Police are still looking for the driver of a stolen car that led officers on a chase early Tuesday morning.

Madison Police said the officer terminated a chase that only lasted a few blocks due to safety reasons.

The car was traveling about 75 to 100 miles per hour from Broom Street onto West Johnson Street at about 1:50 a.m.

The car was found a short time later in the 400 block of Sydney Street, police said.The driver had fled.

Police said they have a person of interest in the case, but have not located that person.

Madison police arrested a 37-year-old homeless man early Sunday morning after finding him on a downtown church property where he has been banned after repeatedly panhandling around parishioners.

Matthew A. Nickel was found at Holy Redeemer Church on West Johnson Street on Sunday, but police said several area churches have filed similar complaints against him.

Officials at one west side church told police that they offered Nickel food last year, but he told them he only wanted cash. They said Nickel claimed to need the money for a medical situation, and he became aggressive when he was denied the money.

Madison police were called to the 500 block of West Main Street early Wednesday morning for report of damaged property.

Police said they were called at about 1:20 a.m. When they arrived, they found at least a dozen parked vehicles with license plates torn or ripped off from the vehicles. 

Anyone with information about who was responsible for the damage is asked to call Madison Area Crime Stoppers at 608-266-6014.