It seemed like a stealthy, albeit disgusting, plan. 
 
 A Wisconsin man thought he had come up with a way to creep under the skirts of women and take invasive and, perhaps, to him, titillating video, according to police in Madison, Wis. Unlike other “upskirting” instances, in which people have been caught using cellphones to record invasive photos of women, this 32-year-old thought he’d try a different approach: a shoe camera. 
 
 It’s unclear what a “shoe camera” entails, but this unidentified man found a camera he could attach to his shoe and purchased it with the intention of taking videos under women’s skirts, according to a Tuesday report from Madison Police Chief Michael Koval. 
 
 But before capturing any footage, the man decided to test out the camera at home, Officer David Dexheimer told the Wisconsin State Journal. 
 
 Just then, the device’s battery blew up, injuring the man’s foot and derailing his scheme, Koval wrote. 
 
 He sought out medical treatment for minor burns, Dexheimer told the Wisconsin State Journal. As it turns out, the explosion hurt not only his foot but also his conscience. 
 
 The man opened up about what happened to a clergyman, Dexheimer said. The clergyman suggested that the man turn himself in to the authorities and accompanied him to the police station. 
 
 At about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, police officers at a Madison station were contacted by the man, who admitted to his failed upskirting plans. The man was “counseled on his actions,” Koval wrote, but ultimately released because he had not taken any illegal videos. 
 
 It appears that the explosion, and the advice from the clergyman, worked out in the man’s favor — for the time being. Authorities are continuing to investigate, Koval said. 
 
 Upskirting, in its various forms, is not uncommon. Some reports in places like Washington have even found a spike in upskirting incidents in recent years, as phone cameras and other recording devices have become ubiquitous. Upskirting has been reported in Metro stations, Walmarts and grocery stores across the country. 
 
 Upskirting is illegal in many places, including Wisconsin. Under a 2015 Wisconsin law, anyone who uses a device to record “under the outer clothing” of a person without their consent can be found guilty of a felony. 
 
 In other places, however, the law has been murkier. In Georgia, for example, a court in 2016 ruled that “upskirting” was legal in public places, such as a Publix grocery store. ||||| MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Peaceful protesters in Madison took to the college town's streets with chants of "Black Lives Matter" following the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 19-year-old by a white police officer, who authorities say fired after he was assaulted. The city's police chief said he understood the anger, assuring demonstrators his department would defend their rights as he implored the community to act with restraint. 
 
 Relatives and friends of Tony Robinson exit a gathering of church representatives, community leaders and residents at Fountain of Life Covenant Church, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Robinson,... (Associated Press) 
 
 Kathy Bufton, a downstairs resident of the home in which Tony Robinson was killed looks from the front door of the property Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Robinson, an unarmed black 19-year-old,... (Associated Press) 
 
 This undated photo provided by the Madison Wisconsin Police Department shows Officer Matt Kenny. Tony Robinson, an unarmed black 19-year-old, was fatally shot Friday by Kenny, the Madison police chief... (Associated Press) 
 
 Madison Police Chief Mike Koval appears at a press conference on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Madison, Wis., where he released the name of the officer involved in the shooting of 19-year old Tony Robinson... (Associated Press) 
 
 Madison Police Chief Mike Koval appears at a press conference on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Madison, Wis., where he released the name of the officer involved in the shooting of 19-year old Tony Robinson... (Associated Press) 
 
 Madison Police stand outside the scene of a police involved shooting at a home in Madison, Wis., on Saturday, March 7, 2015. A 19-year-old black man died Friday night after being shot by a police officer... (Associated Press) 
 
 Madison Police investigate the scene of a shooting on Williamson Street, late Friday, March 6, 2015 in Madison, Wis. A 19-year-old black man died Friday night after being shot by an officer in Madison,... (Associated Press) 
 
 People gather during a rally protesting the shooting death of Tony Robinson, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Robinson, an unarmed black 19-year-old, was fatally shot Friday by Matt Kenny, a... (Associated Press) 
 
