Jeep theft and vandalism in Jena
Jena. September 11, 2026. Unknown perpetrators stole an SUV from a car dealership in Jena, causing property damage. Additionally, police are investigating an act of vandalism involving a fountain.
Vandalism
Stadtroda: Vandal apprehended quickly at train station
Stadtroda, July 9, 2026 – Thanks to attentive witnesses, police were able to apprehend a 27-year-old vandal at the Stadtroda train station late Wednesday evening after he caused significant damage on the premises.
Jena-Lobeda: Police apprehend juvenile vandals
Jena-Lobeda, July 6, 2026 – Following an act of vandalism at a former sports bar on Erlanger Allee, police successfully apprehended three juvenile suspects shortly after the incident on Monday night, thanks to reports from observant witnesses.
Jena: Graffiti vandal arrested while sleeping in car
Jena, July 6, 2026 – Thanks to an observant witness, police were able to apprehend a suspect in Spitzweidenweg early Monday morning on suspicion of spraying several politically motivated graffiti. The man was found asleep in his car.
Staircase in Lobeda-West deliberately damaged: Police seek witnesses
Jena, June 30, 2026 – Unknown vandals have caused significant property damage to a staircase in Jena-Lobeda. The police are investigating the case of criminal damage and are asking the public for assistance in solving the incident.
Vandals devastate school construction site in Jena-Lobeda
Unknown perpetrators caused significant property damage at a school construction site in Erlanger Allee in Jena-Lobeda. The perpetrators forcibly entered the site and willfully destroyed construction site property, including throwing a concrete mixer through a window.
Devastated Concentration Camp Memorial in Jena: Left Party Condemns “Cowardly Attack”
Following the solemn commemorative events for Liberation Day, the memorial at the former concentration camp subcamp in Löbstedter Straße was devastated by unknown perpetrators. The city branch of the party Die Linke strongly condemns the destruction of the laid memorial wreaths and calls for a rethink of the city’s culture of remembrance.
Property Damage in Friedensstraße: Graffiti Applied to Mammography Trailer
Jena, May 13, 2026. Unknown individuals have defaced a mammography trailer parked in Friedensstraße with graffiti. The responsible police are now looking for witnesses to the incident.
Right-wing graffiti discovered at youth club in Lobeda
On May 12, 2026, in Jena, unknown perpetrators left a politically motivated slogan at a youth club in Hugo-Schrade-Straße. The criminal police have launched an investigation and are looking for witnesses.
Vandalism after summer festival at Jenzigweg: Restroom trashed and drugs found
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.