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  • Middleton Man Arrested Following Assault on Four UWPD Officers

    On Saturday, April 29, 2024, at approximately 8:00 pm, UWPD officers were dispatched to Memorial Library for a report of an intoxicated man in the lobby. When officers arrived, they found the man – later …

  • UWPD Investigating Weekend Assault

    On Monday, March 4, 2024, two UW-Madison students reported they were assaulted by strangers on Sunday evening at approximately 8:30 p.m. as they were walking near the intersection of Linden Drive and Babcock Drive. The …

  • UWPD, MFD Ice Rescue

    Just before 2:00 a.m. on Friday, February 23, 2024, UWPD officers and the City of Madison Fire Department responded to the shores of Lake Mendota, near the Alumni House, for a report of three UW …

  • UWPD Investigating Weekend Sexual Assault

    Content warning: references to sexual violence, criminal violence, and/or other possible traumatic experiences are included in this Crime Warning On Monday, February 5, 2024, a sexual assault was reported to the UW-Madison Police Department. The …

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Daily Blotter

Daily Blotter for May 7th 2024

  • 4:44 am, Check Person, Location Redacted. Contacted person reporting a person attempted to enter their UW owned truck and drive it. Person contacted and transported to local hospital for mental health check.
  • 8:10 am, Alarm, Location Redacted. Contacted person who reported no issues.
  • 9:33 am, Other, Location Redacted. Request For Assistance - Contacted person who reported that another person entered their residence uninvited through open door.
  • 1:01 pm, Information, Helen C. White. Contacted person who reported over the last year, on four different occasions, another person has slid sandwiches under their feet while in the library in an attempt to get them to step on them.
  • 2:09 pm, Theft/Larceny, Memorial Library. Contacted person who reported their blue Apple Watch was stolen from the bathroom on the 4th floor of the Memorial Library sometime between 11am and 1pm on 5/6/24.
  • 2:09 pm, Information, Lake Mendota & University Bay Drives. Traffic Stop - Contacted, Served Court Summons for Notice of Eviction on person during a traffic stop.
  • 2:01 pm, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Memorial Library. MFR already in contact with patient upon arrival. No need for police assistance.
  • 3:33 pm, Disorderly Conduct, Library Mall. Contacted person who reported they were approached by another person wearing a red t-shirt, gray shorts, black cross body bag, and a black backpack.
  • 2:22 am, Found Property, Tripp Hall. Contacted person after their backpack containing a laptop, misc. electronics, cloths, and school materials were taken from the Tripp Hall court yard on 05/07/2024 between approximately 1:35 AM and 1:47 AM.
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