The Madison Police Department has made
numerous arrests of individuals with possible connections to the homicide of 21-year-old
University of Wisconsin junior Brittany Zimmermann, police announced
Monday.

Among those arrested on probation holds
or offenses unrelated to Zimmerman’s murder is the man who was seen
going door-to-door in the Bassett neighborhood — and entering a
house on West Washington Avenue — asking for $40 to fix a flat
tire.

According to City Council President
Mike Verveer, District 4, police have a photo and the name of the man
who entered the house on West Washington Avenue but are not releasing
any information.

Joel DeSpain, MPD public information
officer, said police do not have any suspects in Zimmermann’s case,
but they are following many leads.

“It’s possible some of those we’ve
been talking with could at some point become suspects (in the
Zimmermann case), but we don’t know that yet,” DeSpain said.
“It’s also possible the suspect or suspects are still on the
street. At this point we do not have a suspect or suspects in the
case.”

Police are seeking information from
anyone who might have seen anything suspicious around West Doty
Street last week to help find the person or persons who brutally
murdered Zimmermann in her home on 517 W. Doty St. Wednesday.

DeSpain said he is unsure when crime
scene evidence, currently being expedited through the Wisconsin State
Crime Lab, will be released. When police receive the data, he said,
they will compare it to evidence from prior cases.

“As soon as we have information on
[the evidence] and determine if it matches up with anything, it could
be a major break in the case,” DeSpain said.

Verveer said he has no plans to hold
additional neighborhood meetings at this point, but if the case goes
unsolved over the next few weeks, he would anticipate holding more
meetings like the one last Saturday at which police, city and UW
officials addressed safety concerns in the city.

“I am optimistic that these leads
will hopefully lead to the case being solved in the coming days,”
Verveer said.