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 September 10th 2025
- 7:39 am, Check Person, Local Hospital. Contacted person at local hospital after being discharged and transported to local business to meet relative.
- 11:24 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person needing medical assistance, MFR transported to local hospital.
- 12:31 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person requesting medical assistance and ride to local hospital by UWPD for medical treatment after being struck by a bicyclist on Babcock drive and Linden Drive.
- 1:31 pm, Graffiti, Humanities Building. Located multiple sites of a red graffiti symbol written on various locations around the seventh floor in the Humanities Building.
- 3:05 pm, Lost Property, UWPD. Contacted person regarding lost passport on bus from Chicago to Madison.
- 8:09 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
Daily Blotter for September 9th 2025
- 9:06 am, Damage to Property, Lot 75. Contacted person regarding Lot 75 parking gate being hit by vehicle resulting in damage to gate arm and gate post.
- 10:26 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Law Building. Detained suspect on behalf of outside agency who had probable cause to arrest suspect from a previous incident.
- 11:22 am, Fraud, UWPD. Contacted person by telephone reporting another person copied their signature on two UW-Madison HR documents causing fraud.
- 11:46 am, Warrant Served, Union South. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Misdemeanor Theft, Felony Bail Jumping, DOC Warrant, and Failure to Appear Warrant.
- 12:07 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person after a report of a person who needed medical assistance.
- 12:58 pm, Graffiti, Far West Playing Fields. Contacted person regarding lines painted on the far West fields without permission and without reserving the field.
- 2:56 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 5:17 pm, Other, East Campus Mall. Contacted/Verbally Warned person for Possession of Alcohol on UW Lands and Depositing Human Waste and transported to Salvation Army on E. Washington Ave.
- 7:17 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Local Hospital. Contacted/Cited person after staff located them smoking inside of hospital emergency room.
- 8:14 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. Assisted outside agency in taking possession of sensitive crime kit at local hospital.
- 11:22 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 11:29 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Local Hospital. Contacted person for UAL 1st, MFR transported to local hospital for alcohol incapacitation.
- 11:53 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Local Hospital. Contact with person and cited for Madison Municipal UAL 1st, MFR transported to Detox due to alcohol incapacitation.
- 12:02 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person and released to a responsible party found to be intoxicated but not incapacitated.
- 12:37 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Local Hospital. Contacted person for a detox evaluation and MFR transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.
- 12:44 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Local Hospital. Contacted person for UAL 1st and MFR transported to local hospital.
- 2:39 am, Drug Violation, Park & Regent Streets. Traffic Stop - Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Possession of cocaine, OWI 3rd, Misd Bail Jumping x 2, OAR, Failure to install IID, Exceeding Speed Zones 39/25 and possess open intoxicants in a Motor Vehicle.
Daily Blotter for September 8th 2025
- 8:39 pm, Check Person, Hamel Music Center. Entry updated from 9/7/2025 - Contacted a person outside of Hamel Music Center after it was reported they were intoxicated.
- 5:10 am, Warrant Served, Local Hospital. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect from local hospital after being medically cleared for P&P arrest warrant.
- 1:07 pm, Other, Jenifer Street. K9 Deployment - Assisted DCSO EOD K9 sweep and MPD with Ironman.
- 12:19 am, Drug Violation, Park & Regent Streets. Traffic Stop - Cited driver during traffic stop for possession of THC, verbally warned for speed 39/25.
Daily Blotter for September 7th 2025
- 7:00 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 3:09 pm, Theft/Larceny, Dejope Residence Hall. Contacted person who advised they sent money for tickets but never received tickets and noticed group was a scam.
- 6:31 pm, Theft/Larceny, Ogg Hall. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Criminal Damage to Property < $2500 and Theft - Movable Property < $2500 and a Civil Warrant after they had reported their scooter had been stolen.
- 7:26 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Placed person into protective custody experiencing mental health crisis.
- 11:08 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Cited person after they were found on the floor of the 2nd floor bathroom unresponsive, MFR transported to local hospital.
- 11:45 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported to local hospital for incapacitation due to alcohol. Both will be cited for UAL 1st (Muni) at a later date.
- 12:07 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person UAL 1st after they were found on the first floor intoxicated, released to responsible party.
- 1:12 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, W. Gorham Street. Arrested per MPD case suspect after they obstructed police during an on-going large scale physical altercation. Suspect released after being issued a City of Madison Municipal citation for obstruction.
- 1:43 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Person transported to local hospital for incapacitation due to alcohol after being found on the bathroom floor.
Daily Blotter for September 6th 2025
- 7:21 am, Found Property, Camp Randall Stadium. Found dark backpack near Camp Randall gate 8 stairs, placed into safekeeping.
- 4:25 pm, Emergency Detention, Location Redacted. Contact with person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 5:28 pm, Check Person, German House. Report number pulled in error.
- 7:33 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 7:44 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 7:59 pm, Theft/Larceny, Bakke Recreation Center. Report number pulled in error.
- 10:26 pm, Found Property, Lot 46. Transportation Services dropped off a iPhone that was located in Lot 46.
- 12:42 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, University Ave & N. Brooks Street. Contacted person and cited for MMC UAL 1st and MMC false ID.
- 12:50 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Babcock Drive. Contacted person for UAL 1st.
- 1:01 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Placed into Protective Custody/Transported to Detox person for incapacitation due to alcohol.
- 1:02 am, Motor Vehicle Accident, N. Mills & Spring Streets. First on scene to crash, detained driver who attempted to flee, turned over to MPD.
- 1:30 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contact with person, MFR transported to local hospital.
- 2:07 am, Other, University Ave & Lorch Street. Traffic Stop - Cited/released to responsible party driver for depositing human waste while on the traffic stop, verbally warned for possession of marijuana and OWL.