 Kyrisha Isom, left, weeps with Derrick McCann during a rally protesting the shooting death of Tony Robinson, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Robinson, an unarmed black 19-year-old, was fatally... (Associated Press) 
 
 Madison Police investigate the scene of a police involved shooting late Friday at a home in Madison, Wis., on Saturday, March 7, 2015. A 19-year-old black man died Friday night after being shot by a... (Associated Press) 
 
 People look on during a rally protesting the shooting death of Tony Robinson, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Robinson, an unarmed black 19-year-old, was fatally shot Friday by Matt Kenny, a... (Associated Press) 
 
 Madison Police rope the scene of a police involved shooting at a home in Madison, Wis., on Saturday, March 7, 2015. A 19-year-old black man died Friday night after being shot by a police officer in Madison,... (Associated Press) 
 
 Madison Police Chief Mike Koval appears at a press conference on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Madison, Wis., where he released the name of the officer involved in the shooting of 19-year old Tony Robinson... (Associated Press) 
 
 Tony Robinson died Friday night after being shot in his apartment following a confrontation with Officer Matt Kenny, who had forced his way inside after hearing a disturbance while responding to a call, authorities and neighbors said. 
 
 Madison Police Chief Mike Koval on Saturday said Kenny was injured, but didn't provide details. It wasn't clear whether Robinson, who died at a hospital, was alone. 
 
 "He was unarmed. That's going to make this all the more complicated for the investigators, for the public to accept," Koval said of Robinson. The department said Kenny would not have been wearing a body camera. 
 
 Several dozen protesters who gathered outside the police department Saturday afternoon held signs and chanted "Black Lives Matter" — a slogan adopted by activists and protesters nationwide after recent officer-involved deaths of unarmed blacks — before walking toward the neighborhood where the shooting took place. 
 
 The shooting came days after the U.S. Justice Department said it would not issue civil rights charges against Darren Wilson, the white former Ferguson, Missouri, officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was black and unarmed, after a struggle in the street last August. 
 
 Federal officials did however find patterns of racial profiling, bigotry and profit-driven law enforcement in the St. Louis suburb, which saw spates of sometimes-violent protests in the wake of the shooting and a grand jury's decision not to charge Wilson. 
 
 Other high-profile deaths of black suspects at the hands of police officers have prompted nationwide protests, including that of Eric Garner, who died in July after New York City officers put him in a chokehold and a video showed him repeatedly saying, "I can't breathe." A Cleveland police officer in November fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who had been pointing a pellet gun at a playground. A Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot Dontre Hamilton last April was found to have acted in self-defense, but was fired for ignoring department policy regarding mental illness. 
 
 Koval struck a conciliatory tone Saturday while addressing the potential for more protests in Madison, saying he understood the community's distrust after "this tragic death." 
 
 "For those who do want to take to the street and protest," Koval said, his department would be there to "defend, facilitate, foster those First Amendment rights of assembly and freedom of speech." The promise echoed as a stark contrast to Ferguson, where an aggressive police response to protesters after Brown's death drew worldwide attention. 
 
 Koval also asked protesters to follow what he said was the lead of Robinson's family in asking for "nondestructive" demonstrations. 
 
 The chief said he had gone to Robinson's mother's house overnight and spoken with his grandparents and expressed sympathy to his family Saturday, saying, "19 years old is too young." 
 
 Family members at community meeting later read a statement prepared by Robinson's mother, Andrea Irwin. 
 
 "I can't even compute what has happened," Irwin's statement said. "I haven't even had a chance to see his body." 
 
 Koval said Kenny, a more than 12-year veteran of the Madison department, also shot and killed a suspect in 2007, but was cleared of wrongdoing because it was a "suicide by cop-type" situation. In that shooting, Kenny responded to a 911 call of a man with a gun and shot the man twice after police said he pointed the gun at officers. It turned out to be a pellet gun. 
 
 A picture of Kenny on the Madison department's website shows him with a police horse he trains, alongside a short first-person bio in which he says he served nine years in the U.S. Coast Guard before joining the department. 
 
 Kenny has been placed on administrative leave pending results of an investigation by the state's Division of Criminal Investigation. 
 
