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A 45-year-old man was arrested in Jena after attacking a passenger in a tram at Löbdergraben to steal his mobile phone while under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Jena, May 13, 2026. An alleged shoplifting incident escalated in a supermarket in Jena’s Goethestraße on Monday morning. A 42-year-old suspect slightly injured an employee and carried a knife-like object, but was apprehended by police shortly thereafter following a search.
Eineborn, 24.04.2026 – A 36-year-old medicine delivery driver became the victim of a robbery in Eineborn on Thursday morning. Two currently unknown perpetrators attacked the man during his work and stole, among other things, his vehicle keys.
A passenger traveling from Jena was attacked at the Busbahnhof in Apolda on Friday night. Two masked perpetrators stole the man’s T-shirt under threat of violence.
Jena, 05.04.2026 – On Saturday evening, a 14-year-old was mugged by a group of youths in the city center. Under the threat of violence, the unidentified main perpetrator forced the victim to surrender his conspicuous brand-name shoes.
A shoplifting incident in the Jenaer Innenstadt escalated into a robbery on Wednesday afternoon. An employee and a witness pursued the fleeing suspect, prompting a police search.
Jena, 29.03.2026 – On Saturday afternoon, an attempted mobile phone robbery escalated in Jena. A 19-year-old was able to fend off the theft of his smartphone but suffered serious injuries due to a brutal attack by the perpetrators.
Jena, 29.03.2026 – On Saturday, two major operations for police and emergency services occurred in the city area. In Wogau, a tree was completely destroyed by illegal fireworks, while in Wenigenjena, a 19-year-old was seriously injured during an attempted robbery.
On late Friday evening, two young football fans were victims of a robbery on the bicycle path at Stadtrodaer Straße. Three masked perpetrators forced the surrender of fan merchandise under threat of violence and subsequently fled unidentified.
On late Friday evening, two young football fans were robbed of their fan merchandise by three masked perpetrators at the Goldbergtunnel in Jena-Lobeda. The police have launched an investigation.