Police respond to ‘hoax’ at Chadbourne Hall

On Friday, May 9, at 5:37 p.m., the UW–Madison Police Dispatch Center received a call from a student at Chadbourne Hall, 420 N. Park St. reporting a disturbance in the cafeteria. Police officers arrived within several minutes and learned that the suspects had left the area. During the course of the investigation, seven individuals were identified and taken into custody. The disturbance turned out to be a hoax and there was no threat to the community.

Investigations by the Police Department as well as the Offices of the Dean of Students and Housing are taking currently place.