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In the run-up to the upcoming football derby, the Criminal Investigation Department in Jena has searched several apartments. The large-scale raid targeted 20 suspects from the FC Carl Zeiss Jena fan scene who are accused of a series of partly dangerous criminal offenses.
Jena, May 16, 2026. On Friday night, a 26-year-old man was brutally attacked and seriously injured by an unknown group of people in Jena’s Paradiespark. The police have launched an investigation and are searching for the group of perpetrators who fled the scene.
A suspicious metallic object found at Tissaer Weg in Stadtroda triggered a police operation on Thursday. The object, which resembled a historical warhead, was later identified as a harmless agricultural component.
For the upcoming Thuringia Derby between FC Carl Zeiss Jena and Rot-Weiß Erfurt on Saturday, May 16, 2026, the Federal Police expect significant restrictions in regional rail traffic and increased security measures.
On Saturday, Jena will host the prestigious Thüringen-Derby against rivals Rot-Weiß Erfurt. The match is expected to draw thousands of fans and will be broadcast live on TV and via stream.
Jena, 13.05.2026 – In a bakery branch in the Jena city center, the theft of a single bread roll escalated on Tuesday evening. A 17-year-old resisted detention and violently attacked both staff and the responding police officers.
Due to the high-risk football match between FC Carl Zeiss Jena and Rot-Weiß Erfurt, the Südbad and the „Strandschleicher“ beach bar will remain closed this Saturday. Extensive security measures and road closures in the Oberaue area are the primary reasons.
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.
Jena, May 11, 2026. Two children, aged five and six, caused a stir in Jena on Sunday evening. They were unable to return to their apartment and sought help from passersby, leading to a police intervention.
The city of Jena has filed a criminal complaint against the youth organization Linksjugend Thüringen following explicit threats of property damage against a planned Bundeswehr recruitment center. The public prosecutor’s office is now investigating potential disturbances of the public peace.