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 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.
Daily Blotter for October 19th 2024
- 11:21 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Assisted MFR with medical situation.
- 12:28 pm, Other, Local Hospital. Request For Assistance - Assisted hospital security with patient.
- 12:50 pm, Follow-up, McClimon Track. Follow-up to report needed due to ongoing investigation.
- 1:19 pm, Criminal Damage, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for tampering with security device.
- 2:18 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 11. Contact with person who backed into another vehicle who was legally parked in stall.
- 3:49 pm, Other, UWPD. Assisted MPD with case and a report of Damage to Property and Theft of sign from outside University Square Condos that occurred overnight prior to the morning of Oct. 18, 2024.
- 6:55 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Observatory Drive & Bascom. Contacted person after observing a yellow school bus stopped on Observatory Dr. and person hit the retaining wall on Observatory Dr hairpin, and bus became disabled.
- 7:01 pm, Warrant Served, Residence Hall. Contacted person regarding a check person at Residence Hall due to inappropriate behavior. Person subsequently Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail for a warrant out of Illinois.
- 7:40 pm, Other, Local Hospital. Assisted Sun Prairie PD with medical emergency and securing emergency room.
- 11:52 pm, Drug Violation, Tent Colony Lot. Cited person for Possession of Marijuana and verbally warned for closing hours of tent colony lot.
- 12:02 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Cited person for UAL 1st after they were reported to be vomiting in their room. Person transported by MFR to local hospital for treatment.
- 1:21 am, Eluding, Regent & Monore Streets. Attempted to stop vehicle for improper left turn and speeding. Vehicle failed to stop/eluded at a high rate of speed westbound on Regent St from N Park St. Vehicle eluded multiple agencies within the next hour. Vehicle and driver later contacted/arrested/transported to Dane County Jail by MPD.
- 2:12 am, Eluding, N. Pickney Street. Attempted to stop vehicle for improper right turn and outstanding felony warrant. Vehicle eluded by turning around in parking lot, striking a parked car and nearly hitting officers with vehicle. Additional follow up and investigation ongoing at this time.
- 2:47 am, Check Person, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
Daily Blotter for October 18th 2024
- 5:15 am, Other, UW LaCrosse. K-9 Deployment - K-9 sweep for VPOTUS.
- 5:14 pm, Disorderly Conduct, Porter Boathouse. Person reported another person verbally accosted another person before following them over to Camp Randall.
- 9:23 pm, Check Person, Limnology Laboratory. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Felony Bail Jumping, Resist/obstruct and Colombia County warrant.
- 10:40 pm, Eluding, University Ave. & N. Lake St. Attempted to stop vehicle for failure to obey sign.
- 10:57 pm, Information, Radio Hall. Report number pulled in error.
- 12:27 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Secured area for MFD for patient suffering a medical emergency.
- 2:03 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL1st after person found them in them vomiting and called house fellows.
Daily Blotter for October 17th 2024
- 12:16 pm, Theft/Larceny, N. Lake Street. Contacted person who used their UW account to order 12 Walmart gift cards, left for staff member and subsequently stolen and used at local Walmart.
- 10:51 pm, Other, Residence Hall. Request For Assistance - Contacted person regarding them seeing a video on TikTok posted by a student using the salad tongs to stuff salad down their pants and then seen putting the tongs back into the buffet at local campus eatery.
Daily Blotter for October 16th 2024
- 4:53 am, Other, University Ave. & Charter Street. Traffic Stop - Stopped and Cited person for failure to stop at flashing red light. PC to search vehicle based on strong odor of Marijuana and confiscated items.
- 12:12 pm, Disorderly Conduct, Psychology Building. Cited person for UAL (1st) and UW code disorderly conduct.
- 12:45 pm, Graffiti, Vilas Hall. Unable to locate graffiti.
- 1:09 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person who fell needing medical assistance.
- 2:15 pm, Damage to Property, Lot 34. Contacted person whose vehicle suffered a hip high two inch dent just above passenger wheel well while parked in Lot 34.
- 3:46 pm, Emergency Detention, Local Hospital. Took person into protective custody for an emergency detention.
- 12:50 am, Other, Museum. UW Code Violation - Contacted/Cited person for Picnicking and Camping after observing them asleep and using a heating grate as an overnight makeshift shelter.