 A 2014 Wisconsin law requires police departments to have outside agencies investigate officer-involved deaths after three high-profile incidents within a decade — including one in Madison — didn't result in criminal charges, raising questions from the victims' families about the integrity of investigations. 
 
 Madison, about 80 miles west of Milwaukee, is the state capital and home to the University of Wisconsin's flagship campus. About 7 percent of the city's 243,000 residents are black. Neighbors said Robinson's apartment is in a two-story gray house on Williamson Street, known to many as Willy Street. 
 
 Chief Koval said police responded to a call about 6:30 p.m. Friday of a person jumping into traffic. A second call to police said the man was "responsible for a battery," Koval said. 
 
 Kenny went to an apartment and forced his way inside after hearing a disturbance. Koval said the officer fired after being assaulted by Robinson; Koval said he couldn't say how many shots were fired because it is part of the investigation. 
 
 One of Robinson's neighbors, Grant Zimmerman, said Robinson would run between his apartment and his roommate's mother's house across the street "all the time, even in the middle of traffic." 
 
 Wisconsin's online courts database shows that Robinson, a 2014 graduate of Sun Prairie High School, pleaded guilty to felony armed robbery in October and was sentenced in December to three years' probation. A police report said he was among four teenagers arrested in a home invasion in which the suspects were seen entering an apartment building with a long gun. They ran with electronics and other property and three of the four were captured. A shotgun and a "facsimile" handgun were recovered, according to the report. 
 
 Koval declined to discuss Robinson's background Saturday, saying he thought it was inappropriate. 
 
 "I'm not here to do a character workup on someone who lost his life less than 24 hours ago," Koval said. 
 
 A neighbor, Doris King, told the Wisconsin State Journal she asked Robinson about his involvement in the robbery because it seemed out of character for him. 
 
 "He felt he was under a lot of pressure from the others to do what he did," she told the newspaper. "He told me he would never do anything like that again." 
 
 Williamson Street appeared quiet Saturday evening. At least one Madison Police officer stood in front of the building where the shooting took place. 
 
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 Associated Press writer Todd Richmond contributed to this report. ||||| June 27, 2018 10:44 AM 
 
 The information contained in my blog is derived from notes provided by MPD Officers-In-Charge (OIC) at the end of their shifts. Most narratives represent early and preliminary information that was gathered by an OIC from those in the field who were actively working cases. The OIC is sharing what they were being told, in the moment. In many instances, facts and circumstances, even the type of crime listed, can change as officers, detectives and investigators continue their work. 
 
 From 5:00 a.m. on 06/26/2018 through 5:00 a.m. on 06/27/2018, MPD received 497 calls for service. This number does not include parking complaints or 911 misdials. For purposes of clarification, the following abbreviations are short-hand for race designations: W=White, AA=African American, NA=Native American, H=Hispanic, ME=Middle Eastern, A=Asian, MR=Mixed Race, U=Unknown. MPD shifts are staggered as follows: 1st detail=7 a.m. to 3 p.m., 2nd detail=12 p.m. to 8 p.m., 3rd detail=3 p.m. to 11 p.m., 4th detail=8 p.m. to 4 a.m., 5th detail=11 p.m. to 7 a.m. 
 
 To further break down the 497 calls for service for the past 24-hours this is how the calls came in per district: Central (91), East (115), Midtown (54), North (63), South (45), West (73), and Other (56). Other=these are calls for service that either do not have a sector listed or the sector is not in the City. For example, if one of our officers assists another law enforcement agency, their sector is not listed in our districts so therefore it is listed under "other." 
 
 1) WEST: Domestic Disturbance – 7:35am. Officers responded to the 6700 block of Schroeder Rd for a report of a disturbance between a mother (44-year-old HF) and son (24-year-old HM). The son reportedly caused a disturbance, which included throwing rocks, prior to leaving the scene. Probable cause was developed for a charge of domestic disorderly conduct. Investigation continuing. 
 
