Mike Koval

Woman stabbed man in face in near-fatal attack, Madison police say

Bill Novak | Wisconsin State JournalApril 3, 2019 GMT

A Madison man survived a knife attack Monday by a woman who he’s in an ongoing dispute with, who fled the scene.

The attack happened at about 10:15 a.m. in a parking lot on West Terrace Drive on the city’s Far East Side, Madison police said.

Man takes ax to family car, TV because he thought wife damaged action figures, Madison police say

Bill Novak | Wisconsin State JournalJanuary 23, 2019 GMT

A Madison man wreaked havoc at his house Sunday night by taking an ax to the family car, TV and other items, after he thought his wife damaged his prized action figures.

The man was arrested for domestic related charges of disorderly conduct and damage to property, according to Police Chief Mike Koval who wrote about the incident in his daily blog.

Wisconsin man uses ax on his property after spat over toys

January 22, 2019 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin police say a 34-year-old man who thought his wife damaged his action figures retaliated by taking an ax to the family's car, television and laptop in the house.

Madison Police Chief Mike Koval says the man called police just after 10 p.m.

Catching Up: Repeat teen car thief sentenced to six months in jail with work release

Chris Rickert | Wisconsin State JournalJanuary 14, 2019 GMT

With police responding to a spate of car thefts by teens, Madison Police chief Mike Koval complained in an Oct. 16 blog post that Dane County’s juvenile justice system wasn’t doing enough to protect victims of juvenile crime and hold child offenders accountable.

Madison police: Mother stayed out all night, assaulted babysitter for calling child services

Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2019 GMT

Madison police are looking for a woman accused of assaulting her babysitter after staying out too late on New Year’s Eve.

Police responded to a fight between two women around 2:15 p.m. Tuesday on East Mifflin Street, according to a post on Madison Police Chief Mike Koval’s blog.

Madison police point to possible links among a series of violent crimes

Chris Aadland | Wisconsin State JournalDecember 18, 2018 GMT

Police say they believe more than a dozen recent violent crimes in Madison were likely committed by a couple of groups of young men.

In his daily blog, Madison Police Chief Mike Koval said Monday that 14 crimes — armed robberies, carjackings and one home invasion — between Nov.

Madison mayor’s juvenile crime proposal garners mixed response

Chris Rickert | Wisconsin State JournalOctober 18, 2018 GMT

Seeking to both define and offer a solution to the problem of what to do about a relatively small group of repeat juvenile offenders, Mayor Paul Soglin on Tuesday called on local leaders to join him in creating a mandatory, intensive program to provide the troubled youth with mental health care, case management, family support and other services.

Medical examiner identifies victims in Saturday’s apparent murder-suicide shooting

Chris Aadland | Wisconsin State JournalOctober 1, 2018 GMT

Authorities identified the two victims in an apparent Saturday murder-suicide as Madison residents.

James T. Sykes, 39, and Sherry S. Waller, 34, both died from "firearm related trauma," in a residence on the 3100 block of Webb Avenue, said Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office spokesman Barry Irmen.

ICE detains 6 immigrants in Madison, city officials say

Shelley Mesch | Wisconsin State JournalSeptember 22, 2018 GMT

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained at least six immigrants in Madison without prior communication with the Madison Police Department, city officials said Friday.

The immigrants were detained as part of a targeted enforcement operation, Ald.

Driver tells police: Just a jogger, not connected to wreck

July 5, 2018 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police say a 19-year-old man flipped his car in Madison, Wisconsin, then fled the scene, removed some clothes and pretended to be a jogger unconnected to the wreck...

Shots fired incidents up 12.8% in Madison, police chief says

Bill Novak | Wisconsin State JournalJune 8, 2018 GMT

The number of shots-fired incidents in Madison through May has gone up 12.8 percent from the first five months of 2017.

Madison Police Chief Mike Koval, in his daily blog on Thursday, said there were 88 shots-fired calls for service from January through May this year, compared to 78 shots-fired calls in the same period last year.

