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]

February 11, 2022 11:27 AM

Over the past week, Officers from the Madison Police Department, including members of TEST (Traffic Enforcement & Safety Team), have conducted 3 enhanced traffic enforcement projects. On Friday, 2/4, an enforcement project was conducted on E Washington Ave from 10:00 PM until 2:00 AM, … [read more]

January 12, 2022 11:45 AM

This morning, Officers from the Madison Police Department, including members of TEST (Traffic Enforcement & Safety Team) conducted an enhanced traffic enforcement project on Packers Rd near Schlimgen Ave, focusing on speeding, seat belt use, and other hazardous violations. The project was … [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 11, 2021 5:51 PM

On Monday, 8/9/2021, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on E Washington Ave near East Towne Mall, focussing on speeding and other hazardous driving behaviors. From 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Officers conducted a total of 27 stops for … [read more]

August 2, 2021 2:47 PM

On Friday, 7/30/21, Officers from the Madison Police Department conducted an enhanced enforcement project on E Washington Ave near Hwy 30. During this project officers focused on speeding and other hazardous driving behavior. During the project officers conducted a total of 23 stops for … [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 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]

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 7, 2021 5:42 PM

On Tuesday, June 1, members of the officers conducted an enhanced enforcement operation in the area of Packers and Commercial Ave. This area was selected due to several recent concerns regarding parents trying to walk their children to school and having to cross Packers Ave at an uncontrolled … [read more]

May 20, 2021 11:53 AM

Today officers conducted an enhanced enforcement operation on Packers Ave near Commercial Ave. Officers were focussing on speeding and seatbelt violations. During the enforcement activity officers stopped a total of 28 vehicles for speeding. All vehicles stopped were traveling at least 50 … [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 9:37 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]