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Department News
Preparing for Tornado Season: What to Know!
By: Mclayne Vaughn Tornado Terminology For your own safety, it’s important to know the terms you might hear during tornado season. This could mean the difference between possible or immediate danger, and the more time …
April 18, 2025Lake Rescue 2025 Season Is Open
By: Lake Rescue Staff “Lake Rescue 2025 Season Is Open” As the winter recedes and temperatures continue to rise, we want people to be safe in their adventures on Lake Mendota. If you are considering …
April 18, 2025Spring Break Prep
Spring Break is just about here, and many have their minds set on their upcoming week off — whether that means going home, staying on or near campus, or traveling to a warm, exotic destination. …
March 17, 2025No Ice is Safe Ice
By: Community Officer Jeff Kirchman “No ice is safe ice.” That’s what a fishing mentor told me years ago, before my first ice fishing adventure. And that’s what I remind myself before I step onto …
March 14, 2025- Read more UWPD news
Incident Reports
UWPD Arrests Man for Arboretum Aggravated Assault
April 9, 2025Suspect with Knife Arrested
March 31, 2025UWPD Investigating String of E-Bike and E-Scooter Thefts
February 11, 2025- Browse all Incident Reports
Daily Blotter
Daily Blotter for April 30th 2025
- 1:41 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 1:47 pm, Theft/Larceny, Engineering Centers Building. Contacted person who reported a battery pack taken from the basement of Engineering Centers Building.
- 1:54 pm, Burglary, Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported the theft of theirs red UW-Madison Badgers basketball jersey from their dorm room.
- 2:06 pm, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union Terrace. Contacted person who reported items stolen from the Memorial Union Terrace.
- 2:11 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 20. Person pulled too far forward while entering Lot 20 and light bumped the articulated gate arm causing gate arm to push forward and is now hanging downward at an angle.
- 2:47 pm, Theft/Larceny, Witte Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported their bike stolen from outside Witte Residence Hall.
- 6:49 pm, Other, Memorial Library. Unauthorized Presence - Contacted person who was found inside the Memorial Library, cited for unauthorized presence and re-issued ban letter.
- 12:52 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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