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 2nd 2025
- 8:08 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. UWPD transported person to local hospital needing medical treatment.
- 9:37 am, Drug Violation, Medical Sciences Center. Contacted/Cited person for Drug Paraphernalia and Trespassing on UW Lands.
- 10:12 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 12:56 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, UWPD. Assisted outside agency with a cell phone examination.
- 9:17 pm, Damage to Property, Steenbock Library. Dispatched to basement level, to assess ceiling damage resulting from a water leak.
- 10:44 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for medical treatment after vehicle accident.
- 2:25 am, Other, Memorial Union. Closing Hours Violation - Contacted/Verbally Warned person for UW Closing Hours - Building, UW Restricted Use of Unions, and UW Theft Under $100 after locating them in the Memorial Union after issuing Union ban letter.
Daily Blotter for October 1st 2025
- 2:16 pm, Theft/Larceny, N. Park Street. Contacted person regarding theft of their e-bike from bike racks in front of 21 N Park St.
- 10:23 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transporting patient to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 1:35 pm, Theft/Larceny, Van Hise Hall. Ongoing theft investigation, no additional information provided at this time.
- 4:50 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 20. Contacted person after their vehicle was struck on 9/19/25 in Lot 20. Cameras show suspect vehicle, will be in contact with vehicle owner.
- 8:38 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported patient to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 9:00 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported patient to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 11:39 pm, Emergency Detention, Location Redacted. Confirmation of transportation company transporting patient.
- 11:51 pm, Information, Residence Hall. Contacted persons after they called to report a verbal disturbance between each other. Housing involved, no further action at this time.
- 1:06 am, Bail Jumping, N. Park & W. Dayton Streets. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Violating Solid Red Traffic Control Signal, Driving Against Traffic (One Way Street), and Lamps and other equipment on bicycles and other vehicles and devices.
Daily Blotter for September 30th 2025
- 6:46 am, Found Property, Educational Sciences. Security found used, empty Apple Airpods case.
- 7:00 am, Other, Lot 17. UW Code Violation - Cited person after they were observed "piggybacking" into Lot 17 without a parking pass.
- 10:01 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing medical emergency, MFR transported to local hospital.
- 11:22 am, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Person reported their laundry was stolen, laundry was found and removed by staff, person located their laundry.
- 11:24 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Patient cleared by MFR without transport.
- 2:16 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFD transported patient to local hospital.
- 3:01 pm, Threat Assessment, Location Redacted. Contacted person receiving threatening text and verbal messages from another person.
- 5:25 pm, Other, Location Redacted. Request For Assistance - Arrested/Placed person in protective custody experiencing medical emergency.
- 9:10 pm, Battery, Local Hospital. Contacted person reporting battery from patient, person went to ER to have injuries checked out.
- 12:40 am, Other, Park St. & University Ave. Assist Motorist - Uber driver with a passenger requested assistance from UWPD while on a traffic stop was being "chased" by another vehicle. All parties cooperative but uninterested in pursing charges, released after vehicles and persons searches/alcohol disposed of on scene.
Daily Blotter for September 29th 2025
- 4:35 pm, Theft/Larceny, Humanities Building. Contacted person after their bike was stolen from the bike racks between Humanities and The University Club.
- 4:46 pm, Information, Linden Drive/UWPD. Contacted person making a report of a disturbance that occurred in a classroom on Friday, regarding a Tik Tok video being filed in a classroom that has gone viral now.
- 6:41 pm, Found Property, Lot 75. Contacted person for their found property in Lot 75, emailed to make appointment to retrieve property at UWPD.
- 9:57 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Residence Hall. Contacted person found inside residence hall reported as missing person. Outside agency arrived to assist, no need for further action at this time.
- 11:00 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Transported persons to local hospital for medical treatment.
Daily Blotter for September 28th 2025
- 3:50 pm, Check Person, Location Redacted. Contacted person for comments made to another person and to cease actions.
- 3:58 pm, Found Property, UWPD. Found wallet turned in, placed into safekeeping.
- 6:00 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Regent Street Liquor/Regent & Brooks Streets. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st (Muni), verbally warned for False ID (confiscated/destroyed) after observing them exit Regent Street Liquor with alcohol before meeting with other persons who were waiting outside.
- 6:13 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st (Muni), verbally warned for False ID (confiscated/destroyed), after observing them exit Regent Street Liquor, hide their purchase, and walk on to campus.
