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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill put Evanston police among the highest black to white search ratios.

Study reveals racial discrepancy in Evanston police searches following traffic stops

March 7, 2017

Evanston police were seven times more likely to search a black driver than a white one in 2014, according to a recent study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study, which analyzed...

Police Blotter: Man arrested in connection with hit and run

March 3, 2017

A man was arrested in connection with a hit and run accident early Wednesday morning in south Evanston, police said. No one was injured in the hit and run involving two vehicles, which occurred on Feb....

Police Blotter: Man arrested in connection with domestic battery

March 2, 2017

An Evanston resident was arrested in connection with domestic battery Monday. The 51-year-old man’s daughter reported that her father had struck her while sitting in his parked car at the Shell gas...

Police Blotter: UPS package stolen from apartment lobby

March 1, 2017

A package delivered to an apartment complex in south Evanston on Monday appears to have been stolen by a fellow resident. The UPS package was scheduled for delivery at 9:59 a.m., Evanston police Cmdr....

Blotter: Police recover stolen handgun during traffic stop

February 27, 2017

Police recovered a stolen handgun Monday during a traffic stop in south Evanston. At about 1 a.m., patrol officers stopped a vehicle for an expired registration at the intersection of Howard Street...

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