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City blotter for 4/2/12

By Northern Star Staff | April 1, 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 9:13 p.m., DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office deputies...

City blotter for 3/29/12

By Northern Star Staff | March 28, 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 4:40 p.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol...

City blotter for 3/27/12

By Northern Star Staff | March 26, 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 2:57 p.m., a DeKalb police officer on bike patrol...

No injuries in shots fired incident

By Shelby Devitt & Dave Gong | March 25, 2012

DeKalb police officers responded to multiple reports of shots fired in the 800 block of Kimberly Drive at 2:04 a.m. Saturday. DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler said there appeared to have been an altercation, during which some shots were fired. DeKalb Police...

McCullough hearing rescheduled

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | March 25, 2012

The motion call status hearing for Jack Daniel McCullough, 71, was canceled Friday and rescheduled for Monday. Court documents allege McCullough sexually abused a Sycamore girl in the early 1960s. McCullough is charged with one count of rape and four...

DeKalb in second place in ‘Bully’ premiere online campaign

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | March 25, 2012

Last week, partners of MTV launched an online campaign to encourage community members to vote in a contest which would allow DeKalb to premiere a documentary about bullying. The film, Bully, is an independent documentary that follows the lives of five...

City blotter for 3/26/12

By Northern Star Staff | March 25, 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 9:44 a.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol observed...

Shots fired on Kimberly Drive

By Shelby Devitt & Dave Gong | March 24, 2012

**Update 3:25 p.m. 3/25/12** There are no suspects in connection with the shots fired on Kimberly Drive early Saturday morning, said DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler. Spangler said there appeared to have been "some sort of an altercation", during which...

We Were Promised Jetpacks soars into House Cafe

By Ross Hettel | March 21, 2012

If you were to judge a band based on it’s name alone, We Were Promised Jetpacks would be ranked right up there with Butthole Surfers. Much like the Butthole Surfers, WWPJ, a four-piece rock outfit from Scotland, take its greatness beyond its band name....

Lord Stanley’s to serve three-day suspension for liquor violations

By Northern Star Staff | March 21, 2012

Lord Stanley’s will serve a three day suspension and pay a $1,500 fine for violations to its Class A Liquor license, which occurred on Feb. 11. According to Agreed Findings of Fact, Fine and Suspension order, Lord Stanley’s employees allowed a minor...

DeKalb Police receive over 30 credit card fraud complaints

By Northern Star Staff | March 21, 2012

Last week, the DeKalb Police Department received over 30 complaints of Visa credit card fraud. DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler said he wasn’t sure if Visa getting compromised was a wide-spread problem. However, Spangler said many people in the area...

City blotter for 3/22/12

By Northern Star Staff | March 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. Tuesday At 1:03 p.m., a DeKalb police officer on bike patrol...