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Missing mutt materializes magically

Missing mutt materializes magically

By Linze Griebenow | April 23, 2012

Howl-leluja, DeKalb Public Library’s NIU Huskie has been found. DeKalb Police discovered the abandoned mascot Sunday in Afton Forest Preserve, located roughly 20 minutes from its home at 309 Oak St. Edith Craig, the library’s public relations coordinator,...

City blotter for 4/24/12

By Northern Star Staff | April 23, 2012

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Sunday At 1:01 a.m., a DeKalb police officer traveling westbound...

City blotter for 4/23/12

By Northern Star Staff | April 22, 2012

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Saturday At 9:59 a.m., a DeKalb police officer observed the...

City blotter for 4/18/12

By Northern Star Staff | April 17, 2012

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Sunday At 5:03 a.m., the DeKalb County Sheriff’s office...

City blotter for 4/17/12

By Northern Star Staff | April 16, 2012

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Sunday At 5:48 p.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol in...

City blotter for 4/12/12

By Northern Star Staff | April 15, 2012

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Tuesday

At 3:01 a.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol observed a 1997 Dodge leave a private lot heading eastbound in the 500 block of East Lincoln Highway and not use a turn signal. The officer initiated a traffic stop in the 100 block of East Lincoln Highway. While speaking with the driver, Luke A. Mattin, 26, of DeKalb, the officer smelled a strong odor of alcoholic beverage. Mattin was arrested for driving under the influence, illegal transportation of alcoholic liquor, driving on an expired driver’s license and failure to signal when required.

Saturday morning shooting injures one person

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | April 15, 2012

DeKalb Police responded to a shooting early Saturday morning which injured one person. Authorities received a call at about 4:30 a.m. in reference to a shooting which occurred in the parking lot behind an apartment complex in the 800 block of Spiros Court...

City blotter 4/11/12

By Northern Star Staff | April 10, 2012

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Monday At 9:36 p.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol observed...

City blotter for 4/10/12

By Northern Star Staff | April 9, 2012

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Saturday At 4:09 p.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol ran...

City blotter for 4/9/12

By Northern Star Staff | April 8, 2012

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Friday At 3:26 a.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol observed...

City blotter for 4/4/12

By Northern Star Staff | April 3, 2012

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Monday At 1:06 p.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol observed...

No injuries in weekend fire

By Northern Star Staff | April 2, 2012

No one was reported injured in a structure fire that occurred on Sunday morning in the 300 block of West Hillcrest Drive. According to a DeKalb Fire Department press release, the fire started in the garage of a residence and spread to the kitchen of the...