2 injured during large fight outside Madison bar involving a gunshot

Logan Wroge | Wisconsin State JournalApril 9, 2018 GMT

Two women were injured early Sunday morning during a large fight outside a Madison bar that ended after a gun was shot in the air.

Madison police Chief Mike Koval said in his daily incident blog that a "very large fight" started in the parking lot of Connections Bar, 3737 E.

Medical examiner identifies dead in Sunday’s apparent father-son murder-suicide

Logan Wroge | Wisconsin State JournalApril 3, 2018 GMT

A man who is believed to have killed his son and then himself early Sunday morning were identified Monday by the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office as 58-year-old Timothy A. Thorland and 33-year-old Andrew T.

Two men arrested in string of recent bank robberies, police officials say

Shelley MeschMarch 3, 2018 GMT

Two men have been arrested for a string of at least nine area bank robberies in the past two months, Madison Police Chief Mike Koval said at a news conference Friday.

Koval said it is unlikely the two are connected to Luis Narvaez, 35, of South Milwaukee, who was shot and killed Thursday while allegedly robbing a Chase Bank at 4513 Milwaukee St.

Police study backfires on City Council -- Nancy Wild

Staff WriterNovember 18, 2017 GMT

Apparently, the $400,000 the Madison City Council authorized to study the police department to justify the continued harassment of Police Chief Mike Koval has backfired.

In a quick overlook of the preliminary report, it seems the Police Department has extended itself into the community with a huge number of resources including programs such as "Coffee with a Cop." This program attracts many residents for face-to-face, question and answer sessions.

Mitch Henck: No easy answers to gun violence

Staff WriterNovember 12, 2017 GMT

In the aftermath of the Texas mass shooting, the usual calls to “do something about guns” are being made.

To find out what we can do, I asked Madison Police Chief Mike Koval for his thoughts.

Man dies after being shot on Far East Side

Shelley MeschJune 11, 2017 GMT

A 25-year-old Madison man was fatally shot early Saturday in his parked car on the city’s Far East Side, police said.

The city’s fourth homicide of the year occurred around 3:30 a.m. in a parking lot in the 900 block of Vernon Avenue, Police Chief Mike Koval said.

3 men charged in shooting at Southwest Side gas station

Rob Schultz | Wisconsin State JournalMay 9, 2017 GMT

Three men are facing felony charges after police said they were involved in a shooting incident at a Southwest Side gas station where a man suffered a head injury on April 24.

Madison commission doesn’t expand on Koval ruling as City Council weighs reimbursement

Logan Wroge | Wisconsin State JournalApril 26, 2017 GMT

The Madison Police and Fire Commission declined to comment further Tuesday on its decision on a misconduct complaint against Police Chief Mike Koval as the City Council weighs whether to pay his legal expenses.

Madison City Council pushes back vote on reimbursing legal fees for Chief Mike Koval

Logan Wroge | Wisconsin State JournalApril 19, 2017 GMT

The Madison City Council pushed back a vote Tuesday on whether to reimburse Madison Police Chief Mike Koval for legal fees he spent fighting a misconduct complaint.

Members delayed action on a resolution that would pay Koval $22,000 from the city’s contingent reserve fund until the council’s May 2 meeting.

Madison police provide no new information into homicide investigation

Logan Wroge | Wisconsin State JournalMarch 29, 2017 GMT

The Madison Police Department released no new information Tuesday into its investigation of the city's second homicide this year.

A woman returning home Monday afternoon after being away over the weekend found her roommate, a man in his mid-40s, dead in their Downtown apartment, Madison Police Chief Mike Koval said Monday night.

Madison police investigating homicide Downtown

Logan Wroge | Wisconsin State JournalMarch 28, 2017 GMT

The Madison Police Department is investigating a homicide Downtown on Monday.

A report of a deceased person on the 10 block of North Butler Street came in around 4 p.m., Lt. Kelly Donahue said.