 2) EAST: Assist Citizen/Drug Investigation – 8:22am. Officers initially responded to the Kwik Trip at 4825 American Pkwy for a subject (23-year-old WM) who appeared disoriented and was unable to locate his vehicle. Later in the day, officers received a call for found property at Steinhafel's at 5215 High Crossing Blvd. The property included the subject's vehicle, a firearm, and a backpack full of marijuana and prescription medications. Officers were no longer in contact with the subject at the time the property was located. Investigation continuing. 
 
 3) EAST: Weapons Offense – 12:57pm. Officers responded to the area of Great Gray Dr and Snowy Owl Dr for a report of a vehicle occupied by subjects who had pointed a firearm out the window. There were no reports of shots fired or property damage. Investigation continuing. 
 
 4) EAST: Stolen Auto – 2:34pm. Officers responded to the area of Pinney St and Silas St for a report of a stolen auto. The victim (19-year-old UM) reported he had parked the vehicle on the street the previous night and it is now gone. The vehicle was listed as stolen through the appropriate databases. Investigation continuing. 
 
 5) WEST: Information/Sex Offense – 5:24pm. Officers at the West Police District station were contacted by a subject (32-year-old HM) who wanted to turn himself in to police. The subject reported he had purchased a shoe camera that he intended to use to take "upskirt" videos of females, but the camera battery had exploded prior to obtaining any video, injuring the subject's foot. The subject was counseled on his actions and released from the scene as no illicit video had been taken. Investigation continuing. 
 
 6) EAST: Stalking Complaint – 7:03pm. Officers contacted a victim (56-year-old WF) who wished to report unwanted social media posts from a suspect (45-year-old AAM). The victim has a current harassment protection order against the suspect following a history of stalking-type behaviors from the suspect. Investigation continuing. 
 
 7) EAST: Traffic Crash – 7:28pm. Officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Cottage Grove Rd regarding a rollover traffic crash. The driver of the vehicle (39-year-old WM) was trapped and had to be removed by Madison Fire paramedics. The driver was taken to the hospital and a legal blood draw was completed. Officers cleared from the hospital at 12:02am. Investigation continuing. 
 
 8) EAST: Attempted Suicide – 9:38pm. Officers responded to Camden Rd for a report of a subject (48-year-old WM) who had attempted to kill himself by overdosing on prescription medication. The subject was taken to the hospital for medical treatment. Investigation continuing. 
 
 9) SOUTH: Information/Sexual Assault – 10:33pm. Officers made contact with a victim (15-year-old WF) at the Juvenile Reception Center who wanted to report that she had been sexually assaulted sometime in the past week. The victim's statement was taken and a forensic nurse exam was completed at the hospital. Investigation continuing. 
 
 10) SOUTH: Weapons Offense – 10:34pm. Officers responded to the 1200 block of Gilson St after reports of a suspicious person in possession of a firearm. One witness (36-year-old AAF) reported that a younger AAM knocked on her door and that she witnessed the handle of a handgun in his pocket when she turned on the porch light. The suspect fled when the witness tried to photograph him and officers were unable to locate him. Investigation continuing. 
 
 11) CENTRAL: Intoxicated Person/Adult Arrest – 10:46pm. Officers responded to The Ivory Room Piano Bar at 116 W Mifflin St for a report of an intoxicated person. The subject (39-year-old WM) was contacted and placed in protective custody, after which he was taken to the hospital. While at the hospital, the subject became resistive and tried to fight with officers, causing injury to one officer. He was taken to the Dane County Jail on a charge of resisting/obstructing an officer. Investigation continuing. 
 
 12) NORTH: Information/Sexual Assault – 11:14pm. Officers contacted a victim (22-year-old WF) at the Dane County Jail who wanted to report a possible sexual assault from earlier in the month. The victim thought she might have been assaulted while staying with an acquaintance on a temporary basis. Investigation continuing. 
 
 13) NORTH: Armed Robbery – 11:36pm. Officers responded to the area of Scofield St and N 8th St, near Demetral Park, for a report of an armed robbery. The victim (41-year-old WM) reported that two suspects held him at knifepoint and demanded he give them everything in his pockets. A minor injury was sustained by the victim. See the completed press release for further information and updates. Investigation continuing. 
 
