CRIME & SAFETY
Over 80 people arrested following block party in Wisconsin, one officer injured
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Multiple people were arrested and an officer was injured following a large annual block party in Madison. According to the City of Madison, thousands of people attended this year’s Mifflin Street Block Party. There were people reportedly packed shoulder to shoulder in the 400 and 500 blocks of Mifflin Street on April 28.
'An innocent person's livelihood': UW Madison student's car flipped at block party
MILWAUKEE — A group of college students were caught on camera flipping a car at a Madison block party Saturday. It happened at the Mifflin Street block party near the University of Wisconsin Madison's campus. Tamaran Cook told WISN 12 News Sunday it was her daughter's red Dodge Avenger...
Wisconsin deputies asking for the public’s help following an ATM burglary
PARDEEVILLE, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities say they are asking for assistance from the public after an ATM was burglarized early Sunday morning in Wisconsin. According to a release from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, at 1:36 a.m., deputies were made aware of a burglary to an exterior ATM at the National Exchange Bank on 113 Lake Street in the Village of Pardeeville.
Sun Prairie police report bank robbery, no arrests
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WMTV) - Sun Prairie police say they are investigating a bank robbery that happened on W Main St. Monday. Old National Bank at 1516 W Main St. was robbed around 3:45 p.m., the Sun Prairie Police Department said. According to police, someone entered the bank, demanded money,...
Coalition pushes for closure of Wisconsin’s Green Bay prison
A coalition of politicians, members of law enforcement and formerly incarcerated people took to the state Capitol last week to urge the governor and state lawmakers to shut down one of Wisconsin’s oldest prisons. The group’s goal is to get Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to commit to closing the...
Driver injured during April 25 rollover crash
A driver received multiple citations following a two-vehicle crash on Thursday, April 25 at the intersection of Raritan Road and Pembroke Drive. According to a City of Fitchburg news release, Fitchburg police officers, along with personnel from Fitchburg Fire Rescue and Fitch-Rona EMS, responded around 3:30 p.m. to the intersection of Raritan Road and Pembroke Drive for a rollover crash.
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