Shooting near NIU Convocation Center occurred Sunday
By Emily Beebe, News Editor
| October 20, 2024
![The NIU Department of Police and Public Safety, located at 395 Wirtz Drive, sits on a Monday afternoon. After a shooting on Sept. 29, at Illinois State University’s homecoming weekend which left one person killed and another critically wounded, NIU police have measures in place to keep NIU’s homecoming events safe. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5216-1200x900.jpg)
NIU Police will have increased presence at Homecoming
By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant News Editor
| October 7, 2024
![NIU Chief of Police Darren Mitchell types on his computer in his office. The NIU Police Department currently has 41 police officers on staff. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/085A1463-1200x800.jpg)
NIU Police staffing rebounds after years of decline
By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
| October 1, 2024
![An NIU police car parked on campus. NIU Police Chief Darren Mitchell is set to create a 3 year strategic plan.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/P1080570-900x601.jpg)
Future NIU Police strategic plan to set modern-day policing criteria
By Abby Byer
| April 18, 2022
Police to work on racial sensitivity
By Kierra Frazier
| December 1, 2019
![In the age of social media, rumors of alleged threats can spread in seconds and be blown out of proportion.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/72264630b0aaab8d46c00b9a0e250abb-900x600.jpg)
Students on social media should verify information before sharing
By Jordan Radloff
| November 20, 2019
![Junior nursing student Quinita Johnson waits Tuesday to check in students at Stevenson South Towers.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/35107c4491fb76f2acb25f9553260405-900x598.jpg)
Campus security needs updates
By Payton Higgins
| September 18, 2019
Survivors of sexual assault are not alone
By Haley Galvin
| March 28, 2019
![Officer Keunte Mallet and his wife Heather and son before his pinning ceremony for his promotion to sergeant during the Jan. 28 City Council meeting at the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/7e370f9b1598c8376ebaa8e853a62671-600x900.jpg)
Alumnus becomes first African-American officer promoted to sergeant in DeKalb
By Kierra Frazier
| February 10, 2019
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