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The Jena Criminal Police are turning to the public with a renewed appeal for witnesses following a violent robbery in Paradiespark last November, during which a garment with a suspected political message was stolen.
The Jena Criminal Investigation Department is appealing to the public for information following a robbery in Paradiespark. A group of youths targeted a man and forcibly stole his sweater, potentially due to a political motive regarding the garment’s logo.
Hermsdorf/Jena, February 23, 2026. A heavily intoxicated driver nearly struck a pedestrian in Hermsdorf in the neighboring Saale-Holzland-Kreis. Police stopped the man shortly after with a blood alcohol level of 1.27 per mille. Officers are now urgently searching for the endangered passerby and other witnesses to the incident.
A high-end electric vehicle was stolen from a private property in Jena Lobeda-Altstadt overnight. The Landespolizeiinspektion Jena has launched an investigation and is calling for witnesses who may have seen the grey Hyundai IONIQ5.
Following a serious accident on the L1060 near Magdala, police are looking for witnesses. A grey VW Touran reportedly drove over a roundabout and overturned after performing risky overtaking maneuvers in wintry conditions.
Police in Jena are seeking witnesses after a white Mercedes Sprinter endangered two pedestrians in the city center. Key witnesses include two mail carriers and a couple with a stroller.
Jena. A precarious situation in the heart of Jena’s city center is currently occupying investigators from the State Police Inspectorate. In early February, a near-collision occurred in the pedestrian zone between a delivery vehicle and two female pedestrians. To reconstruct the exact sequence of events, the police are now turning to the public with a specific appeal.
Following a dangerous incident involving a delivery van in the Jena pedestrian zone, the police are searching for specific witnesses, including two mail carriers and a couple with a stroller.