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 15th 2024
- 7:55 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Assisted Madison Fire Rescue as patient was transported to local hospital. Therapy dog deployed.
- 9:59 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Gave ride to person experiencing medical crisis.
- 12:10 pm, Other, Dane County Airport. K9 Deployment - K9 sweep for FLOTUS.
- 11:25 pm, Damage to Property, Lot 75. Contacted person regarding their striking and damaging the exit gate arm with their vehicle.
Daily Blotter for October 14th 2024
- 7:27 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, State Street. Assisted MPD in contacting person at State St/N Lake St who was in possession of stolen bike.
- 10:21 am, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 46. UW-Transportation Services reported unknown driver pushed up parking arm with vehicle to avoid paying for parking on 10/12/24 at 19:57.
- 5:07 pm, Other, Eagle Heights. Request For Assistance - Person requested PD clear residence, reference front door being found open upon return to residence.
- 11:59 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Housefellows found person vomiting in bathroom during rounds.
- 1:00 am, Harassment, Location Redacted. Contacted person after they were being harassed by an Instagram user for a photo to use for inspiration for a painting and potential fraud/harassment.
- 4:59 am, Other, Johnson & Carroll Streets. Traffic Stop - Cited person for Criminal OAR and Failure to install IID. Initial traffic stop for expired registration.
Daily Blotter for October 13th 2024
- 6:11 am, Other, Local Hospital. Cited/transported person for Trespass remain after notice after being discharged earlier in the day and refusing to leave property.
- 10:17 am, Drug Violation, Memorial Union. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Bail Jumping, Poss. of Heroin w/ Fentanyl, and Trespass to Land after Memorial Union staff called about them being in the building and concerning statements about weapons being pointed towards others. No weapons were located.
- 5:27 pm, Battery, Memorial Union. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Cited/Released person for Battery after they head butted another person trying to get their cigarettes back from another person.
- 6:00 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Assisted MFD prior to transport to local hospital person who was vomiting in flower bed, reference possible food poisoning.
- 12:39 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Lakeshore Path. Verbally Warned persons for UAL 1st when found sitting on the curb on the lake shore path and appeared intoxicated.
- 1:10 am, Other, Marion & Johnson St. Traffic - Cited person for operating while revoked. Stopped for operating without required lamps during hours of darkness.
- 1:43 am, Check Person, Kohl Center. Contacted/Verbally warned for Disorderly Conduct person after they were reported to be physically harassing people and pushing girls off a ledge.
Daily Blotter for October 12th 2024
- 9:42 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 10:06 am, Threat Assessment, Location Redacted. Contacted person to discuss a threatening email they received from known person. Investigation ongoing at this time.
- 11:12 am, Other, W. Johnson St. No additional follow up required.
- 1:12 pm, Graffiti, Picnic Point Grounds. Person called to report locating graffiti on a bench just east of Fire Pit 2.
- 7:46 pm, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted person regarding their laundry bag being stolen from the dryers in Cole Resident Hall.
- 12:01 am, Other, Randall Ave. & Dayton St. Traffic - Stopped/Verbally Warned person for failure to obey red traffic light. Odor of marijuana, vehicle searched and verbally warned passenger for possession marijuana.
- 12:48 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st after being found vomiting inside bathroom.
- 1:28 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited/Released person for UAL 1st after housefellow located them vomiting.
- 2:26 am, Operating While Intoxicated, Dayton & Lake Streets. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Released to Responsible Party for OWI 1st, OWS, Non registration of auto, County possession of THC and open intoxicant in a motor vehicle. Initial traffic stop for expired registration.
Daily Blotter for October 11th 2024
- 6:42 am, Graffiti, Humanities Building. More graffiti on the wall of the 4th floor landing in the Art side stairwell closest to elevator 3. Black Sharpie writing on the wall.
- 8:43 am, Harassment, Location Redacted. Continued investigation, no further information at this time.
- 10:32 am, Information, Location Redacted. Person wanted to 3rd hand report of sexual misconduct.
- 11:16 am, Found Property, UWPD. A passport was turned into dispatch after being located by an unknown person on Langdon Street.
- 12:40 pm, Graffiti, Memorial Union. Person reported graffiti on the back of a bathroom stall door.
- 3:06 pm, Check Person, Location Redacted. Contacted person via phone after they sent an email with vague mental health comments and concerns.
- 5:55 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 11:14 pm, Operating While Intoxicated, Johnson & Marion. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for OWI 1st, possess open intox, OWS and no display of registration. Detained/released passenger initial stop conducted for no plates.
- 1:34 am, Check Person, Computer Science Building. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st after UW Security found them puking.
Daily Blotter for October 10th 2024
- 6:42 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Transported person from residence hall to local hospital.
