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 November 9th 2025
- 5:08 am, Warrant Served, Lot 46. Contacted/Verbally Warned persons for Trespass to Land - Remain After Notice after finding them asleep in a stairwell. One person Arrested/Transported to DCJ for DOC Probation Violation Warrant. Other person released without incident.
- 5:44 am, Check Person, Local Hospital. Arrested and will transport to Dane County Jail once medically cleared for felony bail jumping x2 and bench warrant after arriving at a local hospital emergency room intoxicated in violation of their bail conditions making comments regarding a major crime.
- 10:28 pm, Other, Tent Colony. Suspicious Vehicle - Contacted/Verbally Warned person for closing hours violation, open intox, and operating without a license and suspended. Vehicle left in legal parking spot.
- 12:43 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for incapacitation due to alcohol, UAL cite to be emailed.
- 1:19 am, Operating While Intoxicated, Braxton Place & La Mariposa Lane. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Released to Responsible Party for OWI 1st, PAC 1st, Suspended registration, Operating w/o valid license and Exceed speed zones 35/25.
- 2:34 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited/Released to parents’ person for UAL 1st and depositing human waste while visiting relatives in Residence Hall.
- 4:40 am, Operating While Intoxicated, W. Johnson Street & East Campus Mall. Incident ongoing at time of briefing release.
Daily Blotter for November 7th 2025
- 7:53 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital experiencing medical emergency.
- 9:29 am, Damage to Property, Art Lofts. Contacted person who reported a vandalized art exhibit between November 5, 2025 at 5p and November 6, 2025 at 4am, which included a neon sign of a hand drawn Klansman which was broken and the wires cut.
- 9:35 am, Lost Property, Russell Labs. Person reported losing UW keys and personal keys.
- 9:47 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Assisted outside agency with the digital forensic examination of 2 tablets and 2 phones.
- 11:04 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 1:47 pm, Harassment, Location Redacted. Contacted person regarding scam phone call that included harassment and threats. For informational purposes only at this time.
- 2:25 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital experiencing medical emergency.
- 2:51 pm, Information, N. Park Street. Contacted person regarding a suspicious letter received by their office with complaints and concerns related to items in their lobby. For informational purposes only at this time.
- 3:20 am, Drug Violation, W. Washington Ave & S. Park Street. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail after being medically cleared at local hospital suspect for Possession w/ intent to deliver Heroin 3-10g, Possession w/ intent to deliver Cocaine 5-15g and Possession of THC, cited for non-registration of auto and operating while suspended. Original stop was for expired registration after observation with another person at a nearby gas station.
Daily Blotter for November 6th 2025
- 9:01 am, Alarm, Location Redacted. Responded to a force door alarm.
- 12:28 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted person regarding forced door alarm.
- 12:43 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Person set off alarm moving equipment.
- 6:39 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 3:03 am, Other, Lot 44. Traffic Stop - Stopped/Cited driver for deviation from designated lane, driver uncooperative, requesting supervisor, disorderly throughout traffic stop. Driver eventually identified and citations issued.
Daily Blotter for November 5th 2025
- 8:59 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health check.
- 11:44 am, Graffiti, Picnic Point Grounds. Purple graffiti 1'x3' on large rocks located in the grounds area of Picnic Point.
- 11:55 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person who needed medical assistance.
- 4:06 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 5:13 pm, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported stolen laundry from the second-floor bathroom.
- 12:19 am, Information, Lot 75. Called person who was reporting that another person had attempted to run them over intentionally with their car. Previous disagreements in the last couple of days, will review camera footage and reach out to the driver of the vehicle.
- 2:26 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital needing medical assistance.
Daily Blotter for November 3rd 2025
- 12:52 pm, Follow-up, W. Dayton Street. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for 943.41(5)(a) Fin. Trans Card Fraudulent use and 943.20 (1)(a) Theft of movable property.
- 3:27 pm, Found Property, UWPD. Left voicemail and text message for person after their items were found in a backyard and turned over to UWPD. Property placed into safekeeping until items can be returned to owner.
- 12:26 am, Criminal Damage, Local Hospital. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Criminal Damage, threats to others after they attempted to rip a tablet outside local emergency room from the wall causing damage to card reader, tablet, wall cover and tablet no longer functional.
- 1:59 am, Damage to Property, Russell Labs. Alerted Building Manager of slow water leak causing water damage in rooms between 7th and 5th floors.
Daily Blotter for November 2nd 2025
- 10:31 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, N. Mills & Spring Streets. Stopped/Cited person for UAL 1st (muni), Verbally Warned for Possess Open Container on Street and Obstructing Officer (County) after providing a false identity.
