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Over the past weekend, unknown suspects stole approximately 20 construction fences and their bases from a construction site at Salvador-Allende-Platz in Jena. Police are investigating and seeking witnesses.
Frauenprießnitz/Saale-Holzland-Kreis, June 30, 2026 – On Monday afternoon, six escaped cattle on the road between Frauenprießnitz and the Thieschneck junction caused a dangerous traffic situation. A collision was narrowly avoided after the animals had presumably escaped due to a previous storm.
On Monday evening, a serious head-on collision occurred between two oncoming vehicles on the L1071. Both drivers sustained minor injuries, and the state road had to be temporarily closed.
A failed parking maneuver in Leipziger Straße triggered a chain reaction on Sunday morning, resulting in damage to a total of five vehicles. Significant property damage occurred in the Jena city area.
A kitchen appliance fire in Jena’s Damenviertel led to a rapid emergency response on Sunday evening. Two people were taken to the hospital as a precaution due to smoke inhalation.
A serious traffic accident occurred late Sunday evening on the Landstraße between Bucha and Nennsdorf, leaving a driver seriously injured. The vehicle collided with a tree at high speed, resulting in a total loss.
The Saale-Holzland Police Department reports several incidents over the weekend, including a serious right-of-way accident near Hermsdorf, a DUI crash in a barley field near Bibra, and the embezzlement of a wallet in Dorndorf-Steudnitz.
A highly intoxicated 65-year-old driver without a license lost control of his Renault on Saturday evening, overturning into a barley field near Jena. Despite the severity of the crash, the driver remained largely uninjured.
On early Saturday evening, a fire in a single-family home in Bürgel caused significant property damage. Thanks to attentive neighbors and the rapid intervention of the fire department, worse was prevented; fortunately, no one was injured.
Jena, June 27, 2026 – On Friday afternoon, unknown perpetrators sprayed large-scale graffiti on a wall on a private property in Hilgenfeldweg. The police are now looking for witnesses who can provide information about the perpetrators.