By: Officer Jeff Kirchman The weather will soon be warming up (hopefully), and a lot of us are starting to pull our bicycles out of storage, airing up the tires, and preparing for another season …
Department News
Avast, Ye Porch Pirates!
By: Officer Jeff Kirchman Package theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the United States. So-called ‘porch pirates’ troll neighborhoods looking for easily grabbed boxes and other deliveries, hoping their ‘booty’ contains expensive electronics …
Pet Patrol: Off-Leash is Off-Limits
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 …
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?
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 CDC estimates the annual economic …
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 …