- 10:46 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Performed Detoxification Evaluation/Cited for UAL 1st, MFR transported person to local hospital as they were incapacitated due to alcohol.
- 11:29 pm, Check Person, N. Park Street. Stopped/Verbally Warned person for Smoking at Bus Shelter, Possession of THC (County), and Possess Open Container on Street.
- 11:55 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Performed Detoxification Evaluation/Cited for UAL 1st, MFR transported person to local hospital as they were incapacitated due to alcohol.
- 1:25 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Stopped/Cited for UAL 1st (Muni) and Possess Open Container on Street, Verbally Warned for Obstructing Officer (County) after providing false identity.
- 1:50 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, W. Johnson & N. Brooks Streets. Stopped persons after observing them carrying open containers of alcohol. On Verbally Warned for Possess Open Container on Street (Muni). One cited for UAL 1st (Muni) and Possess Open Container on Street (Muni), Verbally Warned for Obstructing Officer (County) and ID Card Violations after presenting a false driver license (confiscated/destroyed on scene).
- 2:06 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, University Ave. & N. Frances Street. Stopped/Cited person for UAL 1st, Verbally Warned for Possess Open Container on Street.
- 2:58 am, Operating While Intoxicated, W. Gilman St. & University Ave. Stopped/Arrested/Released With Citations to Responsible Party person for Driving Wrong Way (One Way Street), Possess Open Intoxicants - Driver, Operating While Impaired (2nd), Operating While Revoked (Criminal), Ignition Interlock Device Tampering/Failure to Install, and Prohibited Alcohol Concentration (1st) after they nearly struck a Mounted Unit patrol while performing a U-Turn driving the wrong way.
- 6:15 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 10:25 am, Fraud, Eagle Heights Community Center. Contacted person after they noticed fraudulent charges on their credit card.
- 12:07 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Responded with MFR to report of a person needing medical assistance.
- 12:32 pm, Found Property, UWPD. Black wallet found, entered into evidence for safekeeping until able to contact owner.
- 4:35 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Eagle Heights. Contacted person reporting that their unoccupied parked vehicle had been struck by another vehicle as they were parking next to their vehicle. Needed police report for insurance purposes.
- 8:15 pm, Information, Lot 46. Contacted/Cited persons after they were observed smoking marijuana in the northwest stairwell of Lot 46. One person Verbally Warned for possession of drug paraphernalia.
- 10:15 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for detox evaluation due to incapacitation due to alcohol, eventually released to responsible party. Cited for UAL 1st.
- 10:21 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 11:26 pm, Information, N. Lake Street & University Ave. Contacted/Verbally Warned for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (county) after items were located in their possession after being observed by Police panhandling within the University of Wisconsin-Madison Ban area contrary to their conditions for release in another Dane County case.
- 11:28 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person, MFR transported to local hospital for incapacitation due to alcohol.
- 12:13 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Hamel Music Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 12:17 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Langon Street. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 12:21 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 12:55 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital due to incapacitation due to alcohol and person cited for UAL 1st.
- 1:07 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 1:10 am, Check Person, University Ave. & Frances Street. Contacted person after observing them carrying a road work ahead sign and found the sign outside of Sellery Hall.
- 1:15 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, University Ave. & East Campus Mall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 1:30 am, Disorderly Conduct, Extension Building. Contacted person after they were observed to be attempting to engage in a physical disturbance and then later fled from the police despite not being chased by police. Person released to responsible party after further investigation.
Daily Blotter for November 1st 2025
- 12:33 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Cited persons for UAL and transported one to local hospital for incapacitation due to alcohol.
- 7:10 am, Alarm, Location Redacted. Panic alarm for room in building, no problems found.
- 10:08 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 11:01 am, Graffiti, Elvehjem/Chazen Museum. Located two areas of graffiti.
- 1:34 pm, Harassment, Location Redacted. Contact with person that they were advised by another person that they needed to report harassment by a persons relative. Person just wanted report on file for informational purposes only at this time.
- 9:21 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st while conducting a foot patrol of the residence hall.
- 10:31 pm, Check Person, N. Mills & Spring Streets. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 10:36 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person after observing them on the ground outside, transported person to local hospital for incapacitation from alcohol and placed into protective custody.
