the search for a missing senior citizen. Since this Friday afternoon, 89-year-old Gustav Adolf Böhm has been missing; he is believed to be in a helpless state.
Unknown perpetrators caused significant property damage at a school construction site in Erlanger Allee in Jena-Lobeda. The perpetrators forcibly entered the site and willfully destroyed construction site property, including throwing a concrete mixer through a window.
A new ‘lamp charger’ has been put into operation in Jena-Lobeda. The joint project between the Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) and Stadtwerke Energie Jena-Pößneck allows for space-saving charging of electric service vehicles directly at existing street lamps.
Due to a registered demonstration, significant traffic disruptions are expected in the Lobeda district of Jena on Thursday, June 11, 2026. The protest is directed against a political event at the LISA district center.
Jena-Lobeda, June 2, 2026 – On Monday morning, an 80-year-old senior citizen became the victim of a brazen pickpocketing incident in a supermarket on Ebereschenstraße. The police are now searching for witnesses who can provide information about the fleeing perpetrator using a detailed description.
A pioneering practical test for the local energy transition has begun at Salvador-Allende-Platz in Jena-Lobeda. A total of 150 apartments are being equipped with their own balcony power plants as part of a large-scale energy experiment to test decentralized power generation directly at residential buildings.
A 29-year-old woman suffered serious injuries in a domestic violence incident at Salvador-Allende-Platz in Jena-Lobeda-Ost on Saturday evening. A 40-year-old suspect was provisionally arrested and later released.