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Department News
National 911 Education Month
The month of April is National 911 Education Month. During this time, the second full week is recognized as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week—a time to recognize and thank the dispatchers who play a critical …
April 15, 2026Prescription Medication Disposal Events on Campus
By: UWPD Community Officer Jeff Kirchman It’s time to clean out the medicine cabinet. Each spring and fall, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency sponsors national prescription medication Take Back events. In April, there will be …
April 15, 2026Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week
April 13-17, 2026 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin. It’s still a great time to review your plans in the event severe weather strikes. According to the National Weather Service, Wisconsin averages 23 tornadoes per …
April 4, 2026UWPD Invites Public Comment for 2026 WILEAG Accreditation Assessment
The UW-Madison Police Department is undertaking a voluntary assessment to evaluate all aspects of our policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. The assessment will be performed on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, by assessors …
March 19, 2026- Read more UWPD news
Incident Reports
Lab Employee Arrested for Reckless Endangerment
April 11, 2026Student Arrested for Video Recording in Restroom
February 16, 2026Suspect Arrested Following Altercation Near East Campus Mall
February 10, 2026Four Charged for Numerous Campus Graffiti Incidents
January 22, 2026UPDATE – UWPD Investigating First-Degree Intentional Homicide
September 20, 2025- Browse all Incident Reports
Daily Blotter
Daily Blotter for April 14th 2026
- 8:39 am, Graffiti, Near West Fields. Located graffiti, spray painted in black on the red players bench and on the concrete sidewalk below the bench.
- 10:36 am, Criminal Damage, Van Hise Hall. Contacted person regarding stairwell latch bent and pry marks on the door.
- 10:49 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 12:24 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted person due to trouble with door latch causing the alarm to go off.
- 2:42 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Assisted person who we transported earlier to local hospital with ride home.
- 3:19 pm, Information, Vilas Hall. Contacted person who reported their Segway stolen, but may have located it on their Facebook marketplace.
- 3:42 pm, Damage to Property, Lot 29/21 N. Park Street. Located door that was damage, door leads from the East elevator lobby on the second floor to the parking ramp of lot 29.
- 5:31 pm, Theft/Larceny, Educational Sciences. Contacted person after they reported their e-scooter stolen from the bike racks.
- 12:19 am, Eluding, University Ave. & Charter Street. Attempted to stop two motorcycles after observing no license plates and the two driving at a high rate of speed. Activated lights and sirens. Motorcycles eluded me and ran multiple red lights. Did not pursue.
- 1:19 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, State Street. Assisted outside agency with arresting person for criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct after they smashed glass and damaged property inside NafNaf. Outside agency took PC and investigation. UWPD transported to Dane County Jail where person refused med clear, we transported to local hospital for detox where they were released on outside agency citations, we issued citations for municipal fake ID and UAL 1st, returned to Dane County Jail upon med clear.
- 12:26 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Location Redacted. Requested to assist outside agency with legal blood draw on patient transported from another hospital outside of county due to MVA.
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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