- 6:43 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Regent Street Liquor/Regent & Brooks Streets. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st (Muni), verbally warned two out of three persons for False ID (confiscated/destroyed) after observing them exit Regent Street Liquor with alcohol before meeting with other persons who had been waiting outside.
- 7:53 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Regent Street Liquor/Regent & Brooks Streets. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st (Muni), verbally warned for False ID (confiscated/destroyed) after observing them exit Regent Street Liquor with alcohol before meeting with other persons who were waiting outside.
- 8:15 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Regent Street Liquor/Regent & Brooks Streets. Cited persons for UAL 1st (Muni), verbally warned for False ID (confiscated/destroyed) after one person was observed giving alcohol obtained from Regent Street Liquor to the other who went into establishment with them.
- 11:33 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, State & W. Gilman Streets. Contacted person for detox evaluation, cited for UAL (City code).
- 12:31 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st after another person called housefellows after being concerned for their welfare. Citations to be delivered at a later date.
- 1:03 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported patient to local hospital experiencing medical emergency.
- 1:19 am, Other, Observatory Drive. Obstructing - Contacted person after observing them urinate on the north side of the bus stop. Cited for UAL 1st and UW depositing human waste. Verbally Warned for multiple instances of obstructing.
- 1:25 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, N. Lake St. & University Ave. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 2nd after they almost walked into squad car in the middle of the road, intoxicated not incapacitated.
- 2:53 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
Daily Blotter for September 27th 2025
- 9:04 am, Other, Schroeder Road. K9 Deployment - K9 Ritter assisted outside agency with attempting to locate one shell casing.
- 10:18 am, Graffiti, Van Hise Hall. Inspected graffiti inside the fourth-floor bathroom.
- 5:28 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Spring & Park Streets. Contacted persons after observing one person purchase beer at Regent Liquor then pass it onto the other person they were with. Both to be cited for City Ordinance UAL 1st, alcohol seized/disposed of and one ID belonging to neither individual.
- 6:20 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited persons after concealing and bringing inside a purchase from Regent Street Liquor. Cited both for false ID (Muni) and Verbally Warned for UAL.
- 7:12 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Regent St. Liquor/N. Park & Regent Streets. Cited one person for Muni UAL 1st and another person for Muni UAL 1st and possession of False ID (confiscated/destroyed) after they were observed exiting Regent Liquor with alcohol.
- 8:09 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Regent St. Liquor/N. Park & Regent Streets. Contacted persons outside Regent St Liquor while two other persons went inside and purchased alcoholic beverages and placed them in a tote bag. Two persons cited for City Ord UAL 1st, one person not cited, two fake IDs (confiscated/destroyed), one person verbally warned for obstruction.
- 8:14 pm, Graffiti, Lot 6. Located graffiti in Lot 6 on the lower floor yellow wood marker.
- 10:56 pm, Check Person, Location Redacted. Contacted person needing medical assistance but refused EMS care, no further police assistance needed.
- 11:17 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Observed person holding alcohol box in room, verbally warned for False ID (confiscated/destroyed).
- 11:44 pm, Information, Local Hospital. Contacted person regarding missing person report.
- 12:15 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL after being alerted by Housefellows, determined to be intoxicated not incapacitated.
- 12:25 am, Other, Residence Hall. Obstructing - Detained/released on citation person for UAL 1st and false ID 1st, Verbally Warned for obstructing.
- 2:55 am, Operating While Intoxicated, W. Gilman Street & Wisconsin Ave. Arrested/Cited/Released to Responsible Party person for OWI 1st, PAC 1st, OWS, and operating with suspended registration after witnessing them crash into a parked vehicle, causing three total unoccupied vehicles to be damaged.
- 3:13 am, Operating While Intoxicated, W. Mifflin & N. Bassett Streets. Arrested/Cited/Released to responsible party driver after stopping them for improper left turn for OWI 1st & PAC.
Daily Blotter for September 26th 2025
- 8:35 am, Theft/Larceny, University Houses. Contacted person reporting a package of food and household items stolen from their front door area.
- 8:56 am, Theft/Larceny, Nicholas Recreation Center. Contacted person regarding their bike being stolen from the bike racks from out front of the Nicholas Recreation Center.
- 12:54 pm, Other, Cogen Power Plant. Liquor Law Violation - Verbally Warned person for possession of alcohol on UW lands after observing them drinking Hamm's beer on the west side of the Cogen Power Plant.
- 1:29 pm, Other, Eagle Heights. Request For Assistance - Contacted person who reported the attempted theft of their e-bike when they heard their bike's anti-theft alarm activate and their dog barking, bike still locked and not stolen.
