A man has been charged with manufacturing meth after allegedly using a Travel Inn hotel room as a meth lab.The DeKalb Police Department responded to a call on Oct. 27 in regard to suspicious items found in a dumpster. The items were determined to be methamphetamine...

Police Chief Gene Lowery addressed the DeKalb Police Department’s relationship with students at the Student Association Senate meeting Sunday.Lowery, a guest speaker at the meeting, commended senators on the efforts they put in creating a connection...

The DeKalb Police Department’s Targeted Response Unit’s focus on street crimes is helping the department pursue Chief Gene Lowery’s 20/20 initiatives for DeKalb.Sgt. Steve Lekkas, head of the unit, said the idea for the unit came about a year ago,...

The DeKalb Police Department is partnering with Schnucks, 975 S. Annie Glidden Road, for a child safety seat checkup event.The event will be held 9 a.m. to noon Friday in the Schnucks parking lot. Certified child safety seat technicians, including police...

A call for change is one thing NIU’s new police chief needs to hear. He says he’s already on it.The point that NIU needs change has been made since before the scandal-plagued departure of former chief Don Grady. It was made before FBI agents invaded...

This weekend, some students will pack their bags and head for warmer weather, causing crime rates around DeKalb to decrease. However, police are wary of would-be robbers. “Most years we see a decrease in overall crime,” said Cmdr. Jason Leverton....

The DeKalb Police Department and the NIU Department of Police and Public Safety will join together in a Detective Exchange Program to help reduce crime and increase communication. Although the pairing will not begin for another week, some city officials...

Update 10:58 a.m. Feb. 7: DeKalb Police Lt. Jason Leverton confirmed that the police responded to an incident at 10:45 p.m. Feb. 6.  Leverton said there was a report of a domestic argument. He said a man retrieved a rifle during the argument. Leverton...