Category: Crime and safety

Three people were detained and one person was arrested in an unrelated incident on UW-Madison’s campus Tuesday night.

The driver of a Tesla Cybertruck drove onto Library Mall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus Tuesday night, before the 31-year-old driver was arrested for disorderly conduct and the vehicle towed away.

At approximately 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday evening, an individual who was identified as male was seen proclaiming he was voting for Wisconsin Supreme Court conservative candidate Brad Schimel and encouraging others to do so in front of the University Club, according to College Democrats volunteer Thomas Erwin, who was volunteering on Library Mall at the time.

A Tesla Cybertruck drove onto Library Mall Tuesday evening near at least two student polling stations, about thirty minutes before polls closed, according to a police dispatch call.

A 31-year-old man from Stevens Point was arrested Tuesday night after driving his Tesla Cybertruck onto Library Mall on Election Day

Three people were detained after disrupting a planned, authorized and ticketed public event on UW-Madison’s campus.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWPD) issued multiple WiscAlerts to students early Monday morning notifying students and staff about reports of a man who brandished a knife at a victim on 105 East Campus Mall.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWPD) is actively investigating an aggravated assault that occurred early Monday morning in the UW Arboretum.

The UW-Madison Police Department announced an arrest Monday morning after people were asked to avoid the area around East Campus Mall for reports of a man with a knife.

15 Investigates found Jenks is one of 25 names listed on Dane County’s Brady list. Out of those officers, four are still employed with agencies in Dane County. University of Wisconsin Police Detective Sergeant Peter Grimyser is one of them.

The Madison Police Department is investigating a stabbing in the city’s downtown area just before 2 p.m. on Saturday. University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department sent out an alert through the BadgerSAFE app telling students to avoid the area.

The University of Wisconsin Police Department alerted community members to an alleged stabbing on the 500 block of State Street around 2 p.m. Saturday.

Five people, including two University of Wisconsin-Madison students, were displaced in an apartment fire in downtown Madison Monday afternoon, according to the Madison Fire Department (MFD).

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department received five reports of stolen electric bicycles and scooters over the past 10 days, according to a crime warning email sent to UW-Madison students and faculty Tuesday.

UWPD investigating five reported thefts, urges campus community to stay alert.

The four finalists for the position are: Benjamin Newman, chief of police at Southern Illinois University; Bobby Cuthbertson, deputy chief of police at North Carolina A&T State University; Brent Plisch, interim chief of police at UW-Madison; and Nicole Waldner, assistant chief of police at the Milwaukee Police Department.

“Badgers, we’re giving you a great reason to check in with loved ones at home,” UW-Madison police said in a Facebook post warning about a scam targeting parents of UW students.

At least three parents of UW-Madison students have been subject to scammers pretending to be with the UW Police Department to extort money from them. UW Police Department spokesperson Marc Lovicott warned of the scam in a news release Friday, stating the UW Police Department never calls anyone to demand money.

UWPD has received three reports in the last 24 hours from parents who received calls from scammers impersonating UWPD officers and demanding bail money for their students.

The man used his cellphone flashlight as a beacon, which helped fire crews spot him from shore, about three-quarters of a mile from the UW Campus Lot 60 boat ramp.

A UW-Madison Police Department drone team helped illuminate the area and captured the rescue on video.

Interim UWPD Chief Brent in mix of final candidates.

The interim leader of campus police at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is among the finalists vying to become the agency’s next chief. Brent Plisch rose to the role last February after Kristen Roman resigned amid an investigation into her conduct as chief.

Two students are part of the search committee, and they expressed what want in their next police chief. “Having a chief on campus is so important not only for the students, but for faculty and staff and the Community as well,” said student representative Haia Al Zein.

UWPD said in a Facebook post Friday that the suspect is responsible for a least three bike thefts on the university’s campus.

Asmall number of residents has been displaced from a fire Tuesday night at an apartment complex near the UW-Madison campus.

Suspect threatened victim with knife, neither affiliated with UW.

The suspect, who is known by the victim, displayed their knife before fleeing the scene Wednesday night. University of Wisconsin-Madison police are investigating this case.

The University of Wisconsin police department told Newsweek on Wednesday via email: “Madison Police Communications staff are very overwhelmed right now, and it is our understanding that they are not releasing any information about victims, names, ages, parents, etc. at this time.

“When they are ready to release more information they will through media sources, is what we have been informed of.”

UWPD explained in an update that each of the 19 individuals will be cited for violating conduct on university property for allegedly “creating a volume of noise that unreasonably interfered with a university-sponsored or university-authorized activity.”

About 50 protesters disrupted a meeting at around 8:30 a.m. last Thursday at Gordon Dining and Event Center. Groups protesting included Students for Justice in Palestine at UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee Popular University for Palestine along with other Pro-Palestinian student groups from UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee.

University spokesperson John Lucas told the Cardinal Dec. 7 that “UW supports the right to free expression within the bounds of the law and campus policy” and that the investigation and arrests were due to “disruptive behaviors” and violation of the Expressive Activity Policy.

Band Engagement Coordinator Aaron Vieth will investigate Students For Justice in Palestine for violating Expressive Activity policy during their Dec. 5 protest at Gordon Dining & Event Center on behalf of the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standa