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 August 26th 2025
- 8:29 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. Contacted person after they were called in by UWPD Security for screaming in a room in the facility.
- 9:39 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. Contacted local hospital staff member regarding patient experiencing mental health crisis.
- 9:43 am, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted person after observing them fall while operating electric scooter. MFR transported to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 10:10 am, Alarm, Location Redacted. Responded to a forced door alarm.
- 10:54 am, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted person who indicated alarms being triggered by construction work.
- 11:12 am, Other, Lake Mendota. LRAS UWPD Request to Assist - Caller stating there was a 911 call of a capsized boat off of Picnic Point. Was a capsized whaler from the Center from Limnology at the Deep Hole Buoy. Dane County Boat 5 also responded. No one wearing life jackets. All four brought aboard safely. Boat 5 took two people to shore.
- 11:21 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. Multiple units responded to a swatting report.
- 12:15 pm, Theft/Larceny, Witte Hall. Person reported that someone stole a heart shaped balloon from the main level of Witte Residence Hall. Contact made with person who took balloon and will return balloon to location it was taken from.
- 2:30 pm, Other, Witte Hall. Contacted by telephone person who reported their bicycle and U-Lock stolen from bike rack.
- 2:58 pm, Other, Local Hospital. Request For Assistance - During red status UWPD monitored the front hospital entrance.
- 4:00 pm, Graffiti, Law Building. Located a "Happy Graduation, Class of 2025!" poem written in red marker on left side of last stall in restroom.
- 4:24 pm, Found Property, Observatory Drive & N. Charter Street. USPS handed off a Quest card for person, placed into property for safekeeping.
- 6:59 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Babcock & Linden Drive. Contacted person driving vehicle after they were struck from behind by another vehicle.
- 11:39 pm, Sensitive Crime, Location Redacted. Contacted persons who witnessed a sensitive crime.
Daily Blotter for August 25th 2025
- 10:40 am, Theft/Larceny, Witte Hall. Contacted person regarding theft of University property, found person who took them, returned them damaged, no charges.
- 11:57 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, W. Gillman Street. Assisted outside agency of a report of shots fired into a vehicle. Shell casings located on scene but no victim.
Daily Blotter for August 24th 2025
- 5:13 am, Other, University Club. UW Code Violation - Person cited for Prohibited Dumping after leaving garbage and camping materials in the bushes.
- 6:53 pm, Damage to Property, Lot 7. Contacted Transportation Services after reporting vehicle hit gate arm P1 Exit 1 at 3:10 PM. Gate arm sustained minor bent damage.
- 12:18 am, Drug Violation, S. Park Street. Stopped/Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Released to Responsible Party driver for Exceeding Posted Limit (37/25: RADAR). Smoke emanating from vehicle, odor of marijuana detected, and open container of intoxicants observed in plain view.
Daily Blotter for August 23rd 2025
- 9:42 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Location Redacted. Assisted outside agency with missing person.
- 4:02 pm, Found Property, HSLC. Unknown individual found phone and turned it into UW Security, placed into property for safekeeping until able to identify owner.
- 4:21 pm, Theft/Larceny, Smith Hall. Contacted person after they reported bed frames and wire box spring.
- 8:32 pm, Trespassing/After Hours, Sterling Hall. Cited person for unauthorized access to service tunnels.
- 10:12 pm, Other, Kohl Center. Contacted/Verbally Warned person for Camping and Possession of Alcohol on UW Lands.
- 1:21 am, Operating While Intoxicated, University Ave & Frances Street. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail driver for speeding and lane deviation then cited for OWI 1st, PAC 1st, speeding 11-15mph over limit.
Daily Blotter for August 22nd 2025
- 7:05 am, Theft/Larceny, Mills Street. Contacted person regarding scrap electric motors taken from the scrap pallet located on the West side of the Physical Plant.
- 8:45 am, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 44. Person backed a University of Wisconsin owned vehicle into a legally parked vehicle in Lot 44.
- 12:32 pm, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Responded to a report of electric scooter theft.
- 5:31 pm, Theft/Larceny, Witte Hall. Contacted person after reporting their bike tire inflator stolen.
- 11:20 pm, Operating While Intoxicated, Proudfit & W. Main Street. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Released to Responsible Party driver for operating without required lamps and failure to maintain indicated lane, OWI 1st, PAC 1st, vehicle legally parked.
- 1:55 am, Other, Local Hospital. Request For Assistance - Transported person from local hospital to residence.
Daily Blotter for August 21st 2025
- 6:15 am, Check Person, Merit House. Cited person for Bypass Security Device after Housing staff observed them inside Merit House and unable to provide information that they had authorized access to be in the building.
- 11:36 am, Burglary, Camp Randall Stadium. After review of cameras, subject was identified who scaled fence into Camp Randall and took a shirt, hat and shoes.
- 4:46 pm, Found Property, Bascom Hall. Found Wallet with attempts to contact owner unsuccessful, wallet packaged and placed into safekeeping until contact with owner can be made.
Daily Blotter for August 20th 2025
- 3:38 pm, Other, Camp Randall Arch. Request For Assistance - Disposed of an abandoned tent found in Garr Park.
- 10:49 pm, Theft/Larceny, Lot 76. Transportation Services advised a vehicle has been piggybacking through Lot 76's gate arms without paying for parking. Investigation ongoing.
Daily Blotter for August 19th 2025
- 11:50 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person after a passerby reported a person was walking around unclothed, person experiencing mental health crisis.
Daily Blotter for August 18th 2025
- 9:49 am, Fire, Bascom Hall. Fire Alarm - 2nd floor by room 214 heat beam alarm triggered fire alarm. No actual fire. Issue with heat beam.
- 12:48 pm, Theft/Larceny, Nicholas Recreation Center. Person reported their electric scooter stolen from the Nicholas Recreation Center bike.
- 4:17 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. Assisted outside agency with a warrant blood draw for patient and placed into evidence.
- 4:53 pm, Theft/Larceny, Bakke Recreation Center. Contacted person regarding their bike being stolen from the front eastern side of Bakke Rec Center after they left it there unlocked.
Daily Blotter for August 17th 2025
- 5:17 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing medical emergency and transported to local hospital.
- 3:57 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Extension Building. Contacted person after they backed into another vehicle causing damage to rear bumper and driver's side rear quarter panel.
- 4:47 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 5:10 pm, Other, Local Hospital. Outside agency handcuffed subject for warrants in ambulance immediately upon arrival to ambulance bay. UWPD removed handcuffs at the request of medical staff.
- 12:50 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Regent Street. Located person during a foot pursuit/arrested and turned over to outside agency person after they were a suspect in a battery at a local eatery nearby.
- 2:53 am, Operating While Intoxicated, Regent & Lathrop Streets. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Released to Responsible Party suspect for OWI 1st, PAC 1st, and red-light violation. Vehicle parked at stop location.