For general media inquiries, please contact Marc Lovicott, Executive Director of Communications, at 608-263-2333 or marc.lovicott@wisc.edu. After regular business hours, contact UWPD dispatch at 608-264-2677.
Incident Reports
Madison Man Arrested Following Off-Campus Knife Incident
October 9, 2026Two Suspects Arrested Following Sexual Assault
August 29, 2026Lab Employee Arrested for Reckless Endangerment
April 11, 2026Student Arrested for Video Recording in Restroom
February 16, 2026- See all Incident Reports
Daily Blotter
Daily Blotter for October 20th 2026
- 11:27 am, Theft/Larceny, Local Hospital. Contact with person reporting Stolen Nintendo Switch from hospital waiting room.
- 11:38 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 12:05 pm, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Contacted person regarding stolen Air pods taken from outside of the Memorial Union after attending an event when they left items outside of a room.
- 1:28 pm, Damage to Property, Lot 75. Contacted person regarding damage to vehicle parked in Lot 75.
- 1:50 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person to local hospital for medical treatment.
- 1:58 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted person after door alarm activated due to door not close/latch properly.
- 6:27 pm, Check Person, Local Hospital. Contacted by person at local hospital regarding patient who left ER and could not be located that needed medical treatment. P&P had a local warrant out for their arrest.
- 8:02 pm, Graffiti, Lot 6. Contacted person regarding graffiti in the SW stairwell of upper parking Lot 6.
- 12:04 am, Drug Violation, Humanities Building. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for possession of drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine.
- 4:25 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
BadgerSAFE
Safety and security are literally at your fingertips at UW-Madison, thanks to our official safety app. The UW-Madison Police Department has created BadgerSAFE – a safety app that aims to keep the campus community informed …
August 23, 2023Got Meds?
It’s time to clean out the medicine cabinet. Each spring and fall, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency sponsors national prescription medication Take Back events.
October 15, 2026911 and the Pepperoni Pizza Myth
The myth of the “pepperoni pizza code” has been circulating for more than a decade – ever since a 911 dispatcher posted they received a call from a woman ordering a pepperoni pizza because she …
October 15, 2026Trouble Receiving BadgerSAFE Alerts? Here’s What to Check.
The BadgerSAFE app is a great, one-stop shop for all things safety-related at UWPD. It’s an excellent resource for our community and is the primary way we alert our community about specific emergencies happening in …
October 12, 2026- More UWPD news
Events & Training
UWPD offers regular safety trainings including CPR and AED (automatic external defibrillator), as well as Active Threat Response Training.