The DeKalb Police Department uses officers on extra-enforcement detail in order to patrol parties in DeKalb, said DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen. Feithen said the police tend to put greater emphasis on policing large parties and open container laws...
DeKalb | Two men suspected in connection with several automobile burglaries in the DeKalb area were arrested early Wednesday, said DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler.Spangler said Quintin Robinson, 21, of DeKalb, and Jesse Dille, 20, of Hinckley, were arrested...
Twenty-two vehicles parked in NIU Lot C2, the remote parking lot at the Convocation Center, were broken into Thursday, said NIU Police Sgt. Alan Smith. Two vehicles parked on Garden Rd. were also broken into Thursday. Smith said windows were broken and...
DeKALB | Theft at NIU has gone down in the last few years.According to Clery Act Data on the NIU website, theft offenses, including burglary, robbery and motor vehicle theft, have gone from 69 offenses in 2007 to 50 offenses in 2008 and 20 offenses in...
Students may have bundled up with a mug of hot chocolate during last week's blizzard and subsequent frigid temperatures, but the NIU Police didn't have that luxury. "We had to deal with the cold and the wind just like everyone else," said Sgt. Alan Smith...
Students may have bundled up with a mug of hot chocolate during last week's blizzard and subsequent frigid temperatures, but the NIU Police didn't have that luxury. "We had to deal with the cold and the wind just like everyone else," said Sgt. Alan Smith...
DeKALB | The NIU Police Department has warned students to not become "victims" of a bank scam that has been an issue on the NIU campus. In a release issued on the NIU Police website, students are urged to not participate in the scam, which nets the student...
A little common sense can go a long way. Around the DeKalb area there are several intersections prone to vehicle accidents. DeKalb Police Lt. Carl Leoni said two intersections, Annie Glidden Road and Lincoln Highway and First Street and Lincoln Highway,...
The NIU Police Department houses five four-legged officers, and they intend to sniff out crime. Five dogs currently comprise the NIU Department of Police and Public Safety's K-9 unit. The K-9 unit has been on campus since 2002, and covers the DeKalb community...
The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Aug. 17 At 12:28 p.m.,...
By Rikki Cottrell and Shaun Zinck
| November 18, 2010
The Student Association chief of staff and RHA president resigned Thursday after being arrested and charged Wednesday night with possession of cannabis. Jonathan Kite, 21, was arrested at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday after NIU Police were called to Neptune North...
A big German Shepherd is chasing a tennis ball thrown by his owner. This dog walks along side the police everyday, sniffing out law violations and danger. Watching him play fetch, one wouldn't think he's one of the top NIU Police dogs. "Good boy," NIU...
