“UW-Madison is aware of an incident Saturday related to City of Madison Halloween celebrations,” university spokesperson John Lucas said. “UW-Madison stands against antisemitism and all forms of bigotry and discrimination. The incident took place off-campus. While we are still in the process of learning more, to the best of our knowledge, the individual involved is not affiliated with UW-Madison.”
Category: Crime and safety
14 years after Brittany Zimmermann’s murder, David Kahl pleads guilty
The man who killed UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann inside her downtown Madison apartment has admitted his guilt more than 14 years after the murder.
After sharing a long-held secret, David Kahl pleads guilty to killing Brittany Zimmermann
The 14½-year mystery about the killer of UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann ended Thursday when David Kahl, who had been running a door-to-door scam in Zimmermann’s neighborhood the day she died, pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide.
Man pleads guilty to killing UW-Madison student in 2008
David Kahl was charged more than two years ago with killing Brittany Zimmermann. His trial was set to begin in January.
UWPD releases photos of campus graffiti suspects
The UW-Madison Police Department released several photos of the two suspects. Police explained that while the suspects were “well-covered and masked,” officers hope that the community may have more information on the pair and the incident itself.
UWPD releases photos of Memorial Union, Alumni Park graffiti suspects
Campus police say the two were captured on surveillance video spray painting multiple walls, signs, boats, displays, memorials, and pieces of art in the Memorial Union and Alumni Park area. An estimated $30,000 in damage was done, according to police.
UWPD releases stats from homecoming weekend Badgers game
The University of Wisconsin-Wisconsin Police Department released statistics of the citations they handed down on the game day Saturday.
During the Purdue Game, UWPD said they ejected 43 people, with 24 of them being students.
43 people ejected, 20 arrested during Badgers game, UW police say
UW-Madison police reported that 43 people were ejected from Camp Randall Stadium and 20 people were arrested during Saturday’s game between the Badgers and Purdue.
Of the 43 people ejected, 24 were UW students, and of the 20 arrested, 12 were UW students, police said in a statement detailing the numbers.
Memorial Union, Alumni Park vandalized with messages criticizing conservative commentator
Multiple landmarks on the UW-Madison campus — including Memorial Union — were seemingly vandalized overnight with messages protesting a conservative commentator who was set to speak on campus Monday night.
Messages deface Memorial Union, Alumni Park ahead of conservative commentator’s visit to campus
UHS hosts event in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
University Health Services hosted an event in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month at the Eagle Heights Community Center on Wednesday in partnership with University Housing.
UW expert: Student athletes could take legal action after video, photos released without consent
Depending on the investigation, UW Madison School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences expert Dorothea Salo said criminal charges or school disciplinary actions could be filed against whoever shared the photos without the subjects’ consent.
”We do have a state statute about this and it is within the realm of possibility, or at least it seems so to me, that some or all of what happened could be covered under this statute,” Salo said.
Non-consensual posting of UW volleyball locker room images could be a felony under state law
UW-Madison officials were saying little Thursday about their investigation into the online circulation of “private photos and videos” of Badgers volleyball players, which the athletic department said Wednesday included images taken inside the team’s locker room.
UW Athletics: Investigation underway after private UW volleyball players’ photos begin circulating
The UW-Madison Police Department (UWPD) is investigating after private videos and photos of some student-athletes are being shared, according to a statement from UW Athletics.
UW Athletics: Private photos, video shared of volleyball team, police investigating
UW-Madison Police Department is investigating after photos and video were shared of Badgers volleyball athletes without their consent, university officials stated Wednesday.
UWPD report shows bias-motivated crimes remain prevalent on campus
2022 UWPD Annual Fire & Safety Report finds, discusses violence on campus.
UW Athletics responds to volleyball video, photo leak
Explicit photos and video of the Wisconsin volleyball team circulated online this week, prompting university response.
Investigation underway after UW Athletics says private photos, video shared of volleyball team
The UW-Madison Police Department (UWPD) is investigating after private photos and a video of UW volleyball student-athletes were shared publicly without their consent.
UW Athletics issued a statement Wednesday saying the private photos and video were never intended to be shared publicly and are now being circulated digitally.
‘Private photos and videos’ of UW volleyball players shared without consent
The University of Wisconsin-Madison athletics department said “private photos and videos” of volleyball student-athletes are circulating the internet.
According to the athletic department, the photos were not intended to be shared. The exact content of what was in those photos and videos was not specified.
