Category: Crime and safety

Firefighters put out a large trash fire after a garbage truck driver dumped trash that had caught fire in the back of his truck in a parking lot in downtown Madison Monday, according to a release.

An investigation into a reported sexual assault near the Madison’s Memorial Union doesn’t support the victim’s claim, police said.

University of Wisconsin students, staff and faculty are holding a walkout protest Thursday in reaction to recent hate crimes on campus and the controversial arrest of a student.

Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are asking for the resignation of officers after a student was pulled out of class to be arrested for vandalism.

University of Wisconsin students were warned to avoid part of the campus in Madison after reports that a man with a knife grabbed two women, who were able to flee unharmed.

UW-Madison campus police are asking for the public’s help to find a man they say grabbed two women while carrying a knife.

MADISON — There was a search on the University of Wisconsin campus Wednesday night, April 20th for a man who had a knife and grabbed two women, according to tweets from the University of Wisconsin police.

School of Journalism and Mass Communication Director Hemant Shah introduced Riseling, who was joined by UWPD Public Information Officer Marc Lovicott and Assistant Dean of Students Kipp Cox. Riseling spent about 15 minutes talking about the recent campus and national climate before discussing the incident.

About two dozen activists, students and professors met in Vilas Hall Tuesday to listen to University of Wisconsin Police Department Chief Susan Riseling discuss how UWPD is working to address the campus’ racial climate.

Native American students on the UW-Madison campus say a public apology and a letter sent to the entire campus isn’t enough after last month’s heckling at a tribal ceremony.

Chief Susan Riseling of the UW-Madison Police Department issued an apology Friday after officers went into a classroom to arrest a suspect in a rash of graffiti around campus.

(Video) The University of Wisconsin-Madison police chief apologized Friday to students and a professor after two of her officers arrested a student on vandalism charges after removing him from a class.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison police chief apologized Friday to students and a professor after two of her officers arrested a student on vandalism charges after removing him from a class.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s chief of police issued a formal apology Friday because an officer entered a classroom after a class had started Thursday, and asked a black student to step outside for questioning about 11 anti-white supremacy graffiti statements that popped up across campus in recent months.

A wave of criticism from UW-Madison students and professors prompted an apology from the campus’ police chief Friday afternoon for the way an officer disrupted a class to make contact with a student suspected in a string of anti-racist graffiti.

More than 520 faculty and staff members and graduate students at the University of Wisconsin at Madison have signed an open letter that says the university police department went “well beyond the call of duty” on Thursday afternoon when officers entered a campus auditorium during an Afro-American-studies class and arrested a senior, Denzel J. McDonald, on 11 counts of graffiti. In the letter, the signers said they would “refuse to be silent” and they called for an end of “anti-black racism on campus.”

The arrest of an African-American student on the UW-Madison campus Thursday has prompted a swift and damning response from university faculty, staff and students.

An art installation protesting rape culture on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and the response from authorities to reports of sexual assault appeared Thursday at the Mosse Humanities Building, 455 N. Park St.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison student was arrested Thursday in connection with at least 11 incidents of graffiti protesting racism that appeared on campus buildings and structures over the past six months and caused in excess of $4,000 damage, according to UW-Madison Police.

UW-Madison police have made an arrest in connection to at least 11 instances of graffiti on the UW campus.

In a release on the UWPD’s website, officials say 21-year-old Denzel McDonald was arrested Thursday. His arrest comes after a six month investigation.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison student was arrested Thursday for his suspected involvement in a string of vandalism incidents on campus, with graffiti showing up on campus buildings signed by “God,” according to a release.

Students and experts representing different University of Wisconsin organizations encouraged open dialogue on sexual assault, its impact and common misconceptions in a panel Wednesday.

Noted: Crews were conducting controlled burns Wednesday in portions of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, including a section of the Eagle Heights Woods, officials said.

News spread quickly on UW-Madison campus after authorities say a woman in her 20’s was raped by three men near Memorial Union Friday night. Police say no suspects have been identified and the investigation is still ongoing.

UW students who work to educate their fellow students and to raise awareness are shocked by the attack, but say they’re not surprised.

The FBI Milwaukee Division issued a consumer warning Thursday for a phone scam that primarily targets college students using the FBI’s phone number on caller ID.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s vice provost for diversity and climate took to YouTube last week to condemn a racist, threatening note placed under a student’s dorm room door, referring to it as a “cowardly act” and calling on all students to be part of the solution.

In a candid, emotional video, Patrick Sims, chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, demanded an end to the racist messages that have tarnished the campus in recent weeks. “Enough is enough. I’m done,” Sims said in an eight-minute video posted Thursday on You Tube that was quickly shared on social media.

A month in which UW-Madison launched several investigations into racially charged incidents and minority students complained in public forums about the university’s climate came to a close Thursday with yet another high-profile incident on campus.

First-year UW student and Sellery Hall resident Launa Owens was the victim of the hate speech that prompted a strong and emotional response from Vice Provost Patrick Sims, Madison365 has learned.

Officials at the University of Wisconsin are investigating a report of a flier that included hate speech being put under the door of a UW student’s dorm room.

MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Thursday ensuring that sexual assault victims and people who report sexual assaults can’t be cited or disciplined for underage drinking.

UW-Madison police say Olive has been found and is safe.