Friday• At 12:01 a.m. Oct. 24, criminal sexual assault was reported to have occurred at New Residence Hall East. This case was suspended Friday.• At 10:06 p.m. April 9, harassment by telephone was reported to have occurred at the NIU Police Department....
NIU police will hold ALICE training to help attendees learn survival skills for incidents with violent intruders or active shooters.ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate) training is held "to provide individuals with survival-enhancing...
1. Irish is the second-most common ancestry in the city of DeKalb, and the city is more Irish than Chicago.About 12.3 percent (or 5,504 people) have Irish ancestry in DeKalb.Those with Irish ancestry come second only to those who have German ancestry...
A local person is advertising a protest of a roadside safety check being conducted by police for St. Patrick's Day via Reddit.User OpenYourMind posted about the protest Monday on the NIU subreddit, encouraging people to join in the protest. Protesters...
Local and state police plan to crack down on drivers who are drunk or not wearing seat belts for St. Patrick's Day this week.The state police will conduct a roadside safety check during the week. Officers will look for drunken or impaired drivers, drivers...
The following was taken directly from the NIU Police Department. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The NIU Police Department provides police reports online at niu.edu/publicsafety/.Feb. 261. At 10:45 p.m. Feb....
The following was taken directly from the NIU Police Department. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The NIU Police Department provides police reports online atfinfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety.Dec. 51. At 5 p.m. Oct....
A student was robbed by men with a weapon 9:25 p.m. Monday night near the 1200 block of Varsity Boulevard and North Annie Glidden Road, according to an NIU Police safety bulletin.The victim said he was approached by two males with a silver weapon who...
A 1:30 p.m. Nov. 7 court date is set for a judge to determine if a woman can testify in the sexual assault case against Andrew Rifkin, a former NIU police officer.Rifkin is accused of sexually assaulting a female student he had a relationship with in...
A woman used red paint to vandalize trees and cement in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons Friday, according to witnesses.Two witnesses, who did not wish to be identified, said they saw the woman shouting at passersby about students wasting their time...
At 12:03 a.m. Sept. 20, aggravated battery was reported to have occurred at the 800 block of Lucinda Ave. near Neptune West. The case is open.NIU and DeKalb Police responded to a reported battery Saturday. A victim was assaulted by a group of men who...
Bat sightings in NIU buildings can be resolved with a call to NIU Police and removal by DeKalb Animal Control.The DeKalb County Health Department reported the first rabid bat of the year had been found in a DeKalb home on Aug. 19, becoming one of 18 rabid...
