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Department News
Love Shouldn’t Hurt: Recognizing Unhealthy Relationships
February is often associated with Valentine’s Day and celebrations of love. But not every expression of “love” is healthy. Sometimes behaviors that are framed as caring or protective can actually be controlling, manipulative, or abusive. …
February 13, 2026Winter Driving Safety Tips
By: Community Officer Jeff Kirchman In my regular role as the University Apartments community police officer, I often meet new residents experiencing their first Wisconsin winter. Many come from climates where they get little to …
December 11, 2025Lake Rescue & Safety Concludes 116th Season
The UWPD Lake Rescue & Safety Unit has wrapped up its 116th season of service on Lake Mendota. This year, our team provided aid to more than 400 people on the water and supported partner …
November 17, 2025Wait! Don’t Send the Pic!
This certainly wasn’t my favorite thing to write. Many of you will probably wonder why I wrote it at all. I can promise you I would not have taken the time if I didn’t really care about you all -- and if it wasn’t an extremely common issue. Let’s dive in.
November 17, 2025- Read more UWPD news
Incident Reports
Student 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, 2025UWPD Investigating String of E-Bike and E-Scooter Thefts
September 15, 2025- Browse all Incident Reports
Daily Blotter
Daily Blotter for March 10th 2026
- 7:50 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported patient to local hospital, no police assistance needed .
- 12:43 pm, Found Property, UWPD. Cell phone turned into dispatch, emailed owner to retrieve from UWPD.
- 1:00 pm, Graffiti, Ingraham Hall. Arrived at Ingraham Hall, but the room was being used at the time, will investigate amount/location of graffiti after class is released.
- 1:42 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contact with person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 5:01 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted persons after a force door alarm.
- 5:09 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. PT transported before UWPD arrival.
- 5:54 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted staff in the room, door is swelling due to outside temp change causing issues with door closing.
- 6:19 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Local hospital. Received TTY from outside agency to assist with blood draw for patient at local hospital emergency room.
- 6:27 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted person regarding alarm to be disregarded until further notice.
- 9:20 pm, Damage to Property, Lot 75. Contacted Transportation Services who reported witnessing on camera damage to a bollard at the entrance of lot 75. Driver is known and spoke with TS staff afterwards, TS to put in maintenance request.
- 12:00 am, Drug Violation, Limnology Dock. Contacted/Verbally Warned persons for smoking marijuana on the Limnology boat dock.
- 1:25 am, Operating While Intoxicated, UWPD. Traffic Stop – Stopped/Arrested/Released to responsible party driver for Operating While Suspended, Failure to Apply for WI License Within 60 Days, Operating While Impaired (1st), and Operating With Prohibited Alcohol Concentration (1st), vehicle left legally parked.
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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