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 January 2nd 2026
- 1:46 am, Other, Johnson & Mills Streets. Traffic Stop - Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail driver for unreasonable and imprudent speed, driving while suspended, obstructing with a false MN DL presented (confiscated/destroyed along with debit card not in subjects name).
Daily Blotter for January 1st 2026
- 5:47 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contact with person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 10:46 pm, Other, University Ave & Lake Street. Depositing Human Waste - Observed person yelling nonsensically at a bar line and then urinating on the building. Cited for municipal deposit human waste.
- 12:28 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Dayton St. & Marion Ct. Observed person walking with an open Busch light. Cited for municipal UAL 1st.
- 1:40 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Regent & Mills Streets. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Released for pedestrian violation and open intoxicants, municipal UAL 1st, False ID (confiscated/destroyed).
- 3:29 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person needing medical assistance, MFR transported to local hospital.
Daily Blotter for December 31st 2025
- 12:05 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Assisted outside agency with a cell phone examination.
- 12:20 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Assisted outside agency with a cell phone examination.
- 3:01 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted person who said another person accidentally set off the alarm.
- 8:27 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. Assisted outside agency & Hospital Security with patient/arrestee in local hospital emergency room. Patient cited for UW disorderly conduct as they made threatening comments towards hospital security.
Daily Blotter for December 30th 2025
- 7:25 am, Other, Law Building. Request For Assistance - Contacted person reporting items used to secure lockers had been removed from 3 lockers over the weekend.
- 7:25 am, Information, Office of Admissions. Received a mandatory report from the Office of Admission.
- 2:11 pm, Fraud, Local Hospital. Contacted by telephone person who reported losing a significant amount of money through a phone scam.
- 7:51 pm, Trespassing/After Hours, Humanities Building. Contacted/Cited person for UW Code Closing Hours Establish and Trespass to Land Remain After Notice when they were located during locking up the Humanities Building.
- 12:30 pm, Trespassing/After Hours, Lot 7. Cited person for Trespass to Land - Remain After Notice after observing them enter the northeastern stairwell of parking ramp.
- 10:01 pm, Trespassing/After Hours, Fluno Center. Contacted/Cited person for Trespass to Land - Remain After Notice after observing them enter the Fluno Center. Also cited for UW Prohibited Dumping - Littering after throwing their citation.
- 10:36 pm, Trespassing/After Hours, Lot 7. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Remain After Notice after observing them enter the lot via the northeastern stairwell where he was previously advised not to return to earlier in the evening. Next contact person will be made to post cash bond if contacted on University Lands again during the night.
Daily Blotter for December 29th 2025
- 6:05 am, Warrant Served, Lake & Dayton Streets. Contacted/Verbally Warned/Arrested on two Bench Warrants out of Monroe County/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail person for Smoking Prohibited (Bus Shelter), UW Smoking (Within 25FT of Residence Hall), and UW Selling, Peddling, and Soliciting after observing them smoking within the bus shelter in front of Witte Hall and displaying a pillow case soliciting for contributions.
- 8:06 pm, Trespassing/After Hours, Humanities Building. Contacted/Cited person for trespass after notice, after they were reported by UWPD Security as being in the 3rd floor theater lobby of the Humanities building where they have a current University ban.
- 1:34 am, Resisting Arrest, Morgridge Hall. Obstruction/Resisting - Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect after they were found sleeping in a room within the building, cited for obstruction, closing hours violation and an active warrant out of Waukesha County.
- 3:03 am, Trespassing/After Hours, Lot 7. Contacted/Cited person for Trespass to Land - Remain After Notice after locating them within the southwestern stairwell.
- 5:06 am, Trespassing/After Hours, Park St. & University Ave. Contacted/Arrested/Released with Citations person for Trespass to Land - Remain After Notice x3 after observing them trespass within UW Lot 7 twice and the Fluno Center/UW Lot 83 once.
Daily Blotter for December 28th 2025
- 5:51 am, Check Person, Lot 7. Contacted/Arrested/Released With Citations person for Trespass To Land - Remain After Notice, UW Resisting/Obstructing Police Officer, and Pedestrian Violate Pedestrian Signal after they attempted to walk away from Police after being found asleep within the southwestern stairwell.
