Aggravated battery on N. Maryland Avenue

Last Updated August 2, 2023 08:57 am
Incident Date July 30, 2023
Incident Location 2700 block of N. Maryland Ave.

An aggravated battery was reported to the Milwaukee Police Department on Sunday, July 30, at approximately 1:30 a.m. in the 2700 block of N. Maryland Ave. The suspect is a white male, about 40 years old, 5-foot-11, with broad shoulders, a large belly and ...

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Suspicious object in Spaights Plaza

Last Updated May 24, 2023 06:46 pm
Incident Date May 24, 2023
Incident Location Spaights Plaza

The UWM Police Department investigated a suspicious object in Spaights Plaza on the main campus in Milwaukee. The suspicious object was determined to be a disassembled automatic door opener that didn’t pose a threat. The object was related to ongoing ...

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Arrest following March 16 incident at UWM library

Last Updated March 21, 2023 01:03 pm
Incident Date March 16, 2023
Incident Location Golda Meir Library

UWM Police arrested a man off campus who had been in the Golda Meir Library minutes before. While in the library, he removed a handgun from a small bag, loaded the handgun, and left the library. A student witnessed this behavior and notified library staff, ...

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Fire at Northwest Quad

Last Updated December 20, 2022 10:57 am
Incident Date December 19, 2022
Incident Location Northwest Quad

During demolition of Northwest Quad Building A, a spark caused a small smoldering fire on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. Although the fire was quickly extinguished, smoke spread to adjacent buildings in Northwest Quad. The buildings were evacuated. There were no ...

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Kenilworth Square natural gas leak

Last Updated March 20, 2023 12:09 pm
Incident Date April 21, 2022
Incident Location Kenilworth Square Apartments, 1915 E. Kenilworth Place, Milwaukee

University Housing staff contacted UWM Facilities Services and the UWM Police Department around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 21 to report the smell of propane in the garage at Kenilworth Square Apartments.

UWM police officers called the Milwaukee ...

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Cambridge Commons carbon monoxide leak

Last Updated September 27, 2022 11:32 am
Incident Date February 28, 2022
Incident Location Cambridge Commons, 2323 N Cambridge Ave.

About 400 students were evacuated from Cambridge Commons shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 28 due to a carbon monoxide leak. Seventeen students were taken to hospitals for assessment or treatment for carbon monoxide exposure. All were released by the ...

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