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REGENT STREET
Drug Arrest
A Milwaukee man caught the attention of Madison police when he demanded that officers give him a ride to his friend’s house in their squad car, a Madison Police Department report said.
Moments after denying his request, officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Regent Street. The same man was standing in the middle of the road, claiming to need police assistance, the report said.
Officers found an open container of beer and prescription hyrdrocodone pills in the man’s possession. The pills were not prescribed to him.
According to the report, he was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance with a Prescription and Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol.
EAST SPRINGS DRIVE
Heroin Overdose
A 19-year-old Oshkosh woman overdosed on heroin in a car parked in the parking lot of a TGI Friday’s, MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.
A MPD report said the woman was not breathing. The restaurant manager removed her from the car while a TGI Friday’s employee administered CPR, DeSpain said.
The woman admitted to shooting up in the lot after driving to Madison to buy heroin, the report said. Drug paraphernalia was found inside a restaurant trash can.
“The city’s been having ongoing issues with people using and abusing heroin,” DeSpain said. “It’s especially been a problem on the north side, close to interstate traffic.”
NORTH PINCKNEY STREET
Child Abuse
A Madison Metro bus driver witnessed a woman striking her 3-year-old child in the face multiple times, a report said.
The bus driver became very upset and radioed to a dispatcher to call 911, DeSpain said. Police soon arrived on the scene.
DeSpain added when police arrived, the woman vehemently denied having abused her daughter. Officers arrested her when the child’s face turned bright red and began to swell, the report said.
TOKAY BOULEVARD
Possession
A Madison Metro bus driver called police to tell them a passenger was passed out on his bus, an MPD report said.
When the suspect was awoken by a police officer, the report said, he grabbed several plastic bags from his pocket and shoved them into his mouth.
There was a struggle, but the officer was able to stop the man from swallowing the bags. The bags contained crack cocaine and marijuana, the report said.
The suspect was arrested for Possession of Cocaine, Possession of THC, and Resisting/Obstructing.
CLYDE GALLAGHER AVENUE
Update on Stabbing
A 25-year-old Madison woman was arrested for her role in the recent stabbing of a 40-year-old man, an MPD report said.
The victim initially claimed he was stabbed on a bike path near Williamson Street and his wallet was stolen. He was then hospitalized and police were dispatched to the hospital.
Information given by the arrested woman has led officers to believe the stabbing occurred in the victim’s apartment.
She was arrested for First Degree Reckless Endangerment and Resisting/Obstructing for allegedly stabbing the man.
