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 December 27th 2023
- 7:19 am, Graffiti, Lot 29. Cited/Released person for UW Vandalism for graffiti, damage to property in Lot 29 east entry vestibule.
- 9:26 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Bakke Recreation Center. Transported person to local hospital for a medical conveyance.
- 11:36 am, Fraud, Local Hospital. Contacted person who identified themselves as their sibling after being the victim in a car vs. pedestrian collision on 12/25/23, no further action.
- 6:34 pm, Trespassing/After Hours, Sellery Hall. Cited person for unauthorized presence.
- 12:55 am, Operating While Intoxicated, N. Hamilton & E. Johnson Streets. Stopped/Cited/Arrested/Released to Responsible Party suspect for failing to obey traffic sign (driving wrong way on one way), OWI 1st, after they were observed driving the wrong way on Gorham St.
Daily Blotter for December 26th 2023
- 4:47 pm, Information, Lot 63. Contacted person regarding property damage to their vehicle in lot 63 level P.
Daily Blotter for December 25th 2023
- 11:22 am, Information, Location Redacted. Preserved the peace while person belongings from former residence.
- 5:43 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Local Hospital. Transported person to Mental Health location.
Daily Blotter for December 24th 2023
- 10:26 pm, Other, University Ave. Traffic Stop - Contacted/verbally warned person for failing to yield to law enforcement signals and deviating from lane.
- 2:36 am, Drug Violation, Local Hospital. Contacted/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and a Felony Warrant through Manitowoc County for Forgery after suspect dropped their glass pipe (used to smoke Cocaine) in the hospital lobby.
Daily Blotter for December 23rd 2023
- 9:18 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Psychology Building. Contacted by telephone person who believed they knew who the student was that was responsible for an outburst in the Psychology building on 12/15.
- 2:02 pm, Drug Violation, Witte Hall. Contacted Witte Housefellow, who found suspected Marijuana/THC items while conducting an end-of-semester room check of. Items properly disposed of.
- 3:57 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Lot 29. Patient being transported via MFR to hospital for further evaluation.
- 12:07 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Regent Street. Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Resisting (State Charge), UAL 1st (2nd lifetime), and possession of fake ID. After assisting MPD with an active fight in front of Sconnie Bar.
- 1:30 am, Battery, Gordon Commons. Probable Cause exists for suspect for misdemeanor battery and Disorderly Conduct after they pushed/punched/tackled/slammed into the ground victim on the north side of Witte Hall and the patio area of Gordon Dining.
- 2:36 am, Check Person, Local Hospital. Still ongoing, no disposition at this time.
- 3:33 am, Transport, Location Redacted. Assisted in protective custody/transport of person after they were reported to have armed themselves with a pair of ski poles and threatened suicide.
Daily Blotter for December 22nd 2023
- 5:03 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. Executed legal blood draw on person regarding an OWI injury crash which occurred in Grant County.
- 3:17 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Hwy 14. Assisted with Dane County Sheriff's Office with drone deployment.
- 7:10 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 63. Contacted/Cited person for operating without a license, failure to have a child properly restrained in a car seat, and failure to maintain control of vehicle. Verbally warned for non-registration of vehicle, having an unrestrained passenger and failure to have passenger in a proper seat.
Daily Blotter for December 21st 2023
- 10:50 am, Graffiti, Rennebohm Hal. Contacted person who reported approximately 4 pro socialist posters adhered to exterior of building.
- 2:05 pm, Information, McBurney Resource Center. Received a mandatory report from the Office of Admission.
- 5:22 pm, Lost Property, 1429 Monroe Street. Contacted person reporting they lost their Chinese passport sometime between Thanksgiving and 12/20/23.
- 8:31 pm, Damage to Property, Enzyme Institute. Enzyme Institute had a small water leak from a pipe joint causing a single ceiling tile to fall and break.
- 12:07 am, Other, S. Park Street. Traffic Stop - Cited person for operating above the posted speed limit (40 on a 25).
- 12:51 am, Other, Observatory Drive. Recovered Stolen Property - While conducting vehicle patrol of the UW Madison Lake Path north of Waters Residence Hall a red/white/black bicycle was found laying in the bushes with no one around it. The serial number to the bicycle came back stolen through Kalamazoo, Michigan Police Department. Contact was made with Kalamazoo PD and they were trying to find information on case. Bike placed into UWPD property for safe keeping.
- 1:43 am, Found Property, Monroe Street. Black Samsung phone placed into property after it was turned in by Uber driver.
Daily Blotter for December 20th 2023
- 5:35 am, Other, University & Randall Ave. Stopped/Verbally warned person for operating in bus/bike lane and misdemeanor fleeing.
- 10:00 am, Information, Lot 76. (4) Pro Palestine paper flyers were posted up on the Southeast stairwell with adhesive.
- 10:10 am, Criminal Damage, Memorial Library. Stall door pulled off men's restroom #277.
- 10:46 am, Check Person, Lot 46. Contacted person for suspicious behavior.
- 2:18 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. Assisted Juneau County with picking up SANE kit and placing into property.
- 2:52 pm, Found Property, West Playing Fields. Wallet found on West Fields and returned to owner on the same day.
- 4:08 pm, Information, McBurney Resource Center. Received a mandatory report from the Office of Admission.
- 5:08 pm, Information, McBurney Resource Center. Received a mandatory report from the Office of Admission.
- 5:26 pm, Criminal Damage, Lot 46. Contacted person regarding their vehicle being damaged.
Daily Blotter for December 19th 2023
- 8:36 am, Trespassing/After Hours, Grainger Hall. Cited person for Unauthorized Presence after locating them sitting on the ground in the north side stairwell/elevator lobby street level of UW Lot 7/Grainger Hall.
- 10:16 am, Other, Location Redacted. Request For Assistance - Contacted/interviewed persons after one called to report past incidents of Domestic Violence and the other party called to report incidents.
- 10:19 am, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Contacted person for a theft of union chair.
- 11:12 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Request from MPD to review UW milestone cameras for MPD case.
- 12:38 pm, Harassment, Location Redacted. Returned to residence from previous call earlier in the day after one party called to report being harassed by other party even with 24 hour no contact in place.
- 3:59 pm, Theft/Larceny, AFCH. Contacted person regarding theft of property from work ID badge from office bag.
- 6:52 pm, Trespassing/After Hours, Lot 7 Grainger Hall. Cited person for Unauthorized Presence after locating them in the north side stairwell/elevator lobby street level of UW Lot 7/Grainger Hall.
- 8:06 pm, Theft/Larceny, College Library. Contacted person who reported their Louis Vuitton brown wallet ($1300) stolen from H C White between 12:24-5am. Person located wallet and phone, no further police action.
- 5:35 am, Other, University & Randall Ave. Traffic - No disposition at time of briefing release.
Daily Blotter for December 18th 2023
- 1:11 am, Eluding, N. Charter & W Johnson Streets. Update to Eluding on 12/17/23 Contacted Registered Owner and person driving the vehicle has been identified and currently trying to locate driver.
- 3:56 am, Domestic, Location Redacted. Arrested/Cited/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Domestic Disorderly Conduct after they shoved their roommate to the floor.
- 9:58 am, Other, UWPD Lobby. Suspicious Package or Device - Contacted persons regarding a suspicious package located in a box in the basement of their new home while cleaning and deemed suspicious and brought to lobby of UWPD.
- 12:39 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, E. Johnson Street. Assisted MPD with a fight in progress in a group home.