The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department has a person of interest in custody in connection to the Oct. 2 assault and attempted abduction on campus, according to UWPD.
Category: Crime and safety
As officials target violence, city sees four gun-related incidents in three days
Madison police responded to at least four weapons violations across the city within the past three days. The incidents came amid renewed conversations between city officials on how to curb violence in the area.
MPD: Suspect with gun in downtown food cart incident arrested
The suspect that police say pulled out what appeared to be an assault rifle in an altercation at a food cart on State Street Sunday morning has been arrested on unrelated charges.
Pedestrian badly injured in hit-and-run on University Avenue
Driver arrested for operating vehicle while intoxicated.
UW student punches suspect to recover wallet, asks officer for note to avoid test next morning
Thirty eight year-old Tino Luu was arrested for theft, disorderly conduct.
Student mugged; officer gives excuse note in case student can’t take exam
A UW-Madison student mugged early Thursday morning was able to get his stolen property back, and was also able to get a business card from the officer he could show his professor, if he wasn’t steady enough to take an exam.
Hate crimes on campus increase, with one group the main target
Reported hate crimes on UW-Madison’s campus dramatically increased in 2016 — and anti-Semitic vandalism was the most prominent issue.
After string of incidents, crackdown on University Avenue crime continues
City officials, downtown residents and local business owners are grappling with a wave of crime in a popular bar district near the UW-Madison campus.
Photos: A farewell to Odin, the UW-Madison Police Department’s bomb-sniffing dog
Odin, the UW-Madison Police Department’s explosive-detection and tracking K9, was put down Tuesday morning, Oct. 3, after developing masses on his spleen and liver. The 9-year-old german shepherd was born in the Czech Republic and partnered with Lt. Brent Plisch.
Potential lead contamination more widespread at UW
Potential exposure to lead at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is more widespread than previously reported. Last week UW officials said there might be lead contamination at Agricultural Hall. Now, Bascom Hall is being looked at too.
Police K-9 Odin dies, UWPD says
A first-responder motorcade drove University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department K-9 Odin from his home in McFarland to Middleton after he died Tuesday.
UW student assaulted returning from library
An unknown suspect attacked and attempted to abduct a University of Wisconsin student early Monday morning near Observatory Drive.
Armed assault occurs near Ingraham Hall
UWPD is investigating an attempted abduction that occurred early Monday morning near Ingraham Hall.
Female student attacked on UW-Madison campus
A female student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was attacked and beaten early Monday by a man who tried to abduct her near the Social Sciences building on Observatory Drive, campus police said.
UW student assaulted walking home from library, police say
A UW-Madison student was assaulted by a man armed with a weapon early Monday morning, the UW-Madison Police Department said.
Student assaulted while walking home from library, UWPD says
MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department is investigating an assault and attempted abduction that happened Monday at 1 a.m., according to police.
UWPD lets humor shine through traffic signs
Some people may assume that police officers don’t have a sense of humor. That’s not the case for University of Wisconsin Madison Police Department.
UW suspects lead contamination in two campus buildings; playground closed
UW-Madison officials say they are looking into possible lead contamination at two campus buildings, Ag Hall and Nancy Nicholas Hall.
UW-Madison police: no continued threat in armed robbery
UW-Madison police say there is no continued threat to area and that they’re on the scene investigating.
UW tests for lead in university buildings amid concerns
UW-Madison is responding to a possible lead contamination problem created by a recent construction project at Agriculture Hall
UW-Madison police chief vows to protect controversial speech on campus
The fall semester is kicking off with Attorney General Jeff Sessions embracing free speech protections on U.S. college campuses, while at University of Wisconsin-Madison, the police chief vows her officers will protect controversial speech.
UWPD sends message to students with a surprise
UWPD partnered with Trek Bicycles for the “Be Bright” bicycle light enforcement initiative. Instead of giving out tickets to people biking without a light at night, bicyclists received a free Trek bike light.
Friends waiting for answers hold 2nd memorial for windsurfer
Friends of a beloved windsurfer who died on Lake Mendota are coming together for another memorial, as they wait for answers about why he was killed.
MPD: Shots fired near UW-Arboretum
Madison police are investigating a shots fired incident near the UW-Arboretum Sunday.
