DeKalb Police Department

The annual event makes its return Dec. 2 to Huntley Middle School gymnasium, where DeKalb police officers and firefighters will face off against DeKalb School District 428 faculty and staff in charity basketball game. Benefits will support the DeKalb County Marines toy drive.

Body camera footage released by state police Tuesday shows DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd and Officer Brian Bollow as a tense scene and shooting unfurls at a local car dealership after a DeKalb man attacked multiple employees with knives, authorities said.

A DeKalb man who was shot by police in a car dealership stabbing last month attended his first court hearing this week from his hospital bed, where his defense lawyer said he’s likely to remain for weeks. His lawyer said he plans to plead not guilty.

Illinois State Police on Thursday released video footage of an Oct. 23 fatal police shooting in DeKalb Township which shows the final moments of a Rockford man who authorities said took a woman hostage during an hourslong standoff, then fired at police and was shot and killed.

A Chicago man accused of robbing a DeKalb bank in July is representing himself in court, including at his upcoming jury trial which could occur as early as December at his request.

The DeKalb Police Benevolent and Protective Association and DeKalb Target are accepting donations for their annual Heroes and Helpers event Dec. 15.

A DeKalb man has been charged with attempted murder after police said he stabbed a woman multiple times during an attack in the early morning hours Saturday. He appeared before a DeKalb County judge on Monday for a pretrial hearing.

About 12:25 p.m. on Oct. 23, a DeKalb man walked into a local auto dealership, and told an employee who tried to sell him a car that “he was thinking about brutally murdering someone,” court records show. Moments later, he brandished two knives. Charges were announced Thursday.

A knife-wielding man shot by DeKalb police Wednesday during an attack at a car dealership remains hospitalized Thursday but is expected to survive, deputy police chief Jason Leverton said. Two officers who fired their weapons have been placed on admin duty, standard procedure

Update: DeKalb police shot a man Wednesday midday after he allegedly attacked multiple employees in a stabbing inside a local car dealership and refused to put down the knife when ordered, authorities said. He's expected to survive the shooting, police said in an evening update.

One person suffered injuries after an SUV flipped upside down in a DeKalb Wendy’s parking lot Monday, police said. This is a developing story.

DeKalb police on Friday arrested a Chicago man they say was wanted for robbing a credit union while armed this summer and getting away with more than $50,000 in cash.

As election season ramps up ahead of November, DeKalb police are reminding the public that stealing someone’s political sign from a yard or property is a crime.

A DeKalb man suffered serious injuries Sunday after police said another man, now charged with attempted murder, stabbed him with a butter knife during a quarrel over peanut butter and jelly, according to court records.

A Kingston man was charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in the early morning hours Friday in downtown DeKalb left a man with serious injuries, police said.

DeKalb police are investigating gunfire reported around Kimberly Drive Thursday night, said Police Chief David Byrd. The incident remains under investigation.

More than a dozen DeKalb businesses recently illegally sold alcohol to a minor, DeKalb police said this week, citing failures out of 34 compliance checks. Police Cmdr. Chad McNett said authorities are cracking down on underage drinking.

A Chicago man has been arrested and charged in connection with a string of robberies including at a Metro T-Mobile store in DeKalb, police said.

Update: A DeKalb man and woman suffered serious gunshot wounds Monday after a shooting inside a University Village apartment, DeKalb police Chief David Byrd said.

A DeKalb man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with an Aug. 2 stabbing that took place after an argument, police said Friday.

Two DeKalb parents are calling for more accountability after they say DeKalb School District 428 school bus drivers and employees could not account for their children's whereabouts on the first day of kindergarten at Founders Elementary School. The parents spoke with Shaw Local.

DeKalb High School took safety precautions Wednesday due to what authorities said was a fight outside of school grounds. The "Secure and Teach" measure was enforced to help ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff, officials said. Here's what we know.

A 44-year-old DeKalb man on parole for aggravated domestic battery and unlawful restraint was charged with attempted first-degree murder following a June shooting, according to the DeKalb Police Department and state records.

