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Department News
Electronic Device Theft
By: Community Officer Jeff Kirchman Electronic device theft is one of the most common crimes reported to UWPD, second only to bicycle theft. This includes laptops, cell phones, and backpacks containing these and other electronic …
November 16, 2024Lake Rescue Season Concludes
The UWPD Lake Rescue & Safety Unit has concluded its 115th season of service on Lake Mendota. The unit’s calls for service have resulted in over 250 people being helped on the lake this year. …
November 16, 2024Get Winter Ready: What You Need to Know
The coming of winter yields an uptick in a variety of risks. Depending on where you’re from, winter might not automatically come to mind when you’re thinking of risk or dangerous environments, but the data proves otherwise.
November 16, 2024UWPD Responds to Racist Text Messages
The UW-Madison Police Department is aware of reports that Black UW-Madison students have received racist text messages as part of a nationwide wave of messages that began on Thursday. The messages contain references to slavery …
November 8, 2024- Read more UWPD news
Incident Reports
UWPD Investigating Vandalism at Library Mall
September 4, 2024Madison Man Arrested on Drug, Weapons Charges
June 24, 2024Madison Man Arrested Following Knife Incident
May 11, 2024- Browse all Incident Reports
Daily Blotter
Daily Blotter for November 20th 2024
- 11:00 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported patient to local hospital, no police assistance needed.
- 11:23 am, Theft/Larceny, Gordon Commons. Review of cameras showed theft of scooter, advised person who reported theft to contact City of Madison Police Department to file theft report due to location of theft.
- 2:07 pm, Information, McBurney Resource Center. Received a mandatory report from the Office of Admission.
- 2:25 pm, Information, Bascom Hall. Contacted Office of Compliance regarding threat report, no immediate threat at this time.
- 3:08 pm, Other, University Apartments Community Center. Request For Assistance - Met with person who wanted to report the potential compromise of personal identification information.
- 3:22 pm, Damage to Property, Lot 57. Person reported damage to their vehicle.
- 6:10 pm, Resisting Arrest, Local Hospital. Arrested subject for disorderly conduct and resisting after they caused a substantial disturbance at local while attempting to pick up relative. Case ongoing at the time of briefing release.
- 7:10 pm, Found Property, Gordon Commons. Phone turned in by Gordon Commons staff and owner will pick up on Wednesday, phone placed into property. Other items turned in by staff disposed of due to inability to identify owners of property.
- 9:04 pm, Fraud, Residence Hall. Contacted person who was being scammed out of men’s basketball tickets.
- 12:13 am, Alarm, Location Redacted. Motion alarm, checked area, room is secure and nobody in the area.
- 1:19 am, Other, Location Redacted. Subject was located and was safe.
The blotter content above represents significant incidents/calls for service from the previous 24 hours, starting at 6 a.m. the prior day.
Equity Dashboard
After more than a year of community meetings, listening to concerns, and collecting feedback, the UW–Madison Police Department is embarking on a one-of-a-kind approach to sharing key data with a focus on racial equity.
The UWPD Equity Dashboard is the result of a collaboration with community members and stakeholders to develop a unique and powerful tool that promotes transparency and provides a set of success metrics that speak directly to the UWPD’s commitment to equity in policing.
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