Noted: On the UW-Madison campus, players have had at least three close calls this past weekend.”We want people to have a fun time but just don’t walk in the middle of the street. We have had people biking in the street and using it who are weaving in and out of traffic; it’s just not safe. We just don’t want someone to get seriously hurt or even killed,” UW-Madison Public Information Officer Marc Lovicott said.
Category: Crime and safety
Parents, police raise concerns about safety of PokemonGO
Noted: Marc Lovicott, from the UW-Madison Police Department, says thankfully, PokemonGo hasn’t been blamed for any recent incidents in Madison.
Law enforcement officials say “Pokemon Go” game raises safety concerns
“Thankfully we haven’t seen any serious accidents here, but we have heard some complaints,” UW-Madison Police Spokesman Marc Lovicott says.
‘Pokemon Go’ craze presents real life dangers, police say
On the UW-Madison campus, players have had at least three close calls this past weekend.
Retiring UWPD chief Sue Riesling reflects on post-9/11 police change ‘from guardians to warriors’
In an interview broadcast Sunday on WISC-TV’s “For the Record,” Riseling said she can separate her tenure into segments — the 10 years before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the nearly 15 years since.
For the Record: UWPD Chief Sue Riseling
UWPD Chief Sue Riseling interviews with Neil Heinen looking back on 25 years in policing.
Madison police ID officer who fatally shot man; Genele Laird officers remain unnamed
Noted: Rivera joined the department in 2013 and was most recently assigned to the Central District. He worked as an officer for UW-Madison Police from 2008 until he was hired by the city.
Officer’s name released in Morrison Street shooting
Noted: Madison Police say Rivera has been with the department since 2013. He was previously an officer with the UW-Madison Police Department from 2008-2013.
For The Record: UWPD Chief Sue Riseling
VIDEO: UWPD Chief Sue Riseling is retiring. Neil Heinen talks to her about career.
Signs in Iowa County remember Beau Solomon
The death of a UW-Madison student who was studying abroad in Italy has been especially hard to take in the communities the young man called home.
Pope Francis Meets Parents of Beau Solomon, U.S. Student Killed in Rome
ROME — Pope Francis met on Wednesday with the parents of an American college student whose body was found in the Tiber River this week, a victim of what the police are calling robbery and murder.
Despite Beau Solomon Death, Few Students Die On Study Abroad
Beau Solomon, the American student whose body was recovered from a river in Rome days ago, is one of several American students who died while studying abroad in Italy in recent years. But research shows that students are actually safer while on international exchanges than on American college campuses.
UW-Madison was beefing up safety net for students abroad before death in Rome, officials say
UW-Madison has been working to ensure the safety of the thousands of students who study abroad each year, campus officials said following the death of sophomore Beau Solomon in Rome last week.
Advocate: Students kept in the dark as study abroad programs face little regulation
Study abroad programs such as the one UW-Madison student Beau Solomon had arrived in Rome to attend before he was killed over the weekend don’t disclose to parents or prospective students how often their participants are injured or die, according to an advocate for greater oversight of the programs.
Devastated classmates remember Beau Solomon’s positive energy
Mike Honer was about to drive to work at Culver’s here Monday when his parents stopped him to tell him that a body found in a Rome river was presumed to be his good friend and former River Valley High School classmate Beau Solomon.
UW System reiterates safety for students studying abroad
The recent death of Beau Solomon has sparked fear in some planning to study abroad. As a result, campuses throughout the UW System are preparing students to travel abroad, while reiterating the importance of safety
UW student’s death in Italy follows Iowa student’s suspicious fall
The suspected murder of UW-Madison study abroad student Beau Solomon in Rome follows the suspicious death of a University of Iowa student a year ago.
Students, schools share study abroad preparations
For many students studying abroad is the experience of a lifetime. But being out of the states in a new country with different cultures and language barriers can also present its challenges. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has around 24 students currently studying abroad at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy, this summer. UW-Madison started sending students to JCU in 2012.
Beau Solomon, student found dead in Rome, remembered for courageous life
He was the luckiest kid in the world.That’s how the family of Beau Solomon felt just over a decade ago, when the young boy from Spring Green got to meet legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre through the Make-A-Wish program.