- 4:09 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. Incident ongoing at time of briefing release.
Daily Blotter for September 5th 2025
- 6:55 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, University Ave & N. Lake Street. Contacted person after getting a report of a subject sleeping at the bus stop adjacent to the Chazen, temporarily detained, released without incident.
- 9:41 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experience mental health crisis, Therapy K9 Hoagie deployed to assist.
- 9:50 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Assisted outside agency with three cell phones.
- 1:43 pm, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contact with Residence Hall staff they mentioned signs and hall decorations being stolen from the third floor.
- 2:46 pm, Graffiti, Walnut Street & Campus Drive. Located multiple sites of illegible graffiti writing on the southern retaining wall along the bike path between Walnut St. and the Vet Med building.
- 2:54 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 5:53 pm, Trespassing/After Hours, East Campus Mall. Contacted/Cited person for trespass to land - remain after notice.
- 7:29 pm, Theft/Larceny, Nicholas Recreation Center. Contacted person by phone after their bike was stolen from the Nic Rec Center's north entrance bike racks.
- 9:30 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Checked room and door, no emergencies or unauthorized entry.
Daily Blotter for September 4th 2025
- 9:53 am, Damage to Property, Lot 6. Called and spoke with person for report of vehicle striking "Lot Full" sign outside of Lot 6.
- 10:05 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Lot 63. Stolen vehicle from outside agency case was located in Lot 63.
- 10:57 am, Criminal Damage, Chamberlin House. Contacted Housing Building Services regarding a couch and television (LG TV) being damaged in the basement of the Chamberlin House.
- 2:37 pm, Theft/Larceny, Lot 21. Attempted to locate, no suspects found.
- 4:18 pm, Information, Location Redacted. Emailed person who emailed the police email box regarding threatening email they had received, threat assessment also notified, however no credible threats in the email, only harassing and offensive words used.
- 5:22 pm, Fraud, Residence Hall. Contacted person after they reported a theft by fraud on a group chat through Groupme, never received tickets after sending funds through Venmo.
- 7:15 pm, Other, University Ave. Assist Motorist - Contact with person who was passing illegally a parked vehicle and side swiped their vehicle when they were pulling out from the side of the road.
Daily Blotter for September 3rd 2025
- 6:04 am, Trespassing/After Hours, N Park Street. Cited person for smoking-non-residence hall, verbally warned for possession of THC and trespass.
- 9:18 am, Information, Location Redacted. Contacted by telephone person who reported a sensitive crime.
- 9:31 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Transported persons after one required a ride to local hospital for an injury from the night prior.
- 9:52 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing medical emergency, transported by MFR to local hospital.
- 11:04 am, Graffiti, Integrative Biology Research. Found black spray paint graffiti on steam riser 20.1/11 between Zoology and RR tracks.
- 11:52 am, Warrant Served, Local Hospital. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail patient with a P&P outstanding warrant, patient needed additional medical clearance prior to booking, transported back to local hospital then jail without incident.
- 1:30 pm, Theft/Larceny, Union South. Contacted by telephone person who reported their bicycle was stolen.
- 4:47 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Location Redacted. Missing person found prior to drone deployment.
- 5:43 pm, Warrant Served, Local Hospital. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for a confirmed warrant out of Juneau County, medically cleared and transported from local hospital to DCJ without incident.
- 6:51 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Local Hospital. Contact with person who hit MFD’s M7 passenger side mirror with their driver side mirror while on scene of another incident.
- 8:58 pm, Graffiti, Lot 46. Located graffiti on stairwell (center south) piping on the bottom floor of Lot 46.
- 10:41 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Assisted outside agency with person experiencing mental health crisis.
Daily Blotter for September 2nd 2025
- 11:29 am, Information, Sorority House/Langdon Street. Contacted person regarding unknown person driving around yelling at people.
- 5:39 pm, Theft/Larceny, Dejope Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported their wallet and its contents stolen from unoccupied front desk of DeJope Residence Hall.
- 5:52 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Lake Mendota. Dane County called that a person jumped off a motorboat .28 miles SE governor's island and never resurfaced, investigation ongoing at time of briefing release.
- 11:14 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, N. Henry Street. Assisted outside agency with possible shots fired in the 600 area of N Henry St.
- 11:29 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person with medical injury, MFR transported to local hospital, no police assistance needed.
- 11:46 pm, Check Person, Memorial Union. Cited person for resisting/obstructing an officer after they were observed swimming off the hoofer's private pier. Verbally Warned for failure to obey signage.
- 1:31 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person on fourth floor hallway of Residence Hall after they were found by housefellows sleeping in the toilet bowl of the bathroom.
Daily Blotter for September 1st 2025
- 9:10 am, Found Property, Arbor Drive/Arboretum. Contacted person regarding a bike and trailer they found in the Arboretum. Bike/Trailer entered into NCIC as stolen and placed into property for safekeeping.
- 5:30 pm, Trespassing/After Hours, Upham Woods. Cited driver for Failure to Obey Signage after they failed to heed verbal warnings to leave the dry sand area of West Beach at Upham Woods. Citation to be delivered by email at a later time.
- 9:22 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, N. Lake & W. Dayton Streets. Cited persons for UAL 1st (muni) after they were seen pushing a shopping cart with each other inside, holding open intoxicants.
- 11:57 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Gordon Commons. Contacted person who was operating a vehicle and struck a light post while backing up.
- 1:13 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, East Campus Mall/E. Johnson Street. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Released to Responsible Party driver for OWI 1st, PAC 1st, and failure to obey traffic sign (wrong way). Verbally warned for possess intoxicants inside motor vehicle, UAL 1st, and possess fake ID.