The Madison Police Department, for decades, has been looked at as one of the best in the country with highly-trained officers committed to community-based and problem-solving policing. However, in the face of very tight budgets, and calls by some to defun

The MPD is one of the first departments in the country to ask for an outside group to examine and review its response to recent protests. The MPD has come under scrutiny from critics about its handling of this year’s ongoing civil unrest. Chief Vic Wahl h

Presidential candidates, homicides, protests, will all impact the MPDs bottom-line this year. As they do so at a time when money is needed for more police officers, if the MPD is to provide the same level of service expected by Madison community. It is v

At a time when those applying to be police officers is on the decline nationally, the MPD is bucking the trend. Numbers of applicants are up this year, with many indicating they are applying nowhere else. Some got in the MPD pipeline as teenage explorers,

When two Madison Police officers showed up in her hospital room, a woman who had just overdosed on heroin, thought she was likely going to jail. Instead, the officers offered her an opportunity that helped change her life. Now Shawn Sveum hopes to help to

It is one of the most prolific crime problems plaguing the greater Madison area, and finding ways to deter young burglars and car thieves has proven elusive. In this podcast a veteran officer Scott Favour, who is assigned to the MPD’s Criminal Intelligenc

In terms of cracking cases - from misdemeanors to homicides - it is an incredibly valuable tool, one that has taken on even greater importance in the past decade, particularly when it comes to the plethora of data and clues often contained in cellphones.

Wisconsin’s Adult Crossing Guard Recognition Week In the dead of winter, they are bundled up, standing on busy streets shepherding some of our most valued community members: our children. This week is Adult Crossing Guard Recognition Week in Wisconsin. On

In the final Madison Police Department podcast of 2019, Acting Chief Vic Wahl joins Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain for a frank and honest discussion about current staffing levels at the MPD. Chief Wahl provides insights about how a patrol officer

There are new parking orders in place for this winter, and rules could be changing even more dramatically in the future. Madison is a beautiful city, situated between lakes, but the geography produces parking challenges that are very unique, particularly