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 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.
Daily Blotter for September 22nd 2025
- 12:32 pm, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted person who lost their wallet and unsure where wallet was misplaced.
- 1:20 pm, Warrant Served, Memorial Union. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect after WI DOC contacted UWPD advising person was violating their monitoring conditions being at Memorial Union. Verbally Warned for possession of marijuana. Property kept for safekeeping.
- 2:32 pm, Found Property, UWPD. Found red iPhone. Unable to find any information on it. Placed into property for safekeeping.
- 8:26 pm, Other, Near Residence Hall. Animal Case - Opossum (Perry) was rescued from the window well and released with the assist from dispatch staff on duty.
- 10:50 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Johnson & Park Streets. Assisted outside agency in locating and suspect after reports of a battery taking palce after the pair were arguing on a metro bus.
Daily Blotter for September 21st 2025
- 3:30 pm, Check Person, Discovery Center. Contacted/cited person for Chapter 18 DC, Chapter 18 Vandalism, and False ID, after they were reported by others for throwing items around the main auditorium area of the building.
- 4:03 pm, Other, Local Hospital. Request For Assistance - Contacted person at local hospital regarding patient experiencing medical emergency.
- 11:12 pm, Other, Humanities Building. Closing Hours Violation - Contacted/Cited person for after-hours violation.
- 11:49 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/cited person for UAL 1st, citation to be delivered at a later date.
- 1:00 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
Daily Blotter for September 20th 2025
- 1:21 pm, Trespassing/After Hours, Morgridge Hall. Contacted person regarding what appeared to be living arrangements they had set up on a room in Morgridge Hall. Informed person they could only use facility for work purposes and not sleeping/living purposes or will be cited appropriately.
- 1:22 pm, Other, Camp Randall Memorial Park. Lost Dog - Contacted by person their dog "Badger" is missing around the campus area and may be hiding. ***UPDATE*** Received a call that the dog has been located.
- 2:00 pm, Found Property, Extension Building. Contact by person who found a piece of jewelry on the sidewalk that potentially could be of substantial value, photos, packaged and placed into property for safekeeping.
- 5:05 pm, Information, UWPD. Contacted person regarding a sensitive crime.
- 11:58 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported to local hospital due to intoxication from alcohol, UAL citation to be delivered at a later date.
- 12:10 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st.
- 2:02 am, Battery, Lot 19. Located victim of substantial battery in Lot 19, MFR transported to Local Hospital, suspect gone from scene but later taken into custody without incident.
- 2:50 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported to local hospital due to intoxication from alcohol, UAL citation to be delivered at a later date.
Daily Blotter for September 19th 2025
- 2:34 pm, Other, Lot 38. Request For Assistance - Contacted person who reported person was shouting at them and wanted incident documented.
- 4:42 pm, Harassment, Location Redacted. Contacted by phone person regarding threatening voicemails left over the weekend.
- 5:09 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 75. Contacted person after a vehicle struck their driver's side rear bumper and fender and other vehicle left sched without providing any information .
- 11:36 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported to local hospital due to intoxication from alcohol, UAL citation to be delivered at a later date.
- 11:41 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Lowell Center. Contacted/Verbally Warned person for disposing of human waste, cited for UAL 1st.
- 12:18 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 12:25 am, Other, Park St. & University Ave. Stopped/Verbally Warned person for operating left of center, passenger contacted/verbally warned for UAL 1st.
- 1:23 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person for detox evaluation, declined medical treatment, found to be intoxicated not incapacitated.
Daily Blotter for September 18th 2025
- 2:26 pm, Theft/Larceny, Chemistry Building. Contacted person who reported they left their blue tooth headphones.
- 3:39 pm, Found Property, Lot 44. Contacted person after seeing their encampment consisting of a blue tarp over a frame, various property, and bicycles when called to Lot 44 to investigate an unlocked E scooter reported by University Housing. Person agreed to relocate their camp off campus property.
- 6:19 pm, Bail Jumping, W. Johnson & N. Orchard Streets. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for misdemeanor bail jumping x2 for violating bond conditions set under two separate cases (shall not operate motor vehicle) and (shall not operate motor vehicle without a valid license) after failing to follow indicated turn. Suspect also cited for failure to install interlock device and criminal OAR.
- 9:30 pm, Graffiti, Lot 7. Contacted person regarding report of two pieces of graffiti in the Lot 7 lower lever east stairwell room P3.
- 10:46 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contact with person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 11:38 pm, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for UW Theft – under $100, UW Prohibited Dumping - Littering, and UW Unauthorized Picnicking or Camping.
- 2:05 am, Other, Gordon Commons. Depositing Human Waste - Contacted/Cited person for Deposit Human Waste on the exterior east side of Gordon Commons.
Daily Blotter for September 17th 2025
- 5:11 am, Other, Location Redacted. UWPD units responded to two active killer/bomb threats.
- 12:31 pm, Found Property, Gordon Commons. Black Lulu Lemon clutch w/ air pods inside located at Gordon Commons, placed into property for safekeeping.
- 1:20 pm, Other, Location Redacted. K9 Deployment - Assisted outside agency with K9 sniff during Search Warrant attempting to locate person.
- 2:34 pm, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Library. Contacted person regarding the theft of their e-bike.
- 8:26 pm, Drug Violation, Kohl Center. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail persons for WI State Statute Poss. of Psilocybin Mushrooms and WI State Statute Poss. of MDMA after Guest Services received a complaint of them smoking marijuana. Evidence secured for packaging and processing.
- 4:42 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person needing medical assistance.
Daily Blotter for September 16th 2025
- 6:52 am, Information, Extension Services. Contacted by phone person after they parked in a no parking zone outside of Extension Services after previous warnings. Explained any escalations could result in additional contacts.
- 8:18 am, Other, Enzyme Institute. K9 Deployment/Suspicious Package - Cardboard box heavily taped and wet around the bottom located near the south entrance of Enzyme.
- 12:30 pm, Damage to Property, Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported that on 9/13 at around noon there was a handle possibly broken off (or forcefully unscrewed) a shower handle in a room door. Similar situation on other doors have been reported.
- 6:47 pm, Theft/Larceny, Union South. Contacted person who reported their electric scooter was stolen from the NW bike rack.
- 9:54 pm, Extortion, Location Redacted. Contacted person after they reported an individual threatening to post inappropriate items online, extortion scam, resources provided.
- 1:07 am, Found Property, Gordon Commons. Backpack found and placed in safekeeping.