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 October 29th 2024
- 8:10 am, Other, Dane County Airport. K9 Deployment - K9 sweep for FLOTUS.
- 8:58 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Stood by with MFR for medical call, no police assistance needed.
- 10:39 am, Theft/Larceny, Social Sciences. Person reported a Polaroid photo of them which was taped onto their shared office door has been stolen twice.
- 11:55 am, Criminal Damage, Camp Randall. Contacted person who reported a damaged door handle on the mobile construction office door within the fenced-in area of demolition by the former Shell.
- 2:17 pm, Found Property, UWPD. Wallet belonging to person turned into UWPD, submitted for safekeeping and voicemail left for owner to retrieve.
- 2:21 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted person who confirmed door was left open for a brief period of time for a box delivery.
- 2:30 pm, Found Property, UWPD. Wallet belonging to person turned into UWPD, submitted for safekeeping and voicemail left for owner to retrieve.
- 7:41 pm, Information, Memorial Union. Contacted person regarding a male in the women’s bathroom looking into stalls potentially recording people while in said stalls. Investigation ongoing at this time.
- 11:58 pm, Check Person, Humanities Building. Contacted/Verbally Warned person for Closing Hours - Building violation after staff reported them sleeping on the third floor.
- 1:58 am, Other, University Ave. Weapons Violation/Traffic Stop - Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail passenger in vehicle for Carry Concealed Weapon, Go Armed While Intoxicated, Resist/obstruct, Possession of THC and Misdemeanor Bail Jumping. Stopped/Verbally Warned driver for red light violation and deviation from designated lane.
Daily Blotter for October 28th 2024
- 11:12 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
Daily Blotter for October 27th 2024
- 7:15 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st after housefellows observed them walk into the building hiding beer cans in their pockets.
- 8:16 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFD transported person to local hospital, no police assistance needed.
- 11:09 pm, Found Property, UWPD. Unable to locate owner or have any identifying information in the wallet.
- 12:27 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted/Placed into protective custody/transported to local hospital person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 12:59 am, Other, Local Hospital. UWER went into red status due to a GSW from State St.
- 1:10 am, Other, N. Frances St. Check Vehicle - Observed black 9mm SAR C handgun in plain view of vehicle parked in the 100 block of N Frances St. Confiscated firearm for safekeeping using Community Caretaker act. Follow up to be completed with RO of vehicle. Firearm entered into evidence.
- 1:58 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person after being waived down to check on an unresponsive person in the bushes. Person transported to local hospital via MFR.
- 2:34 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 2:41 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Broom Street. Assisted MPD with a shooting on State Street.
- 4:49 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person after being discharged from local hospital experiencing mental health crisis.
Daily Blotter for October 26th 2024
- 11:27 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Assisted Sun Prairie Police Department with cell phone and Ipad.
- 1:52 pm, Other, Local Hospital. Person transported from local hospital to detox.
- 5:06 pm, Disorderly Conduct, Law Library. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect after they were reported by staff yelling curse words, staring at people, and getting into their personal space on the first floor of the law library. Suspect arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Bail Jumping x4.
- 8:07 pm, Other, LaBahn. Obstructing/Resisting - Person reported another person was creating a disturbance during the load-in at the Women’s Hockey game. Person refused to follow PD commands to leave, citation pending for UW resist.
- 9:57 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Local Hospital. Person contacted experiencing mental health crisis.
- 11:04 pm, Other, Park & State Streets. Stopped/Verbally Warned persons for red light violation and possession of marijuana.
- 1:02 am, Eluding, St. James Ct. & Mills St. Attempted to stop vehicle for speed and violating stop sign.
- 1:57 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person after roommates notified housefellows they were highly intoxicated and locked themself in the bathroom. Person transported to local hospital by MFR.
- 3:01 am, Operating While Intoxicated, Johnson & Butler Streets. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Released to Responsible Party driver of vehicle for OWI 1st, PAC 1st and operate without required lamps lit. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail passenger for Carry concealed weapon, going armed while intoxicated and Misd. bail jumping.
Daily Blotter for October 25th 2024
- 6:52 am, Graffiti, Social Science. Found Graffiti on the small stall door in room 6209.
- 8:47 am, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted person who said their bike was stolen from the northern-most bike rack on the N Lake St. side of the residence hall.
- 10:01 am, Information, Kohl Center. Contacted person who stated they were uncomfortable with their interaction with another person in the area.
- 10:44 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFD dispatched for medical incident, no police assistance needed.
- 12:05 pm, Damage to Property, Fluno Center. Contacted person who reported damage to the southwest loading dock.
- 2:17 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person and their child experiencing mental health crisis.
- 9:04 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person regarding medical situation, MFR on scene and transported to local hospital.
- 10:09 pm, Threat Assessment, Local Hospital/Assist Local Agency. Sun Prairie Police Department contacted person after they posted on social media "I'm going to blow up your local children's hospital." Information forwarded to UWPD. Person wrote it to be funny and had no intention/means of acting on it. Educated on appropriate online behavior.
- 11:19 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Cited person for UAL 1st and transported to local hospital due to level of intoxication.
- 11:54 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Housefellows located person vomiting in bathroom.
- 12:55 am, Other, Park & Dayton Streets. Traffic Stop - Cited person for operating while revoked (criminal) and verbally warned for unreasonable and imprudent speeds. Vehicle towed.
- 1:13 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/transported to detox person after they were reported to be highly intoxicated in their residence hall. Person to be cited for UAL 1st and warned for false IDs (x2).