- 1:02 pm, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Person reported their mountain bike stolen from the bike racks on the southeast side of residence hall.
- 2:37 pm, Other, Monroe Street. Traffic Stop - Stopped person for failure to obey traffic sign/signal. Vehicle searched due to odor of MJ. 3 grams of MJ seized/destroyed. Cited driver for operating while suspended and failure to obey sign/signal, verbally warned for Marijuana. Vehicle left parked legally on Monroe Street.
- 11:32 pm, Bail Jumping, Franklin & University Ave. Arrested/Cited/Released person for Bail Jumping - Misdemeanor and deviation from designated lane. Cited passenger for possession of open intoxicants.
Daily Blotter for October 9th 2024
- 9:19 am, Information, Eagle Heights/Engineering Drive. Located person on Engineering Dr after misunderstanding with drop off of rider.
- 9:45 am, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted person regarding theft of bike stolen from its locked location just east of residence hall front entrance.
- 10:17 am, Fraud, UWPD. Contacted person reporting fraud and that someone accessed her e-refund account via MyUW.
- 10:46 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 11:02 am, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted person who advised the inside door handle is broken.
- 1:15 pm, Harassment, Location Redacted. Investigation ongoing at this time.
- 3:40 pm, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted by person who left their road bike unlocked overnight in the Lake St side bike racks at Witte Hall.
- 4:49 pm, Trespassing/After Hours, Local Hospital. Attempted to contact person regarding trespassing on property.
- 5:27 pm, Found Property, Bascom Hill. Airpod case with Kate Spade floral keychain was found on Bascom Hill near Law Building.
- 7:10 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFD cleared individual upon arrival.
- 8:31 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 11:18 pm, Operating While Intoxicated, Johnson St & Marion. Arrested/Cited/Released to Responsible Party/Vehicle towed to Schmidt's, person for OWI 2nd, possession of open intoxicant (driver), ignition interlock device/fail to install, driving against traffic one way, operating while revoked/due to alcohol.
Daily Blotter for October 8th 2024
- 7:34 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 1:52 pm, Theft/Larceny, Carson Gulley. Contacted person who reported losing an item last seen around 8pm.
- 2:06 pm, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported their bike stolen from outside Residence Hall.
- 2:38 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 40. Contacted person who reported their vehicle was struck in lot 40.
- 3:54 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 4:00 pm, Fraud, Eagle Heights. Contacted person who reported fraud.
- 6:11 pm, Theft/Larceny, University Houses. Contacted person who reported a lost/stolen music instrument left at brown bus shelter in Eagle Heights.
- 7:01 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported patient to local hospital, no police assistance needed.
- 10:36 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Memorial Union. Contacted by person while parked on Langdon St whose vehicle was damaged by a hit and run.
- 12:07 am, Theft/Larceny, Kohl Center. Corrected information – Contacted person for theft of their bike.
Daily Blotter for October 7th 2024
- 2:12 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, State & W. Gilman Streets. Person with GSW located and assisted MPD with securing the scene.
- 3:24 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 10:24 am, Information, Lot 46. Contacted person after they reported their locked vehicle appeared to have been broken into.
- 12:53 pm, Burglary, Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported their laptop taken.
- 2:50 pm, Information, Residence Hall. Contacted person who received a handwritten note under their door. Investigation ongoing at this time.
- 5:13 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing allergic reaction.
- 6:51 pm, Graffiti, Memorial Library. Contacted person who had a patron pass along that they located graffiti in the basement bathroom.
- 7:37 pm, Theft/Larceny, Lot 83. Contacted person for theft from their vehicle.
- 9:26 pm, Disorderly Conduct, Lowell Center. Contacted/Cited/Released without incident person for Chapter 18 Disorderly Conduct after they were causing a disturbance at the Lowell Center during a verbal.
Daily Blotter for October 6th 2024
- 5:36 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 5:49 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 8:40 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, N. Park St. & University Ave. Contacted person who was found laying in the crosswalk on University Ave & Park Street.
- 10:03 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted persons as one was having an allergic reaction to peanuts. UWPD transported friends, while MFR transported patient local hospital for treatment.
- 12:31 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Person found incapacitated from alcohol in bathroom. Patient transported by MFR to local hospital.
- 1:39 am, Check Person, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited/Released persons for UAL 1st.
- 2:12 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, State & W. Gilman Streets. Assisted MPD securing shooting scene and where victim was located.
- 2:37 am, Disorderly Conduct, N. Frances & State Streets. Detained/verbally warned person after people notified us about threatening comments made.
- 3:24 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 4:50 am, Disorderly Conduct, Residence Hall. Cited person for Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct and UAL 1st after they and another person were involved in a verbal argument.