Wednesday• At 2:30 a.m. March 4, battery and criminal damage to property were reported to have occurred at Stevenson South. This case was closed by suspension Wednesday.• At 3 a.m. April 7, theft $500 and under was reported to have occurred at Grant...

I am writing this letter in response to the April 3 article on the front page of the Northern Star entitled “DeKalb’s Gangs.”The article started with anecdotes about the paranoia about gangs in DeKalb, essentially painting Phi Kappa Psi as fearful...

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.Friday• Emily E. Elliott, 20, of Oregon, was charged with...

April 6• Richard C. Dahlberg, 43, of DeKalb, was charged with theft of motor vehicle.• Elargam B. Elalaoui, 22, of DeKalb, was charged with disorderly house.• Darius E. Davis, 20, of DeKalb, was charged with liquor possession as a minor.• Leroy...

Friday• At 3:14 a.m., Kevin Delgado, 20, of Chicago, and Jamal Perdomo Hernandez, 19, of Chicago, were arrested for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor and obstructing identification reported to have occurred in Stevenson North.Saturday• At...

Wednesday• At 1 a.m. Feb. 2, criminal defacement of property was reported to have occurred in Grant North. This case was suspended Wednesday.• At 4 p.m. Feb. 18, criminal defacement of property was reported to have occurred in Grant North. This case...

April 5• Casey M. Fick, 18, of Elgin, was charged with liquor consumption by minor.• Michael Jonathan Rotondi, 18, of Bartlett, was charged with liquor consumption by minor.• Corey D. Johnson, 43, of DeKalb, was charged with possession of a controlled...

An earlier version of this report showed Tyler A. Shipon, 19, of Elgin, of being charged with possession of cannabis 30 grams, but Shipon was charged with possession of cannabis 30 grams and under. The report has been amended to reflect that.The following...

The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety.Monday• At...

The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety.Wednesday•...

The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety.March 31•...

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.March 29• Jinnette D. Harris, 26, of DeKalb, was charged...