Crime

As electronics move us forward, law enforcement officials stand by another kind of technique-- one that relies on old-fashioned pencil and paper.

Janesville Police Department officers arrested a 25-year-old man after he unsuccessfully attempted to carjack two different vehicles Friday.

“Appalled,” “outraged,” “heartbroken” and “angry” are the words Dane Co. Sheriff Kalvin Barrett used to describe his initial reaction to the body cam video of Tyre Nichols being beaten by Memphis police officers.

It took a Dane County jury a little more than 5 hours to find a 24-year-old man guilty of trying to kill two Madison police officers.

The 38-year-old man was arrested for first-offense OWI and disorderly conduct.

Police are urging drivers not to leave their vehicles running unattended, especially with colder temperatures on the way.

The Madison Police Department (MPD) is investigating a burglary at a Jimmy John’s on the east side.

A recent unfounded threat at Portage High School has been linked to a Florida teen.

Oregon PD noted that 18 firearms were collected as a result of the incident.

The Madison Police Department is investigating an stalking incident after a 78-year-old man allegedly stalked a West Towne Mall employee.

The suspect will serve 11 years in prison for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, which he pleaded guilty to in October of 2022.

The 69-year-old and 47-year-old suspects were both booked with possession with the intent to deliver.

Squad cameras have captured the dramatic rescue of a woman who was sleeping in her car at a rest stop before a stranger got in and drove off with her in the back seat.

Federal agents have now joined the search for one of the suspects in a summertime homicide in Madison last year.

The Janesville Police Department issued an 8th OWI to a man who allegedly drove while impaired by unknown controlled substances on Tuesday.

Two men made off with cash and thousands of dollars in lottery tickets after an armed robbery at a convenience store on Madison’s north side last weekend.

The man accused of breaking a child’s wrist during a domestic disturbance early Sunday morning was arrested soon after being released on bail, the Janesville Police Dept. said.

The child's wrist was broken while trying to keep the suspect from getting into the woman's home, Janesville police reported.

A 31-year-old Janesville woman was arrested Saturday night after police received shots fired complaints in two separate locations in the city, officials said.

The Oregon Police Department arrested a man after he hid in his apartment and threatened to kill his family and police officials on Friday.

A Madison man received more time in prison for having guns as a felon in charges from the U.S. Department of Justice Thursday, than he received from Dane County when he shot at an ex’s car.

Perpetrators are looking for any checks they could steal, forge, and cash in, police say.

David Kahl was convicted of first-degree homicide in connection with the 2008 killing of Brittany Zimmermann, inside her Madison apartment.

A Janesville man was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly calling 911 and telling the dispatcher that he just tried to kill his wife.

A 14-year-old boy had to have emergency surgery after being stabbed in the heart, according to a criminal complaint released Thursday.

Madison Police Department are investigating after two men stole a woman’s car Tuesday on the city’s near east side.

The suspect had indicated he had a weapon and threatened the clerk, according to Madison police.

A suspect allegedly bit multiple Madison Police Department officers after he was taken to the hospital following his arrest.

All three attacks happened in the Greenbush neighborhood.

The stabbing on Madison’s north side that sent one person to the hospital on Tuesday evening started with an incident at school that day, the Madison Police Department revealed.