Crime at 5XXX BALSAM RD on 01/05/2026 3:16 AM

Type: Other

Date: 01/05/2026 3:16 AM

Description: Disturbance. Incident #: 2026-00006005. Disclaimer: This is from the Madison PD calls for service log. Information is subject to change.

Address: 5XXX BALSAM RD, Madison, WI

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Christoph

Name

John Christoph

Missing Age

50

Est. Current Age

73

Last Seen

Madison, WI on 02/28/2002

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5' 8" - 5' 10" Weight: 160 - 250 lbs

Case Number

MP14870

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Gardner

Name

Larry Gardner

Age

56

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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