Introduction

This newsletter is distributed by e-mail to district personnel, area alders, neighborhood groups and other interested citizens. The purpose of this newsletter is to share information about police incidents, community events and general police operations and will focus mostly on events taking place in the East Police District.

The mailing list of recipients has been developed from a variety of sources and I again encourage everyone to send me addresses of anyone else that you may hear of that is interested in receiving the newsletters.

EAST POLICE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

The East Police District is one of five geographical areas served by the Madison Police Department. The East District coverage area extends from Lien Road (south of East Towne Mall) on the north to the McFarland Village limits on the south. The west boundary is Lake Monona including the Division St and Olbrich Park area all the way east to the City limits east of Sprecher Road.

Greetings,

Do you ever see a convergence of police in your neighborhood and wonder what happened? Please feel free to call or email me with the time, date and location. I will be happy to let you know why police were in the area. My email is jklubertanz@cityofmadison.com.

If you have any general questions about policing or our policies that you would like to see answered in the newsletter for everyone, please email them to me.

Captain Jill Klubertanz

YOUR CHANCE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS

East District Commanders invite you to complete the below online survey about your neighborhood and police services in the east district. If you live or work in the east district, please click on the link below and share your thoughts.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=8qV4s7k4cNCsmtBn7_2foCjw_3d_3d

We will keep the survey open for about 3 weeks. 

BURGLARIES, THEFTS, DAMAGE TO PROPERTY REPORTS (Reported since June 1)

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES

• Rosemary Ave., 6/2
• Cherry Ave., 6/7
• Dell Dr., 6/9
• Sprecher Rd., 6/11
• Calvert Rd., 6/12
• Orion Tr., 6/14
• Ivy St., 6/17
• Hazelcrest Dr., 6/18
• Pinewood Ct., 6/26

NON - RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES

• Associated General Contractors, 4813 E. Broadway, 6/4
• QTI Group, 4476 Robertson Rd., 6/12
• Buena Vista, 6/22, construction trailer broken into

THEFTS

• 2800 Union - Stolen car, 6/1, keys may have been left in car. Car found 2 weeks later on Meadowlark.
• 700 Brandie - Stolen car, 6/2, unlocked.
• Motorcycle Solutions, 2613 S. Stoughton, 6/6. Motorcycle stolen, found next morning after involved in hit and run accident.
• 3600 Busse - Stolen truck, 6/12, keys left in unlocked truck. The truck re-appeared across the street 2 days later.
• 3000 E. Washington - stolen car, 6/5, recovered 2 weeks later on Quincy La.
• 1500 Wayridge - 6/17, car windows broken, items taken.
• 3500 E. Washington - stolen car, 6/19, car left locked and running outside of store.
• 3700 Lexington - Witness saw a black male approx. 14 yrs old, loitering by parked car. Then saw boy enter unlocked car and start going through it. When the witness confronted the boy, he dropped the items taken from the car and fled on foot, leaving his bike behind.
• 1300 Mendota St., 6/20, items stolen out of van.

DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

• 5500 Joylynne, 6/3, holes in picture window.
• 4800 Milwaukee, 6/17, car window broken out. Nothing taken.
• 200 N. Fair Oaks, 6/18, beer bottle thrown through house window.
• 200 N. Thompson, 6/20, car windows broken out.
• Radio Doctor, 4806 E. Broadway, Graffiti on building, 6/24.
• N. Fair Oaks, 6/25, canvas car top cut with knife.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE

• On 6/2, two boys were riding their bikes in 4200 blk of Milwaukee near the PDQ when the driver of vehicle pulled up and began yelling threats at them. The vehicle followed the boys a short distance. Driver was a white male, 20-30 yrs, closely shaved hair driving a 2 door Acura with primer paint that was gray or white with painted white rims and a loud muffler.

DRUG ARREST

• On 6/10, officers received information from an anonymous caller describing a man who was selling drugs in the 300 blk of N. Marquette. The officer located a man fitting the description on a nearby street. The officer advised the man of the information and asked consent to search him. The man gave consent and the officer located several small baggies of cocaine. The 18 yr old man was arrested for Possession of Cocaine With the Intent to Deliver. He does not live in the area.

INTOXICATED STUDENT AT SCHOOL

• On 6/5, at 10:30 am, a 15 yr old female student was contacted at LaFollette High School after she was observed having trouble walking. The girl admitted to having whiskey in her water bottle. She consumed the alcohol while she was in her Health class. She tested .13 on an intoxilyzer.

SUSPICIOUS MAN IN WAL-MART

• Several women reported a man in the store was placing his cell phone at the bottom of their skirts and taking a picture up their skirts. The man left prior to the police being called. He is described as a Hispanic male, 30-35, goatee, heavyset.

JUVENILE ARRESTED FOR DAMAGING PROPERTY

• Two East side residents with newly seeded lawns reported 2 juveniles riding bikes across the lawns leaving ruts. When one of the residents asked what they were doing, the juveniles yelled profanity back at them. One of the juveniles was identified and contacted by an officer. The 14 yr old boy admitted to the damage but swore at the officer the entire time. He was cited for damaging the property and disorderly conduct.

