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Jena is currently experiencing a surge in license plate thefts. Police are warning vehicle owners and asking for increased vigilance, especially in the districts of Winzerla and Lobeda.
Jena, June 3, 2026: Starting June 8, the Jena district of Lobeda will focus on environmental and climate protection. The “Lobeda gießt” initiative, together with local partners, invites the public to this year’s Gießtage to raise awareness for urban greenery and the sustainable use of resources.
Jena, May 27, 2026 – Following a violent altercation in the district of Lobeda, police are urgently seeking witnesses. A 58-year-old man was attacked and injured by three unknown youths at a tram stop.
Late Friday evening, a violent altercation occurred at Salvador-Allende-Platz in Lobeda. A 27-year-old man was attacked and injured by a group of three in a supermarket parking lot.
On late Friday evening, a 27-year-old man was injured in a joint assault at Salvador-Allende-Platz in the Jena district of Lobeda. Police are now calling for witnesses to come forward.
Late Friday evening, a brutal act of violence occurred in the Lobeda district of Jena. A 27-year-old man was collectively attacked and injured by a group of three in a supermarket parking lot. Police are now urgently seeking witnesses.
Drivers in Jena and the adjacent Saale-Holzland-Kreis must pay close attention to their speed this Wednesday. Police and traffic monitoring authorities have deployed mobile speed cameras.
The Universitätsklinikum Jena (UKJ) has been awarded the Gold Certificate of the national campaign ‘Aktion Saubere Hände’ for the fifth consecutive time, solidifying its position at the top of German clinical hygiene standards.
On May 12, 2026, in Jena, unknown perpetrators left a politically motivated slogan at a youth club in Hugo-Schrade-Straße. The criminal police have launched an investigation and are looking for witnesses.
A large-scale emergency response was triggered in Jena-Lobeda following a fire in a carpentry shop. Simultaneously, police are investigating a motorcade, and protests against budget cuts are taking place.