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 24th 2026
- 8:52 pm, Bail Jumping, Extension Building. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for bail jumping when they were found violating campus ban conditions.
- 8:56 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported patient to local hospital, no police assistance needed.
- 9:12 pm, Graffiti, Lot 6. Northwest stairwell located graffiti.
- 11:46 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited for UAL 1st, transported back to room at different residence hall.
- 12:33 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported patient to local hospital, no police assistance needed.
Daily Blotter for September 22nd 2026
- 5:18 am, Other, Location Redacted. Assisted with person experiencing both a medical and mental health crisis.
- 7:48 am, Damage to Property, Lot 46. Located a reported fire extinguishers had been discharged in SE stairwell. Located 3 discharged fire extinguishers (2 from 2nd floor, 1 from 3rd floor) causing the whole stairwell to be covered in fire retardant. Transportation Services advised due to the chemical from the extinguishers ServPro has to perform the cleanup.
- 10:22 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported patient to local hospital experiencing medical emergency.
- 11:58 am, Information, UWPD. Online information received from University Strategic Communications via Facebook messages over the weekend.
- 12:17 pm, Theft/Larceny, Near West Fields. Contact with person who wasn’t sure if they left their airpods at the playing fields or on the 80 Metro Bus.
- 6:17 pm, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted person reporting their bike missing from bike racks/west side-Lake St.
- 7:06 pm, Fraud, Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported being scammed out of a large sum of money from their bank account. Needed police report for fraud purposes for international bank and reporting purposes.
- 2:52 am, Battery, Location Redacted. Contact with staff member regarding battery, PC report completed, (F) battery, additional information person experiencing potential mental health crisis.
Daily Blotter for September 21st 2026
- 12:22 pm, Theft/Larceny, Camp Randall Stadium. Contacted person who reported losing their wallet while working at Camp Randall and one of their credit cards had been used.
- 5:15 pm, Theft/Larceny, East Campus Mall. Contacted person who had their e-scooter stolen outside of Walgreen’s on East Campus Mall.
- 5:15 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 75. Contacted person after their vehicle was struck while in lot 75.
- 10:21 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Levy Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
Daily Blotter for September 20th 2026
- 9:55 am, Damage to Property, Lot 15. Contacted persons after they drove their vehicle over a drop off inside Lot 15 while parking for Badger game.
- 11:11 am, Fraud, Residence Hall. Contact with person after they reported being scammed out of money for season football tickets. Investigation ongoing, payment through Venmo.
- 12:43 pm, Theft/Larceny, Nicholas Recreation Center. Contacted person who reported the theft of their e-scooter from the bike racks on the western side of the Nic Rec Center.
- 1:00 pm, Other, Educational Sciences. Building was already locked upon arrival.
- 2:18 pm, Other, Monroe Street. Contacted person regarding possible detox, intoxicated, not incapacitated, gave ride to residence.
- 7:34 pm, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Library. Contacted persons outside Memorial library after receiving a call that someone was stealing a bike, investigation found the person was picking the bike up for another person and had to cut the lock as they did not know the bike lock combination.
- 10:51 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contact with person who was intoxicated not incapacitated, cited for UAL 1st.
- 10:55 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported patient to local hospital due to intoxication from alcohol, UAL citation to be delivered at a later date.
- 1:06 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contact with person who was intoxicated not incapacitated, cited for UAL 1st.
- 1:37 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person after they hit their head, denied medical evaluation, cited for UAL 1st.
- 1:59 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. Local hospital to red for local agency request, back to green once notification made.
- 2:08 am, Fraud, Residence Hall. Contacted person who was scammed out of a large sum of money, trying to work with financial institute to get funds returned.
- 2:15 am, Found Property, Humanities Building. A red jacket and instrument was found on the South side of Humanities and turned into UWPD. Placed into evidence for safe keeping.
- 2:22 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Location Redacted. MFR transported patient to local hospital due to intoxication from alcohol, UAL citation to be delivered at a later date.
Daily Blotter for September 19th 2026
- 7:26 am, Damage to Property, Levy Hall. Contacted persons regarding damage to second floor window on middle of the north side of building.
- 11:10 am, Theft/Larceny, Lowell Center. Called person who reported their bike stolen from bike racks on south side of building.
- 11:18 am, Theft/Larceny, Morgridge Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UW Code Theft after they were observed removing and walking away with an e-scooter from the north side bike racks, scooter returned to owner.
- 12:31 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Assisted outside agency with two cell phone examinations.
- 12:32 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Assisted outside agency with one cell phone examination.
- 1:32 pm, Fraud, Residence Hall. Called person who reported paying for football tickets they attempted to purchase through the UW Campus GroupMe app and never received tickets.
- 1:47 pm, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Contacted person whose backpack with personal items inside was stolen.
