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Bar fight ends in patrons breathing noxious air, police say

Friday, May 17th, 2013, 10:39am

Bar patrons dealt with the effects of pepper spray after a fight between two women spilled into a bar early Friday morning, police say.

Locker Room Sports Bar & Grill staff called police after several noisy arguments broke out in their parking lot. Officers were on scene when a fight between two women started inside the bar and one of the women pulled out pepper spray, police say.

A bartender, who was trying to keep the peace, took a direct shot of pepper spray to the face and 50 to 70 bar patrons breathed in the noxious air, according to police.

Tiffany D. Driver, age 26, was arrested on suspicion on causing harm by the use of pepper spray.

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Homeowner says charity homes lowered property values

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Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 8:50pm

A Madison homeowner said Habitat for Humanity housing is making it tough to live in her neighborhood and impossible to leave it.

Autumn Neugent owns a home in a predominantly Habitat neighborhood on the city?s north side. House construction was taken over by the nonprofit after a private developer couldn?t finish building in the neighborhood.

Neugent said when she built her house in 2007, it was assessed at $203,000. Now the home is assessed at $160,000, and she said the Habitat construction is at least partially to blame.

Neugent could not go on camera, but said the organization crammed more than 20 homes in her neighborhood, one of which was built right on her property line. She said she was promised a park, fence, and other neighborhood amenities. She said a constant change of personnel at Habitat has prevented those things from moving forward.

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Large fights might have started over stolen bus pass, police say

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Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 12:22pm

Three men were arrested after a large fight broke out on Madison?s north side Tuesday night, according to Madison police. Another fight that occurred later in the same area might be linked, according to police.

Officers were dispatched to the 4000 block of School Road at 5:25 p.m. for a report of a fight in progress. Witnesses told police many people were fighting in the road as others recorded the event on cellphones.

The crowd scattered as police arrived, leaving behind a 10-pound metal bar, a section of a rain gutter and a couple of hair weaves.

A witness told police the fight might have started over a stolen bus pass.

A 15-year-old girl reported being punched in the face during the fight.

Three men, all from Madison, were arrested. Larry D. Grant, 20, and Joseph K. Fleurisca were arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct. Jourdyn H. Ross, 19, was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct while armed.

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Public meeting set on postal processing consolidation

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Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 9:43am

A public meeting is set as part of the U.S. Postal Service study of possible consolidation of its Madison and Milwaukee processing and distribution operations.

The Postal Service is down $16 billion this past year, and a study at the Madison Processing and Distribution Center will focus on the possible consolidation of some Madison operations to the Milwaukee Processing and Distribution Center.

Postal Service officials cite declining mail volumes and the large financial deficits the decline has created as the reason for the study.

The meeting is scheduled for May 29 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Alliant Energy Center inside Exhibition Hall B.

Through an Area Mail Processing study, the Postal Service said it's examining the Madison plant's efficiency in order to decide whether the center should consolidate.

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Motorists warned to watch for speed enforcement

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Monday, May 13th, 2013, 2:55pm

Madison area motorists are being warned about special traffic enforcement in the city this week.

The Madison Police Department's Traffic Enforcement Safety Team, is targeting the following areas for special enforcement:

Speed enforcement on Tuesday at 3700 Speedway Rd.
Speed enforcement on Wednesday at 2800 International Ln.
Speed and pedestrian safety enforcement on Thursday at 1400 Williamson St.

Madison police say they rely heavily on the cooperation of the public to follow all traffic laws.

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Burglar nabs purse without entering house

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Monday, May 13th, 2013, 10:39am

A burglar was able to steal a woman?s purse without entering her home, according to Madison police.

Police said a resident living on Wyldewood Circle woke to the sound of breaking glass Saturday morning and found a burglar broke a kitchen window, reached inside and grabbed a purse hanging on a chair.

The purse was within an arm?s length of the window and it didn?t appear the burglar entered the home, according to police.

The victim told police the house was also burglarized two weeks ago.

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Passengers rob cab driver at gunpoint

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Saturday, May 11th, 2013, 12:46pm

Police said a Madison taxi cab driver was robbed by passengers during an early morning trip.

The Madison Police Department said at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday, the 30-year-old driver told police he was taking two men to 2500 Brentwood Parkway. According to the report, when the cab driver was dropping the men off, one man pointed a handgun at him and demanded money.

Police said the man took the money and the passengers fled on foot.

The man with the gun was described as black, between 18 and 22 years old, weighing about 120 to 135 pounds and wearing dark jeans, a black sweatshirt with writing on the font and a dark baseball cap with a red brim. The second man was described as black, between 20 and 23 years old, weighing about 130 to 150 pounds and wearing a blue top and a baseball cap, according to the report.

No injuries were reported by the taxi driver and the robbers are still at large, police said.

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