Daily Blotter Archive
The blotter content below represents significant incidents/calls for service from the previous 24 hours, starting at 6 a.m. the prior day. For example, incidents listed on January 2 occurred starting at 6 a.m. on January 1.
Daily Blotter for November 5th 2025
- 8:59 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health check.
- 11:44 am, Graffiti, Picnic Point Grounds. Purple graffiti 1'x3' on large rocks located in the grounds area of Picnic Point.
- 11:55 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person who needed medical assistance.
- 4:06 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 5:13 pm, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported stolen laundry from the second-floor bathroom.
- 12:19 am, Information, Lot 75. Called person who was reporting that another person had attempted to run them over intentionally with their car. Previous disagreements in the last couple of days, will review camera footage and reach out to the driver of the vehicle.
- 2:26 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital needing medical assistance.
Daily Blotter for November 3rd 2025
- 12:52 pm, Follow-up, W. Dayton Street. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for 943.41(5)(a) Fin. Trans Card Fraudulent use and 943.20 (1)(a) Theft of movable property.
- 3:27 pm, Found Property, UWPD. Left voicemail and text message for person after their items were found in a backyard and turned over to UWPD. Property placed into safekeeping until items can be returned to owner.
- 12:26 am, Criminal Damage, Local Hospital. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Criminal Damage, threats to others after they attempted to rip a tablet outside local emergency room from the wall causing damage to card reader, tablet, wall cover and tablet no longer functional.
- 1:59 am, Damage to Property, Russell Labs. Alerted Building Manager of slow water leak causing water damage in rooms between 7th and 5th floors.
Daily Blotter for November 1st 2025
- 12:33 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Cited persons for UAL and transported one to local hospital for incapacitation due to alcohol.
- 7:10 am, Alarm, Location Redacted. Panic alarm for room in building, no problems found.
- 10:08 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 11:01 am, Graffiti, Elvehjem/Chazen Museum. Located two areas of graffiti.
- 1:34 pm, Harassment, Location Redacted. Contact with person that they were advised by another person that they needed to report harassment by a persons relative. Person just wanted report on file for informational purposes only at this time.
- 9:21 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st while conducting a foot patrol of the residence hall.
- 10:31 pm, Check Person, N. Mills & Spring Streets. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 10:36 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person after observing them on the ground outside, transported person to local hospital for incapacitation from alcohol and placed into protective custody.
- 10:43 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 10:46 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 11:07 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Monroe Street & West Lawn Ave. Stopped/Cited/Arrested/Released to a Responsible Party driver of vehicle for disregarding traffic sign/operate left of center/red light violation, arrested/cited for absolute sobriety, UAL 1st, false ID 1st, and red light, verbally warned for many T305 violations, two false ID’s and large amounts of alcohol disposed/destroyed on scene. MPD gave ride to passenger, vehicle left parked legally in stop location.
- 11:12 pm, Check Person, Location Redacted. Contacted person conducting detox evaluation, no transport.
- 11:23 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 11:29 pm, Check Person, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 11:39 pm, Check Person, W. Washington Ave. Contacted person after they fell down stairs, were uninjured, denied medical treatment, intoxicated not incapacitated, released to responsible party and uber ride home.
- 11:55 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 12:06 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 12:28 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person after refusing to leave local hospital experiencing mental health crisis.
- 12:29 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 1:02 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person who was incapacitated not intoxicated from alcohol, released to responsible party.
- 1:25 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 1:50 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 2:06 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 2:39 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 2:41 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 2:54 am, Found Property, Residence Hall. Person found a wallet and turned it into UWPD, wallet contained multiple ID’s fake and real, fake ID’s destroyed/disposed of. Owner contacted to come to UWPD to pick up wallet.
- 2:58 am, Operating While Intoxicated, W. Gilman Street & University Ave. Incident ongoing at time of briefing release.
Daily Blotter for October 31st 2025
- 8:09 am, Damage to Property, Lot 26. Contacted person driving a UW owned vehicle when they struck unoccupied vehicle causing minor damage.
- 5:07 pm, Theft/Larceny, Computer Science. Contacted person after they reported their E-scooter phone holder attached to scooter stolen from bike racks on south side of Computer Science.
- 10:53 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st and was transported to local hospital by MFR for intoxication.
- 11:20 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 11:46 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited for UAL 1st and performed detox evaluation on person after being found intoxicated not incapacitated.
- 11:57 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Cited persons for UAL 1st. MFR transported one to a local hospital for incapacitation, other no transport and was intoxicated not incapacitated.
- 12:23 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person for UAL 1st, intoxicated not incapacitated, released to friends without incident.
- 12:33 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 12:58 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, N. Randall Ave & Spring Street. Contacted/Cited for UAL 1st (Muni) persons after observing the group carrying open containers of alcohol. All Verbally Warned for Possess Open Container on City Street, one Verbally Warned for Obstructing Officer (County) after initially providing a false date of birth.
- 2:31 am, Disorderly Conduct, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for domestic disorderly conduct with 72 hours no contact.
Daily Blotter for October 30th 2025
- 8:11 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Henry Mall. Therapy Dog Deployment – Assisted outside agency.
- 8:58 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person after they called for an ambulance needing medical treatment, MFR transported to local hospital.
- 10:12 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital, no police assistance needed.
- 10:29 am, Damage to Property, Lot 75. Contacted person after they reported someone had damaged their windshield on the fifth floor of the lot. Person was able to provide suspect vehicle information, investigation ongoing.
- 10:53 am, Information, Red Gym. Contacted person regarding flyers distributed regarding a protest at the top of State Street on bulletin boards and set throughout the hallways of the Red Gym.
