Trick-or-Treating Recommendation and Resources

With Halloween approaching, the City of Fitchburg recommends community members closely monitor guidance from Public Health Madison & Dane County to inform decisions about trick-or-treat participation. For those choosing to participate in trick-or trea...

Mayor's Proposed 2021 Operating Budget

The Mayor’s proposed 2021 Operating Budget is now available on the website for viewing. To access the budget, use the following link:  http://www.fitchburgwi.gov/1998/Financial-Records-Reports

Options for Returning Your Absentee Ballot

Over 8,669 City of Fitchburg residents were mailed absentee ballots for the November 3^rd General Election recently. Ballots will continue to be mailed to residents who request them. Residents have options for returning their completed ballots whi...

Dane County Voter ID Coalition

The Dane County Voter ID Coalition can:

-Serve as a witness for your absentee ballot. Someone will come out to your residence.

-Give you a ride to your polling location on Election Day.

-Give you a ride to drop off your absentee ballot to our office, prior t...

Irish Lane (S. Syene Road to CTH MM) Closed September 21, 2020 – October 2, 2020

From September 21, 2020 to September 23, 2020 Irish Lane will be closed at the USH 14 bridge. During these days all emergency vehicles, residents, garbage collection, and mail delivery will be required to access properties east of USH 14 from CTH MM and a...

Leaf-Free Streets for Fitchburg!

The sight of leaves changing color and falling from trees is a beautiful event to look forward to each fall. However, if not carefully managed, leaves can become harmful to our environment. When it rains, water runs through leaves in the street forming a ...

2020 Census - Complete the Census now to benefit all of Fitchburg!!

Go here to complete the Census: https://my2020census.gov/

For further information on the Census, see the following: www.fitchburgwi.gov/2020Census, www.2020census.gov, #FitchburgCounts, and #2020Census

FFD Open House Canceled / Chalk Your Walk Campaign

Every year the Fitchburg Fire Department (FFD) participates in the national Fire Prevention Week to education the community regarding the dangers of fire. This year Fire Safety Week is October 4 – 10, 2020. Normally, this week would be celebrate...

Spotlight Series: Officer Wellness

In 2019, 228 law enforcement officers across the United States completed suicide, far exceeding the 132 officers who were killed in the line of duty during the same time. This sobering statistic underscores the need for a continued emphasis on officer wel...

Interrupted Burglary

Over the weekend, officers working evening/overnight hours focused their patrol efforts in neighborhoods throughout the city and notified many homeowners of open garage doors.

Around 5:00 a.m. this morning, a third-shift (11 p.m. - 7 a.m.) officer was on p...

Property Crime Prevention

Thursday night, around 9 p.m., we responded to a residence on Stamford Place for a burglary where a vehicle was stolen from an open garage. The owner reported the vehicle fob was in the car.

Early this morning we responded to a residence on Dawley Drive fo...

Stand Up to Property Crime

Early this morning we responded to a home on Corner Stone Way after a resident awoke to find two individuals in the kitchen. The individuals fled the home when the resident screamed. 

It appears the suspects accessed the garage with a garage door ...

Don't Let Crime Push Your (Garage Door) Buttons

We continue to receive reports of unlocked cars entered overnight and burglaries resulting from garage door openers left in these cars. In many cases, the suspects entered the garage in search of cars and keys. Unfortunately, we have also had several case...

Spotlight Series: Mental Health Response

The following post is the first of our new “Spotlight Series”, designed to provide insight into some of the many different aspects of our department.

Last week, Fitchburg Police officers responded to a west side neighborhood for a call ...

Property Crime Prevention

Property crimes are the most prevalent, as well the most preventable, crimes we respond to. 

•If a door has a lock, use it. This includes the door from your garage to your residence. Keep exterior doors locked even when you are home.

&...

