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Interim police chief named

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | February 26, 2012

Retired DeKalb Police Lt. Ron Pearson was named DeKalb’s interim police chief on Thursday. Pearson will temporarily fill the position left vacant by former Police Chief Bill Feithen, who announced plans earlier this month to leave the DeKalb Police...

City blotter for 2/27/12

By Northern Star Staff | February 26, 2012

Friday At 12:06 p.m., DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office police responded to an accident on Twombly Road east of Schafer Road involving an ATV and a snowmobile. The ATV became stuck in a snow bank and the snowmobile rear-ended the ATV, ejecting the ATV...

Warrants issued for 31 alleged drug dealers, users

By Dave Gong, Jessica Wells, and Ryan Felgenhauer | February 23, 2012

***Updated 1:00 p.m.*** As of now, 22 people have been arrested as part of Thursday's drug sweep. DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler said Operation Safe Streets is complete. Moving forward, DeKalb Police aim to find and arrest the remaining suspects, Spangler...

City blotter for 2/23/12

By Northern Star Staff | February 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. Tuesday At 11:50 p.m., a DeKalb police officer observed vehicle...

City blotter for 2/22/12

By Northern Star Staff | February 21, 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 5:44 p.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol in...

City blotter for 2/21/12

By Northern Star Staff | February 20, 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 12:47 a.m., a DeKalb police officer observed a...

City blotter for 2/16/12

By Northern Star Staff | February 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 6:17 a.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol ran...

City Blotter for 2/15/12

By Northern Star Staff | February 14, 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 11:41 p.m., a DeKalb police officer initiated a...

City blotter for 2/14/12

By Northern Star Staff | February 13, 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. Thursday At 12:56 a.m., DeKalb County Sheriff's Office police...

City blotter for 2/13/12

By Northern Star Staff | February 12, 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 8:46 p.m., a DeKalb police officer ran a registration...

City blotter for 2/9/12

By Northern Star Staff | February 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. Monday At 7:01 p.m., a DeKalb police officer observed a vehicle...