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Friday, February 07, 2025

Police respond to batteries Saturday night

Madison police responded to two batteries Saturday night, police spokesperson Joel DeSpain reported Wednesday.

A 29-year-old from Omaha, Neb., visiting for the football game Saturday told police he was sucker punched outside of a West Gorham Street tavern shortly after midnight by a man ""wearing Wisconsin gear,"" DeSpain said.

The Nebraska man was taken to a hospital where he was treated for a cut to his nose and a chipped tooth.

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In addition, a Racine man was punched in the face and robbed on Langdon Street Saturday.

Police said the man, 21, approached an officer around 11:30 p.m. asking where he could hail a cab when the officer noticed a cut under his eye.

""[The man] said it was no big deal, and he just wanted to go home,"" DeSpain said in a statement.

Police were unable to identify suspects from either incident.

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