The DeKalb Police Department and the NIU Department of Police & Public Safety have developed an officer exchange program. Over the last year, the two departments have been working on better ways to cooperate. DeKalb Police Chief Gene Lowery said the...
Aside from the construction of the new police station, the DeKalb Police Department is continuously making improvements to increase its efficacy in the field. “It seems like everything that’s been in the talks for the last couple of years is actually...
NIU Police Chief Donald Grady will fight his termination through “every avenue of due process available,” according to his attorney, Michael Fox. News that Grady had been terminated was released Tuesday evening. According to Grady’s notice of termination,...
NIU police issued an advisory Sunday morning for an off-campus report of a home invasion and robbery. According to the advisory, DeKalb police are investigating the report and believe the act was not random and the suspects may have known the occupants...
A request to dismiss the case of an alleged sexual assault committed by a former NIU police officer was denied Friday. At a Friday hearing in the DeKalb County Courthouse, Judge Robbin Stuckert made her decision in regard to a possible violation in the...
NIU Police Chief Donald Grady doesn’t always talk about police work in person--he also does it through fiction. Grady came to a COMS 220 (Rhetoric and Public Issues) class to talk about his book, The Injustice of Justice, on Tuesday. During his talk,...
A strong-armed robbery took place at a field near University Plaza Tuesday, said NIU Police Sgt. Alan Smith. Smith said a male student was robbed by three men at 7:33 p.m. The student sustained a small laceration to the head, as well as a bump. He was...
Students who do not obey traffic signals at on-campus crosswalks can be ticketed. The NIU police have been taking measures to protect students at crosswalks and prevent accidents. They have been keeping watch of crosswalks, like those located at Annie...
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 1:40 p.m.,...
NIU has outdone itself this time. Recently, a new policy concerning security for off-campus parties was put into action by members of the Student Association and the NIU administration. This policy, dubbed the Off Campus Security Policy, makes it possible...
Residents living in the northwest section of DeKalb City may notice more police patrolling the area than usual. That’s because the NIU police, DeKalb police and DeKalb County police made an agreement in September 2011 to increase their presence in the...
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. Saturday At 11:57 p.m.,...