Former UW student gets 18 months prison for dorm sex assault incident
Calling sexual assault on college campuses “not a junior crime” but a “serious, big-league crime,” a Dane County judge sentenced a former UW-Madison student to 1½ years in prison Friday for an incident in November in which he sexually assaulted and choked a friend in his dorm room while high on a hallucinogenic drug.
Little time behind bars for UW students guilty of sexual assault
National data show sentences are typically more severe.
After over a semester as UWPD chief, Roman revisits her goals
When Kristen Roman was sworn in as the new UW-Madison police chief last spring, she stepped into the role with lofty ambitions. However, her first meeting with the Associated Students of Madison last February revealed some doubts students had about her intentions.
UWPD & students rollout new campus safety feature
Walking alone at night can make anyone nervous. But many students at UW-Madison don’t have a car, so they don’t have a choice but to walk. For those who are concerned about safety, they currently depend on the 140 emergency blue light stations that are scattered around campus. But UW police say they’re outdated and it’s why they’re offering a new method right at your fingertips.
Man charged with secretly recording women in bathrooms on UW-Madison campus hours after he was bailed out of jail for similar charges
An 18-year-old Madison man was charged Tuesday with secretly recording women in bathroom stalls at a UW-Madison dormitory just hours after his father bailed him out of jail on charges from a similar incident eight days earlier.
“It was the scariest thing:” Student walking on State Street nearly stabbed
A 23-year-old student was nearly stabbed in the 700 block of State Street early Monday around 12:35 a.m.
Man arrested again for entering women’s restroom at UW-Madison dorm
For the second time in a week Thursday, a man was arrested after pointing a cellphone camera at women inside restrooms in a residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, according to campus police.
Changes in federal rules guiding university investigations of sexual assaults may be coming
As the nation’s secretary of education announced plans to change the way colleges and universities handle allegations of sexual violence on campus, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank on Thursday defended practices on her campus.
Former UW-Madison student’s sexual assault case to be broken into 6 trials, judge decides
A 21-count case that alleges sexual assault, harassment and stalking behavior toward 10 women by a former UW-Madison student will be broken up into six separate trials, a Dane County judge ruled in a written decision issued late Thursday.
Man arrested again for taking photos of students in residence hall bathroom
Just a week after being arrested for sneaking into Sellery Residence Hall and taking pictures of residents in a women’s restroom, an 18-year-old Madison man was arrested again Thursday by UW-Madison police for a similar crime.
Alec Cook will face seven separate trials in sexual assault cases involving 11 women
Former UW-Madison student Alec Cook will face seven separate trials in a sexual assault case involving nearly a dozen women, a county judge ruled Thursday.
Campus suspect accused of sex assault after release from jail
A suspect in an intrusion into a woman’s bathroom at a UW campus dorm, is accused of committing a sexual assault twenty four hours after his jail release.
Sheriff’s investigators turn windsurfing death case over to DA
Dane County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Elise Schaffer tells 27 News the investigation into Yu Chen’s death in May is now being reviewed by the Dane County District Attorney’s Office.
University of Wisconsin employees receive training in sexual assault prevention
By this fall, all employees at University of Wisconsin campuses — from custodians and residence hall staff members to professors and administrators — will have completed training on sexual violence and harassment as part of a new systemwide requirement.
Man allegedly grabbed woman; was released from jail the day before, Madison police say
A Madison man arrested after allegedly going into women’s restrooms in a UW-Madison dormitory early Wednesday was arrested again on Thursday for allegedly grabbing a woman’s buttocks.
Man who sneaked into UW-Madison residence hall arrested for entering women’s restrooms
An 18-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after sneaking into a University of Wisconsin-Madison residence hall and entering several women’s restrooms, officials said.
UWPD tries to recruit more women to the force
The University of Wisconsin Police Department is trying to expand what people might think of when they imagine a typical police officer. The department held a “Women’s Conversation and Coffee” event Wednesday to talk to women interested in joining the force.
UWPD arrests Madison man who snuck into Sellery, took photos of a woman in the bathroom
He allegedly entered several women’s restrooms, took illicit photos of Sellery Hall resident using bathroom
20-year-old Madison man arrested for attacking two people near campus
A 20-year-old Madison man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly punched two people repeatedly near the UW-Madison campus.