Shots Fired-4400 block of Sentinel Pass

Incident Type: Shots Fired

Incident Date: 9/26/20

Date of Release: 9/26/20

Case Number: 20-15878

Completed By: Sgt. Johnston

On September 26, 2020, at approximately 9:07 p.m., Fitchburg Police responded to the 4400 ...

Death Investigation

Incident Type: Death Investigation

Incident Date: 9/9/20

Date of Release: 9/9/20

Case Number: 20-14984

Completed By: Sgt. Nick Clemens

On September 9, 2020 at 4:03 p.m., officers from the Fitchburg Police Department...

Armed Robbery 20-14930

Incident Type: Armed Robbery

Incident Date: 9/8/20

Date of Release: 9/8/20

Case Number: 20-14930

Completed By: Sgt. Dan Varriale

On September 8, 2020, at approximately 4:45 a.m., Fitchburg Police responded to the Ke...

McKee Road Welfare Check - UPDATED

UPDATE (9/4/20/4:25 p.m.):

Members of the Dane County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Response Team and Fitchburg Police personnel took the man into protective custody around 3:45 p.m.  The male received immediate medical assistance and was tr...

Viroqua Drive Shooting

Incident Type: Shooting

Location: 6000 block of Viroqua Drive

Incident Date: 8/30/20

Release Date: 8/30/20

Incident #: 20-14390

Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick

Incident Details:

An 18-year-old man was transported to the hospital with life-threatening i...

Shots Fired

Incident Type: Shots Fired  

Incident Date: 8/21/20

Date of Release: 8/22/20

Case #: 20-13816

Completed By: Sergeant Nick Clemens

On Friday August 21, 2020, at 10:50pm, Officers from the Fitchburg Police Department responded to the 1900 block...

Fight Leads to Firearm Discharge

Incident Type: Shot Fired  

Incident Date: 8/21/20

Date of Release: 8/22/20

Case #: 20-13811

Completed By: Sergeant Nick Clemens

On Friday August 21, 2020, at 8:11pm, Officers from the Fitchburg Police Department responded to the 2300 block o...

Stolen Vehicle Pursuit & Arrest

Incident Type: Stolen Vehicle Pursuit & Assist Dane County Sheriff’s Office

Incident Date: 8/19/20

Date of Release: 8/20/20

Case #: 20-13631

Completed By: Lieutenant Edward Hartwick

Arrested Subjects & Referred Charges:

• Kaiwan Harvey,...

*UPDATE* Suspect Sketch * Capital City Trail Attack

UPDATE

Date: 8/5/20

With the assistance of the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, a forensic sketch of the suspect in yesterday’s Capital City Trail attack was completed today. The sketch can be found below.

The inv...

Weapons Violation- King James Way at Norfolk Dr

Incident Type: Weapons Violation

Incident Date: 7/23/20

Date of Release: 7/23/20

Case #: 20-12011

Completed By: Sergeant Cesar Lopez

On Tuesday July 23, 2020, at approximately 12:44am, Officers from the Fitchburg Police Department responded to the int...

Sentinel Pass Shooting

Incident Type:Shooting

Location: 4400 block of Sentinel Pass

Incident Date: 7/19/20

Release Date: 7/19/20

Incident #: 20-11732

Prepared By: Lt. Edward Hartwick

Incident Details:

A nineteen-year-old man sustained serious, but n...

Shots Fired- W Clayton Rd

Incident Type: Weapons Violation

Incident Date: 7/7/20

Date of Release: 7/7/20

Case #: 20-11061

Completed By: Sergeant Cesar Lopez

On Tuesday July 7^th, 2020, at approximately 1:54am, Officers from the Fitchburg Police Department responded to the 4000 ...

Disturbance Leads to Shot Fired

Incident Type: Shot Fired - 1900 block Pike Drive

Incident Date: 2/17/20

Date of Release: 2/17/20

Case #: 20-2964

Completed By: Sgt. Andrew McCarthy

On Monday, February 17th, 2020 at 8:12 p.m., Officers with the Fitchburg Police Department responded t...