South Bedford Street 

Robbery

According to a Madison Police Department report, officers received a phone call from a male saying his girlfriend had been the victim of a robbery.

On Feb. 23, the female victim was walking on the 100 block of South Bedford Street when a male perpetrator attacked her from behind.

According to the report, the perpetrator threw her to the ground and demanded that she hand over her money. Once she handed over the cash, the thief fled the scene.

The woman, a University of Wisconsin student, was reluctant to report the incident, according to MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain. DeSpain said most individuals that have experienced a crime of this nature tend to call police immediately.

“We urge people who are victims of crimes to call us right away, [which] can put us in a position to potentially apprehend a perpetrator if we get there right after something happens,” DeSpain said. “At this point, it makes it much more difficult when we get the call several hours later.”

With a limited description that the victim was able to provide, MPD has yet to identify any suspects, DeSpain said. He said he encourages any individual who has information regarding the incident to call Madison Area Crime Stoppers at 608-266-6014.

Denny’s, 1798 Thierer Rd.

Disturbance

On Feb. 21, a male dressed in a tie and holding a briefcase walked into Denny’s restaurant and falsely claimed to be the newly hired general manager, according to an MPD report.

A woman who was working at the time of the incident told the male she had been unaware of any such hiring, according to the report. The man continued to say he was in fact the new general manager.

While the female employee called the location’s hiring manager and sought the validity to the man’s claim, the suspect proceeded to cook himself a meal and eat it in the restaurant.

Police arrived on the scene to find the suspect carrying a canceled stun gun without a permit, DeSpain said. An incident of this nature happens rarely, and thus has received much attention from the community, DeSpain said. 

Heroin Distribution 

A Madison resident, 22, was sentenced to 130 months in prison for heroin distribution, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report.

Officers were conducting an investigation after a Nov. 4, 2011 incident in which a package of heroin meant for distribution was found in the male’s vehicle, according to the report.

The authorities soon determined that the man was a “significant” heroin dealer in Madison and was receiving much of the drugs from Chicago.

The male was considered a “significant” dealer because his “relevant drug conduct” concerned at least 400 grams of heroin, DOJ spokesperson Myra Longfield said. 

In October of last year, the Madison resident was apprehended on his way back from Chicago, after authorities found a vast amount of heroin that the male admitted belonged to him, said the report.