DeKalb police were out in full force Wednesday night and early Thursday morning to respond to possible incidents during rapper Snoop Dogg’s concert at Otto’s Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway.

All but one DeKalb police officer served a full shift during the concert and 17 squad cars patrolled the streets, DeKalb police Lt. Jim Kayes said.

The department was pleased that there were no concert-related reports.

DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen described the night as uneventful and complimented Otto’s for handling security well.

“It remained pretty quiet downtown during the whole thing,” he said.

Kayes also was working at that time.

Kayes said he was outside Otto’s talking with various people, and the only complaint he knew of was that the concert was too short.

Not only did DeKalb police patrol outside Otto’s, but the Illinois State Police helped as well. State police were conducting traffic enforcement detail, so they were available if needed, Feithen said.

As for University Police, four reports were filed, only one of which was during the time of the concert.

“There was no problem at all,” University Police Sgt. Dave Wickstrom said. “Everything went pretty smooth.”

Wickstrom added that there was a full shift on Wednesday night, but only one unrelated criminal report was filed.

Business owners near Otto’s closed due to concerns with problems with the concert. Otto’s bar manager Justin Pierson said that was unfortunate.

“The night went beautifully,” Pierson said. “Other than Snoop Dogg getting hit with something at the end of the show, nothing went wrong.”

Although a previous rap concert starring Shyne ended in the shooting of three men later that night, Feithen said they did not expect a similar situation for last night’s show.

“We were fairly confident with the management and the department that it would go well,” Feithen said. “We are glad that it did.”

Kayes agreed.

“Otto’s runs a pretty tight ship,” he said. “They sold all the tickets locally, so they didn’t have a lot of people coming in from out of town.”