Category: Crime and safety

At about 7:30 p.m. Friday, UWPD contacted a 38-year-old man for an alleged death threat he made on May 7. A student had claimed a man came up to him and threatened to kill him if he did not put his phone away.

UWPD says any disruption of campus events, which includes graduation, is against state law and will not be tolerated. Any students who do will face a suspension and have their degree put on hold.

Madison police officers arrested a 20-year-old man who they said tried to fight people near the Library Mall encampment Wednesday night.

All incidents have occurred during encampment demonstration.

The UW-Madison Police Department said Wednesday that it is investigating three incidents that reportedly occurred on Library Mall over the past week.

The first was reported Wednesday, May 8, but happened on May 1. A student displaying a pro-Israel sign said a man approached her and said “Jews shouldn’t be on campus,” according to UWPD.

MPD identifies 31 suspects, asks those involved to come forward.

The messages, located on an electrical transformer box on North Henry Street, depicted a woman in hijab with the message “Islam is satanic/martyrs burn/in hell.”

Four people who were arrested and booked into the Dane County Jail after police broke up an encampment on the UW-Madison campus Wednesday morning were formally charged on Friday, online court records show.

“We think it’s important to protect free speech and the right to freedom of assembly,” stated Dane County Supervisor Hedi Wegleithner, who represents District 2.

The Department of African American Studies confirmed her death in a statement Tuesday. “Nina was kind, quiet and generous,” the statement read. “She was a devoted mother and beloved daughter and sister. Nina had a welcoming spirit and smile.”

Students reported to UWPD that an individual performed a Nazi salute Monday. There is no indication this person is affiliated with the university or Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

On Saturday several blocks of Mifflin Street were closed off and crowded with college students as they made their way to the annual Mifflin Street Block Party.

The statement comes after numerous colleges across the country have been showing support for Palestine during the current Israel/Hamas conflict. A pro-Palestine protest is planned for this upcoming Monday on UW-Madison campus.

In an email to all students, faculty and staff Friday, UW-Madison’s dean of students and the interim UW-Madison police chief warned not following campus protest policies “can and will have consequences, both within our code of student conduct and more broadly under Wisconsin law.”

Turnout at 2024 event largest since pandemic.

The Madison Police Department (MPD) is investigating a death after the Madison Fire Department’s lake rescue team responded to reports of a person yelling for help in the water of Lake Mendota around 4:30 a.m. Friday.

Dean of Students Christina Olstad sent an email to students Friday morning reminding them of their protesting rights and the university’s protest policy. The email also said the university will enforce the administrative code prohibiting camps on university grounds.

The event is one the Madison Police Department has said in the past it’s “very serious” about shutting down for good.

The U-W Madison Police Department is investigating a battery that happened Wednesday night outside of Grainger Hall.

Students notified of incident, encouraged to take safety precautions.

Police share enforcement plans as residents prepare for unsanctioned block party.

UWPD is actively investigating the incident.

Investigators reached the conclusion that student behavior was a root cause of the collapse.

The main cause of a 2023 Labor Day pier collapse on the UW-Madison campus was there being too many people on the dock whose behavior was not conducive to the structure, a report released on Thursday revealed.

To help drivers avoid mechanical violation citations, the UW-Madison Police Department announced Monday a voucher program for a free repair. It is part of a larger partnership with “Lights On!,” and is the first such partnership in Wisconsin.

Spokesperson Cynthia Schuster said firefighters responded to an apartment near the 500 block of Eagle Heights Drive to investigate a carbon monoxide alarm sounding around 9:37 a.m. Firefighters entered the building and found elevated levels on the first and second floor and began ventilating the building with a fan. Residents were evacuated.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWPD) launched a one-button alert system. The new tool aims to accelerate critical emergency notifications during a deadly, active threat.

“It doesn’t replace our WiscAlerts whatsoever,” Executive Director of Communications for UW-Madison Police, Marc Lovicott, said. “This is like the panic button.”

“When we first explored a one-button solution, the technology was brand new,” said UWPD Interim Chief of Police Brent Plisch.”Now that it has proven success elsewhere we’re comfortable adding it to our wide range of tools to keep the UW-Madison campus safe.”

Beginning fall of 2024, UWPD will be able to press a physical “panic button” that would trigger a WiscAlert emergency notification and alert all UW students and staff. The button will be solely used in the event of a potential deadly, active threat.

Starting this fall, the department will have the ability to activate a one-press “panic button.” The button is only to be used in the event of a deadly, active threat and will send out a WiscAlert emergency notification to all staff and students.

One-touch “panic button” technology for 911 dispatchers part of ongoing efforts to mitigate active threat situations.

The years that passed and the good things that Juan A. Salgado-Arroyo did during them could not outweigh the rape that he and a still-unidentified man committed in 2011 near the UW-Madison campus, a judge said Friday before sentencing him to 20 years in prison.

The incident was not reported to UWPD, per an email crime warning alert sent to students.

Students notified via email, sexual assault was not reported to UWPD.

Incident involving group of six males reported near intersection of Linden and Observatory.

University police are actively investigating the case.