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Saturday, February 08, 2025

Woman cited by police after spitting on 10-year-old girl

Police cited a Madison woman for disorderly conduct Sunday after she spat on two people on State Street, according to Madison Police Department Spokesperson Joel DeSpain.

Gozde Cakici, 29, spat on a 10-year-old girl from Milwaukee, who was in town for the protests, as well as a Dane County Sheriff's Deputy, DeSpain said.

According to the incident report, the girl had a sign and was chanting, ""What's disgusting? Union busting,"" when the woman spat at her.

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The spit ended up on the girl's scarf.

The girl's family members notified the deputy, according to DeSpain. When the deputy confronted Cakici, she spat on him as well, DeSpain said.

Cakici spoke broken English to the other officers who responded, and voiced displeasure with Gov. Scott Walker, according to the report.

A police sergeant apologized to the girl and told her she has the right to exercise her first amendment rights, DeSpain said.

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