UWPD News & Incident Reports

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Daily Blotter

Daily Blotter for September 4th 2026

  • 2:39 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. Outside agency requested assistance executing a search warrant on patient, OWI kit returned to evidence at UWPD.
  • 8:27 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
  • 8:43 am, Theft/Larceny, Psychology Building. Contacted person regarding theft of bike stolen from rack outside of Psychology Bldg.
  • 8:53 am, Follow-up, Memorial Library. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for theft of scooter.
  • 10:53 am, Theft/Larceny, Bakke Recreation Center. Contact with person reporting theft of pickleball racket from pickleball court 2 at Bakke.
  • 1:57 pm, Battery, N. Randall & Campus Drive. Contacted person after being struck in the left elbow while riding their bicycle by a frozen water bottle thrown at him from a passing vehicle that they just had an interaction with at the corner of N. Randall and University Ave. Investigation ongoing, report filed.
  • 3:09 pm, Lost Property, MFCB. Contacted person who reported loss of UW-owned laptop to Med School and their attempts to locate and needed to file a police report with UWPD, Med School Cybersecurity and DoIT, report number provided to person.
  • 6:43 pm, Other, Regent Street. Contacted/Cited persons for Municipal False ID after they collectively made purchases of alcohol at Regent Street Liquor and brought to campus (confiscated alcohol/destroyed ID’s), follow up with Regent Street Liquor regarding ID’s.
  • 7:04 pm, Other, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited persons for possession of alcohol and False ID (Municipal) (confiscated/destroyed).
  • 7:46 pm, Other, Kohl Center. Attempted to contact persons, when I identified myself as “police” and they ran away, was able to confiscate alcohol, investigation ongoing.
  • 11:15 pm, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted/Cited person for UAL 1st after they were seen with alcohol in their hand while walking in the hallway.
  • 1:07 am, Underage Alcohol Violation, Residence Hall. Contacted person after they were found in the bathroom of Residence Hall, EMS denied, intoxicated not incapacitated, UAL citation to be issued at a later time.
  • 1:15 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported to local hospital due to intoxication from alcohol, verbally warned for possession of marijuana, THC vape seized and destroyed.
  • 1:19 am, Other, Location Redacted. Contact with person regarding their concerns regarding another person experiencing mental health crisis.
  • 1:44 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Location Redacted. Contacted person after they wanted to report concerns regarding another person experiencing a mental health crisis.
  • 2:04 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
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