Posted on: September 27, 2023
Incident Date: 1/3/2023
Release Date: 9/27/2023
Incident number: FP23-00129
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
Due to significant public interest and requests for additional information related to the January 3, 2023, South Syene Road fatality...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: September 22, 2023
Incident Type: Traffic Arrest - OWI
Incident Date: September 21, 2023
Release Date: September 22, 2023
Incident Number: FP23-19767
Prepared By: Sergeant Logan Brown
Details:
On September 21, 2023, Fitc...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: September 21, 2023
Incident Type: Car vs. Pole Crash
Incident Date: 09/21/2023
Release Date: 9/21/2023
Incident Number: FP23-19762
Prepared By: Sgt. Nicholas Clemens
Details:
On September 21st, 2023, around 8:40 pm, Officers with the Fitchburg Police D...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: September 20, 2023
Incident Type: Disturbance
Incident number: FP23-19610
Prepared By: Sergeant Logan Brown
On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, Fitchburg officers were dispatched to a disturban...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: September 13, 2023
Incident Type: Armed Robbery & Search Warrant Arrest
Incident Date: 09/8/2023
Release Date: 09/13/2023
Incident number: FP23-18776
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
On Friday, September 8, the Fitchburg Police Department, with the...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: September 6, 2023
UPDATE
Incident Type: Criminal Damage to Property
Original Incident Date: 9/4/23
Update Release Date: 9/6/23
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
Yesterday, investigators with the Fitchburg Police Department identified a...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: September 4, 2023
Incident Type: Criminal Damage to Property
Incident Date: 9/4/23
Release Date: 9/4/23
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
Fitchburg officers have spent much of Monday morning investigating a vandalism spree that occurred overnight in th...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: August 21, 2023
Incident Type: Homicide Investigation
Incident Date: 8/19/23
Release Date: 8/21/23
Incident Number: FP23-17435
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
On Saturday, August 19, around 3:00 p.m., Fitchburg officers responded to a single-family ...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: August 7, 2023
Incident Type: Car vs. Bicycle Crashes
Incident Date: 8/7/2023
Release Date: 8/7/2023
Incident Number: FP23-16552 & FP23-16560
Details:
On Monday, August 7, 2023, Fitchburg Officers investigated two separate motor vehicle versus bicycle accidents ...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: August 16, 2023
Incident Type: Wanted Person Arrest
Incident Date: 8/15/23
Date of Release: 8/16/23
Case Number: 23-17169
Completed By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Summa...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: August 15, 2023
Fitchburg Police Community Night Out
Wednesday, August 16
5-8 p.m.
McKee Farms Park
2930 Chapel Valley Road, Fitchburg
Now less than 24 hours away, our Community Night Out is an event you won't want to miss.
Join the Fitchburg Police Department Wednesd...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: June 17, 2023
Incident Type: Weapons Violation
Incident Date: 6/16/23
Date of Release: 6/17/23
Case Number: 23-12845
Completed By: Sgt. Dan Varriale
Summary: On June 16, 2023, at approximately 11:49 p.m., Fitchburg police officer...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: June 12, 2023
Incident Type: Shots Fired
Incident Date: 6/12/23
Release Date: 6/12/23
Incident Number: FP23-12469
Details:
Around 11:48 a.m. Monday, several 911 callers reported gunfire in the 2200 block of High Ridge Trail. Responding officers located mu...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: June 10, 2023
Incident Type: Shots Fired
Incident Date: 6/9/23
Release Date: 6/10/23
Incident Number: FP23-12337
Details:
Around 11:18 p.m. Friday, multiple 911 callers reported hearing gunshots in the 5100 block of Anton Drive. Officers located several c...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: June 9, 2023
Incident Type: Shots Fired Arrest
Incident Date: 5/7/23
Release Date: 6/9/23
Incident number: FP23-9724
Arrested: Larry A. Burrell, 42, of Janesville
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
Yesterday, a 42-year-old ...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: June 1, 2023
Incident Type: Shooting Investigation Arrest
Incident Date: 5/29/23
Release Date: 6/1/23
Incident number: FP23-11437
Details:
Earlier today, Dawaun K. Hugger, 20, of Fitchburg, made his initial appearance in Dane County Circuit Court on the charges of...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: May 30, 2023
Incident Type: Shooting
Incident Date: 5/29/23
Release Date: 5/30/23
Incident number: FP23-11437
Details:
Shortly after 7 p.m., Monday evening, Fitchburg officers responded to the 2100 block of High Ridge Trail for a report of shots fired. As officers...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: May 7, 2023
Incident Type: Shots Fired
Incident Date: 5/7/23
Release Date: 5/7/23
Incident number: FP23-9724
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
Around 1:15 a.m. this morning, Fitchburg officers responded to a report of gunfire in the 2000 block of Pike Driv...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: May 3, 2023
Incident Type: Shots Fired
Incident Date: 5/2/23
Release Date: 5/3/2023
Incident number: FP23-09391
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
Gunfire Tuesday night led to a bullet traveling through three occupied apartments at a Fitchburg apartment com...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: May 3, 2023
Incident Type: Arrest - Battery/Weapons Offense
Incident Date: 4/29/2023
Release Date: 5/3/2023
Incident number: FP23-09169
Prepared By: Lt. Andrew McCarthy
Details:
On Saturday, April 29, 2023 at around 1:00 p.m., officers with the Fitchburg...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: April 7, 2023
Incident Type: Traffic Crash
Incident Date: 4/7/2023
