DeKALB — A former Sycamore man who is currently serving a 55-year prison sentence is seeking a retrial after being charged for abducting a former student at gunpoint and raping her at his home in 2001.April 25, 2001, Todd Allgood, a 51-year-old former...
For the moment, Billy Curl’s guilty plea remains in place.Curl tried to withdraw his guilty plea in the 2010 murder of NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller Monday, but his request was denied. Curl’s attorney, Daniel Transier, said his client plans...
A Sept. 16 hearing may determine if William “Billy” Curl, who pleaded guilty to the 2010 murder of NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller, will have more time withdraw his plea.Curl’s motion to withdraw his plea was filed July 22, which is after...
Andrew Rifkin, a former NIU police officer, has been re-indicted on criminal sexual assault charges. Rifkin was originally charged in October 2011. He was accused of sexually assaulting a female student with whom he had a relationship. The charges were...
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,...
Some DeKalb residents have become wary of NIU Police Chief Donald Grady, who was placed on administrative leave on Nov. 10, and are questioning the integrity of the NIU Police Department. Last month, Clay Campbell, DeKalb County state’s attorney, requested...
The case against Andrew Rifkin, a former NIU police officer who was accused of sexual assault, was dismissed during a hearing on Tuesday. In recent weeks, Rifkin’s attorney, Bruce Brandwein, argued the NIU police failed to provide the DeKalb County...
The trial date of William “Billy” Curl, the man accused of the 2010 murder of NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller, has been postponed for a third time this year. Curl was indicted for five counts of first degree murder, one count of concealment...
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 was put on administrative leave effective immediately Saturday. That same day, Lt. Kartik Ramakrishnan was notified of the university’s intent to discharge him. Paul Palian, director of public and media relations, said...
Amid calls for the department to be investigated by the State Police, the NIU Police Department will now report directly to NIU's Bill Nicklas. Nicklas, associate vice president of Institutional Planning and Sustainability, has been named the temporary...
The attorney for former NIU police officer Andrew Rifkin argued that NIU police failed to provide the DeKalb County State’s Attorney’s Office with two key witness statements in Rifkin’s case. Rifkin, 24, was fired from the NIU Police Department...