 14) NORTH: Armed Robbery – 12:10am. Officers responded to the 1300 block of Ruskin St regarding an armed robbery. The victim (34-year-old UM), a delivery driver, reported that a suspect at this address had given him a counterfeit bill as payment, and when the driver confronted him, two other suspects walked up and displayed the handle of a handgun. The suspects fled the area with an undisclosed amount of cash. See the completed press release for further information and updates. Investigation continuing. 
 
 15) CENTRAL: Traffic Crash – 1:24am. Officers responded to the 1900 block of Atwood Ave for a traffic crash. Witnesses reported that the driver (41-year-old WM) had been operating a motorcycle at high speed when he hit a curb and crashed. The driver, who was not wearing a helmet during the crash, was taken to the hospital with significant injuries. Officers obtained a warrant to execute an OWI blood draw at the hospital. Investigation continuing. ||||| MADISON, Wi. Activists protested for a third day in Madison, Wisconsin, on Sunday over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman, the latest in a string of killings that have intensified concerns of racial bias in U.S. law enforcement. 
 
 More than 100 people angry over the death of Tony Robinson Jr. marched through the streets of Madison toward the capital building on Sunday evening, carrying signs, beating drums and chanting "The people united will never be defeated." 
 
 Earlier scores of people who took part in a sign-making event designed to involve children in the civil action rallied outside the apartment home where Robinson died. 
 
 Robinson, 19, was shot in Madison, Wisconsin's capital, on Friday evening after Officer Matt Kenny responded to calls about a man dodging cars in traffic who had allegedly battered another person, Police Chief Mike Koval said. 
 
 Kenny, 45, followed the suspect into an apartment, where the officer was struck in the head, according to Koval. Kenny then shot the unarmed teen, who died later in a local hospital. 
 
 Last year, the deaths of unarmed black men in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City triggered a wave of demonstrations against the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers. 
 
 Kenny is on paid administrative leave while the Wisconsin Department of Justice conducts an investigation. 
 
 In a statement on the city's website, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin called the shooting "a tragedy beyond description" and said the city would be transparent in communicating results of an investigation into the shooting. 
 
 He noted that the incident occurred on the same weekend as the 50th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" march in Selma, Alabama, a turning-point in the U.S. civil rights movement. Kenny, a 12-year veteran of the Madison Police Department, was exonerated in a police shooting in 2007 and even earned a commendation in the incident, Koval said. 
 
 According to media reports, a 48-year-old man in that instance was shot to death after he pointed a gun at officers and refused to drop his weapon. The weapon was later determined to be a replica of a .38-caliber handgun. 
 
 Wisconsin court records show that Robinson pleaded guilty to armed robbery last year and received a probated six-month sentence. Koval declined to comment on Robinson's record. 
 
 (Additonal reporting by Karen Brooks and Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Alan Crosby, Eric Walsh, Leslie Adler and Alan Raybould)
– An attempt at "upskirting," an exploding camera, and a guilty conscience led to … no arrest in Wisconsin, but the story is still attracting attention nationwide. The Wisconsin State Journal reports on the unidentified 32-year-old man at the center of it all, showing up Tuesday at a Madison police station to turn himself in for what he'd intended to do: take pictures up women's skirts by using a shoe camera. The Washington Post notes it's not exactly clear what a "shoe camera" is, but the man apparently was able to attach some kind of photographic device to his shoe and was testing it at home when the battery exploded, injuring his foot, Officer David Dexheimer tells the Journal. After getting treatment for the minor burns he received from the mini-blast, the man confessed his unsavory intentions to a clergyman, who encouraged him to turn himself in to police, Dexheimer says. There's a Wisconsin law on the books that outlaws anyone from purposely installing a device to photograph or otherwise record under a person's clothes without that person's consent, but the man in this case caught a lucky break: Per Madison Police Chief Mike Koval's daily "significant calls" blog, "the subject was counseled on his actions and released from the scene as no illicit video had been taken." Koval notes there is an ongoing investigation, however. (In some places, upskirting is legal.)