Release Date: 4/7/2023
Incident number: FP23-07500
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
Around 9:30 a.m. this morning, Fitchburg police officers and fire rescue personnel responded to a traffic ...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: March 21, 2023
Incident Type: Shots Fired
Incident Date: 3/21/23
Release Date: 3/21/2023
Incident number: FP23-06299
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
Around 2 a.m. this morning, Fitchburg officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting shots fir...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: March 11, 2023
Incident Type: Multiple Stolen Vehicles
Release Date: 3/11/23
Incident Date(s): 3/10/23 & 3/11/23
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Incident Details:
The Fitchburg Police Department is investigating multiple reports of vehicle th...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: March 6, 2023
Incident Type: Shots Fired Sentencing
Release Date: 3/6/23
Original Incident Date: 5/11/21
Incident Number: FP21-7909
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Incident Details:
Last week, a 26-year-old man was sentenced to prison for his rol...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: February 21, 2023
Incident Type: Recklessly Endangering Safety & Request for Assistance
Original Incident Date: 2/2/2023
Arrest Date: 2/16/2023
Release Date: 2/21/2023
Incident number: FP23-02716/FP23-03965
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
Detectives from th...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: February 13, 2023
Incident Type: Fatal Traffic Crash
Incident Date: 2/12/2023
Release Date: 2/13/2023
Incident number: FP23-03541
Prepared By: Lt. Andrew McCarthy
Details:
Around 7:20 p.m. Sunday, February 12, 2023, Fitchburg officers and emergency personnel responded to the sou...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: January 24, 2023
Incident Type: Traffic Stop
Incident Date: 1/21/2023
Release Date: 1/24/2023
Incident number: FP23-01727
Arrested: Alexander J. Sandoval, 34, Oregon, WI
Charges: Attempt to Elude Officer, Operating While Intoxicated (4th offense), Operating with a Prohibited A...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: January 10, 2023
UPDATED RELEASE (SECOND)
Incident Date: 1/3/2023
Release Date: 1/10/2023
Incident number: FP23-00129
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
The investigation into last Tuesday’s fatal pedestrian traffic crash remains open and active. Inve...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: January 3, 2023
UPDATED RELEASE
Incident Date: 1/3/2023
Release Date: 1/3/2023
Incident number: FP23-00129
Prepared By: Lt. Andrew McCarthy
Details:
On January 3, 2023 at approximately 6:34 a.m., Fitchburg Officers responded to a vehicle vs. pedestrian acci...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: December 21, 2022
Incident Type: Conviction & Sentencing
Arrested/Convicted Person: Juwan Wilson, 25
Original Incident Location: 2300 block of Post Road
Date of Original Incident: 10/22/2020
Date of Release: 12/21/22
Completed By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
Yesterday, Dane ...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: December 15, 2022
Updated Release Date: 12/15/22
Incident Date: 11/27/22
Original Release Date: 11/28/22
Incident number: FP22-21832
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
A 29-year-old Fitchburg man made his initial appearance in Dane County Circuit Court ...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: December 4, 2022
Incident Date: 12/4/22
Release Date: 12/4/22
Incident number: FP22-22283
Prepared By: Lt. Andrew McCarthy
Details:
The Fitchburg Police Department is investigating a disturbance that occurred in the 2400 block of Post Road which resulted in a shots f...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: November 28, 2022
Incident Date: 11/27/22
Release Date: 11/28/22
Incident number: FP22-21832
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
The Fitchburg Police Department is investigating a shooting from the weekend that left a man with non-life-threatening injuries.
Around 1:40 p....
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: November 23, 2022
Incident Date: 11/22/22
Release Date: 11/23/22
Incident number: FP22-21575/FP22-18649
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Around 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, Fitchburg officers responded to the Nevin Springs Fish and Wildlife Area after receiving several reports of gunsh...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: October 28, 2022
Incident Type: Telephone Scam
Incident Date: 10/28/2022
Release Date: 10/28/2022
Prepared By: Lt. Andrew McCarthy
Details:
The Fitchburg Police Department has received multiple reports of an ongoing phone scam occurring within our city. Sca...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: October 25, 2022
UPDATE
Incident Type: Shots Fired Investigation
Incident Date: 10/24/2022
Release Date: 10/25/2022
Incident number: FP22-19576
Prepared By: Lt. Andrew McCarthy
As the investigation into this incident continued, two people were eventually arrested and taken to t...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: October 24, 2022
Incident Type: Shots Fired Investigation
Incident Date: 10/24/2022
Release Date: 10/24/2022
Incident number: FP22-19576
Prepared By: Lt. Andrew McCarthy
Details:
On Monday, October 24, 2022 at approximately 6:40 a.m., the Fitchburg Police Department re...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: October 10, 2022
Incident Type: Shots Fired Investigation Update
Incident Date: 10/8/22
Release Date: 10/10/22
Incident number: FP22-18649
Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
The investigation into a series of homes struck by gunfire Saturday night ...
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Police Department Press Releases
Posted on: March 16, 2022
Incident Type: Shots Fired/Arrest
Incident Date: 3/14/2022
Date of Release: 3/16/2022
Case Number: FP22-4865
Arrested: Miguel Fenne, 40, Madison
Completed By: Lt. Edward Hartwick
Details:
A Madison man appeared in Dan...
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Police Department Press Releases