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
Hit and Run Crash in Arboretum, Driver Found by UWPD Drone
December 13, 2024UWPD Investigating Vandalism at Library Mall
September 4, 2024Madison Man Arrested on Drug, Weapons Charges
June 24, 2024- See all Incident Reports
Daily Blotter
Daily Blotter for December 19th 2024
- 9:57 am, Information, UWPD. Contacted person reporting a scammer using the Office of Admissions desk phone number to contact random people attempting to obtain credit card information. No known victims or money lost at this time.
- 11:51 am, Theft/Larceny, Residence Hall. Contacted person reporting their Air Pods Pro 2 stolen from Witte Hall.
- 12:19 pm, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 2:23 pm, Found Property, Red Gym. Phone turned in by contractors at the Red Gym, phone entered into property for safekeeping.
- 6:35 pm, Theft/Larceny, Helen C. White Library. Contacted person who parked their bicycle outside Helen C. White on 12/18/2024 around 4:15pm and returned around 6:00pm, the bicycle and lock were gone.
- 10:24 pm, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Union. Contacted person who stated their friend attempted to harm him while at the Memorial Union and took off with their belongings on their bike.
- 11:06 pm, 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, 2023New Rental Scam Using QR Codes
In Madison’s hot property market, rental scams are nothing new. But there’s been an increasingly common twist that’s catching some renters off-guard. QR (for Quick Response) codes – the blocks of black and white squares that our cell phones can easily translate into web links – are more frequently being used legitimately by property companies and landlords. But some bad actors are using similar QR codes to connect unsuspecting renters to their own fraudulent sites. Often, these false sites mimic the real ones. Their goal: Collect some form of payment, like a deposit or rental fee, as quickly as possible. If the scam goes undetected, the fraudster can continue using the provided financial information for additional unauthorized transactions.
December 17, 2024Arrests at Board of Regents Meeting
12/10/24 Update: After reviewing each arrest, it’s been determined that all 19 individuals will each receive a citation for violating UWS 18.11(4)(a) Assembly – Block/Obstruct/Occupy Prohibited Signs/Noise for intentionally creating a volume of noise that …
December 05, 2024Electronic Device Theft
By: Community Officer Jeff Kirchman Electronic device theft is one of the most common crimes reported to UWPD, second only to bicycle theft. This includes laptops, cell phones, and backpacks containing these and other electronic …
November 16, 2024- More UWPD news
Events & Training
UWPD offers regular safety trainings including CPR and AED (automatic external defibrillator), as well as Active Threat Response Training.