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 April 6th 2025
- 1:00 pm, Other, Library Mall. Demonstrations & Protest - Anti Trump protest. Started at Capitol. Approx 4,000 people. Ended at library mall.
- 7:17 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, N. Park & Langdon Streets. Contacted person regarding battery suspect for MPD.
- 7:32 pm, Theft/Larceny, Union South. Contacted person who reported their wallet being stolen.
- 10:04 pm, Warrant Served, Local Hospital. Incident ongoing at time of briefing release.
- 1:09 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/cited person after observing them being assisted by friends due to being intoxicated. Person transported to local hospital and cited for UAL.
- 4:28 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st after they were found sleeping in a bathroom stall and appeared to be intoxicated.
Daily Blotter for April 5th 2025
- 3:18 am, Theft/Larceny, Sellery Hall. Cited person regarding Theft of their black electric scooter stolen from the Basement of Sellery after they left it leaning against a pillar unsecured, found in another person’s room after being taken .
- 9:44 am, Check Person, UWPD. Contacted person in the UWPD lobby wanting to express their frustrations with human trafficking among many other things they were concerned about.
- 2:33 pm, Other, Jenifer & Russell Streets. Traffic Stop - Stopped and arrested person regarding ongoing case and escorted back to UWPD for interview.
- 3:19 pm, Other, Grainger Hall. Soliciting - Cited person for selling, peddling, soliciting on UW property.
- 3:35 pm, Check Person, Alumni House. Contacted person who reported a secondhand contact involving a "menacing" subject.
- 8:03 pm, Theft/Larceny, WIMR. Contacted person who reported their bike was stolen from the WIMR East bike rack.
- 12:51 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL when found puking in the bathroom.
- 1:07 am, Drug Violation, Lot 7. Contacted persons at the bottom of Lot 7, when UW Transportation Services called after observing the group in Lot 7, upon contact, smell odor of marijuana, all verbally warned for trespassing and released without issue.
- 3:09 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/MFR patient who was incapacitated by alcohol and found in the North West vestibule of parking lot, laying on the floor injured.
Daily Blotter for April 4th 2025
- 8:31 am, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted person regarding forced door alarm, triggered alarm accidentally.
- 3:59 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Marsh Drive & Highland Ave. Contacted persons regarding a collision between bus and motor vehicle during an improper pass while the bus was stopped, bus began moving again and collision occurred.
- 7:14 pm, Found Property, Chazen Museum. Maroon rolling luggage found in the coat room by museum staff.
- 10:09 pm, Harassment, Local Hospital. Contacted staff regarding them being threatened by a visitor after informing them they needed elevator priority for discharging a patient.
- 11:32 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Transported persons after one was injured while at Recreation Center.
- 1:38 am, Fire, Outside of local hospital. Cited person for negligent handling of fire materials and unauthorized fire, person observed burning clothing with a lighter to stay warm due to cold, MFR requested and transported person to local hospital.
- 2:00 am, Disorderly Conduct, East Campus Mall & E. Dayton Street. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Disorderly Conduct, resisting, and threats to Law Enforcement.
- 3:18 am, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. No information provided at time of briefing release.
Daily Blotter for April 3rd 2025
- 10:24 am, Theft/Larceny, Chemistry Building. Contacted person who reported their right ear bud AirPod Pro and AirPod Case were left in the first-floor lobby of the Chemistry Building. AirPods are now plotting nearby investigation ongoing.
- 10:27 am, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted person after they accidentally triggered the alarm, no need for assistance.
- 3:13 pm, Theft/Larceny, Science Hall. Contacted person regarding their E-Scooter being stolen from Science Hall.
- 6:55 pm, Theft/Larceny, Van Hise. Contacted person for theft of light silver 13in MacBook Pro.
- 7:42 pm, Threat Assessment, Location Redacted. Contacted person who wanted to report concerning emails regarding out of state resident, information only at this point.
- 7:57 pm, Other, MSC. Report number pulled in error.
Daily Blotter for April 2nd 2025
- 6:06 am, Trespassing/After Hours, Lot 7. Contacted person after being called in by Transportation Services sitting in the southwest stairwell. Person verbally warned for smoking in the stairwell and left on foot without incident.
- 7:08 am, Graffiti, Middleton Building. Graffiti in the second-floor men's restroom.
- 5:42 pm, Theft/Larceny, Witte Hall. Contacted person regarding their bike being taken from Witte Hall bike rack on the Lake St side.
- 6:43 pm, Other, Memorial Union . Protests - While monitoring the protests outside the Memorial Union, UWPD was alerted to a disruption by protesters in the event at Shannon Hall. Union staff warned the protesters, but was unable to gain compliance. The disruption was determined to be unlawful, and subjects were escorted out.
- 7:30 pm, Disorderly Conduct, Library Mall. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Disorderly Conduct after they drove a Tesla Cybertruck onto Library Mall. Suspect cited for Reckless Driving-Endangering Safety and UW Code Operating a Motor Vehicle off a Roadway.
- 8:27 pm, Disorderly Conduct, Grainger Hall. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Disorderly Conduct, Vagrancy, Selling - Peddling - Soliciting Prohibited (x2), Unauthorized Presence, and Trespass to Land - Remain After Notice after they were reported as aggressively, boisterously, and indecently soliciting contributions from students studying in the Business Library and refusing to leave when asked.
