Assault at E WASHINGTON AVE / MELVIN CT on 01/02/2026 5:30 AM

Type: Assault

Date: 01/02/2026 5:30 AM

Description: Fight Call. Incident #: 2026-00002265. Disclaimer: This is from the Madison PD calls for service log. Information is subject to change.

Address: E WASHINGTON AVE / MELVIN CT, Madison, WI

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Area Missing Persons

Name

Rita Rahn

Missing Age

Est. Current Age

Last Seen

Madison, WI on 10/10/1997

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Brown Eyes: Green Height: 5' 1" - 5' 5" Weight: 105 - 135 lbs

Case Number

MP9986

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Area Cold Cases

Name

Larry Gardner

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Oakridge apartments, 2209 cypress way, on madison's south side.Last june, a judge dismissed a felony murder charge against a 16-year-old boy accused of taking part in a robbery in which gardner was shot to death. Prosecutors said the state no longer could prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the boy was an accomplice to an unidentified man who shot gardener.

Agency

Dane County

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