By: Officer Jeff Kirchman One of my favorite places to patrol on campus is the Lakeshore Nature Preserve. For the unaware, the preserve is made up of approximately 300 acres of woods, prairies, marshland, and …
Department News
Winter Readiness
On average, 60 people are killed and 6,000 are injured in Wisconsin each winter in accidents when roads are covered in ice, snow, and slush. It’s important for all of us to prepare for the …
Recent Incidents and Downtown Safety
Chief Roman shared the following message to UW–Madison students via email on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Dear UW–Madison Community, I want to take a moment to reach out following an unusual series of criminal incidents …
Be Bright on Your Bike
By: Community Officer Erik Pearce The UW-Madison Police Department wants you to “Be Bright” on your bike at night. Did you know: all cyclists must have a white front light visible from at least …
To Call or Not to Call — That is the Question
By: Officer Jeff Kirchman Years ago, someone tried to break into my home. Luckily, I was there and scared the burglar away before they entered. With the situation resolved, I decided it wasn’t worth ‘bothering’ …
Where Am I?
By: Officer Jeff Kirchman Whether we use a street address, business name, or some other identifiable locator, it’s not hard describing our location — most of us know where we are. And that’s critically important …
Narcan/Naloxone — What is it and How Does it Work?
By: Community Officer Barrett Erwin In 2019, almost 50,000 people in the US died as a result of opioid overdose; this number includes events involving prescription pain medications, heroin, and synthetic opioids like fentanyl. The …
Preventing Bike Thefts
Bicycle thefts are an unfortunate and ongoing issue on the UW campus and in downtown Madison. Each year, we take numerous bicycle theft calls. Bicycles are stolen for of a number of reasons – for …
2022 Ironman Impacting Campus, Downtown Roads on Sunday
The City of Madison is once again hosting the Ironman Wisconsin competition — the triathlon takes place on Sunday, September 11, 2022 starting with the swimming portion of the competition at 6:45 a.m. in Lake …
UWPD Mourns Death of Retired K9 Casey
On Sunday, July 24, 2022, we said a final goodbye to retired K9 officer Casey — the “#1 Dog in the State”. Capt. Caradine and K9 Casey, a Dutch Shepherd, were partnered together in 2007. …