Man trespasses in UW-Madison residence hall, enters several women’s bathrooms, police say
An 18-year-old man entered several women’s restrooms at a UW-Madison residence hall after trespassing in the building early Wednesday morning, UW-Madison Police said.
MPD: Phone scam targeting international students
Two young Madison women have been duped out of a total of $5,500, police said Tuesday.
UW students alerted to phone scammers, claiming to be police, demanding money
UW-Madison students are being warned by police not to fall for an old scam that involves a pseudo police officer threatening the intended victim with jail time if money is not sent immediately.
UW-Milwaukee’s handling of student sexual assault report is under federal review
Noted: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights currently has 358 active investigations into sexual violence cases at 252 colleges, including the new case at UWM, four at UW-Madison, two at UW-Whitewater, two at Medical College of Wisconsin, and one at St. Norbert College.
Family, friends still waiting for answers in death of windsurfer
Family and friends of a windsurfer who died in May when a University of Wisconsin boat collided with him still have many questions about the incident.
Experts: UW-Madison sexual harassment policies could make it hard to track repeat offenders
UW-Madison does not require supervisors or human resources officials to keep records of anonymous sexual harassment complaints that are brought forward by students or employees, administrators say.
Separate trials ordered for former UW student Alec Cook
A Dane County judge has cleared the way for separate trials, for a former University of Wisconsin-Madison student. Prosecutors had requested joining two separate cases against 22-year-old Alec Cook, who faces more than 20 counts, including sexual assault, false imprisonment and disorderly conduct.
Ouch: Gun goes off, man shoots self in groin on Madison-bound bus, police say
A 21-year-old Chicago man shot himself in the groin early Wednesday morning, while on a commuter bus stopping on the UW-Madison campus en route from Minneapolis to Chicago.
Parents of UW student who died while studying abroad sue school in Italy
The parents of Wisconsin student who died while studying abroad in Rome are suing his university in Italy for failing to notify him about previous deaths of students at the school.
Parents of Spring Green student who died in Rome suing university where he was planning to take classes
The parents of the 19-year-old Spring Green student who died in Rome last year filed a federal civil lawsuit against the university where their son was about to take classes there for failing to warn him about recent deaths of young adults that occurred near the campus.
Parents of UW student who died in Rome file lawsuit against study abroad university
The parents of the University of Wisconsin-Madison student who died during his study-abroad trip in Rome last year have filed a lawsuit against the university where he was planning on taking classes.
UW-Madison employees to complete program against sexual harassment and violence
Starting in July, all UW-Madison employees will be required to take an online sexual violence prevention education course as part of the university’s efforts to crack down on sexual assault and harassment on campus.
Open record laws should apply to private prisons, too
Noted: It’s not as if we do anything meaningful with the records we manage to collect despite the protections provided to private prisons. In 2015, researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Business secured inmate disciplinary report records from a private prison in Mississippi. Using the reports as proxy for rehabilitation (reformed prisoners, presumably, wouldn’t misbehave while incarcerated) revealed that private prisons issue more disciplinary “tickets” — twice as many, in fact — than their public counterparts.
Man charged with sex assaults for UW-Madison dorm intrusions in April
A Madison man who police said slipped into a UW-Madison dormitory in April and groped two female students as they slept was charged Wednesday with two counts of second-degree sexual assault.
UPDATE: District attorney defends jury, as judge questions sex assault verdict
Dane County’s district attorney defends a jury’s guilty verdict in a sexual assault case involving two UW-Madison students, after a judge’s questioning of the jury’s decision leads to the possibility of an appeal.
Man who claimed to have information on UW student’s ’08 homicide dies after crash
A man who claimed to have information on the 2008 homicide of a University of Wisconsin-Madison student died over the weekend.
From respected at elite universities to wanted for murder
After a cross-country manhunt, a Northwestern University professor and University of Oxford employee are in custody for the brutal stabbing death of a 26-year-old hair stylist in Chicago. The case has involved peculiar twists, including a cash donation by one of the two suspects in the victim’s name at a Wisconsin library and a videotaped confession sent to friends. The two men surrendered peacefully in California after eight days as fugitives.