Fitchburg News

On 07-07-09 at approximately 8:14 pm, an individual approached two subjects in the parking lot of the Oregon McDonald's restaurant located at 1029 North Main Street in Oregon.

A Fitchburg man charged with the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian last month told police the man "disappeared" in front of his car, but said he didn't stop because he didn't know what to do, according to a criminal complaint.

On 7/5 at approximately 12:19 a.m., Fitchburg police responded to the 3300 block of Leopold Way for a robbery.

According to the article, Fitchburg is the first Dane County community to ask workers for unpaid time off, but with everyone hurting from reduced state money and reduced revenues from economy-related sources like building permits, I would be surprised if it was the only nearby community that ends up calling for them.

The city of Fitchburg is trying to fill a $300,000 budget hole and city leaders are hoping week-long furloughs will cover half of the deficit.

Madison police arrested a 27-year-old man Sunday they believe was involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision Saturday night on the Southwest Side.

It's not unusual for me to go to a public hearing and not see very many people, but before today, I have never been the sole member of the public at a meeting.

With two area murders in the past two weeks, two officers shot, and a popular candy store owner killed in Milwaukee -- all by gunfire -- it might seem to be an odd time to try to get more guns on the street.

Raphael W. 'Ray' Schneider, 84, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2009 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.

Fitchburg police said Perry Lucas was eating at his apartment after he allegedly shot Detarius Martin to death last week, because, he told them, he wasn't going to get a meal for a while.

When Deandre Bernard, 16, allegedly gunned down 17-year-old Karamee Collins on June 9, he reportedly used a .22-caliber handgun that had been stolen from a residence that same day.

Perry E. Lucas, 28, was in his Leopold Way apartment, on a first date with a woman, when his former girlfriend, who was still living at the apartment, came home to pick up some clothes for the night, Fitchburg Police Lt.

Perry Lucas shot two brothers, killing one of them Tuesday night after the brothers arrived at his Fitchburg apartment, police said Thursday.

On June 17, 2009 at 11:40 a.m., Fitchburg Police responded to a call of shots fired at 2019 Pike Dr.

A 27-year-old man was wounded in the shooting, reported at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday at 3309 Leopold Way, according to Fitchburg police, who described the man's wound as not life threatening.

The Dane County coroner's office has identified the victim of Tuesday night's fatal shooting in Fitchburg as Detarius Martin, 23, of Madison.

Jun. 17, 2009 8:32 a.m. A 23-year-old Madison man died in a double shooting in Fitchburg, where a 27-year-old man survived with a non-life threatening gunshot wound, according to Fitchburg police.

An overnight shooting in the 3300 block of Leopold Way left a 23-year-old Madison man dead and a 27-year-old Fitchburg man injured, while a man claiming to be the shooter has been taken into custody, authorities reported.

The Transit and Parking Commission approved route additions and other service improvements Tuesday night to a number of Metro Transit bus lines.

When Madison police pepper sprayed and Tasered Stephen Bottila last month after he refused to leave a McDonald's restaurant with his service dog, it was just the latest skirmish in an ongoing battle.