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A deer was killed in a collision with a passenger car on the L1075 near Jena on Tuesday morning. The police recorded the accident and issued advice on how to handle wildlife crossings.
Jena, 12.05.2026. A pavilion on the grounds of a youth club in Hugo-Schrade-Straße has been damaged by graffiti. Police suspect a politically motivated act and are now searching for traces of the unknown perpetrators.
Over the weekend, a significant theft occurred at a construction site in Hanna-Jursch-Straße, Jena. Unknown perpetrators stole approximately 70 meters of high-voltage cable, causing substantial property damage.
On Monday afternoon, a previously unknown man threatened and racially insulted a group of ten-year-old children in Hugo-Schrade-Straße, Jena. The police are now searching for witnesses to the incident.
A serious traffic accident occurred at the Angerkreuzung at Lutherplatz in Jena on Sunday morning. A failed evasive maneuver led to a car flipping over and two people being injured, including a teenager who was seriously hurt.
Oßmaritz, 11.05.2026 – An illegally killed doe was discovered in the hunting grounds near Oßmaritz on Sunday afternoon. The Saale-Holzland-Kreis police have launched an investigation into suspected poaching and are now hoping for information from the public.
Stadtroda, May 08, 2026 – On Friday afternoon, a rear-end collision involving three passenger cars occurred on the Autobahn 4 in the direction of Frankfurt am Main. The incident in a construction zone near Stadtroda resulted in property damage and a brief partial closure of the roadway; fortunately, no persons were injured.
Jena, 08.05.2026 – Following a summer festival at a community school in Jena-Ost, police have launched investigations into property damage and the discovery of narcotics. Unknown perpetrators had rampaged in the educational facility’s sanitary facilities the previous evening.
A rear-end collision involving three vehicles caused a brief full closure of the Jagdbergtunnel on the Autobahn 4 on Thursday. No one was injured, and the tunnel was reopened after 30 minutes.
A traffic accident occurred on the A4 motorway towards Dresden on Thursday, resulting in three minor injuries. Two cars and one truck were involved in the incident near Magdala.