The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.Sept. 18• Debra R. Brazzale, 47, of DeKalb, was charged with...
Mason Properties plans to open a laundromat on South Fourth Street within 120 days, and he plans to add a restaurant and bowling alley to the building.Co-owners Jim and Linda Mason are moving forward with plans to build the laundromat at 1401 S. Fourth...
The city will perform a call test 10 a.m. Wednesday to all registered phone numbers in the CodeRED Emergency Notification System.The CodeRED system was established in August to notify residents of local emergencies, missing persons and public safety alerts.The...
Feed’em Soup is still struggling to make ends meet, but it will use fundraisers and student help to pay off its debt, according to its executive director.In April, the community service project, which feeds community members in need at a reduced cost,...
There were 16 arrests and two written warnings issued during the roadside safety checks on Annie Glidden Road over the weekend.There were two drivers license offences, three occupant restraint offences and two alcohol/drug arrests, according to a news...
About $2,500 worth of damage was caused in a Monday fire.The DeKalb Fire Department was called for a possible apartment fire at 3:21 p.m. at 1120 Varsity Blvd. Fire crews encountered smoke from a stove that had been extinguished by people who lived in...
The city is on board with a plan to make streets more accessible to biking and walking after receiving public comments on the matter, said Dan Kenney of the Citizen Environmental Commission.The Citizen Environmental Commission has been drafting a plan...
DeKalb Library Director Dee Coover updates City Council members on the status of the library’s 2014 fiscal year Monday at the council meeting in the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St. Coover spoke about DeKalb’s Big Read Month in October and she told council members the groundbreaking ceremony for the DeKalb Library expansion was a success.
Firefighters will visit grade schools and other community spots to teach fire safety and prevention Oct. 5-11 for Fire Prevention Week.This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme is smoke alarms. Firefighters will discuss the importance of having functional...
Nick, the DeKalb Police Department’s first canine, died Saturday due to declining health, according to a Police Department news release.The 11-year-old German shepherd was imported from Holland by Canine Associates International in 2006, according to...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.Sept. 13• Branden A. Cater, 21, of DeKalb, was charged with...