UWPD investigating sharing of ‘sensitive’ photos, video of Wisconsin volleyball team
University of Wisconsin-Madison police are investigating the circulation of “private photos and video” of Badgers volleyball players, including from inside the team’s locker room.
UWPD investigating after photos, video of UW volleyball team members shared without consent
“The unauthorized sharing is a significant and wrongful invasion of the student-athletes’ privacy, including potential violations of university policies and criminal statutes,” the statement from the athletic department said.
Police outline response in wake of 3 sexual assaults near UW campus
Sexual assaults harder for police to prevent since officers ’can’t necessarily pinpoint when or where they’ll occur’
Waunakee teen charged with sexual assault in UW-Madison slap incident
An 18-year-old was charged Thursday with sexual assault for allegedly slapping a woman while on part of the UW-Madison campus last month.
UWPD makes arrested in attack after Badgers game
UWPD credited a tip for helping them find the individual and positively identify him, the agency reported Wednesday morning. A police department spokesperson previously said its investigators had exhausted their tools for finding him and were turning to the public for help.
Man charged in sexual assault of woman sleeping inside apartment near UW-Madison campus
A 19-year-old man faces four felony charges after allegedly breaking into an apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus last week and sexually assaulting a sleeping woman.
UWPD looking for person of interest in battery after Oct. 1 game
Police did not give many details on the incident, but said the battery occurred in a crosswalk on Johnson Street near campus on October 1 after the Badgers’ loss to Illinois.
UWPD seeks person of interest in attack after Illinois game
The University of Wisconsin Police Department released two pictures of the person of interest in a battery that happened right after a Badgers football game and are asking for help identifying the individual.
Madison police investigating rash of break-ins to unlocked apartments
Madison police are investigating after receiving multiple reports of a man entering unlocked apartments near the UW-Madison campus.
UW-Madison installs naloxone kits to curb opioid, fentanyl overdoses
The kits installed last week are part of a larger UW System effort to prevent opioid overdoses. Last November, UW Oshkosh became one of the first campuses in Wisconsin to equip residence halls with boxes of naloxone nasal spray, also commonly known by the brand name Narcan.
MPD: Victim sexually assaulted during series of Madison break-ins
A victim reported being sexually assaulted on Sunday during a string of burglaries at a University of Wisconsin off-campus housing complex.
MPD: Suspect entered unlocked apartments near UW campus, sexually assaulted person
The incidents occurred Sunday in the 400 block of West Gorham Street. Police said multiple people reported that the man entered their apartment, and one person reported being sexually assaulted.
Understanding UW-Madison’s complicated emergency alert systems
The UW-Madison community relies heavily on “WiscAlerts,” the emergency notification system on campus, but few are aware of its limitations and what the other systems available on campus provide.
Man accused of threatening students at UW-Madison residence hall makes initial court appearance
UWPD said Clash-Miller is not affiliated with the university.
‘He threatened to kill me’: UW student recounts threats from dorm intruder
A UW-Madison student told 27 News she knew she needed to remain calm as she tried to talk down a residence hall intruder after he threatened several students last month.
Police: No direct security threats to UW Health after tweets targeting gender services
After an anti-LGBTQ+ twitter account with 1.4 million followers targeted UW Health’s gender services programs last month, Madison police said they launched an investigation that found the posts didn’t lead to direct security threats against the health care system.
‘Thank goodness we had a video’: Madison man receives $1.1 million settlement in police misconduct lawsuit
Noted: The outside review was completed by UW-Madison police and found officers had acted legally but missed opportunities that could have led to a better outcome. Officers told the investigator that Clash-Miller had made threats to them, his foster parent and a contractor at the house that day.
UW-Madison reminds students of safety following the arrest of a man who made ‘threatening statements’
University Housing for UW-Madison is reminding students to be extra cautious of who they hold the door open for, following the arrest of a man who made “threatening statements” to residents.
UWPD releases stats from Badger game, showing decrease in citations
UWPD issued a total of 11 citations Saturday, showing a decrease in citations compared to previous weeks.
Man arrested after making racially tinged threats at UW residence hall, police say
UW-Madison police arrested a 20-year-old man Thursday for allegedly making a series of threats at a university residence hall this week, including some that were racially motivated.
MFD: UW fraternity house fire linked to unattended fire pit
The Madison Fire Department determined that a fire at a University of Wisconsin-Madison fraternity house was started by an unattended fire pit.
UW-Madison Police Department makes arrest at Witte Hall
According to UWPD, 22-year-old David C. Clash-Miller made a disturbance in the residence hall meeting room. Police arrested Clash-Miller after reports of threatening statements and comments on a person’s race.
