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City officials OK patrol radios

By Jessie Kern | April 5, 2018

The DeKalb City Council unanimously approved the proposal for the police department and fire department to purchase $171,000 in public safety radios.The City Council held a Special City Council Meeting Wednesday to discuss the purchase of these public...

In this March 22 file photo, John Petragallo, then DeKalb Police Department deputy chief, exits the podium after a Committee of the Whole meeting.

DeKalb Police Department reports a decrease in crime, increase in service calls in 2017

By Lindsey Salvatelli | March 22, 2018

The DeKalb Police Department has reported a decrease in violent and property crime in 2017.John Petragallo, DeKalb Police Department deputy chief, delivered the department’s service level review during Tuesday’s special Committee of the Whole meeting....