Madison, Wisconsin Police Department

The Madison Police Department is the chief law enforcement agency in the city of Madison, Wisconsin. The current police chief is Noble Wray.

Districts

Central 211 S. Carroll St.

The Central Police District encompasses the central area of the city and is bounded to the west and south by U.W. Hospitals, Campus Drive, Old University Avenue, Breese Terrace, and Regent Street. The east boundaries are Fordem Avenue, First Street, East Washington Avenue, Winnebago Street, and Atwood Avenue.

East 809 S. Thompson Drive

The East District encompasses the area South of Lien Rd, and East of Interstate Highway 39/90. It is bordered on the west by Lake Monona, and the City of Monona. It also includes a newly annexed area East of Highway 90 along Highway 12-18.

North 2033 Londonderry Drive

The North District is bounded by Lake Mendota and Maple Bluff to the West, East Washington Avenue and Highway 30 to the south, and Highway 90-94 to the East. It also includes the newly annexed area East of Hwy. 90-94 and North of Highway 151 to the Sun Prairie border.

outh 825 Hughes Place

The South Police District encompasses the areas of the City of Madison which are south of the south shoreline of Lake Mendota, and the areas south of Regent Street and Speedway. The South District is bounded to the east by Monona Avenue, and on the West by Seminole Highway.

West 1710 McKenna Blvd.

The West District covers the area to the west of Speedway, Nakoma Rd., and Seminole Highway. It extends south to Highway PD, and is bordered roughly on the west by the Beltline Highway.

Controversies

*In April 2008 The Madison Police and Dane County 911 center came under fire after the Murder of UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmerman. Brittany allegedly called and was cut off. Breaking procedure the 911 center did not return the call. Many people belived that had the call been returned MPD may have been dispatched thus preventing the homicide.

*In 2007 the MPD was heavily criticized after a string of burglaries on the city's west side. It is department protocol not to respond to security alarms and let the buisness of firm handle it, this has since been reversed.

pecial teams

*K9 Unit
*Crime Scene Unit
*Forensic Unit
*Narcotics and Gangs Task Force
*Parking Enforcement
*Traffic Enforcement Safety Team
*S.W.A.T Team
*Special Enforcement Team
*Emergency Response Team

ee also

* List of law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin

References

External links

* [http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/police/ Madison Police Department website]