Jena Lokal - Local News, Events & Culture
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Following an anonymous tip, police in Eisenberg searched the apartment of a 47-year-old man on Thursday afternoon and seized nine live cannabis plants. The tenant is now being investigated on suspicion of violating the Consumer Cannabis Act (KCanG).
A serious and highly unusual traffic accident occurred in Bad Klosterlausnitz on Thursday afternoon. An 84-year-old driver collided head-on with a Peugeot, reversed, and then rammed the vehicle a second time.
On Thursday afternoon, a spitting attack on a bus driver occurred in a scheduled bus in the center of Jena. Thanks to the decisive and courageous intervention of passengers and a fellow bus driver, worse was prevented.
On Wednesday morning, unknown perpetrators stole a high-quality e-mountain bike worth approximately 9,500 euros in the north of Jena. The thieves acted with extreme ruthlessness, leaving the locked front wheel behind at the scene.
Hartmannsdorf/Jena, May 28, 2026. A 90-year-old senior citizen surprised an uninvited guest in her apartment on Wednesday morning, who was brazenly preparing coffee in her kitchen. The unknown perpetrator subsequently escaped with approximately 200 euros in cash from the woman’s wallet.
In Jena, unknown perpetrators stole a high-quality e-bike worth approximately 9,500 Euros. By exploiting how the bike was locked, they detached the frame and took it, leaving only the secured front wheel at the scene.
Kahla, May 28, 2026 – Unknown perpetrators have defaced the Freibad in Kahla with extensive unconstitutional symbols and slogans. Police are investigating property damage and the use of symbols of unconstitutional organizations.
A 23-year-old motorcyclist sustained serious injuries following a head-on collision on the Kreisstraße 523 between Bundesstraße 175 and Zschorta on Wednesday afternoon. He was transported to the Universitätsklinikum Jena for intensive care.
A cyclist was injured in a rear-end collision at Weimar’s Rathenauplatz on Tuesday afternoon. A following driver overlooked the cyclist’s braking maneuver in heavy rush-hour traffic and collided with her.
Jena, May 27, 2026 – A red ATLAS wheel loader, approximately 30 years old, has been stolen from a construction site in Jena. The criminal investigation department has launched an inquiry and is examining a possible connection to other construction site thefts in the city area.