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Incident Reports
Two Suspects Arrested Following Sexual Assault
August 29, 2026Lab Employee Arrested for Reckless Endangerment
April 11, 2026Student Arrested for Video Recording in Restroom
February 16, 2026Suspect Arrested Following Altercation Near East Campus Mall
February 10, 2026- See all Incident Reports
Daily Blotter
Daily Blotter for September 9th 2026
- 9:48 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR transported person needing medical treatment.
- 10:34 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. MFR with student, no police assistance needed.
- 10:53 am, Other, Porter Boathouse. Contact with person whose ESA Dog “Madonna” escaped her room while person was out of their room, surrounding jurisdictions informed, UW Vet School, social media posts, drones up, dog is chipped so if scanned owners information is given.
- 4:12 pm, Warrant Served, Lifesaving Station/Gilman Street. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for outstanding Dane County Warrants and two additional felony drug warrants, two counts of felony bail jumping and possession of drug paraphernalia, verbally warned for possession of THC, camping (UWS Chapter 18) and possession of alcohol (UWS Chapter 18) Other party verbally warned for camping.
- 7:47 pm, Other, Regent & Monroe Streets. Traffic Stop – Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Felony Bail Jumping, Misd. Bail Jumping and Possession of drug paraphernalia after traffic stop for failure to display license plates. Briefly detained passenger after they refused to ID themselves, eventually released without incident.
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, 2023Bike and E-Scooter Theft — Awareness and Prevention
Between August 27, 2026 and September 2, 2026, the UW-Madison Police Department received three reports of stolen electric bicycles and scooters. One was stolen outside Witte Hall, one outside Union South, and one outside Chadbourne …
September 03, 2026Safety Information & Resources
As the fall semester begins and campus comes back to life, we want to share a few important reminders and resources regarding safety—both on and off campus. Statistically, UW–Madison and the City of Madison are …
August 31, 2026UW–Madison Police Department Not Renewing Current Flock ALPR Contract
After careful and thoughtful consideration, the UW-Madison Police Department decided not to renew its annual contract with Flock Safety, which ended on June 26, 2026. Flock equipment is currently deactivated and is in the process …
July 03, 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.