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Daily Blotter for May 3rd 2025

8:36 am, Other, East Campus Mall Pedestrian Tunnel. Weapons Violation - Contacted persons regarding an unknown person drawing a weapon and threatening them with it in the East Campus Pedestrian Tunnel.
8:53 am, Check Person, WID. Cited person for UW Disorderly Conduct after verbal altercation with another person in the WID.
9:19 am, Damage to Property, Lot 75. Contacted Transportation Services at their office, reviewed footage of accident in Lot 75 and appeared the drivers foot slipped off the break as they were reaching for the ticket at gate one, no crime committed, report pending.
5:17 pm, Found Property, Martin Street Lot. Found property several empty Alpha Retail Anti-Theft devices dumped and found by Arboretum staff, unable to locate owner of devices.
7:00 pm, Found Property, UWPD - 1429 Monroe Street. Contacted person who stated their friend lost their phone and thought it could be stolen, used "find my iPhone" and recovered friends’ phone and an additional black apple iPhone near it. Incident occurred last week and came to turn in today.
1:51 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person after an unknown party called on duty house fellows reporting they were passed out in the lobby, person transported to local hospital for treatment, UAL 3rd citation to be delivered on a different date.
4:32 am, Bail Jumping, Chazen Museum. Contacted/Cited person for Misdemeanor Bail Jumping after finding them sleeping with a lit candle by them and per Dane County Case person shall not be within the State Street and Langdon Ban area nor possess any incendiary device or material. Person also Verbally Warned for UW code camping and escorted out of the State Street and Langdon Ban area.

Daily Blotter for May 2nd 2025

8:00 am, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 75. Contacted persons regarding motor vehicle accident.
9:08 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital needing medical treatment.
10:04 am, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Contacted person regarding theft of their bike taken from the bike racks from the West side of Memorial Union next to Park Circle.
11:45 am, Theft/Larceny, Smith Hall. Contacted person regarding theft of their e-scooter taken from the bike rack on the back side of Smith Hall by the bike path.
2:38 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
3:27 pm, Check Person, Lot 6. Contacted person for attempting to get into an occupied vehicle in Lot 6 by pulling on the door handle and was found in the Memorial Union by staff in a staff only area.
4:51 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. UWPD transported person to local hospital needing medical treatment.
7:26 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
9:20 pm, Theft/Larceny, Mechanical Engineering. Contacted person who reported their black zip up sweater and grey canvas lunch bag had been taken from locked room.
12:36 am, Other, Lake Street & University Ave. Traffic Stop - Stopped/Cited/Released on foot driver for Operating While Revoked (Criminal), also cited for Ignition Interlock Device Tampering/Fail to Install/Violate Court Order.
1:22 am, Found Property, Park & Langdon Streets. Traffic Stop & Found Property - Stopped/Verbally Warned person for Failure to Stop at Stop Sign, Operate After Suspension of Registration given 21 days to correct registration status. Driver also turned over wallet they found, placed into property for safekeeping and attempts to locate owner.

Daily Blotter for May 1st 2025

11:55 am, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported their bike stolen from the bike racks on the west side of Ogg Hall.
1:01 pm, Theft/Larceny, Lot 46. Contacted person regarding their five-gallon gas jug taken from the bed of their vehicle.
2:33 pm, Harassment, Location Redacted. Contacted person who was reporting having found on two different occasions, two sheets of paper with harassing language on them, one in their personal locker in building.
2:52 pm, Fraud, Location Redacted. Contacted person regarding their phone and computer getting spam and subsequently suffered a mental health crisis.
2:54 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
3:14 pm, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Contacted person who reported their backpack stolen from the Memorial Union, then found it near the University Book Store on State St with nothing missing.
4:23 pm, Graffiti, Humanities Building. Contacted person regarding found Graffiti.
6:15 pm, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Contacted person about their speaker being stolen during a fundraiser event.
8:19 pm, Theft/Larceny, Sterling Hall. Contacted person who reported the theft of a box of gloves and bottle of Clorox from a custodial cart.
8:56 pm, Graffiti, Lot 46. Responded to lot 46 for reported graffiti.
11:13 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
12:57 am, Theft/Larceny, Local Hospital. Contacted person who was reporting a theft from their belongings during stay at local hospital.
1:09 am, Other, Residence Hall. Property Damage - Cited person for UW Vandalism after shattering the glass of the basement vending machine.
2:57 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.

