Overview
- The second annual display featured 112 illuminated pumpkins along Ernst-Thälmann-Straße on Halloween.
- Organizers had collected pumpkins through purchases and donations, distributing many to local schools and kindergartens for carving.
- After the festivities, most pumpkins were found smashed and decorative string lights were reported stolen.
- City center manager Simone Schöne led the cleanup and voiced disappointment over the damage.
- As of the latest report, there is no information on suspects, arrests, or an official police investigation.