- 3:58 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Observatory Drive. Contacted person after they were hit by a motor vehicle that was entering Lot 9 who did not see them in the crosswalk. MFR transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 4:14 pm, Burglary, Vilas Hall. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for theft, carrying a concealed weapon (knife,) and possessing other weapons (oc spray,) and a parole violation.
- 8:39 pm, Fraud, Residence Hall. Contacted person after they reported they were scammed out of funds when trying to purchase football season tickets.
- 12:20 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Transported to Residence Hall persons after they were found in another residence hall intoxicated not incapacitated. Both issued citations for UAL 1st at a later date.
- 12:35 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 3:27 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
Daily Blotter for September 18th 2026
- 9:24 am, Check Person, Local Hospital. Contacted person regarding discharge from local hospital and potential mental health crisis.
- 9:54 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contact with person experiencing mental health crisis and verbally warned for misuse of 911.
- 10:41 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contact with person experiencing mental health crisis, facility ban being pursued.
- 11:55 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR on scene transporting patient to local patient, no police assistance needed.
- 12:22 pm, Follow-up, Location Redacted. Report taken from person contacted earlier in the day regarding mental health crisis concerns for other person.
- 2:11 pm, Other, Location Redacted. Contacted person at local hospital regarding potential civil matter, investigation ongoing.
- 7:49 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Motion/intrusion alarms in location, staff advised regarding future alarms.
- 6:16 pm, Check Person, Memorial Union. Contacted person to discuss issues with another person in the facility. Contact with a different person after they were shoved by another person who was the victim of a battery outside of the Memorial Union, known suspect, investigation ongoing.
- 9:59 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person, intoxicated but not incapacitated, released to themselves.
- 10:58 pm, Other, Extension Building. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for battery and case events from earlier in the day.
Daily Blotter for September 17th 2026
- 7:35 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR contacted patient regarding medical concerns.
- 10:09 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 10:18 am, Fraud, N Park Street. Contact with person reporting possible wire transfer fraud, email chains and timeline attached to report.
- 10:19 am, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Person reported their trade show bag and supplies stolen.
- 10:21 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contact with person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 12:23 pm, Theft/Larceny, Lot 7. Person reporting their parking permit stolen and needs police report to be filed for Transportation Services to flag in their system.
- 1:26 pm, Damage to Property, Lot 46. Contacted Transportation Services regarding someone bypassing gate controls to access Lot 46 causing damage to the exit gate when they left, investigation ongoing.
- 8:39 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 10:13 pm, Check Person, Biotechnology Center. Contacted/Cited person for closing hours and possession of drug paraphernalia after being seen inside the Bio Technology Center after the posted closing hours.
- 10:36 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person for alcohol incapacitation due to needing medical assistance. MFR transported to local hospital, to be cited for UAL 1st.
- 11:22 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person for alcohol incapacitation due to needing medical assistance. MFR transported to local hospital, to be cited for UAL 1st.
- 11:46 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person for alcohol incapacitation due to needing medical assistance. MFR transported to local hospital, to be cited for UAL 1st.
- 11:52 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st, intoxicated, not incapacitated.
- 11:56 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st, intoxicated, not incapacitated.
- 11:59 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person for alcohol incapacitation due to needing medical assistance. MFR transported to local hospital, to be cited for UAL 1st.
- 12:28 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person for alcohol incapacitation due to needing medical assistance. MFR transported to local hospital, to be cited for UAL 1st.
- 12:42 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st, intoxicated, not incapacitated.
- 2:47 am, Found Property, Memorial Union. Found Honduras passport for person at Memorial Union, placed into property safekeeping.
Daily Blotter for September 16th 2026
- 10:58 am, Theft/Larceny, Teacher Education. Called person after they reported their bike and lock stolen from bike racks at Teacher Education and Educational Sciences.
- 11:03 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 1:17 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 3:37 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 20. Vehicle caused damage to the exit gate arm and RO failed to report it and drove away. Follow up with RO to be conducted for damaging property.
- 1:09 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Spring & Brooks Streets. Traffic stop – Stopped/Cited driver for operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, UAL 1st and verbally warned for speeding.
- 1:34 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
Daily Blotter for September 15th 2026
- 3:29 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 5:33 pm, Theft/Larceny, Vilas Hall. Contacted person to report their e-scooter was stolen from the bike rack in front of the University Theater. Bike lock not taken or destroyed.
- 5:43 pm, Information, Location Redacted. Contacted person after they observed a confrontation between two other parties, investigation ongoing.
- 5:52 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 7:29 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted by outside agency regarding person experiencing a mental health crisis.
- 10:41 pm, Graffiti, Helen C. White Library. Graffiti located on the bottom stairwell of White Hall.
Daily Blotter for September 14th 2026
- 5:48 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person regarding the welfare of another experiencing mental health crisis.
- 9:01 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 9:17 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, W. Gilman Street. Assisted outside agency with a drone deployment regarding a subject who fled on foot and was believed to be armed. Subject located via drone, arrested by outside agency.