Mary Yeater Rathbun
The Capital Times

Starting right now, police in one Madison neighborhood are going to sweat the small stuff.

In a major pushback against growing crime, Madison Police Chief Noble Wray and Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Monday night declared the Balsam-Russett area a "no tolerance" zone for offenses, no matter how small.

"This is going to be a suppression action," West District Capt. Jay Lengfeld told an almost completely white crowd of 800 at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church. "Everyone will get tickets. It is a no-tolerance stance."  read more »

Mary Yeater Rathbun
The Capital Times

There have been two more fairly stunning accidents on Hammersley Road on Madison's west side this spring.

In the first, a car hit a house on the corner of Whitney Way and Hammersley, knocking it off its foundation. That was followed within weeks by another accident that came after a car ran the stop sign at Hammersley onto Whitney Way.\ And last year ended with a fatal Christmas night crash that left two dead at Hammersley and Whitney Way.  read more »