- 1:30 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
Daily Blotter for October 24th 2024
- 12:23 pm, Graffiti, Elvehjem Museum. Graffiti located on the cement wall.
- 1:50 pm, Information, McBurney Resource Center. Received a mandatory report from the Office of Admission.
- 8:00 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted and transported person to local hospital experiencing mental health crisis.
- 10:51 pm, Found Property, Observatory Drive/Hair Pin Curve. Found cell phone, placed into property.
- 11:23 pm, Information, Local Hospital. Per Department of Corrections policy contact made with Sgt. regarding the death of a patient under their care at a local hospital.
- 11:33 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. Assisted Richland County Sheriff's Office with a legal blood draw after crash.
- 2:04 am, Other, Mills & Spring Streets. Traffic Stop - Stopped/Cited/Released person for driving while suspended, and verbally warned for failure to have rear tail lights lite during hours of darkness.
Daily Blotter for October 23rd 2024
- 8:08 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Alliant Energy Center. Assisted MPD Mounted Unit with Walz/Obama dignitary visit.
- 9:53 am, Fraud, Residence Hall. Contacted person who advised that they received an email stating a coworker requested their assistance and it required them to deposit a large sum of money into an account, purchase multiple gift cards, transactions didn’t go through.
- 10:56 am, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 75. Contacted persons for a two car collision.
- 10:56 am, Other, UWPD. Located a stolen firearm that has been in UWPD's possession as part of the gun locker program.
- 11:08 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported patient to local hospital, no police assistance needed.
- 12:51 pm, Information, Memorial Union. Individual made complaint about poll observers at Memorial Union polling location.
- 11:15 pm, Information, Location Redacted. Interviewed person regarding a potential inappropriate sexual act.
Daily Blotter for October 22nd 2024
- 10:07 am, Battery, Local Hospital. Interviewed person via telephone who reported battery to health care staff that occurred while attending to a patient at local hospital.
- 12:22 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, UWPD. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 12:59 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Person reported cleaners are working in room and likely caused alarm.
- 8:28 pm, Information, UWPD. Informational report completed for dent in rear bumper of squad 2364 upon being returned from being serviced at Fleet.
- 9:40 pm, Damage to Property, Lot 63. Contacted Transportation Services reference a vehicle striking a sign while exiting lot 63.
- 11:49 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Eagle Heights. Person reported damage to their vehicle after hitting a deer on Lake Mendota Dr at Eagle Heights Dr.
- 3:40 am, Warrant Served, Wingra Springs Lot. Contacted/Verbally Warned person for closing hours and possession of marijuana. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail passenger in vehicle for confirmed warrant out of Dane County for possession of cocaine and paraphernalia.
- 3:40 am, Other, International Lane. K9 Deployment - No information provided at time of briefing release.
Daily Blotter for October 21st 2024
- 3:04 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. Staff requested assistance with patient.
- 4:08 pm, Theft/Larceny, Bakke Recreation Center. Person reported theft of a Black Diamond Momentum Harness kit from front entrance to rock climbing area.
- 9:19 pm, Follow-up, Location Redacted. Attempted contact with person inside of the home who was not resident of home. Eventual contact with person and was cited for Misdemeanor Resisting/Obstructing.
- 9:24 pm, Sexual Assault, Local Hospital. Contacted person after they reported potential sexual assault.
- 9:43 pm, Trespassing/After Hours, University Club. Contacted/Arrested/Released suspect for Felony Bail jumping X2 after they were located on the front porch of the University Club and has active campus ban.
- 2:44 am, Other, Elvehjem Art Center. UW Code Violation - Contacted/Cited/Released person after observing them sleeping and using a heating grate as an overnight makeshift shelter.
Daily Blotter for October 20th 2024
- 11:22 am, Follow-up, Lot 75. Reference and follow up to motor vehicle that struck gate arm upon entry at 9:00 am on 10/18/24 causing $400 damage.
- 12:50 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for treatment after person fell.
- 3:16 pm, Damage to Property, Lot 2. Person reported their vehicle damaged on 10/19/24.
- 4:47 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Local Hospital. Attempted to locate person who left local hospital AMA (Against Medical Advice).
- 6:18 pm, Information, N. Campus Drive. Contacted person after they made entry to the Badger team and coaches locker rooms post-game with camera equipment.
- 9:04 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Residence Hall. Contacted/Transported person to detox after house fellows found person to be intoxicated and incapacitated.
- 10:13 pm, Other, S. Park Street. Traffic Stop - Stopped person for no registration of auto. Vehicle searched due to odor of marijuana. Cited driver for operating while suspended, verbally warned for no registration of auto.
- 11:15 pm, Operating While Intoxicated, N. Carroll & W. Johnson Streets. Arrested/Cited/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for OWI 1st, PAC 1st, and Failure to Obey Stop Sign.
- 12:30 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person after they were found by house fellows pounding on a dorm door. Person transported to detox due to levels of intoxication and incapacitation.
- 1:37 am, Operating While Intoxicated, S. Park Street & Braxton Place. Arrested/Cited/Transported/Released to responsible party person for OWI 1st, unsafe lane deviation, deviation from designated lane and driver with open intoxicant in motor vehicle. Also Arrested/Cited/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail passenger for Felony Bail Jumping.
- 2:17 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, University & N. Randall Ave. Assisted Shorewood Hills on a traffic stop with 3 arrested persons. Transported one suspect to Dane County Jail for outstanding warrants.