Two DeKalb brothers, including a convicted felon, are facing criminal charges after police allegedly found a machine gun, multiple types of weapons ammunition and drugs inside their home, court records show

A DeKalb credit union has reopened fully to customers after a bank robbery reported about a week ago, officials with Illinois Community Credit Union said. Normal credit union operations resumed Monday.

DeKalb police are investigating a shooting reported in the early morning hours Sunday, police chief David Byrd said.

Update: DeKalb police are on the lookout for a man they allege robbed a credit union while armed on Barber Greene Road Wednesday morning. Authorities released more information Wednesday night.

A Wednesday morning bank robbery is under investigation by the DeKalb Police Department after the Illinois Community Credit Union at 1500 Barber Greene Road in DeKalb was robbed.

A 20-year-old Plano man faces potentially decades in prison after police say he defrauded a DeKalb bank by depositing fake checks into other people’s accounts and then quickly withdrawing the funds, DeKalb County court records show.

A DeKalb man was arrested Friday and charged after police allege he threatened to assassinate State Rep. Jeff Keicher at an event planned Thursday at DeKalb High School, court records show. This is a developing story.

Two people including a minor were arrested this week in connection to a robbery where victims alleged they were beaten and robbed by two masked individuals in DeKalb, police said.

A DeKalb man and convicted felony is facing criminal charges after police allege that he led officers on a foot chase and was found with a loaded gun.

Acting on a tip alleging illegal narcotics sales, DeKalb police arrested two men this week following a May drug bust that uncovered thousands of grams of illegal drugs, hundreds of prescription pills, a loaded handgun and thousands in cash, authorities said.

A man suffered injuries in an overnight shooting in DeKalb, and authorities said Monday they’re asking for the public’s help in identifying the shooter.

Three DeKalb men were charged Tuesday after police say they beat and robbed a man in the parking lot of University Heights Apartments, sending him to the hospital with visible facial fractures.

No one was seriously injured in a rollover crash Friday morning in a residential area of DeKalb, DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd said.

A DeKalb man was charged with attempted first-degree murder Thursday after DeKalb police allege he stabbed a man in the abdomen with a knife

A DeKalb man faces potentially decades in prison after DeKalb police say they found LSD, psychedelic mushroom and other drugs in his Kimberly Drive apartment.

A DeKalb man faces six counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child after police allege he sexually assaulted a child multiple times in April, court records show.

Prosecutors said this week that they’ve collected all the evidence they expect to ahead of an anticipated murder trial for the 30-year-old man accused of suffocating to death DeKalb High School freshman Gracie Sasso-Cleveland in May 2023.

The DeKalb Police Department has a new police officer, K-9 Ronin, who was welcomed into the department through a donation by Brian Bemis Toyota of DeKalb.

A DeKalb man was indicted this week by a DeKalb County grand jury on charges that he broke into a West Lincoln Highway apartment and attacked two women inside, while a child witnessed the attack, records show.

A DeKalb man accused of attempted murder in a West Hillcrest Drive shooting on Saturday was denied pretrial release by a judge this week.

A DeKalb man and convicted felon was arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection to a shooting that injured one person on Hillcrest Drive Saturday, according to court records filed Monday.

Law enforcement agencies in DeKalb County will increase its efforts to focus on stopping unbuckled driving. The campaign encourages drivers to buckle up for the Memorial Day weekend.

A DeKalb police sergeant and U.S. marine veteran has been named this year’s keynote speaker for DeKalb’s Memorial Day events.

A DeKalb man was charged with armed robbery after police alleged he broke into a DeKalb apartment, threatened a 14-year-old with a gun and stole a firearm and about $2,000 in cash, according to court records.

Video: A recent ride along with DeKalb Police Sgt. Raynaldo Hernandez highlighted a dangerous stretch of North Annie Glidden Road where a February crash sent one man to the ICU.

Prosecutors this week said that evidence collection is nearly complete ahead of the expected murder trial of registered sex offender Timothy Doll, accused in the slaying of DeKalb High School freshman Gracie Sasso-Cleveland a year ago.

When the sun sets and dusk rolls in, it’s those on the night shift at the DeKalb Police Department who answer the call of duty.