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 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.
Daily Blotter for December 17th 2023
- 6:05 am, Check Person, Lot 46. Cited person for UW Camping after finding him sleeping with blankets in the fourth floor stairwell of Lot 46.
- 11:23 am, Found Property, UWPD. Lost passport turned into UWPD.
- 6:12 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Bakke Recreation Center. Patient transported to local hospital, no police assistance needed.
- 7:16 pm, Sensitive Crime, Location Redacted. Contacted person after an altercation that occurred at local hospital.
- 11:22 pm, Operating While Intoxicated, Science Hall. Arrested/Cited/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for trespass to land remain after notice, obstruction w/ intent to mislead, possession of marijuana and possession drug paraphernalia, after custodian found them sleeping on the 2nd floor of Science Hall.
- 11:45 pm, Other, Camp Randall Stadium. Closing Hours - Cited persons for UW-Closing Hours building after they were observed inside Camp Randall Stadium.
- 1:11 am, Eluding, N. Charter & W. Johnson Streets. Attempted to stop vehicle for speeding. Vehicle was slow to top, eventually stopped on Charter at University. Upon approach vehicle fled, no pursuit.
- 3:56 am, Domestic, Location redacted. No disposition at time of briefing release.
Daily Blotter for December 16th 2023
- 10:05 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Educational Sciences. MFR transporting person to local hospital, no further action.
- 11:28 am, Information, Bascom Hall. Contact with campus department members regarding postings on social media of anti-Semitic statements and mentioned UW Staff Members by name.
- 11:34 am, Theft/Larceny, Slichter Hall. Contacted person whose black and orange Hiboy 11.7 kilovolt e scooter was stolen on 12/15/23 between 2am and 10am from the bike racks on the southeast side of Slichter Hall.
- 4:26 pm, Information, McBurney Resource Center. Received a mandatory report from the Office of Admission.
- 5:56 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Bakke Recreation Center. EMS transported person to local hospital.
- 9:42 pm, Theft/Larceny, Lot 46. Contacted person after their car was left unlocked in Lot 46 and some items were found missing/stolen.
- 11:18 pm, Operating While Intoxicated, W. Washington Ave & S. Bassett Street. Arrested/Cited/Released to Responsible Party suspect for OWI 1st, PAC >.15 (1st) and Unreasonable and Imprudent Speed (reason for stop).
- 11:22 pm, Check Person, Science Hall. No disposition at time of briefing release.
- 12:22 am, Operating While Intoxicated, University & N. Franklin Ave. Arrested/Cited/Released to Responsible Party suspect for OWI 1st, PAC, Deviation from Designated Lane, UAL 1st, and Open Intoxicants. Verbally Warned for fake ID.
- 1:43 am, Battery, Langdon & N. Lake Streets. Contacted persons after watching them both take off outside of Kollege Klub. Persons having a disagreement with another person who was arrested for substantial and simple battery.
- 2:53 am, Battery, Langdon & N. Lake Streets. Contacted/Arrested suspect for simple battery.
- 3:02 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Witte Hall. Contacted/Cited persons after another person discovered them entering their room slurring their words and appeared intoxicated.
Daily Blotter for December 15th 2023
- 9:49 am, Disorderly Conduct, Eagle Heights. Noise dispute between neighbors.
- 11:11 am, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Arrested/Cited/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for theft of a silver Macbook Pro 2 laptop (valued at $1000) while it was sitting on a table in the Memorial Union Lakefront Cafe.
- 12:00 pm, Theft/Larceny, Nicholas Recreation Center. Contacted person who reported their cream-colored puffer jacket, Airpods, keys, and WisCard stolen from an unlocked locker in the women's locker room.
- 2:22 pm, Fraud, Memorial Library. Contacted person who reported being a victim of credit card fraud after providing their credit card information to someone online purporting to be a local apartment leasing company.
- 2:53 pm, Lost Property, UWPD. Contact with person who reported a lost Columbian passport.
- 3:45 pm, Graffiti, Social Science. Contacted Transportation Services who found graffiti on the backside of a parking sign.
- 9:10 pm, Theft/Larceny, DeJope Residence Hall. Contacted person regarding a stolen Black computer bag with a Dell Inspirion laptop.
- 1:46 am, Eluding, Odana and Nakoma Roads. Attempted to stop a gray Nissan Maxima for speeding. Vehicle eluded after briefly coming to a stop, no further pursuit.
Daily Blotter for December 14th 2023
- 9:08 am, Damage to Property, Lot 75. Contacted person who advised that on December 13, 2023, at approximately 8:38 a.m., another person ran into the gate arm at Lot 75.
- 9:21 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing a mental health crisis.
Daily Blotter for December 13th 2023
- 5:55 am, Warrant Served, N. Park Street. Contacted/Arrested/Cited/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for possession of Meth, Poss. of paraphernalia, misdemeanor bail jumping and the three warrants after they were found laying in the NE vestibule in Lot 29 after being advised to leave property.
- 8:37 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing a mental health crisis.
- 9:11 am, Theft/Larceny, Humanities Building. Contacted person who reported their silver HiBoy Electric Scooter was left by their child inside the Humanities Art Entrance elevator lobby on 12/12/23 between 8a-9a, when it was stolen.
- 10:30 am, Information, McBurney Resource Center. Received a mandatory report from the Office of Admission .
- 1:08 pm, Found Property, Grainger Hall. Retrieved property found by Transportation Services in Lot 7.
- 3:35 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing a mental health crisis.
- 5:01 pm, Information, McBurney Resource Center. Received a mandatory report from the Office of Admissions.
Daily Blotter for December 12th 2023
- 8:11 am, Other, Park & Springs Streets. Traffic Stop - Cited person for operating while revoked. VW for suspended registration.
- 8:15 am, Graffiti, Chazen Museum. Contacted person reporting graffiti located on the roof.
- 8:33 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Caller reported letting a person into WIMR who was dressed in scrubs experiencing a mental health crisis.
- 10:33 am, Information, Service Building Annex. Person reporting someone was able to gain access to the cab of the crane on this construction site.
- 2:00 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Observatory Dr & Walnut Street. Responded to motor vehicle versus bicycle in roundabout.
- 3:29 pm, Theft/Larceny, Teacher Education. Local agency recovered a black Dell, Latitude 7490, laptop. Investigation ongoing.
- 3:33 pm, Theft/Larceny, HC White. Local agency recovered a black Dell, Latitude 7490, laptop. Investigation ongoing.
- 5:37 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contact made with person needing mental health assistance.
- 6:58 pm, Other, Walnut St & Marsh Drive. Traffic Stop - Cited person for misdemeanor Failure to install IID and misdemeanor Operation After Revocation.
- 9:19 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person needing mental health assistance.
Daily Blotter for December 11th 2023
- 11:53 am, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Contacted person for theft.
- 1:33 am, Check Person, Charter St & University Ave. Contacted/Detained person after they asked for a ride to UW hospital and found to have warrants out of Waukesha County and Illinois, Illinois warrant being in state only.