NIU and DeKalb Police Departments provided students with an all-too-realistic reminder of why drinking and driving is a poor decision Thursday evening in front of the Convocation Center. NIU staged its annual mock DUI, which is a homecoming tradition...
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. TUESDAY At 4:54 a.m.,...
DeKALB | Michael Sunderman, freshman biology major, lost his room key on the circle left Huskie bus. "I called the Huskie Line immediately after I got off the bus," Sunderman said. "The operator at the Huskie Line then found out exactly which bus I...
University officials have revealed another facet of campus safety this semester. The NIU Police Department and Media Relations developed a new system of advising the NIU community of possibly harmful situations. The system is a counterpart to the text...
Students worried about bike theft on campus have ways to combat it. NIU Police Sgt. Alan Smith said he encourages students to register their bikes with the police department. Smith said there were five bikes stolen within the first two weeks of school....
Each year the city of DeKalb is flooded with old and new students anticipating the start of classes, seeing old friends and attending parties that may include alcohol. "Crime appears to be up this year," said University Police Sgt. Alan Smith. "One factor...
A malfunctioning fire alarm is suspected to have caused an alarm in McMurry Hall to go off late Wednesday afternoon. NIU Police Sgt. Alan Smith said no fire was detected in the building. The alarm disrupted at least one class taking place on the third...
DeKALB | An NIU student charged with criminal sexual assault is waiting to be released from the DeKalb County Jail after posting bond Monday night. Jail officials said Nicholas F. Hetherington, 18, has to be fitted with a home monitoring device before...
