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Incident Reports
UWPD Arrests Man for Arboretum Aggravated Assault
April 9, 2025Suspect with Knife Arrested
March 31, 2025UWPD Investigating String of E-Bike and E-Scooter Thefts
February 11, 2025- See all Incident Reports
Daily Blotter
Daily Blotter for July 2nd 2025
- 9:58 am, Burglary, Humanities Building. Contacted person who reported a large amount of copper stolen from a locked mechanical sometime between the end of May and the end of June.
- 10:58 am, Graffiti, Babcock. Responded to the report of graffiti on the brick and metal fencing, located to the south of the building.
- 11:40 am, Mental Health Welfare Check, Location Redacted. Contacted person who walked into UWPD lobby upset and shouting very loudly experiencing mental health crisis.
- 1:34 pm, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted persons trying to move equipment from one room to another.
- 2:13 pm, Information, Local Hospital. Contacted hospital security and nursing staff regarding potential active felony warrants on someone in the hospital. Investigation ongoing at this time.
- 11:03 pm, Eluding, W. Gilman & N. Henry Streets. Attempted to stop a vehicle for violating red traffic signal, no plate, and unreasonable imprudent speed, eluded multiple times as two attempts were made to stop the motorcycle.
- 12:18 am, Operating While Intoxicated, w. Johnson & State Streets. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Released to Responsible Party person for OWI 1st after being stopped and cited for expired registration.
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, 2023UWPD Seeks Information Regarding 1982 Death of UW Student Donna Mraz
Forty-three years ago today, in the early morning hours of July 2, 1982, just days before the July 4th holiday, 23-year-old Donna Mraz was viciously murdered while walking home from work. The UW student was …
July 02, 2025Green Bay Packers Honor Two UWPD Officers for Exemplary Service
Two police officers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department were recognized by the Green Bay Packers for their exemplary work above and beyond the call of duty. On Thursday, May 29, 2025, UWPD Officers …
May 30, 2025Preparing for Tornado Season: What to Know!
By: Mclayne Vaughn Tornado Terminology For your own safety, it’s important to know the terms you might hear during tornado season. This could mean the difference between possible or immediate danger, and the more time …
April 18, 2025- More UWPD news
Events & Training
UWPD offers regular safety trainings including CPR and AED (automatic external defibrillator), as well as Active Threat Response Training.