UWPD News & Incident Reports

For general media inquiries, please contact Marc Lovicott, Executive Director of Communications, at 608-263-2333 or marc.lovicott@wisc.edu. After regular business hours, contact UWPD dispatch at 608-264-2677.

Daily Blotter

Daily Blotter for July 7th 2026

  • 10:34 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Unable to locate.
  • 1:57 pm, Theft/Larceny, Eagle Heights. Person reported their laundry stolen from shared in building room.
  • 5:33 pm, Found Property, Lakeshore Path. Apple watch series 9 was found and given to dispatch, unable to contact or identify the owner, watch was placed into evidence for safe keeping.
  • 8:32 pm, Other, Memorial Union. Contacted person regarding an incident with another person where that person had a weapon and was threatening others with it. Outside agency was also involved in a call on State Street later, additional follow-up, investigation ongoing.
  • 1:23 am, Warrant Served, Regent Street. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for Felony DOC warrant and Richland County Non-Support Warrant when they were stopped and cited for Operating a Bicycle w/o Lights/reflectors, bike entered into Safekeeping.
  • 2:46 am, Medical/Alcohol/Detox Conveyance, Location Redacted. Contacted/Placed Into Protective Custody/Transported to local hospital person initially deemed incapacitated due to alcohol, released from PC during wait at local hospital and able to answer questions.
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