- 5:51 pm, Other, Campus Drive & Walnut Street. Traffic Stop - Stopped/Cited driver for unreasonable and imprudent speed and for criminal OAR.
- 10:48 pm, Theft/Larceny, Lot 7. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Theft of Movable Property <$2500, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Trespass to Land - Remain After Notice after they were observed on live UWPD Security Footage trespassing within the parking structure and entering unlocked vehicle.
- 11:26 pm, Damage to Property, Morgridge Hall. Contacted UWPD Security Officer after a heating unit in the penthouse was leaking water onto the 1st, 5th, 6th and 7th floor. Steamfitter was called. Damage to walls, ceiling, and carpeting.
- 4:33 am, Threat Assessment, East Campus Mall & University Ave. Contacted/Cited person for Trespass to Land - Remain After Notice after observing enter the lot.
Daily Blotter for December 27th 2025
- 2:02 pm, Battery, Local Hospital. UPDATE from previous reported incident - Person transported to Dane County Jail on charges of domestic battery and resisting.
- 9:22 am, Theft/Larceny, Eagle Heights. Person reported key missing from ignition and vehicle moved.
- 7:06 pm, Other, W. Johnson Street & East Campus Mall. Traffic Stop - Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for obstruction after providing a false name and operating while suspended.
- 8:49 pm, Drug Violation, Lot 7. Contacted/Verbally Warned person for Trespass to Land Remain After Notice and UW Possession of Marijuana.
- 11:04 pm, Resisting Arrest, Local Hospital. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect after local hospital security reported they would not leave hospital after being requested to leave. Arrested for Trespass-Remain After Notice and escorted off property. After release person arrested for standing on roadway 346.29(2), Resisting/Obstructing.
- 11:46 pm, Other, N. Park & W. Johnson Streets. Traffic Stop – Stopped driver for operating w/o front license plate and vehicle searched due to odor of marijuana. Driver cited for OAR, possession of THC, verbally warned for possession of drug paraphernalia. Passenger in vehicle cited for possession of THC.
- 12:50 am, Battery, Local Hospital. Cited person for UW Assaultive Behavior after reports of health care staff being injured.
- 1:24 am, Drug Violation, Library Mall. Contacted/Verbally Warned person for UW Possession of Marijuana after observing them smoking a marijuana blunt.
- 2:22 am, Operating While Intoxicated, N. Lake & State Streets. Traffic Stop – Stopped driver for failure to obey sign/signal (driving on State St), driver cited for OWS, OWI 1st, and failure to obey sign/signal. Released to responsible party at local hospital.
- 5:51 am, Check Person, Lot 7. No disposition at time of briefing release.
Daily Blotter for December 26th 2025
- 2:02 pm, Emergency Detention, Location Redacted. Contacted/Detained person experiencing mental health crisis and Emergency Detention.
- 3:38 pm, Other, Picnic Point. Animal Case - Contacted/Cited person for failing to maintain physical control of her dog after person reported they were bit by other person’s dog.
- 12:02 am, Trespassing/After Hours, Fluno Center. Arrested/Cited/Released without incident person for trespassing-remain after notice. Persons ban from Fluno Center was enforced after finding them sleeping in the first-floor elevator vestibule.
Daily Blotter for December 25th 2025
- 8:27 am, Theft/Larceny, Local Hospital. Contacted person regarding theft of items taken from their possession, tracked items to residence in City of Madison, and person of interest may have said item is an employee of hospital.
- 12:15 pm, Information, Location Redacted. Contacted person regarding incident ongoing incident with minor.
- 5:21 pm, Other, Old Middleton Ave & Whitney Way. Traffic Stop – Stopped driver for revoked Registered Owner, cited driver for OAR and IID order violation. Valid driver removed vehicle.
- 12:24 am, Trespassing/After Hours, Lot 7. Cited person for trespass from land-remain after notice after they were found in the stairwell of Grainger's parking lot.
Daily Blotter for December 24th 2025
- 10:02 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Local Hospital. Responded to a report of a person needing medical assistance, MFR transported patient to local hospital.
- 11:15 am, Information, Office of Admissions. Received a mandatory report from the Office of Admission.