Traffic Enforcement & Safety Blotter

February 16, 2023 8:49 AM

During the month of February, the Madison Police Department, in partnership with the Dane County Sheriff's Office, will be conducting extra patrols that will focus on enforcing Wisconsin’s alcohol and seatbelt laws. These additional enforcement efforts are made possible through traffic overtime … [read more]

July 6, 2021 3:05 PM

As part of Madison Police Department's continued furtherance of Vision Zero -striving to eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries- MPD's TEST team and officers participated in a grant on University Ave at Brooks St. From 7 am to 11 am, officers worked this area focusing on pedestrian safety. … [read more]

May 11, 2021 2:02 PM

Today Officers from the Traffic Enforcement and Safety Team (TEST) conducted a speed enforcement operation on the W. Beltline Hwy near Mineral Point Rd. During the 2 hours officers stopped 9 vehicles for speeding. The lowest speed recorded was 79 MPH (24 MPH over the limit). The highest speed … [read more]

May 4, 2021 10:43 AM

On Thursday, 4/29/21, members of the Traffic Enforcement and Safety Team (TEST) conducted a enforcement project in the 3400 block of Atwood Ave (near Olbrich boat launch). The area is posted for 25 MPH. During the project officers stopped 7 vehicles with all vehicles stopped for traveling at … [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 11:15 AM

The Madison PD will be conducting an enhanced traffic enforcement project this evening on the Beltline. According to the National Safety Council, Speeding was a factor in 26% of all traffic fatalities in 2019, killing 9,478, or an average of over 25 people per day. The total number of fatal … [read more]

April 15, 2021 9:37 AM

On Tuesday, 4/13, Madison PD conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project on Northport Dr. The project focused on speeding and seatbelt use. During the 4 hour project, a total of 31 traffic stops were attempted with 2 persons fleeing from the attempted stop. All vehicles stopped were … [read more]

April 9, 2021 10:00 AM

On Wednesday, April 7th, the Madison PD conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project focused on speeding and seatbelt use. From 7:00 a.m. through 11:00 a.m. officers conducted a total of 32 stops in the area of the 200 block of S Whitney way. All stops were for speeding at least 10 MPH … [read more]