- 10:43 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 10:46 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 11:07 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Monroe Street & West Lawn Ave. Stopped/Cited/Arrested/Released to a Responsible Party driver of vehicle for disregarding traffic sign/operate left of center/red light violation, arrested/cited for absolute sobriety, UAL 1st, false ID 1st, and red light, verbally warned for many T305 violations, two false ID’s and large amounts of alcohol disposed/destroyed on scene. MPD gave ride to passenger, vehicle left parked legally in stop location.
- 11:12 pm, Check Person, Location Redacted. Contacted person conducting detox evaluation, no transport.
- 11:23 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 11:29 pm, Check Person, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 11:39 pm, Check Person, W. Washington Ave. Contacted person after they fell down stairs, were uninjured, denied medical treatment, intoxicated not incapacitated, released to responsible party and uber ride home.
- 11:55 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 12:06 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 12:28 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person after refusing to leave local hospital experiencing mental health crisis.
- 12:29 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 1:02 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person who was incapacitated not intoxicated from alcohol, released to responsible party.
- 1:25 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 1:50 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 2:06 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 2:39 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 2:41 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 2:54 am, Found Property, Residence Hall. Person found a wallet and turned it into UWPD, wallet contained multiple ID’s fake and real, fake ID’s destroyed/disposed of. Owner contacted to come to UWPD to pick up wallet.
- 2:58 am, Operating While Intoxicated, W. Gilman Street & University Ave. Incident ongoing at time of briefing release.
Daily Blotter for October 31st 2025
- 8:09 am, Damage to Property, Lot 26. Contacted person driving a UW owned vehicle when they struck unoccupied vehicle causing minor damage.
- 5:07 pm, Theft/Larceny, Computer Science. Contacted person after they reported their E-scooter phone holder attached to scooter stolen from bike racks on south side of Computer Science.
- 10:53 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st and was transported to local hospital by MFR for intoxication.
- 11:20 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 11:46 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited for UAL 1st and performed detox evaluation on person after being found intoxicated not incapacitated.
- 11:57 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Cited persons for UAL 1st. MFR transported one to a local hospital for incapacitation, other no transport and was intoxicated not incapacitated.
- 12:23 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person for UAL 1st, intoxicated not incapacitated, released to friends without incident.
- 12:33 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 12:58 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, N. Randall Ave & Spring Street. Contacted/Cited for UAL 1st (Muni) persons after observing the group carrying open containers of alcohol. All Verbally Warned for Possess Open Container on City Street, one Verbally Warned for Obstructing Officer (County) after initially providing a false date of birth.
- 2:31 am, Disorderly Conduct, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for domestic disorderly conduct with 72 hours no contact.
Daily Blotter for October 30th 2025
- 8:11 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Henry Mall. Therapy Dog Deployment – Assisted outside agency.
- 8:58 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person after they called for an ambulance needing medical treatment, MFR transported to local hospital.
- 10:12 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital, no police assistance needed.
- 10:29 am, Damage to Property, Lot 75. Contacted person after they reported someone had damaged their windshield on the fifth floor of the lot. Person was able to provide suspect vehicle information, investigation ongoing.
- 10:53 am, Information, Red Gym. Contacted person regarding flyers distributed regarding a protest at the top of State Street on bulletin boards and set throughout the hallways of the Red Gym.
- 4:04 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 4:24 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person needing medical assistance, MFR transported to local hospital.
- 10:03 pm, Disorderly Conduct, Residence Hall. Cited person for UW-Disorderly Conduct after verbal disagreement during meeting.
- 12:57 am, Resisting Arrest, University Station. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Resisting/obstructing, OWI controlled substance 1st, and misdemeanor bail jumping, verbally warned for no headlights/taillights.
Daily Blotter for October 29th 2025
- 4:49 am, Fire, Gordon Commons. Fire in B155 of Gordon Commons, drying machines caught fire. Building cleared of occupancy as MFD arrived on scene, MFD/sprinkler system put out fire.
- 8:14 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Assisted outside agency with a cell phone examination.
- 11:37 am, Graffiti, Nancy Nicholas Hall. Contacted person by phone as they reported stickers in around 7 bathrooms advertising fake ID sales.
- 11:47 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Assisted outside agency with a laptop and cell phone examination.
- 9:10 pm, Damage to Property, Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported a window in the north west stairwell was broken.
- 10:42 pm, Other, Lot 76. Request For Assistance - Contacted person regarding a vehicle “piggy backing" out of lot 76 on three separate occasions, failing to pay for parking, follow up with registered owner will occur.
- 11:18 pm, Drug Violation, Park & Dayton Streets. Traffic Stop - Stopped person for speeding 41/25, Verbally Warned for possession of THC and drug paraphernalia, properly disposed of at UWPD.