- 2:00 pm, Found Property, Eagle Heights Community Center. Contacted person who provided us with items left by a former resident of an urgent nature, property entered into safekeeping to attempt to contact property owner.
- 7:27 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 7:51 pm, Found Property, Elvehjem Museum. Security located an Apple Watch in the Elvehjem, property placed into safekeeping.
- 7:55 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Location Redacted. Attempted to locate person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 10:21 pm, Other, Local Hospital. Assisted with a status change at local hospital.
- 1:01 am, Other, Pyle Center. Depositing Human Waste - Cited persons for depositing human waste after observing them urinating on the bushes in the open on the east side of the building.
- 1:13 am, Extortion, Residence Hall. Contacted person regarding sensitive crime of extortion, no money sent.
- 1:26 am, Bail Jumping, N. Lake Street. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for misdemeanor bail jumping, property stored for safekeeping.
- 5:51 am, Follow-up, UWPD. Report made for case investigation; no further information provided.
Daily Blotter for September 25th 2025
- 9:55 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person regarding another person experiencing a mental health crisis.
- 11:52 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 3:06 pm, Follow-up, Humanities Building. Contact with person regarding the items stolen on or around August 6th, drums last seen at the end of July, found missing early August. One set belongs to UW and another set is a personal set.
- 5:07 pm, Operating While Intoxicated, Lot 10. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for OWI 4th after they hit one vehicle, possibly hit a second in Lot 10 before parking their vehicle.
- 5:10 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR person to local hospital needing medical treatment.
- 5:33 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Eagle Heights Community Center. Contacted persons for vehicle accident between parties in front of Community Center.
- 2:09 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st, Verbally Warned for three fake IDs after being found passed out in the bathroom.
- 4:40 am, Check Person, Humanities Building. Contacted/Cited person for Unauthorized Picnicking or Camping after finding them asleep with a blanket, warned twice in the past for the same behavior.
- 4:45 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person after another person found them unresponsive due to alcohol in a second-floor residence hall bathroom. UWPD transported to local hospital for medical treatment due to intoxication from alcohol consumption.
Daily Blotter for September 24th 2025
- 8:16 am, Other, Charter & Dayton Streets. K9 Deployment - K9 Ritter cleared gray suitcase without issue. Unable to determine owner of suitcase. Placed into safekeeping if owner comes forward to claim.
- 8:17 am, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 75. Contacted person regarding automobile accident they were involved while trying to park in lot 75 lower level.
- 10:40 am, Alarm, Location Redacted. Responded to a forced door alarm and contacted person who stated door latch needs to be fixed.
- 2:55 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital needing medical assistance.
- 4:06 pm, Graffiti, Lathrop Hall. Graffiti in 1st floor restroom.
- 3:58 pm, Graffiti, Humanities Building. Attempted contact with person after reporting graffiti in the stairwell on the 4th floor of Humanities.
- 6:22 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Location Redacted. Assisted outside agency in locating a suspect regarding sensitive crime.
- 8:12 pm, Damage to Property, Camp Randall Stadium - Interior. Contacted person who reported finding chilled water tubes disconnected from their spigots resulting in flooding in area.
- 9:20 pm, Theft/Larceny, University Ave. Contacted person regarding theft of their e-scoter being stolen, live tracking shown the scooter was located at the Park Village Apartments. Attempted to locate with no results. Owner of e-scooter will continue to track and will call back with updates.
- 10:34 pm, Disorderly Conduct, Nicholas Recreation Center. Contacted/Cited person after being seen on UWPD security camera wandering in the lobby of Sellery Hall after causing disturbances.
- 11:57 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, IBR. Report created in error.
- 2:55 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing medical emergency, MFR transported to local hospital.
Daily Blotter for September 23rd 2025
- 8:14 am, Trespassing/After Hours, Lot 7. Verbally warned person for no trespassing.
- 10:08 am, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported 2 portable AC units missing from shared-use den.
- 11:13 am, Found Property, UWPD. Received found property from dispatch, placed into property for safe keeping.
- 1:06 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted person who advised no issues.
- 1:29 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 1:51 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 4:28 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 4:47 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFD transported person to local hospital for medical treatment, no police assistance needed.
- 9:49 pm, Other, Educational Sciences. Closing Hours Violation - Contacted person found in building after closing hours, escorted out of building and cited for UWS closing hours violation and verbally warned for smoking in a building.