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October 15, 2020
Madison police respond to robbery at East-side Chili’s.

Chili’s is an American Bar & Grill chain with a wide variety of menu items. Photo courtesy of Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons. Author: Jessica Gregory Madison Police responded …

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October 08, 2020
Madison Common Council oversees MPD’s relations with 1033 program.

The Defense Logistics Program 1033 has been transferring surplus resources and military equipment to police departments since the 1990s. Image courtesy of Cliff, licensed under Creative Commons. Author: Jessica Gregory …

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October 07, 2020
City of Madison’s Common Council rejects tear gas ban.

The UN Geneva Protocol of 1925 banned the use of tear gas in war because of possible long-term health effects, such as increasing the risk of people catching and spreading …

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September 04, 2020
Common Council passes civilan oversight board to monitor local police.

While a civilian oversight board is new to Madison, Milwaukee has one of the oldest in the nation. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons, Flickr. Author: Jessica Gregory Madison …

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August 12, 2020
11-year-old girl shot on Madison’s east side to be taken off life support.

The girl spent a day in critical condition after being shot in the head when two cars fired at each other near the intersection of Lexington and East Washington. Photo: …

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July 27, 2020
Madison police union declares “no confidence” in Mayor Rhodes-Conway.

The union expressed disappointment in the Mayor’s leadership and attentiveness to law-enforcement needs. Photo: Screenshot of MPPOA press release. Author: Sam Buisman The Madison Professional Police Officers Association declares it …

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July 23, 2020
MPD recommends hate crime charges for alleged assailant of Black Madisonian.

The MPD recommended hardening the charges facing a 17-year-old white man stemming from a July 10 battery case on a Metro bus to reflect an alleged racist motive. Photo: Packerfan386, …

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July 22, 2020
Activists groups and Madisoninas malign Chief Wahl, MPD in open letter.

The letter demands the permanent police chief have a devotion to racial justice and be recruited from outside the MDP. Photo: Cliff, licensed under creative commons. Graphic: Sam Buisman Author: …

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July 20, 2020
Madison man harasses Black artists, gets fired.

After a video of a white Madison man yelling at Black artists painting a mural spread across Facebook, his employers let him go. Graphic: Sam Buisman Listen to the audio …

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June 30, 2020
Reward for information on hate crime where Black woman lit on fire raised to $10,000.

Author: Sam Buisman Madison police are now offering a $10,000 reward for tips on a hate crime last Wednesday where a Black woman was lit on …

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June 29, 2020
Madison Metropolitan School District board votes to remove police from Madison schools.

Over an online meeting, the board voted unanimously to end its contract with the MPD funding four SROs. Photo: Screenshot from the Madison Board of Education YouTube page. Author: Sam …

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June 25, 2020
Assault where Black woman lit on fire labeled hate crime by city officials.

After a group of white men allegedly lit a Black woman on fire at a State Street intersection early Wednesday morning, Madison officials have described it as “racially-motivated.” Graphic: Sam …

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