Earlier this evening, the UW-Madison Police Department, through a statement, was notified that its application to participate in the OutReach Pride Parade was withdrawn by the organization’s board of directors. Other local law enforcement agencies …
Department News
An Open Letter to Sexual Assault Survivors
As a woman, I am angered, disheartened, and dismayed that 1 in 5 of us is sexually assaulted during our college careers, and saddened by the reality that, for a variety of reasons, we will …
Training Transition: UWPD Reframing Use-of-Force Through Specialized De-escalation Training
The UW-Madison Police Department will soon be the only police department in Dane County – and one of just a handful of departments in the Midwest – to take on a new type of training …
UWPD Celebrates PRIDE Month
It’s June, which means its PRIDE month! In this article, you will hear about some things that are going on at UWPD as well as some upcoming events that are occurring in celebration of Pride …
UWPD Releases UW Lake Safety Administrative Review
Late Friday, June 1, 2018, the UW-Madison Police Department received word from the Dane County District Attorney’s Office that a charging decision had been made regarding the May 2017 fatal accident involving a UW Lake Safety …
UWPD Launches Campus Lake Rescue Program for Boating Season
As the weather changes to usher in boating and swimming season, there’s another change on the water just off the campus shoreline. UW Lake Safety – formerly under the direction of UW Environmental, Health, and …
Arrests Made in Weekend Substantial Battery Case
The UW-Madison Police Department has made arrests in connection to the substantial battery case outside Sellery Hall this past weekend. Early Friday, May 4, a UW student was injured following a fight outside Sellery Hall. …
PTO, STO, and CTO: Public Safety Training Through Problem Based Learning
When I started working as a police officer at the UW-Madison Police Department in the fall of 2012, I had never heard of problem-based learning. You can probably take a guess at what the concept …
2017 Awards Announced
On Wednesday, April 4, 54 members of the UW-Madison Police Department, the UW-Madison campus, and the general public were presented with awards for their extraordinary service to the campus community in 2017, with an emphasis on …
Policing with Pride
June 28, 1969 — Richard Nixon was just a few months into his first term as president, America began its withdrawal from the Vietnam War, a gallon of gasoline cost 32¢, and in just a …