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Incident Reports
Lab 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, 2026Four Charged for Numerous Campus Graffiti Incidents
January 22, 2026- See all Incident Reports
Daily Blotter
Daily Blotter for August 6th 2026
- 6:55 am, Graffiti, Computer Science. UW Custodial located on the back of a "No Motor Vehicle Beyond This Point" sign some graffiti done in black marker UW Physical Plant already had been contact for clean up and photos that were taken by custodial were given to UWPD and have been attached.
- 8:29 am, Disorderly Conduct, Humanities. Verbal warning to individual for disorderly conduct. Staff said individual was yelling and causing a disturbance. Individual escorted out of building without incident.
- 11:53 am, Emergency Detention, University Hospital. Assisted with disruptive individual..
- 12:59 pm, Other, UWPD. Contacted individual in the UWPD lobby wanting to report a lost item and requested a police report.
- 10:59 pm, Warrant Served, University Hospital. Arrested individual for numerous Dane County warrants. Transported to DCJ.
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, 2023UW–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, 2026UWPD seeks information on the 1968 death of UW-Madison freshman Christine “Chris” Rothschild
On May 26th, 1968 – the Sunday of finals week – UW-Madison freshman student, Christine “Chris” Rothschild, was found murdered on campus next to Sterling Hall. This year marks the 58th anniversary of her death. For nearly six decades, …
May 28, 2026UWPD renews call for information in 1982 death of UW–Madison student Donna Mraz
Today, on what would have been Donna Mraz’s 67th birthday, the UW–Madison Police Department is renewing its call for information in the 1982 homicide of the 23-year-old UW–Madison student. In the early morning hours of …
April 21, 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.