BADGER PARKWAY

Assist Outside Agency

Madison police officers Tuesday participated in the pursuit of one of the suspects on Madison’s Most Wanted list, 29-year-old Gilbert Richards of Fitchburg.

According to a Madison Police Department report, MPD canine “Slim” was the hero of this investigation. An MPD officer warned Richards, who was hiding near railroad tracks in a marsh, that the dog would be sent to find him if he did not reveal himself. When he remained hidden, Slim was released and found the suspect.

Richards sustained minor injuries, having been bitten by Slim.

MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said Madison Area Crime Stoppers posts lists of Madison’s Most Wanted every week.

LAKE STREET

Sex Offense

MPD are still looking for a suspect responsible for a disturbance involving two 20-year-old Madison females at their home.

An MPD report said the suspect was seen by one of the residents outside their apartment window around 10:30 p.m. Monday night. She saw the man with his pants down, masturbating while looking at her roommate whose blinds were not closed.

DeSpain said these disturbances have been seen sporadically around various parts of Madison, not just downtown, and are more commonly known as “Peeping Toms.”

“People ought to be covering their windows, making sure their windows are secure. And if you see someone suspicious, call the police department quickly,” DeSpain said.

The suspect fled the scene before police arrived.

UNION STREET

Arrested Person

A 36-year-old Madison man, Gerald Hopewell, was arrested for the second time in two weeks after following a 21-year-old Madison man to his Union Street home and attempting to burglarize him.

According to an MPD report, the victim said Hopewell followed him from a shopping center to his home, offering to sell him drugs and asking to use his cell phone. The victim ignored Hopewell and then saw him in his backyard, opening his fence gate.

Hopewell was also arrested last week for armed robbery on a Madison Metro bus.

“We’re glad that he’s been taken off the street again,” DeSpain said. “He appears to be a dangerous person.”

VICTORIA LANE

Robbery

A 23-year-old Madison man took matters into his own hands Tuesday when he involved himself in a car chase on East Washington Ave. to catch the people who had robbed him earlier that morning.

An MPD report said the victim had been on a road trip from Wausau to Madison late Monday night and met several people to party with on State Street. Around 5 a.m. Tuesday, the victim and his acquaintances drove to the north side where the victim was robbed on Victoria Lane.

Around 11:30 a.m., the victim spotted the people who had robbed him and began the car chase, which resulted in the three arrests.

DeSpain said it is unusual for Madison to see civilian versus civilian car chases and that the events are still under investigation. He said the arrests made were preliminary but the department is not done with the case yet.