- 4:04 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 4:24 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person needing medical assistance, MFR transported to local hospital.
- 10:03 pm, Disorderly Conduct, Residence Hall. Cited person for UW-Disorderly Conduct after verbal disagreement during meeting.
- 12:57 am, Resisting Arrest, University Station. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Resisting/obstructing, OWI controlled substance 1st, and misdemeanor bail jumping, verbally warned for no headlights/taillights.
Daily Blotter for October 29th 2025
- 4:49 am, Fire, Gordon Commons. Fire in B155 of Gordon Commons, drying machines caught fire. Building cleared of occupancy as MFD arrived on scene, MFD/sprinkler system put out fire.
- 8:14 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Assisted outside agency with a cell phone examination.
- 11:37 am, Graffiti, Nancy Nicholas Hall. Contacted person by phone as they reported stickers in around 7 bathrooms advertising fake ID sales.
- 11:47 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Assisted outside agency with a laptop and cell phone examination.
- 9:10 pm, Damage to Property, Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported a window in the north west stairwell was broken.
- 10:42 pm, Other, Lot 76. Request For Assistance - Contacted person regarding a vehicle “piggy backing" out of lot 76 on three separate occasions, failing to pay for parking, follow up with registered owner will occur.
- 11:18 pm, Drug Violation, Park & Dayton Streets. Traffic Stop - Stopped person for speeding 41/25, Verbally Warned for possession of THC and drug paraphernalia, properly disposed of at UWPD.
Daily Blotter for October 28th 2025
- 10:29 am, Threat Assessment, Location Redacted. Contacted person regarding threatening emails being received over the weekend.
- 11:37 am, Theft/Larceny, Law Building. Contacted person reporting they left a large blue bag filled with many boxed meals and eating utensils that were taken.
- 1:19 pm, Bail Jumping, Lot 46. Contacted/Cited person for Misd. Bail jumping for being in the UW Madison Campus Ban area after being found passed out in Lot 46 fifth floor elevator vestibule, MFR transported to local hospital for medical treatment, citations delivered at local hospital.
- 1:55 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Assisted outside agency with the examination of 3 cell phones, 3 SD cards, 1 computer, and 1 SIM card.
- 5:59 pm, Theft/Larceny, Nicholas Recreation Center. Contacted person who reported their locked electric scooter was stolen from the west side bike racks of the Nicholas Rec Center.
- 6:57 pm, Theft/Larceny, Mechanical Engineering. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for misdemeanor theft after a witness report seeing them steal a black HP Dell laptop from a room within the building.
- 8:35 pm, Found Property, UWPD. Person turned in a wallet that was located on University Ave, wallet placed into property for safekeeping.
- 8:41 pm, Theft/Larceny, Witte Hall. Contacted person who reported their bicycle stolen from Witte Hall.
- 10:50 pm, Other, Observatory & Babcock Drive. Stopped/Verbally Warned person for operating without required lamps during hours of darkness and ID card violation.
- 4:49 am, Fire, Gordon Commons. No information provided at time of briefing release.
Daily Blotter for October 27th 2025
- 3:28 pm, Battery, Local Hospital. Contacted local hospital staff after they were assaulted by patient. Contact made with patient who was then Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail for battery to medical worker.
- 7:54 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. UWPD received a mutual aid request from an outside agency to assist at a local hospital.
- 8:51 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Patient transported to local hospital for medical treatment.
Daily Blotter for October 26th 2025
- 11:14 am, Fraud, Residence Hall. Contacted person regarding another person using their credit cards without their consent, investigation ongoing.
- 12:00 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Responded to an injured person, MFR did not transport patient, no police assistance needed.
- 1:52 pm, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Contacted person regarding theft of items stolen from the Memorial Union.
- 5:15 pm, Other, Johnson Street & Marion Ct. Incomplete information provided at time of briefing release – need to verify prior to releasing.
- 10:16 pm, Warrant Served, Chadbourne Hall. Contacted persons after they matched the description of individuals checking on bicycles on the east side of Chandbourne Hall. One person was taken into custody after they had an active warrant for their arrest, transported to Dane County Jail without incident, the other was released without incident.
- 1:14 am, Operating While Intoxicated, University & Randall Ave. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Released to Responsible Party driver after noticing they were driving what appeared to be a freshly damaged vehicle. Cited for OWI 1 and PAC 1.
- 2:43 am, Warrant Served, Johnson Street & Marion Ct. Stopped/Contacted/Verbally Warned/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for operating after revocation and had an active warrant for failure to support.
Daily Blotter for October 25th 2025
- 6:31 am, Check Person, Lot 29. Contacted/Cited person for trespass - remain after notice after they were found sleeping in the stairwell, left without incident.
- 7:10 am, Check Person, Lot 83. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail person after being medically cleared for trespassing on university land, probation violation warrant.
- 3:19 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. Contacted person at local hospital for outside agency warrant to obtain legal blood draw.
- 7:58 pm, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Contacted person after they reported theft of their iPad from Lakeview Lounge. iPad tracked to local hospital and found with person there and iPad was recovered.
- 10:53 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Persons called for assistance with another person who was ill due to intoxicated from alcohol, UAL citation to be delivered at a later date.
- 11:24 pm, Damage to Property, Lot 83. Contacted person after they observed a person jump over the entrance gate arm of lot 83 and bending it.
- 11:26 pm, Damage to Property, Lot 46. Contacted person regarding hitting the Lot 46 exit gate to Frances St, citation issued.
- 11:43 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 12:39 am, Trespassing/After Hours, Local Hospital. Contacted person after they refused medical care and local hospital security needed assistance escorting person off property.