Johns Hopkins U. Paused Its Plans for a Campus Police Force. 2 Years Later, Resistance Is Stronger Than Ever.
Kristen Roman, chief of police at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, said that for colleges, one of the advantages of having a police department is that officers are more familiar with the institution’s particulars.“
As a community member, I myself would rather have somebody in a police role who is invested and understands some of the unique challenges of my community,” said Roman, who serves as director-at-large of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators’ Board of Directors
Bicyclist injured after crash into vehicle near campus
“It’s up to both bicyclists and motorists to share the road and follow the rules of the road,” Lovicott said in the email statement. “In this particular case, MPD shared that the driver of the vehicle had the right of way.”
Madison will require reviews when police use tear gas to control crowds
An independent investigator will need to produce a report the next time Madison police use tear gas to control crowds.
The ordinance approved by the city’s Common Council on a 14-4 vote Tuesday night is a softened version of an outright ban on tear gas, originally proposed by Alder Juliana Bennett.
Bennett, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student, told the council Tuesday she vomited after being tear-gassed by police while protesting in Madison during the summer after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
Bicyclist injured after crashing into vehicle on UW-Madison campus
Madison police were called to the intersection of West Johnson Street and North Charter Street around 1:20 p.m. after the crash was reported. The bicyclist was taken to a local hospital where she was treated and later released.
Madison once again cancels ‘Freakfest’ Halloween party
Noted: The State Street area near the University of Wisconsin Madison’s campus had been a destination for Halloween revelers for decades prior to the pandemic, although the festival had changed over time.
UW-Madison Police make arrest, reports of assaults on campus
Marc Lovicott, the Executive Director of Communications for the UWPD explained, “… our one report came to us in early September. We made the decision to share photos on social media which we believed would help us identify the suspect. And that’s ultimately how we are able to make an arrest — through community tips”.
66 people ejected, 32 arrested during Badgers game, UW police say
Of the 66 people ejected, 39 were UW students, and of the 32 arrested, 24 were UW students, police said in a statement detailing the numbers.
Reconciling antisemitism and free speech on college campuses
At my alma mater, University of Wisconsin-Madison, the fall semester is off to an inauspicious start. Administrators there are calling for “civility and kindness” after antisemitic messages were written on campus sidewalks in seven different locations. The chalkings labeled Jewish student groups as “racist,” “genocidal,” and “having blood on their hands.”
UWPD releases stats from Badger game, showing an increase in ejections
The University of Wisconsin Police Department released their statistics following the Wisconsin vs. New Mexico State game Saturday night. UWPD issued a total of 31 citations Saturday, steady with the number of citations the week before.
UW Police arrest teen accused of inappropriate touching, slapping while on scooter
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department says it has arrested a teenager from Waunakee for a string of sexual assaults while passing people on a scooter.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin introduces legislation to support sexual assault survivors on college campuses
New legislation would ensure continued advocacy at UW.
UW-Madison police get to know campus community through Coffee with a Cop event
The department holds several events a year. It gives the campus community a chance to learn more about the department and some of the services it offers beyond patrol and protection.
UWPD searching for person who allegedly slapped people while riding on scooter
Anyone who believes they were slapped or touched by the suspect is also urged to contact police.
University of Wisconsin Police Department September 10 game day statistics
The game saw an increase in nearly every stat compared to the Illinois State game a week prior.
45 people ejected, 31 arrested during Badgers game, UW police say
UW-Madison police reported that 45 people were ejected from Camp Randall Stadium and 31 people were arrested during Saturday’s game between the Badgers and Washington State.
UW-Madison denounces antisemitic chalk messages that appeared around campus on first day of classes
Antisemitic messages were written at various spots across the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on the first day of classes this week, prompting an apology from frustrated administrators at the school, which has a significant Jewish population.
Man Gets Life in Prison for Killing Girlfriend’s Parents After Disputes About Covid Social Distancing
They were found on March 31, 2020, in a ditch outside the University of Wisconsin Arboretum, located on the campus. Police said they were shot while in the ditch.
Man who killed Wisconsin doctor, her husband gets life
The man convicted in the fatal shooting of a University of Wisconsin physician and her husband in the school’s arboretum was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday without the possibility of parole.
Judge issues sentences for men convicted in UW Arboretum murder
Dane County Judge Ellen Berz sentenced Sanford to two life sentences without the opportunity for parole. “It is inexplicable why these two people who only showed kindness and generosity to you and everyone in the community, you would gun down,” Berz said. “It makes no sense.”