Pope Francis meets parents of UW student found dead in river in Italy
Pope Francis met on Wednesday with the parents of a U.S. college student whose body was found in Rome’s Tiber river this week, as police tried to establish if the teenager was murdered less than 24 hours after arriving in Italy for summer classes.
Rome police detained a homeless man on suspicion he pushed a 19-year-old American student into the Tiber River
Rome police detained a homeless man on suspicion he pushed a 19-year-old American student into the Tiber River after a fight, as details emerged about Beau Solomon’s final hours in the thick of Rome’s summertime nightlife.
Hundreds gather to remember Beau Solomon at candlelight vigil
About 200 people gathered at the football stadium at River Valley High School in Spring Green for a candlelight vigil to remember Beau Solomon.
Homeless man detained in Italy in UW student’s death
Italian police say they have arrested a homeless man in the death of UW-Madison student Beau Solomon, whose body was found Monday in Rome’s Tiber River.
UW-Madison police investigating Friday morning strong-arm robbery
Police at UW-Madison are investigating a strong-arm robbery that occurred on campus early Friday morning.
Body of missing American student Beau Solomon found in Tiber river in Rome
The body of an American teenager was found in Rome on Monday, after a four-day search for the student who went missing hours after arriving in Italy to attend a summer school program.
Rome Police Arrest Homeless Man in Murder of Beau Solomon, a U.S. Student
ROME — A homeless man was detained on Tuesday in connection with the death of a 19-year-old student from Wisconsin who disappeared just hours after he landed in Rome, the Italian authorities said.
Beau Solomon Death: Italian Charged With U.S. Student’s Murder
A homeless man was charged with murder Tuesday in connection with the death of U.S. college student Beau Solomon, who vanished just hours after arriving in the Italian capital last week.
UW-Madison police investigating Friday morning strong-arm robbery
Police at UW-Madison are investigating a strong-arm robbery that occurred on campus early Friday morning.
Wisconsin’s many ties to FBI’s Most Wanted list
Noted: Crimes committed in Wisconsin have landed six men plus Minor on the most wanted list. Four were added the same day, Sept. 4, 1970, for the bombing of the Army research center at Sterling Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus that killed a researcher, Robert Fassnacht.
IACLEA Hires New Executive Director
The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) announces it has hired Susan Riseling as its new executive director. She will assume the position effective, Aug. 8.
UWPD Police Chief Sue Riseling announces August retirement
UW-Madison Police Chief Sue Riseling announced her retirement Wednesday.
Sue Riseling, long-serving UW-Madison police chief, to retire
UW-Madison Police Chief Sue Riseling — the first woman and youngest person to lead a Big Ten university police force — will retire Aug. 7 after 25 years at the campus.
UW Police Chief Sue Riseling retiring, will head international campus group
UW-Madison Police Chief Sue Riseling will retire in August after being on the force for 25 years. Riseling plans to continue working, however, as head of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.
Sex assault investigations now focus on one UW student
Court records show investigators are now focusing on one UW-Madison student in connection with two, separate sex assaults at his campus apartment.
UW roommates under investigation for separate sex assaults
Authorities say two UW-Madison roommates are under investigation for separate sex assaults.
UW-Madison updates active shooter tactics
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials and police are updating their active shooter tactics in response to the massacre in Orlando over the weekend.
UW-Madison student arrested for alleged sexual assault, Madison police say
A UW-Madison student was arrested Wednesday for an alleged sexual assault Downtown that was reported early Sunday morning.
UW-Madison senior arrested for reported sexual assault
Madison Police Department arrested UW-Madison student Nathan J. Friar June 8 for second-degree sexual assault and strangulation of a 21-year-old female.
Special Report: University of Wisconsin System under fire for a series of alleged sexual assaults
The University of Wisconsin System is under fire following a series of alleged campus sexual assaults.
2 charged with vandalism at Memorial Union construction
Two men who were sought by UW-Madison police after vandalism was discovered at a construction site at the Memorial Union were charged Monday with four misdemeanors each.
Police: Ducklings rescued from storm drain
Ten ducklings were rescued from a storm drain Monday morning.
According to the UW-Madison Police Department, the ducklings were stuck in a strom drain at Park Street and Observatory Drive.
