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MPD: 500 people lighting fireworks, some directed at officers
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Madison Police officers found about 500 people lighting off fireworks in Elver Park Thursday night. According to Madison Police Department, a fight was reported around 9:20 p.m. at the park at 1250 Mckenna Blvd. When officers got there, they saw hundreds of people, lighting off fireworks...
Police in Wisconsin investigating deadly crash, two people in custody
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in southern Wisconsin say that two people are in custody following a deadly crash. According to the Madison Police Department, on July 4 around 4:30 a.m., there was a crash near the intersection of Packers Avenu and Tennyson Lane. Police say it was a ‘fatality crash’ and are investigating.
MPD: Semi overturns on N. Stoughton Road at State Hwy 30
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - An overturned semi truck is expected to take several hours to get upright after it flipped Wednesday morning on N. Stoughton Road, the Madison Police Department reports. Officers with Madison Police Department’s East District responded around 7:15 a.m. to N. Stoughton Road at State Highway 30...
Woman attacked with pruning saw in fight
MADISON, Wisconsin (WKOW) -- A woman in Madison was attacked with a pruning saw during a fight Monday night, according to the Madison Police Department. Lt. Caleb Johnson said officers were called to a fight near State Street and West Mifflin at about 8:45 p.m. One of the 911 callers reported that a woman involved was bleeding profusely.
Family, Child Threatened in Fitchburg Road Rage Incident
Fitchburg, WI – An 18-year-old man was arrested following a road rage incident involving a firearm on Fish Hatchery Road. According to the Fitchburg Police Department, the incident occurred Thursday around 6:30 p.m. The suspect, Hector Hernandez Williams, allegedly pointed a firearm at another vehicle occupied by a man, his significant other, and their young child at a stoplight. Officers located the unoccupied suspect vehicle nearby and later apprehended Williams as he tried to return to it. Williams was still armed at the time of his arrest.
Barnes: 'Madison is a very safe city'
MADISON, Wis. — Madison's chief of police, Shon Barnes, spoke candidly about violent crimes seen during the first half of 2024 and what the department is doing to address them, in a one-on-one interview with News 3 Now. He openly remarked that the city is safe and he is pleased with the job the department has done under his command.
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