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 6th 2025
- 9:01 am, Alarm, Location Redacted. Responded to a force door alarm.
- 12:28 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted person regarding forced door alarm.
- 12:43 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Person set off alarm moving equipment.
- 6:39 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 3:03 am, Other, Lot 44. Traffic Stop - Stopped/Cited driver for deviation from designated lane, driver uncooperative, requesting supervisor, disorderly throughout traffic stop. Driver eventually identified and citations issued.
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 4th 2025
- 10:26 pm, Other, University Ave. & Gilman Street. Update from 11/3/2025: Traffic Stop - Stopped/Cited driver for operating while revoked (due to alcohol consumption).
- 9:24 am, Other, WID. Request For Assistance - Contacted persons and UWPD stayed within area during termination meeting of employee.
- 9:43 am, Graffiti, Elvehjem Museum. Contacted person regarding graffiti in restroom.
- 10:00 am, Graffiti, Chazen Museum. Contacted person regarding graffiti in restroom.
- 10:30 am, Harassment, Location Redacted. Contacted person regarding harassing phone calls and wanted documentation in case phone calls continue.
- 11:59 am, Theft/Larceny, Kohl Center. Contacted person regarding theft of items at Kohl Center and attempts to use credit cards at businesses within the area of Kohl Center. Investigation ongoing.
- 2:05 pm, Harassment, Computer Science. Contacted person requesting to file harassment complaint during encounter on Metro Bus, stranger intervened due to level or harassment, investigation ongoing.
- 3:18 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person needing medical assistance, MFR transported to local hospital.
- 5:53 pm, Other, Dayton & Park Streets. Traffic Stop - Cited driver for criminal OAR, and failure to install IID. Verbally warned for speed (43/25) and suspended registration. Vehicle legally parked.
- 8:35 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, State Street. Assisted outside agency in the arrest of person who had probable cause for a battery that occurred earlier in the evening. Person released to outside agency to transport to Dane County Jail.
- 11:14 pm, Other, Johnson St. & Marion Ct. Traffic Stop - Stopped driver for operating while suspended, windows heavily tinted upon contact with driver, driver does not have a valid license, cited for operating without a valid license, vehicle relocated to legal parking stall.
- 11:30 pm, Fraud, Eagle Heights. Contacted persons reporting purchasing scams by buying various gift cards, believing they were purchasing them for a valid person, communication done through a spoofed email sent to their Wisc Email.
- 12:23 am, Trespassing/After Hours, Camp Randall Stadium. Contacted/Cited/Released persons for UW Unauthorized Presence and UW Resisting/Obstructing, after they were observed on camera hopping a fence to enter Camp Randall Stadium when closed. Also Verbally Warned several in party for Possession of Fake ID’s (confiscated/destroyed).
- 1:43 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Beltline Hwy. Assist outside agencies case on the Beltline.
- 3:47 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person who was intoxicated not incapacitated and reported to be unresponsive, evaluated by EMS but refused transport.
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 2nd 2025
- 10:31 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, N. Mills & Spring Streets. Stopped/Cited person for UAL 1st (muni), Verbally Warned for Possess Open Container on Street and Obstructing Officer (County) after providing a false identity.
- 10:46 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Performed Detoxification Evaluation/Cited for UAL 1st, MFR transported person to local hospital as they were incapacitated due to alcohol.
- 11:29 pm, Check Person, N. Park Street. Stopped/Verbally Warned person for Smoking at Bus Shelter, Possession of THC (County), and Possess Open Container on Street.
- 11:55 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Performed Detoxification Evaluation/Cited for UAL 1st, MFR transported person to local hospital as they were incapacitated due to alcohol.
- 1:25 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Stopped/Cited for UAL 1st (Muni) and Possess Open Container on Street, Verbally Warned for Obstructing Officer (County) after providing false identity.
- 1:50 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, W. Johnson & N. Brooks Streets. Stopped persons after observing them carrying open containers of alcohol. On Verbally Warned for Possess Open Container on Street (Muni). One cited for UAL 1st (Muni) and Possess Open Container on Street (Muni), Verbally Warned for Obstructing Officer (County) and ID Card Violations after presenting a false driver license (confiscated/destroyed on scene).
- 2:06 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, University Ave. & N. Frances Street. Stopped/Cited person for UAL 1st, Verbally Warned for Possess Open Container on Street.
- 2:58 am, Operating While Intoxicated, W. Gilman St. & University Ave. Stopped/Arrested/Released With Citations to Responsible Party person for Driving Wrong Way (One Way Street), Possess Open Intoxicants - Driver, Operating While Impaired (2nd), Operating While Revoked (Criminal), Ignition Interlock Device Tampering/Failure to Install, and Prohibited Alcohol Concentration (1st) after they nearly struck a Mounted Unit patrol while performing a U-Turn driving the wrong way.
- 6:15 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 10:25 am, Fraud, Eagle Heights Community Center. Contacted person after they noticed fraudulent charges on their credit card.
- 12:07 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Responded with MFR to report of a person needing medical assistance.
- 12:32 pm, Found Property, UWPD. Black wallet found, entered into evidence for safekeeping until able to contact owner.
- 4:35 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Eagle Heights. Contacted person reporting that their unoccupied parked vehicle had been struck by another vehicle as they were parking next to their vehicle. Needed police report for insurance purposes.
- 8:15 pm, Information, Lot 46. Contacted/Cited persons after they were observed smoking marijuana in the northwest stairwell of Lot 46. One person Verbally Warned for possession of drug paraphernalia.
- 10:15 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for detox evaluation due to incapacitation due to alcohol, eventually released to responsible party. Cited for UAL 1st.
- 10:21 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 11:26 pm, Information, N. Lake Street & University Ave. Contacted/Verbally Warned for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (county) after items were located in their possession after being observed by Police panhandling within the University of Wisconsin-Madison Ban area contrary to their conditions for release in another Dane County case.
- 11:28 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person, MFR transported to local hospital for incapacitation due to alcohol.
- 12:13 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Hamel Music Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 12:17 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Langon Street. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 12:21 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 12:55 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital due to incapacitation due to alcohol and person cited for UAL 1st.
- 1:07 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 1:10 am, Check Person, University Ave. & Frances Street. Contacted person after observing them carrying a road work ahead sign and found the sign outside of Sellery Hall.
- 1:15 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, University Ave. & East Campus Mall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 1:30 am, Disorderly Conduct, Extension Building. Contacted person after they were observed to be attempting to engage in a physical disturbance and then later fled from the police despite not being chased by police. Person released to responsible party after further investigation.
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.