- 10:25 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person who stated they were concerned about another person experiencing a mental health crisis.
Daily Blotter for April 1st 2025
- 6:30 am, Battery, Location Redacted. Contacted person who reported they were strangled twice by an unknown person after meeting them at a local nightclub.
- 9:12 am, Follow-up, Lake & State Streets. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Disorderly Conduct while armed.
- 10:54 am, Theft/Larceny, Humanities Building. Contacted person who reported their E-Scooter was taken without consent from the southernmost bike rack on the east side of Humanities, north of the Elvehjem.
- 4:26 pm, Graffiti, Picnic Point. Took report of graffiti in area of entrance to picnic point Lakeshore Nature Preserve.
- 7:25 pm, Found Property, UWPD. Found Large screen I-Pad in the Chazen Museum turned into UWPD as found property, I-Pad is Locked and needs a pass code to get into it. Unable to access, unable to find owners information, secured into property for safe keeping.
- 10:25 pm, Other, East Campus Mall. Soliciting - Stopped/Cited person for Selling, Peddling, Soliciting Prohibited after observing them soliciting for monetary contributions from persons on University Lands.
- 10:28 pm, Other, Lot 130. Closing Hours - Contacted person for closing hours violation, verbally warned for possession of weapon on UW lands.
- 12:20 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited persons for possession/consumption of alcohol.
Daily Blotter for March 31st 2025
- 2:41 am, Operating While Intoxicated, University Ave. & East Campus Mall. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for misdemeanor hit and run to occupied vehicle and OWI 3rd.
- 8:51 pm, Follow-up, Residence Hall. Contacted person regarding theft follow up for a first shift officer. Person accidentally took an Apple Air Pod Case that they thought was theirs and brought item back after spring break – placed into safe keeping to be returned to correct owner.
- 11:32 pm, Disorderly Conduct, East Campus Mall & W. Dayton Street. Contacted persons after the group flagged down police advising they had encountered a person wielding a knife. WiscAlert created.
Daily Blotter for March 30th 2025
- 2:52 pm, Information, Local Hospital. Made phone contact with person regarding concerns or patient placement.
- 10:07 pm, Other, S. Bassett Street & W. Washington Ave. Traffic Stop - Stopped/Verbally Warned person for improper display of registration and possession of THC and open intoxicants in a motor vehicle.
- 11:52 pm, Operating While Intoxicated, Regent & Madison Streets. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Released to Responsible Party suspect for speeding 40/25,m cited for OWI.
- 1:30 am, Operating While Intoxicated, W. Johnson & N. Mills Streets. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Released to Responsible Party for OWI 1st.
- 2:41 am, Motor Vehicle Accident, University Ave. & East Campus Mall. Incident ongoing at time of briefing release.
- 2:22 am, Operating While Intoxicated, W. Johnson & N. Carroll Streets. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for OWI 1st, PAC 1st, possess open intoxicants in a motor vehicle, OWL and hit and run.
Daily Blotter for March 29th 2025
- 1:31 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Riding w/MPD mounted in Town of Oregon until 16:00.
- 1:38 pm, Graffiti, Picnic Point Grounds. Several graffiti tags at entrance to picnic point.
- 4:46 pm, Threat Assessment, Local Hospital. Contacted person who reported concerning comments made by their patient, referencing mowing down and killing motel staff.
- 5:52 pm, Threat Assessment, UWPD. Contacted person who has reported receiving disturbing emails to their wisc email from another person, Threat Director investigating.
- 9:19 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, University Ave. & N. Segoe Rd. Vehicle stolen during day shift from Shorewood McDonalds located on traffic stop by SHPD, UWPD contacted, handcuffed, assisted with vehicle clear, and identified subject.
- 10:39 pm, Found Property, Mechanical Engineering Building. Security found birth certificate belonging to someone in 1st floor stairwell, unable to make contact with person, document secured in property safekeeping.
- 2:45 am, Warrant Served, Elvehjem Museum. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for a Felony Bench Warrant - 4th Degree Sexual Assault, Disorderly Conduct, Felony Bail Jumping, and Misdemeanor Bail Jumping.
Daily Blotter for March 28th 2025
- 9:29 am, Check Person, Bakke Recreation Center. Contacted person for trespass to non-public areas such as the locker room.
- 11:45 am, Harassment, Location Redacted. Contacted person regarding threatening text messages they had been receiving from a scammer who met them through the Whats Up app.
- 11:54 am, Other, Residence Hall. Request For Assistance - Person reported Amazon did not refund return drop off and wanted a police report.
- 12:58 pm, Fraud, Residence Hall. Contacted person after they received multiple calls related to a scam for "Spiritual Work" .
- 1:13 pm, Damage to Property, Lot 60. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 2:02 pm, Information, Local Hospital. Contacted by telephone hospital security officer who reported that someone reported being threatened with a weapon in the Hospital driveway.
- 10:07 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 63. Transportation Services vehicle struck while parked and unoccupied.
- 10:14 pm, Other, Campus Drive & N. Orchard Street. Traffic Stop - Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Released to Responsible Party suspect for driving while suspended, verbally warned for failure to obey red traffic light (reason for stop) and for possession of marijuana.