Daily Blotter for April 30th 2025

1:41 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
1:47 pm, Theft/Larceny, Engineering Centers Building. Contacted person who reported a battery pack taken from the basement of Engineering Centers Building.
1:54 pm, Burglary, Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported the theft of theirs red UW-Madison Badgers basketball jersey from their dorm room.
2:06 pm, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union Terrace. Contacted person who reported items stolen from the Memorial Union Terrace.
2:11 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 20. Person pulled too far forward while entering Lot 20 and light bumped the articulated gate arm causing gate arm to push forward and is now hanging downward at an angle.
2:47 pm, Theft/Larceny, Witte Residence Hall. Contacted person who reported their bike stolen from outside Witte Residence Hall.
6:49 pm, Other, Memorial Library. Unauthorized Presence - Contacted person who was found inside the Memorial Library, cited for unauthorized presence and re-issued ban letter.
12:52 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.

Daily Blotter for April 29th 2025

10:48 am, Information, UWPD. Contacted person who requested assistance addressing a social media account which was impersonating them.
11:01 am, Graffiti, East Campus Mall. Graffiti found on both walls of East Campus Mall pedestrian tunnel.
2:28 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. Retrieved sensitive crime kit from local hospital and plated into evidence to be retrieved by other law enforcement agency at a later date.
5:22 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Person requested a welfare check on someone experiencing a mental health crisis.
11:44 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, W. Gillman Street. Assisted MPD regarding a resistive subject who was arrested by MPD. No need for further assistance.

Daily Blotter for April 28th 2025

12:43 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Dayton & Frances Streets. Responded to road rage incident with unknown suspect brandishing firearm from inside vehicle.
3:13 pm, Other, Residence Hall. Recovered property - Contacted person regarding a bicycle they had discovered on the northwest corner of the building and was returned to owner without incident.
5:35 pm, Theft/Larceny, Helen C. White Library. Contacted person who reported their backpack with property taken from the second-floor computer lab in HC White Library, suspect located, cited for theft and property returned to owner.
7:36 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted person after they were observed laying on the ground next to the train tracks, transported to local hospital for treatment.
11:51 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. Assisted Sauk County Sheriff's Office Deputy McCarty with a search warrant for a legal blood draw on patient.
1:09 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported patient to local hospital experiencing medical emergency.

Daily Blotter for April 27th 2025

10:39 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. UWPD officer at race post was flagged down for a runner who experienced a medical emergency.
12:14 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Residence Hall. Transported person to Detox after residence life staff found them stumbling in a hallway.
12:14 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited/Released person for UAL 1st after they were found outside of Birge Hall unconscious, MFR transported to local hospital.
2:38 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited/Released person after they were found intoxicated in the lobby of the building.
2:55 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Nicholas Recreation Center. Contacted/Cited/Released for UAL and MFR transported to local hospital.
3:53 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited/Released for UAL after housing asked for their ID and they provided a vape.
5:12 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Residence Hall. Cited person for UAL 1st after persons advised they were stumbling on their feet and vomited.
5:14 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cite/Released after being found by someone sleeping on the floor and unable to wake up.
6:55 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Person transported to local hospital by MFR, no police assistance needed.
10:09 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Alumni House. Cited person for UAL 1st.
10:33 pm, Check Person, Residence Hall. Contacted person for being intoxicated and not a resident of residence hall and refusing to ID themselves.
10:37 pm, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted person who left their bike outside the main entrance to Dejope using a broken lock to make it look locked and found it missing later that same night.
1:25 am, Other, Lot 29. Traffic Stop - Stopped/Cited/Released person for operating while suspended and violating red traffic light, after they were reported leaving UW Lot 29 after lifting up the gate.
1:38 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited/Released to Responsible Party for UAL after it was reported they were a minor and vomiting in the bathroom within Residence Hall.
1:56 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. Contacted person for a detox evaluation and transported to local hospital for treatment.
2:39 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Lot 46. Cited person for UAL 1st.

