Madison Police Department

The Madison Police Deparment is committed to providing high quality police services that are accessible to all members of the community. They believe in the dignity of all people and respect individual and constitutional rights in fulfilling this mission.

Madison City Channel provides coverage of their recruitment graduations, annual awards ceremony as well as press conferences and presentation on current issues facing Madison.

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Madison Police Department Awards Ceremony

Episode first aired on 5/15/2013

Madison Police Department Awards Ceremony

Madison Police Department Recruit Graduation Ceremony

Episode first aired on 2/11/2013

Madison City Channel covers this event at which the trainees from the latest Police recruit class graduate.

Special Investigations Unit Notifications Meeting

Episode first aired on 10/12/2012

The Madison Police Dept's Special Investigations Unit along with the Community Against Violence Team will conduct a "Notification Call-In Meeting." As part of the Department's Focused Deterrence program, The Madison Police Department's SIU and the Community Against Violence Team will meet with repeat, violent offenders from our community. At this meeting a Law Enforcement Panel will address the offenders and notify them that they will be receiving special attention due to their violent histories. A Community Team working in conjunction with Untied Way and Madison Urban Ministry will also address the offenders and offer them the opportunity to receive resources to help them with life challenges such as housing, dependency treatment, and education. The message from both panels will be the same - "We care about you but your violence must stop."

Madison Police Department 2012 Awards Banquet

Episode first aired on 5/12/2012

A number of Madison Police Department staff as well as selected members of other City staff and the general public are recognized at this annual event held at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.

Recruit Graduation Ceremony

Episode first aired on 2/12/2012

Madison City Channel covers this event at which the trainees from the latest Police recruit class graduate.

Special Investigations Unit Notifications Meeting

Episode first aired on 11/22/2011

The Madison Police Dept's Special Investigations Unit along with the Community Against Violence Team will conduct a "Notification Call-In Meeting." As part of the Department's Focused Deterrence program, The Madison Police Department's SIU and the Community Against Violence Team will meet with repeat, violent offenders from our community. At this meeting a Law Enforcement Panel consisting of Chief Noble Wray, United States Attorney John Vaudreuil, District Attorney Ismael Ozanne, Sheriff David Mahoney, and agency heads from FBI, ATF, DEA, IRS,DCI and others will address the offenders and notify them that they will be receiving special attention due to their violent histories. A Community Team working in conjunction with Untied Way and Madison Urban Ministry will also address the offenders and offer them the opportunity to receive resources to help them with life challenges such as housing, dependency treatment, and education. The message from both panels will be the same - "We care about you but your violence must stop."

Madison Police Dept Crime Prevention Gang Unit: Presentation to the Common Council

Episode first aired on 9/20/2011

A presentation by Madison Police Department Crime Prevention Gang Unit officers (including Captain Jim Wheeler) and an overview by Chief Noble Wray on the City/County response to concerns with heroin in our community.

Lieutenant Tom Woodmansee, Special Investigations Unit

Episode first aired on 6/18/2011

Madison Police Lieutenant Thomas Woodmansee of the Special Investigations Unit discusses the Department's Focused Deterrence initiative, which identifies and engages repeat violent offenders in the community to let them know that the Department will be paying special attention to their activities.