Traffic Enforcement & Safety Blotter

June 8, 2022 9:10 AM

The Madison Police Department has been awarded a $50,000 Traffic Enforcement grant focusing on Pedestrian and Bicyclist safety. The Madison Police Department has been awarded this grant for several years in a row and we will continue prioritize the safety of our most vulnerable roadway users. … [read more]

May 11, 2022 10:27 AM

Yesterday, 5/10/2022, members of the Traffic Enforcement and Safety Team concentrated their efforts in the Central District, focussing on hazardous moving violations throughout the downtown area. A total of 30 traffic stops were conducted for speeding, red signal, and turning violations. … [read more]

January 10, 2022 10:24 AM

On Saturday, 1/8/2022, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project focusing on OWI, and other hazardous violations. The project was conducted from 8:00 PM until midnight in the area of the 900 block of E Washington Ave. During this project … [read more]

September 1, 2021 2:59 PM

On Tuesday, 8/30/2021, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project on John Nolen Dr. Officers focused on speeding and other hazardous traffic violations. During the 2-hour project officers conducted a total of 10 stops. The average speed … [read more]

September 1, 2021 2:53 PM

On the morning of Monday, 8/20/21, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project on E Johnson St along Tenney Park. Officers focused on speeding and other hazardous traffic violations. During the project officers conducted a total of 20 stops … [read more]

August 26, 2021 8:09 AM

On Tuesday, 8/24/21, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project in the 900 block of E Gorham St. Officers focused on speeding and other hazardous traffic violations. During the project officers conducted a total of 20 stops. All vehicles … [read more]

August 24, 2021 12:56 PM

Yesterday, 8/23/21, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project on E Washington Ave near Bresse Stevens Field. Officers focused on speeding and other hazardous traffic violations. During the project officers conducted a total of 26 stops. All … [read more]

August 12, 2021 1:30 PM

This morning Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project on E Johnson St along Tenney Park. Officers focused on speeding and other hazardous traffic violations. During the project officers conducted a total of 30 stops. The average speed … [read more]

August 3, 2021 7:52 AM

Yesterday, 8/2/21, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on W Johnson St near Bassett St. The project was focused on speeding and other hazardous driving behaviors. The area was selected due to the high concentration of pedestrian and bicyclists … [read more]

August 2, 2021 2:45 PM

On Thursday, 7/29/21, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on E Washington Ave, near the intersection with Ingersoll St. During the project officers focused on speeding and other hazardous driving behaviors. During just two hours of enforcement … [read more]

July 28, 2021 5:55 PM

Today, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on University Ave near N Brooks St. Officers were focusing on speeding and other hazardous driving in an area with significant pedestrian and bicycle activity. During the project officers made a total … [read more]

July 26, 2021 9:37 AM

This week, Officers from the Madison Police Department will be conducting enhanced enforcement projects throughout the city. While traffic enforcement will occur in other areas of the city as well, we have projects scheduled to focus on hazardous driving in the area of E Washington Ave, Hwy 30, … [read more]

July 26, 2021 9:20 AM

On Saturday, 7/24/21, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on E Washington Ave in the general area of 1st St to 4th St. During the project officers focused on speeding and other hazardous driving behaviors. During the project officers conducted … [read more]

July 25, 2021 2:32 PM

On Friday, 7/23/21, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an ehanced enforcement project on E Washington Ave. During the project officers were focussing on speeding and other hazardous violations. A total of 26 stops were made during the project. 22 stops were for speeding, 1 … [read more]

July 25, 2021 12:25 PM

On Friday, 7/16/21, Officers from the Madison PD conducted an enhanced enforcement project on E Washington Ave. During this project officers continued to focus on speeding and other hazardous driving behaviors. During the project officers conducted a total of 31 stops (30 for speeding and 1 … [read more]

July 20, 2021 1:15 PM

This morning, 7/20/21, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on E Johnson St near one of the pedestrian crosswalks by Tenney Park. Officers focused on speeding and other hazardous driving. Officers conducted a total of 26 stops. All stops made … [read more]