Daily Blotter for April 26th 2025

12:44 pm, Found Property, Arts Loft. A found black wallet with a built in Apple Air Tag was turned in to the UWPD, containing multiple gift cards, placed into safekeeping and will attempt to locate owner.
1:07 pm, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted by telephone person who reported their bicycle was stolen from the Park St racks.
5:47 pm, Disorderly Conduct, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.
6:22 pm, Harassment, Location Redacted. Contacted person regarding harassing phone calls they have been receiving for over a year.
7:21 pm, Theft/Larceny, Humanities Building. Contacted person who reported their bicycle stolen from the SW bike racks by Humanities building.
10:36 pm, Other, University & N. Frankly Ave. Traffic Stop - Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for improper display of registration, felony bail jumping x4 and misdemeanor bail jumping x1, cited for OAR 3rd offense and failure to install IID/violation of court order. Vehicle legally parked and released with passenger.
12:54 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Cited person for UAL 1st, during contact needed medical assistance, MFR transported to local hospital.
2:04 am, Check Person, Residence Hall. Contacted person after they were found sleeping outside of a first floor restroom.
3:47 am, Damage to Property, Lot 29. Assessed and took pictures of the damage done to the bollard at the entrance of Lot 29 from Park St.

Daily Blotter for April 25th 2025

9:22 am, Damage to Property, Babcock & Linden Drives. Contacted person operating a fleet bobcat who backed into a Badgerland Bus.
9:37 am, Other, Bascom Hall. Suspicious Person - Person was reported to be walking around the DEI portion of Bascom Hall and gave three papers to the administrative office with a typed paragraph listing the DEI spending, person was not disruptive in any way and left after dropping off papers.
9:43 am, Criminal Damage, Humanities Building. Contacted person who showed latch plate damage at door.
10:03 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Assisted person who fell in the middle of the street on the north side of Microbial building (loading dock area).
10:23 am, Burglary, Ingraham Hall. Contacted person regarding 9 UW Book Store gift cards and approximately 10 ice cream gift cards being stolen from their locked office.
3:03 pm, Found Property, Nancy Nicholas Hall. Newer Apple Iphone found on outside Nancy Nicholas and turned in to UWPD on 4/24/25, no owner information, placed into property safekeeping.
6:00 pm, Information, Memorial Union Terrace. Contacted person after they requested to meet with an officer in UWPD Lobby regarding potential report for lewd and lascivious conduct, no calls or complaints made to UWPD.
11:23 pm, Other, University Ave & Marshall Court. Traffic Stop - Stopped/Released person for OAR 1st, cited for IID violation and follow up to determine if criminal OAR citation is warranted.

Daily Blotter for April 24th 2025

8:50 am, Trespassing/After Hours, University Ave. & Brooks Street. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for trespassing after observing them following a subject, who they later said they were asking for money, while at Grainger, in the area of the campus ban.
9:54 am, Other, Slichter Hall. Contacted by telephone person who reported their Ebike was stolen on 4/22/25 from a rack outside Slichter Hall. Bike recovered near Langdon Street thanks to an AirTag placed on bike.
10:32 am, Graffiti, East Campus Mall Tunnel. Numerous drawings and writings in the pedestrian tunnel in white, black, pink blue spray paint.
6:12 pm, Information, Doty Street. Delivered ban letter to Dane County Jail to deliver to inmate which bans them from the UW Law Building.
10:19 pm, Theft/Larceny, Vilas Hall. Contacted person for theft of E-scooter from bike rack at Vilas Hall. Suspect located without the scooter and arrested for theft but refused to provide information on the scooter’s whereabouts.
2:41 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.