SHOT FIRED, GUN RECOVERED

• On 6/15, just after midnight, officers responded to Marquette and Hauk for a report of a gunshot. The caller reported hearing and seeing several black males in the intersection and then saw one with a gun and heard a gun shot. The men fled prior to police arrival. Officers located a sawed off shotgun in the street. It had one spent cartridge in it. Many people were contacted nearby but were uncooperative with the officers.

CHURCH ORGANIZES WAR GAMES

• On 6/17, an officer was on routine patrol, shortly after midnight, when she observed several juveniles in the back of a pick up truck in a church parking lot. Her attention was drawn to the boys because of the late hour and they appeared to be holding handguns and rifles. A nearby adult contacted the officer and explained that the boys had air soft guns. He stated that the church organizes this activity for the boys where half of them hide in the woods with their "guns" and the other half go and find them with their "guns." Some of the boys were dressed in black trench coats and gas masks. The air soft guns looked like AK47's, shot guns and handguns.

The officers attempted explain that juveniles carrying guns, dressed in dark clothing during the middle of the night may alarm anyone who sees them and might result in a tragedy if confronted by police who believe the guns to be real. A follow up contact was made with the pastor of the church. While he acknowledged our concerns, he did not commit to ending this practice.

JUVENILE ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING ANOTHER JUVENILE WITH AIR SOFT GUN

• On 6/18, a 9 yr old boy was playing when a neighbor boy, age 16, shot him in the face and leg with an air soft gun. The 16 yr old claimed he didn't mean to hit the boy. He was charged with Disorderly Conduct While Armed.

JUVENILE ARRESTED FOR STEALING TRUCK

• On 6/20, an officer observed 2 vehicles that appeared to be following each other. The vehicles had rolled through several stop signs. When the 2 vehicles pulled into a lot, the officer stopped them. The officer discovered that the truck was being driven by a 15 yr old boy. The boy could not identify the owner of the truck. The officers called the owner and found that the truck had just been stolen. The juvenile was arrested.

SUSPECTS SHOOTING BB GUN OUT CAR WINDOW

• On 6/20, residents of several east side neighborhoods called in to report the occupants of a blue Nissan shooting a bb gun at their houses.

ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER

• On 6/21, a man became upset because a car did not stop in front of target for him when he was walking in a pedestrian area. The man rammed his cart into the side of the car causing a dent. When the car owner tried to talk to him about the incident, the man told them to leave him alone or he would get his gun out of the car. The car owner called police. The man was stopped a short time later and admitted to the incident. He had a pellet gun in his car. The 43 yr old man was charged with Disorderly Conduct.

HOME OWNER INTERRUPTS BURGLAR

• On 6/8, a woman living on Dell Dr. heard her dog barking at 4:30 am. She went downstairs and saw a man standing in her kitchen. He fled when she yelled at him. Several items were taken. The suspect had taken the garage door opener out of the victim's unlocked car and open the garage door. The door to the house was not locked.

MAN ARRESTED STEALING FROM CAR

• On 6/22 at 8:20 pm, a witness saw a man going through a purse in a car belonging to the witness' friend. The witness confronted the man and the man ran. The witness chased the suspect, tackled him and with the help of another citizen, held the suspect for police. The man was subsequently arrested.

10 YR OLD GIRL BATTERED

• On 6/16, a 10 yr girl was playing on the sidewalk in the 4500 blk of Cottage Grove Rd., when 2 male teenagers approached her. As they passes by, one of them pushed her, then he struck her in the face. The girl stated she fainted briefly and the males left the area. The males were described as mixed race, with one of them being 5'7".

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE EAST DISTRICT STATION LAWN

• You may have noticed that the landscaping at the station is looking quite overgrown and weedy. We have been having difficulties with the landscaper who was hired to plant our lawn and prairie. A new landscape company will be taking over and helping us tidy up the grounds. The area around the building and sidewalks is planted in fescue. It will take about 3 years for this "no mow" grass to get established and begin waving in the wind. The remainder of the property is planted in prairie. It will take about 5 years for the prairie to get established. In the meantime, you can expect regular mowing, watering and weeding to start taking place in the next couple of weeks. A special thanks to our neighbors who have remained so patient while we try to get everything looking nice.

EAST DISTRICT NEWSLETTER

This month's newsletter is a bit short, primarily due to competing responsibilities and priorities. I know that East side residents like to read about burglaries, thefts, etc that are occurring in their neighborhoods. But compiling this information takes a significant amount of time. You may be surprised to learn that the District Captains have only one civilian support staff person. This one person's primary responsibility is to handle persons coming to the counter of our station, answer phones and type police report. In essence, the District Captains have no staff to assist us with our many administrative duties.

As a result of competing priorities, in upcoming newsletters, you will be seeing a transition away from this listing of incidents to more general information about the district and the department. I will continue to highlight incidents or information about suspicious persons you may encounter and other crime trends. I will also be bringing you information about our problem solving success stories and other proactive activities our officers engage in.

That's all for now.
Be safe. Be careful.

Captain Jill Klubertanz
East District Police
809 S. Thompson Dr.