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Department News
Bike and E-Scooter Theft — Awareness and Prevention
Between August 27, 2026 and September 2, 2026, the UW-Madison Police Department received three reports of stolen electric bicycles and scooters. One was stolen outside Witte Hall, one outside Union South, and one outside Chadbourne …
September 3, 2026Safety Information & Resources
As the fall semester begins and campus comes back to life, we want to share a few important reminders and resources regarding safety—both on and off campus. Statistically, UW–Madison and the City of Madison are …
August 31, 2026UW–Madison Police Department Not Renewing Current Flock ALPR Contract
After careful and thoughtful consideration, the UW-Madison Police Department decided not to renew its annual contract with Flock Safety, which ended on June 26, 2026. Flock equipment is currently deactivated and is in the process …
July 3, 2026UWPD seeks information on the 1968 death of UW-Madison freshman Christine “Chris” Rothschild
On May 26th, 1968 – the Sunday of finals week – UW-Madison freshman student, Christine “Chris” Rothschild, was found murdered on campus next to Sterling Hall. This year marks the 58th anniversary of her death. For nearly six decades, …
May 28, 2026- Read more UWPD news
Incident Reports
Two Suspects Arrested Following Sexual Assault
August 29, 2026Lab 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, 2026- Browse all Incident Reports
Daily Blotter
Daily Blotter for September 4th 2026
- 2:39 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. Outside agency requested assistance executing a search warrant on patient, OWI kit returned to evidence at UWPD.
- 8:27 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 8:43 am, Theft/Larceny, Psychology Building. Contacted person regarding theft of bike stolen from rack outside of Psychology Bldg.
- 8:53 am, Follow-up, Memorial Library. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for theft of scooter.
- 10:53 am, Theft/Larceny, Bakke Recreation Center. Contact with person reporting theft of pickleball racket from pickleball court 2 at Bakke.
- 1:57 pm, Battery, N. Randall & Campus Drive. Contacted person after being struck in the left elbow while riding their bicycle by a frozen water bottle thrown at him from a passing vehicle that they just had an interaction with at the corner of N. Randall and University Ave. Investigation ongoing, report filed.
- 3:09 pm, Lost Property, MFCB. Contacted person who reported loss of UW-owned laptop to Med School and their attempts to locate and needed to file a police report with UWPD, Med School Cybersecurity and DoIT, report number provided to person.
- 6:43 pm, Other, Regent Street. Contacted/Cited persons for Municipal False ID after they collectively made purchases of alcohol at Regent Street Liquor and brought to campus (confiscated alcohol/destroyed ID’s), follow up with Regent Street Liquor regarding ID’s.
- 7:04 pm, Other, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited persons for possession of alcohol and False ID (Municipal) (confiscated/destroyed).
- 7:46 pm, Other, Kohl Center. Attempted to contact persons, when I identified myself as “police” and they ran away, was able to confiscate alcohol, investigation ongoing.
- 11:15 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st after they were seen with alcohol in their hand while walking in the hallway.
- 1:07 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person after they were found in the bathroom of Residence Hall, EMS denied, intoxicated not incapacitated, UAL citation to be issued at a later time.
- 1:15 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported to local hospital due to intoxication from alcohol, verbally warned for possession of marijuana, THC vape seized and destroyed.
- 1:19 am, Other, Location Redacted. Contact with person regarding their concerns regarding another person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 1:44 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Location Redacted. Contacted person after they wanted to report concerns regarding another person experiencing a mental health crisis.
- 2:04 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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