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 27th 2026
- 7:35 am, Trespassing/After Hours, Red Gym. Cited person for camping outside the Red Gym under construction scaffolding.
- 9:25 am, Criminal Damage, Lot 80. Contacted person regarding their vehicle being damaged in Lot 80.
- 9:48 am, Found Property, UA Community Center. Contacted person who found a purse on nearby path turned into UWPD, attempts to contact owner unsuccessful, placed into property for safekeeping.
- 10:55 am, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Person reported items stolen from room outside Rathskeller.
- 12:22 pm, Fraud, Residence Hall. Contact with person reporting football ticket scam.
- 12:37 pm, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Contacted person regarding theft of items near the Hoofer’s area at the Memorial Union.
- 1:29 pm, Information, UWPD. No information provided at time of briefing release.
- 2:45 pm, Fraud, Residence Hall. Contact with person reporting football ticket scam.
- 2:54 pm, Check Person, Location Redacted. Contacted person after they were experiencing mental health crisis, Therapy K9 deployed.
- 3:55 pm, Other, St. James Ct. Informational purposes only – Funeral at St. James Catholic Church will be holding military honors with a 21 Gun Salute around noon. Information only due to proximity to campus.
- 5:21 pm, Information, Local Hospital. Contacted person regarding lost item at local hospital.
- 6:52 pm, Motor Vehicle Accident, Lot 41. Contacted person regarding damage to vehicle while parked on the north side of Lot 41.
- 10:20 pm, Eluding, W. Gilman & N. Henry Streets. Traffic Stop – Mailed citations for Failure to Obey Official Traffic Sign and Failure to Stop/Fleeing Officer after they refused to stop and vehicle continued to elude.
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.