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Department News
If You Don’t Know What to Do, Know Who to Call
Everyone hopes to live their entire life without having to call 911. However, with over 600,000 calls to 911 daily in the United States, chances are you will need to do so at some point. …
October 18, 2024Ticket Scams: What to Watch for
Since the start of the Badger Football season, the UW-Madison Police Department has received an increase in reports of online ticket scams, particularly targeting students and student tickets. The scams are similar in nature: a …
October 15, 2024A Scam Involving Students: Learn the Signs
Recently, parents of a UW–Madison student contacted UWPD to describe what they suspected was an attempt to scam them. The couple reported that a person, claiming to be a UW–Madison security officer, had stopped their son’s vehicle, and found something illegal. The caller demanded they pay a “bond” to prevent the student from going to jail.
October 15, 2024UWPD Investigating String of Scooter & Bike Thefts
9/27/24 update: UWPD is releasing images of the two suspects responsible for a series of e-bike and e-scooter thefts in downtown Madison. If you know them or have any information, please call the UW-Madison Police …
September 26, 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 6th 2024
- 5:03 am, Follow-up, Local Hospital. Cited persons for bypassing security device and duplication of key card.
- 9:42 am, Graffiti, Law Building. Semi inspirational messages written on stall walls in red marker.
- 10:13 am, Damage to Property, Lot 46. Contacted person who was operating a vehicle when a piece of the concrete ramp fell from the ceiling, hitting their company van's windshield causing it to break.
- 12:36 pm, Other, Adams Hall. UW Code Violation - Verbally warned persons for bypassing security devices and campaigning in residence halls after they were observed on camera inside of Adams Hall after bypassing the security device to talk to students about voting, and all individuals were found to have a table set up in DeJope without a permit handing out campaign materials.
- 1:03 pm, Information, Lot 41. Transportation Services reported while issuing a citation to a vehicle they noticed a notebook with some disturbing images on open pages of the notebook. Investigation ongoing at this time.
- 1:17 pm, Theft/Larceny, Rennebohm Hall. Person reported 2 black HDMI cables stolen.
- 7:07 pm, Found Property, Animal Science. Apple Air Pod Pros located by UW-Security and placed into safekeeping.
- 12:24 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, University Ave. Assisted Shorewood Hills PD with a traffic stop when the driver exited and ran inside. Driver was uncooperative and resisted while being detained and then released to Shorewood Hills PD.
- 12:28 am, Information, Residence Hall. Contacted person via phone after they reported a person had been following them and screaming at them and they were frightened.
- 1:39 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. Person transported by MFR to local hospital for incapacitation due to alcohol after House Fellows requested a welfare check of the person.
- 3:16 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
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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