Criminal Intelligence Section

Madison Police Department

SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN

August 19, 2004

The Madison Police Department is releasing the following information pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 301.46(2m) which authorizes law enforcement agencies to inform the public of a sex offender's release when; in the discretion of the agency, the release of information will enhance public safety, awareness and protection. The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of a sex offense. Further, his criminal history places him in a classification level which reflects the high probability to re-offend.

This sex offender has served the sentence imposed on him by the courts. He is NOT wanted by the police at this time. This notification is not intended to increase fear; rather, it is our belief that an informed public is a safer public.

Sex offenders have always lived in our communities; but it was not until Act 440 was enacted that law enforcement is able to share this information with the community. Citizen abuse of this information to threaten, intimidate or harass registered sex offenders will NOT be tolerated.

Michael Priebe is registered with the Sex Offender Registry, and upon his release from the Dane Co. Jail, he was escorted directly to the Madison Police Department where a face-to-face registration with law enforcement did take place. If Michael Priebe violates any of these rules or conditions of his parole, he will be taken into custody and placed in confinement pending review of possible revocation proceedings. Witnessed violations should be reported to the Madison Police Department.

Name: Michael T. Priebe

Age: 35

Race: White

Sex: Male

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 172

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Hazel

Michael Priebe was recently released to a supervised facility on Odana Rd., Madison. Priebe was convicted in 1993 of 2 cts of 2^nd degree Sexual Assault. Victims were teenaged girls he had met in social settings. His criminal history also includes a 1998 convictions on 2 cts of Burglary – Non Residential. Priebe will be under 24-hour electronic monitoring and will be supervised by agents specializing in intensive supervision. Priebe will need to comply with all rules and is a registrant of the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registration Program.

Additional Sex Offender Information:

As of the date of this bulletin, there are over 16,204 sex offenders who have registered as required in the State of Wisconsin. There are over 4,500 sex offenders on probation or parole throughout the State. Approximately 599 of these are registered to Dane County Addresses, with over half of those registered to addresses within the city limits of Madison. 75% of these offenders are on probation, having served no time in a prison.