Public Safety

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How you can make a HUGE difference!

I saw it posted on a few different blogs, people asking the author (how can I make a difference?). h/t Jessica Ace...

Stop Piling on….

I know Chris Rickert, is fairly new to the Wisconsin State Journal, but I usually really like his columns. Today however, his...

CC Recap – Chronic Nuisance Ordinance

The Equal Opportunities Commission was shut out of the original process, promised that they could have their say and asked to report back to...

It’s a stick up!

Police overtime. You have no choice, you have to pay it. It's an annual heist and we pay and pay and...

A reason to be afraid this Halloween weekend?

Reading the WSJ is always a scary experience, but this morning, it was particularly scary . . . Mostly, I was surprised by this...

Crime: Is it up? Or down?

Answer is: It depends upon what you look at.Here are some interesting numbers I ran across about the last year . . ....

When does 1.9 = 2.4?

When you are the City of Madison police department. Ok - you asked for it. Several people asked me, "why isn't that on...

Who is it?

I'm dying of curiosity. Who is it?Who is claiming that because some preliminary numbers from the FBI for a 6 month period...

County Board (Brief) Recap

Short and sweet.

Game Halloween: 68 to 0

That's right, in this game the "excited" police are at 68, civil liberties at Zero.I wonder how that compares to downtown arrests on a...

I lied/Can’t Sleep Extra Round Up

So, I wasn't going to blog today, but . . . I came home last night after being sniffly all day, made...

Progress for Undocumented workers, Action in Dane County

Earlier this week, there was good news for undocumented workers, and tonight at the county board, there could be more good news!This message was...