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.
Meanwhile, about five to 10 University of Wisconsin law students are preparing for a visit to the Dodge County Detention Facility, where people facing deportation are detained. Erin Barbato, director of the UW Immigrant Justice Clinic, said the goal is to be thoughtful in the information they share with clients about the Trump orders.
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.
The Wisconsin Innocence Project operates as a legal clinic through the University of Wisconsin Law School. Since the project’s founding in the late 1990s, student teams have exonerated more than 30 wrongfully convicted people.
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.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison reported two clashes with law enforcement on its campus, with 34 people arrested on May 1 at Library Mall.
Aformer University of Wisconsin athlete said she had thousands of dollars remaining in a debit account funded by the athletic department when she finished her college career.
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.”
Fifteen ambulances responded to the shooting. Four victims were transported to St. Mary’s and three to University of Wisconsin-Madison hospitals, Madison Fire Chief Chris Carbon said.
Officers from the Madison Police Department, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department, Wisconsin State Patrol and Dane County Sheriff’s Department were on site. Barnes said he also had been in contact with the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
The first year of expanded alcohol sales for University of Wisconsin football home games brought decreases in the number of arrests and citations issued. A 19% drop in both categories for the 2024 season compared to figures from 2023 was both expected and surprising, a UW-Madison Police official said.
UW-Madison Police were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on on Arboretum Drive near Mills Street at 11:15 p.m. A totaled black truck sat abandoned, having gone off the road and hit a tree, according to police spokesperson Marc Lovicott.
All 19 protesters who were arrested after disrupting the UW Board of Regents meeting last week have been cited for obstructing a university meeting, with one person receiving an additional citation for intentionally spitting on food.
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.
Of the 19 arrested, all were released. No one received a citation. UWPD noted officials will investigate each individual case and citations could be filed.
There’s a trend that is surprising some UW football fans. Since alcohol sales were added at Camp Randall, police citations at home football games have fallen by nearly 20%, according to statistics from the UW-Madison Police Department.
After the demonstration started, UW Police Department officers and Student Affairs staff warned the group of protesters to stop, but they refused, according to a UWPD statement.
Staff from student affairs and UWPD officers reportedly warned the group to stop their disruptions, but they did not. Officers then removed the group from the room, so the board could continue its meeting.
UWPD not consulted in creation of podcast, department communications director says.
Demonstrators demand divestment from Israel, accuse Regents of complicity in “genocide.”
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department arrested and detained 19 protesters at Gordon Dining & Event Center at 8:30 a.m. All were released without citations at this time.
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
For the second time this year, pro-Palestinian protesters briefly disrupted a University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting, continuing their efforts to demand universities cut ties with Israel.
According to University of Wisconsin–Madison Police Department interim police chief Brent Plisch, alcohol-related police contacts decreased by about 25%, from 118 incidents in 2021 to 89 incidents this year.
A few dozen protesters were forcibly removed from a UW Board of Regents meeting Thursday after disrupting the meeting’s proceedings.
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.
UW-Madison police reported that 29 people were ejected from Camp Randall Stadium and 19 people were arrested during Friday’s frigid football game between the Badgers and Minnesota.
On the crisp afternoon of Oct. 22, Shanglin Yang walked down State Street, a route he had taken countless times since beginning his computer science studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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.
Football fans at Camp Randall Stadium were better behaved Saturday when the Badgers played Oregon than they were at the last home game, Oct. 26, when the Badgers faced Penn State and 51 people were ejected and 25 arrested — the most this season.
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.
Cases against three of five people charged in connection with a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on UW-Madison’s campus last spring have been dismissed, while one paid a fine and another has the chance to see his case dismissed next year.
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.”
Less than two weeks after he signaled he would pursue an insanity defense, a man accused of a violent rape of a UW-Madison student last year in the city’s Downtown says he will plead guilty.
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.
UW-Madison police reported that 26 people were ejected from Camp Randall Stadium and nine people were arrested during Saturday’s football game between the Badgers and Purdue.
