![A side of a DeKalb police officer presenting the DeKalb Police Department badge. The DeKalb Police 2022 Annual Crime Report highlighted a decrease in violent crimes compared to 2021. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/police1-900x675.jpg)
DeKalb down on crime, up on traffic safety issues
By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter
| May 4, 2023
Two suspects charged with the robbery of Vinny’s Pizza delivery driver
By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter
| April 24, 2023
![Quinyatta Hutchinson was arrested for child sex abuse. (Courtesy of DeKalb Police Department)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HUTCHINSON_QUINYATTA_L041923_01_33_25_PM.jpg)
NIU senior arrested for child sex abuse
By Michael Mollsen, Written Managing Editor
| April 20, 2023
![A DeKalb Police car sits parked on an overcast afternoon in front of the city's Police Headquarters.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/P1320461-900x676.jpg)
DeKalb resident dies after on-the-road shooting, suspect charged
By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter
| February 28, 2023
![Pink patches that will be sold this week by the City of DeKalb police department. (Photo courtesy of the City of DeKalb Police Department)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Pinkpatches-900x900.jpg)
DeKalb P.D. to fundraise for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
By Jermel Williams, Sports Reporter
| October 4, 2022
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