Communication for emergency personnel is imperative in instances such as Hurricane Katrina, 9/11 and the Feb. 14 shootings. The DeKalb Police Department has taken steps to assure reliability. In December 2007, DeKalb received the Prairie Shield Grant...

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from the DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. At 12:04 a.m. Sunday, DeKalb Police were called to Lord...