Students demand better sex assault prevention by UW-Madison police
UW-Madison students marched on campus this week to demand better action by police to prevent sexual assault.
Dozens rally against sexual assault at UW-Madison
Dozens marched on the UW-Madison campus Tuesday night, to speak out against recent sexual assaults.
They walked from Bascom Hill to Memorial Union, chanting.
Student Claire Van Valkenburg organized the march.
No charges for student in UW-Madison anti-racism graffiti
The Dane County district attorney says a University of Wisconsin-Madison student won’t be charged for a series of political graffiti messages spray-painted on campus buildings. Instead, the 21-year-old senior will enter a restorative court in Madison.
UW student to enter alternative court for political graffiti, avoiding criminal charges
A UW-Madison student who could have faced a dozen criminal counts for a series of political graffiti messages spray-painted on campus buildings won’t be charged, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said Tuesday.
Madison man charged with painting hate graffiti
A competency hearing was ordered for a Madison man after he was charged Tuesday with tagging buildings and electrical boxes in the Downtown and UW-Madison campus areas with symbols representative of white supremacist groups.
Three men arrested in connection with graffiti incidents in Madison
Three men have been arrested in connection with a string of graffiti incidents that have taken place over the past few weeks.
Police ready for Mifflin Street Block Party
(Video) The Mifflin Street Block Party is known for chaotic house parties, binge drinking and drawing large crowds of college students ready to celebrate the end of the school year. Madison police are preparing for the weekend event and offered safety reminders to revelers. Eden Checkol reports.
21-year-old accused in weeks-long graffiti spree
A Madison man faces charges from Madison and University of Wisconsin-Madison police departments in connection with a weeks-long graffiti spree in central Madison, officials said.
Update: 1 graffiti suspect to be charged with hate crimes, Madison police say
One of three men arrested for allegedly spraying white supremacist symbols near the UW-Madison campus will be charged with hate crimes.
Editorial showed power of cop cameras
I hope all the protesters of the handling of the Denzel McDonald situation take the time to read the April 22 State Journal editorial, “Cop camera brings clarity to controversy.”
Price of policing Madison’s Mifflin Street bash declined in recent years
Since a violent 2011 block party on Mifflin Street spurred Madison officials to crack down on the unsanctioned event, police costs have declined.
UWPD searches for 2 men accused of damaging property inside Memorial Union
Police are asking for the community’s help to identify two men who they believe damaged property inside the Memorial Union early Tuesday morning.
UW police looking for two men who caused damage inside Memorial Union
The UW-Madison Police Department is looking for two men who damaged property inside the Memorial Union early Tuesday morning, according to authorities.
Madison man charged with trying to kill acquaintance through arson
Noted: Riendeau previously worked at UW-Madison, but was fired, and is currently banned from campus.
Records in connection to the revocation of Riendeau’s probation from a past, criminal case, show he sent emails to a state worker evaluating his bid to try to regain his job, that included threats against the university. “I can assure the Commission that as soon as my unemployment runs out, I will be running amok on campus,” Riendeau wrote in July 2013.
UWPD seeks identity of damaged property suspects from surveillance video
Police shared three surveillance video images and asked the public’s help identifying the two men pictured suspected in a property damage incident Tuesday.
Several more instances of anti-Semitic graffiti reported
Late Monday night at approximately 10:38 p.m., three men vandalized two parking signs at a sorority house on Langdon Street with anti-Semitic symbols, according to an email sent to members of the UW-Madison chapter Kappa Alpha Theta.
This instance comes only a few days after two other cases of anti-Semitic graffiti appeared on university buildings, including the west-end wall of the University Bookstore and Engineering Mall.
UPDATE: Garbage truck fire causes $5K worth of damage
The Madison Fire Department says a garbage truck fire that broke out at a parking lot Monday on Lake Street caused $5,000 in damages to the Advanced Disposal truck.
MFD: Crews respond to garbage truck fire
Firefighters respond to a garbage truck fire on Lake Street Monday morning.
Madison police increase forces for Mifflin St. Block Party
Since 1969, students have taken to the streets for the biggest block party of the year. This year, police have a plan to keep everyone safe this year on Mifflin Street.