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Reaching Out and Helping Others
Posted on Apr 3, 2020 | One of the bright spots in these troubled times is the great work City staff are doing for each other and our community. I want to share a few of these stories with you, and I encourage you to share more with us. The folks in our City Treasurer’s Office work on the first floor of the City County...
Actualización de servicio del Departamento de Policía de Madison y nueva orden de emergencia [COVID-19]
Posted on Mar 25, 2020 | Como muchos de ustedes probablemente saben, el Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Estado emitió ayer una nueva orden de emergencia para abordar la pandemia de COVID-19. La orden completa está disponible aquí: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/WIGOV/2020/03/24/file_attachments/1409408/...
MPD Service Update and New Emergency Order [COVID-19]
Posted on Mar 25, 2020 | As most of you are likely aware, yesterday the State Department of Health Services issued a new emergency order to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The full order is available here: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/WIGOV/2020/03/24/file_attachments/1409408/Health%20Order%20%2312%20Safer%...
Actualizaciones al Servicio al Cliente del Departamento de Policía de Madison (MPD) [COVID-19]
Posted on Mar 20, 2020 | Aunque las ventanillas públicas en nuestras estaciones de distrito (incluido el distrito central) permanecen abiertas, nuestras ventanillas de servicio de apoyo en el City County Building (210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd) están cerradas al público. Esto afectará la disponibilidad de algunos...
MPD Customer Service Updates [COVID-19 Impact]
Posted on Mar 20, 2020 | While the public windows at our district stations (including the central district) remain open, our support service windows in the City County Building are closed to the public. This will impact availability of some services we typically provide; some updates: Parking Citations can be paid the...
Chief Wahl's Message Regarding COVID-19
Posted on Mar 17, 2020 | As our community responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, I thought it important to provide some updates on how the situation is affecting MPD and our service to the community. MPD has been working closely with our City, County and State partners to inform our response, and we will continue to do so...
Madison Police Message to the Community
Posted on Mar 13, 2020 | The Madison Police Department continues to work with our city, county, state and federal partners to provide you with the most up-to-date information as it pertains to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As we strive to maintain a healthy department to serve the Madison community, we will be...