July 15, 2021 9:10 AM

The Madison PD will be conducting an enhanced traffic enforcement project this afternoon on E Washington Ave. We will be focusing on speeding and other hazardous driving. According to the National Safety Council, speeding was a factor in 26% of all traffic fatalities in 2019, killing 9,478, … [read more]

July 15, 2021 9:03 AM

On Tuesday, 7/15, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on E Washington Ave near Pawling St (the site of a recent fatal car/pedestrian crash). From 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm officers conducted a total of 16 stops for speeding. During the project the … [read more]

July 13, 2021 8:34 AM

Yesterday, Monday, 7/12, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on E Washington Ave focussing on speeding and other hazardous moving violations. Officers were in the area of E Washington Ave and Ingersol St, which is a 25 MPH zone. During this … [read more]

July 12, 2021 10:06 AM

This past weekend Officers from the Madison Police Department provided extra patrol and enforcement on E Washington Ave on both Friday and Saturday nights. Officers made a number of traffic stops for speeding and other hazardous moving violations. Additional enforcement is planned for the … [read more]

July 6, 2021 4:57 PM

This afternoon an Officer from the Traffic Enforcement and Safety Team (TEST) monitored speed in the 800 block of E Washington Ave - the same location of the fatal MV/Pedestrian crash last week. During the short enforcement period the officer made three stops for vehicles traveling at least 20 … [read more]

July 6, 2021 2:24 PM

This morning Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on University Ave at N Brooks St. All enhanced enforcement projects focus on hazardous traffic violations. From 7:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. officers conducted a total of 26 stops for hazardous … [read more]

June 27, 2021 5:23 PM

On Friday, 6/26, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on E Washington Ave focussing on OWI and other hazardous driving behaviors. From 9:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. officers conducted a total of 13 stops for speeding. The high speed stopped was for … [read more]

June 21, 2021 3:20 PM

On Friday, June 18th, from 10:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., Officers from the Madison Police Depeartment conducted an enhanced enforcement project in the area of E Washington Ave and Ingersol St, focussing on OWI and other hazardous driving behaviors. During this project a total of 15 stops were … [read more]

June 8, 2021 7:05 PM

Today officers conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement operation on E Gorham St in the area of James Madison Park. From 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm officers made a total of 12 stops for speeding violations. One vehicle's speed was measured at 58 MPH when it observed officers and excelerated to avoid … [read more]

June 7, 2021 5:53 PM

On Thursday, June 3rd, officers conducted an enhanced enforcement project in the 800 & 900 blocks of E Washington Ave (for reference, this is the area around Breese Stevens Field, a large hotel, several large apartment buildings, a grocery store and numerous small businesses and resturants). … [read more]

May 18, 2021 9:21 AM

Currently officers are conducting an enhanced enforcement project in the downtown area focussing on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety. Officers are stopping motorists who are failing to yield to pedestrian's as they attempt to cross our busy downtown streets. Vehicles are required to stop for … [read more]

May 18, 2021 9:15 AM

On Friday, 5/14/21, Officers conducted an enhanced enforcement effort on E Washington Ave addressing impared and hazardous driving. From 10:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. officers conducted a total of 17 stops to include violations for: Speeding (highest speed stopped was for 68 MPH in a 35 MPH … [read more]

April 18, 2021 6:12 PM

On Saturday night, 4/17/21, the Madison PD conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement on E Washington Ave focussing on OWI enforcement and other hazardous driving. From 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM Officers conducted 18 traffic stops for a variety of violations including speeding and racing. In … [read more]

April 15, 2021 9:27 AM

On Tuesday, 4/13/21, members of the Traffic Enforcement and Safety Team (TEST) conducted a speed enforcement operation on John Nolen Dr near Monona Terrace (35 MPH Speed Limit). In a short amount of time Officers conducted 15 stops for speeding. All vehicles stopped were traveling at least 14 … [read more]