DeKalb Police Department

To help ensure continuity of service, the DeKalb City Council at a recent meeting gave a green light to solidify an agreement between the city and a local mental health clinic to embed social workers in police response to behavioral health concerns.

An ex-suburban Chicago police officer has pleaded guilty to getting behind the wheel while drunk in 2023, causing a crash that killed DeKalb mother and grandmother Graciela Reza Contreras.

Three teenagers have been arrested and charged in connection to a Monday shooting in DeKalb, police said Thursday.

DeKalb police are investigating a shooting Monday night outside apartment buildings on Kimberly Drive. Police Chief David Byrd said no victims or suspects have been identified as of about 8 p.m.

A half hour before jury selection was to begin Monday for a DeKalb bank robbery trial, the man accused asked a judge to postpone, arguing prosecutors didn’t give him enough time to review evidence. Lead prosecutor Daniel Regna said that Matthew L. Martin was “gaming the system."

Jury selection for the trial of Chicago man charged with robbing a DeKalb bank in July 2024 is set to start Monday, after the man accused, who’s representing himself in court, rejected two plea offers from prosecutors.

A Chicago man charged with robbing a DeKalb bank in July 2024 declined prosecutors’ guilty plea offer Wednesday that included a 24-year prison sentence served at 50%. He opted instead to proceed to an expected jury trial Monday. He plans to represent himself.

A DeKalb man has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder of a baby. Prosecutors recently told a judge they’re gathering evidence in the case, expected to include cellphone videos of Maximino Mendoza, 26, intentionally choking and hurting a 1-year-old.

DeKalb didn’t report any homicides in 2024, a relief to Police Chief David Byrd who said this week that downward trending violent crime was a goal for his department over the past year. Robberies also were down, though burglary was up.

A Montgomery man pleaded guilty this month to murdering Chrishun Keeler-Tyus, of DeKalb, in a 2020 gas station shooting, and was sentenced by a judge to 37 years in prison. He's the fourth person to plead guilty in the fatal shooting.

DeKalb city leaders recently faced questioning over a newly-instituted measure that allows police officers to patrol buses.

Two DeKalb police officers were hospitalized Tuesday after a squad car they were in was struck by a stolen vehicle driven by a man who initially gave a false name and fled from authorities, police said. The man also is wanted for homicide out of Georgia.

When DeKalb police Detective Kelly Sullivan saw the home of Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson the night they were found beaten to death Aug. 15, 2016, she said her investigative training pointed to a “sloppy” killer. The murder trial of Jonathan D. Hurst continued Friday.

A DeKalb woman facing an attempted murder charge after a man was stabbed at an apartment Saturday will remain held in jail pending trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.

DeKalb City Manager Bill Nicklas said Monday it’s not the job of local police to enforce federal immigration law, issuing a statement on city policy hours after President Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Trump has promised mass deportation arrests in Chicago this week.

A man suffered life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed at an apartment early Saturday morning, and a DeKalb woman has been charged with attempted murder, authorities announced Sunday.

A DeKalb teenager was arrested Friday and charged in connection to a Jan. 11 armed robbery, police said.

A 31-year-old DeKalb woman was beaten to death Tuesday and the man she was dating was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in connection with the killing, authorities said.

A DeKalb man and mother were charged after police found more than a dozen cellphone videos of the man strangling and intentionally hurting a 1-year-old baby, according to court records. Police said the baby's mother knew about the videos but did not report them to authorities.

Almost 100 children and their families took to the DeKalb Target to shop with a cop Sunday. Officer Chris Sullivan said putting on the annual Heroes and Helpers event means a great deal to the police department.

More than 100 DeKalb area children and their families got to do some holiday shopping Sunday at Target made possible by the DeKalb Police Department's annual Heroes and Helpers program.

The annual charity basketball game, featuring DeKalb School District 428 employees and DeKalb County first responders, returned Monday to a packed Huntley Middle School gymnasium

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.