Category: Crime and safety

Jordan Miller, 20, is a business student at the university. Three other people in the vehicle were killed when the Cybertruck crashed early Wednesday morning.

According to statistics released by the UW-Madison Police Department Saturday, 29 people in total were ejected from the stadium against Minnesota. The total included eight that were UW students.

Almost three dozen people were ejected and over one dozen arrested from Saturday’s University of Wisconsin football game versus the Oregon Ducks, the UW Police Department announced Saturday.

The university said the alleged victim and the suspect knew each other.

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

University of Wisconsin-Madison campus police made a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Friday regarding racist text messages being sent to students. “UWPD is aware of reports that Black UW-Madison students have received racist text messages as part of a nationwide wave of messages that began on Thursday,” the department posted.

Racist text messages were sent to some Black students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, part of a nationwide wave of threatening texts in the wake of Election Day that has caught the FBI’s attention.

Black UW-Madison students were among the recipients of a spate of racist text messages sent out this week that indicated they would need to show up at a specific location to be enslaved and pick cotton, the UW-Madison Police Department confirmed Friday.

University of Wisconsin-Madison students received racist text messages that went to Black Americans across the country, the UW Police Department said Friday. The texts reference slavery and were sent nationwide on Thursday, UWPD said.

UHS provides vital resources for survivors and bystanders alike.

The near-majority of ejections, 22, were for underage alcohol possession. There were also two ejections for entering the playing surface and four ejections for trespassing.

Authorities said it happened around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in a southeast campus residence hall.

UW-Madison officials stated in a message to the campus community Monday that a sexual assault was reported last week.

UW informed students of on-campus incident occurring Oct. 22 via Crime Warning email sent Monday afternoon, no investigation currently underway.

The University of Wisconsin reported a sexual assault occurring in a Southeast Residence hall Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to a Crime Warning email sent to students Monday afternoon.

The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, and the victim and alleged offender knew each other.

The brutal attack and sexual assault of a woman happened early the morning of Sept. 3, 2023, and left her fighting for her life. In the criminal complaint filed against Thompson, a Madison Police Department sergeant who was one of the first officers on the scene of the downtown assault described the victim’s injuries as “one of the most horrifying things I’ve seen.”

According to a Dane County court filing obtained by 27 News, a lawyer for Brandon Thompson wrote to the judge “Defendant Brandon Thompson wishes to waive the upcoming motion hearing in his case, and wishes to instead enter a guilty plea.”

University Health Services, PAVE-UW share resources for survivors, allies.

Nearby residents express concern over lack of police communication and increased violence in student-populated area.

Despite an entertaining and dominating performance by the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Saturday, some fans ran into law enforcement trouble. According to statistics released by the UW-Madison Police Department Saturday, 26 people in total were ejected from the stadium during the game against Purdue. The total includes seven that were identified as UW students.

The agency reported four e-scooter thefts on the night of Wednesday, September 25 — one from outside the Educational Sciences building, one from outside Mechanical Engineering, and two from outside LaBahn Arena.

The two, Dahlia Saba and Vignesh Ramachandran, face disciplinary charges for allegedly “planning and carrying out an encampment on university lands.” Disciplinary charges were brought based on an op-ed co-authored by the two in The Cap Times where they critiqued the UW-Madison administration’s refusal to engage with protestor demands to divest from companies profiting off the genocide in Gaza.

Former UW Athletics employee Marcel Dubois is facing charges for spending upwards of $7000 using cards meant for student athletes.

Some of the women alleging Combs abused them are Black women, which may play a part in the doubt they faced. According to Chloe Grace Hart, an assistant professor of sociology at University of Wisconsin-Madison, this dates back to the 19th century, where the minimization of of Black women’s experiences of sexual violence in the United States was “actually written into law.”

New chief of police will address complex campus safety challenges, aiming for spring 2025 hire.

UW-Madison police said two of the bikes were stolen from outside Ogg Hall, Sellery Hall and the Zoology Research Building.

The search committee will be chaired by UW–Madison’s Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs Nancy Lynch.

Most who attended Saturday’s Wisconsin Badgers football game at Camp Randall Stadium were well behaved. Some, however, left with a citation, or with a police escort.

UWPD issued 11 citations, 10 of those to UW-Madison students. Additionally, 19 people were ejected from the game, 15 of those being UW-Madison students.

Six UW-Madison students are without a home and most of their belongings after a fire ripped through their home early Wednesday morning. Ring Doorbell video footage shows the moments Lolly Walsh made a lifesaving knock on her neighbors’ door after noticing flames behind their home.

Residents create GoFundMe to raise funds, awareness.

Attendees removed for unlawful behavior like underage drinking, fake IDs, possession of unauthorized alcohol, UWPD says.

Several parts of Library Mall, including the Hagenah Fountain, were vandalized with paint. Crews from Facilities Planning & Management worked quickly to remove the graffiti.

Police said the incident occurred at around 3 a.m. Hagenah Fountain and other parts of Library Mall were graffitied. Facilities Planning and Management crews removed the paint.

UW-Madison Police Department Executive Director of Communications Marc Lovicott told WMTV the vandalism was “pro-Palestine in nature.” Lovicott said there were statements in the vandalism like “divest now”, “we will not rest”, and “free Palestine.” He also said there were a few vulgar words.

The University of Wisconsin Police Department is investigating pro-Palestine paint left on Library Mall around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, according to a UWPD statement.

Incident occurred at west campus residence hall early Sunday morning, victim and offender allegedly know each other.

The incident occurred at 1:00 a.m. Sunday morning and the individual did not report it to UWPD, according to an email UW-Madison sent to students Tuesday.

Two of the citations issued at the Friday night game were because of students attempting to use fake IDs to purchase alcohol, UWPD said.

According to statistics released by the UW-Madison Police Department Saturday, 27 people were ejected from the stadium during Friday’s game against Western Michigan. The total includes 11 who were identified as UW students.

UWPD is searching for any suspects and asks anyone with information to call 608-264-2677.