The UW-Madison Police Department is proud to announce a special and unique partnership with Lights On! to help motorists avoid mechanical violation citations, while also receiving a voucher for a free repair. The program also …
Department News
Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week
April 8-12, 2024 was Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin. It’s still a great time to review your plans in the event severe weather strikes. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Wisconsin averages …
UWPD Launches one-button alert, reserved for only rare situations
The one-button alert would be used only in extreme situations when seconds make a difference in order to save lives. The UW-Madison Police Department has launched a new tool in an effort to speed up …
Real Life CSI
By: Sgt. Jake Lepper I would venture to guess the vast majority of us have watched some version of CSI at some point in our lives. It’s easy to see why it’s such an enthralling …
Preventing Internet and Phone Scams
Scams can on take many forms — and they are on the rise. The Federal Trade Commission reported consumers lost a record $10 billion in 2023 from scams. That’s almost $2 billion more than the …
Physical Altercation at Protest, Citation Issued
On Tuesday, February 13, 2024, UWPD officers were providing security for a career fair at the Mechanical Engineering building, during which a group protested the presence of several invited companies. For most of the event, …
Brent Plisch Named Interim UWPD Chief
View the university’s release here » Brent Plisch has been named interim chief of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Police Department, Vice Chancellor Robert Cramer announced Monday. Plisch succeeds Kristen Roman, who has resigned from her …
The Best Crime Prevention Tool? Sit…Stay…and Find Out
By: Officer Jeff Kirchman I recently attended a presentation by crime prevention expert John DiPietro of the Ohio Crime Prevention Association (OCPA). According to DePietro, effective crime prevention can be boiled down to five simple …
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 …
Wait! Don’t Send the Pic!
By: Sgt. Jake Lepper 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 …