Northern Star Thursday, November 6, 2014
Volume 115, Issue 43
The Truth Shall Bear All Light
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News Business owners talk about changes they want to a proposed city ordinance. Page 3. News DeKalb High School is working to develop an educational garden. Read more on Page 3. Scene Students from across the country will perform in “Sweetness and Light.” Page 6. Perspective Columnist Marilou Terrones decides what news fails and what passes on Page 8. Sports Men’s basketball prepares for its first game of the fall. Back Page.
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Kayla Grant, junior elementary education major, uses an ATM Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center. Police said reports of card cracking — a form of fraud using counterfeit checks and ATMs — have died down for the longest period since the scam started in DeKalb about 10 years ago.
Card cracking scam dies down Reports of fraud fall after efforts to educate, police say Rachel Scaman City Editor
DeKalb | Police say educational efforts have helped lead to one of the longest lulls in “cracked card” crimes in 10 years. Cracking cards occurs when recruiters get a PIN and a debit card from a person and deposit counterfeit checks into the person’s account. They withdraw money from the checks before the bank realizes
the check is fraudulent. Most local card crackers are students, said DeKalb Det. Angel Reyes, and people who participate by sharing their debit card and PIN with the recruiter can face the same charges as the card crackers. Students “might need the money, but this isn’t the way to do it,” Reyes said. “It’s against the law in every facet.” Each card cracker receives $2,000 to $6,000 per victim, said NIU Sgt. Larry Ellington. Those who give the recruiters their PIN and card are lured in with promises of money.
Sentencing
Card crackers may be charged with Class 3 and Class 4 felonies. Class 3 sentencing: 2-5 years Class 4 sentencing: 1-3 years Ellington said prior to April, when the last cracked card report was made, police could expect three or four cracked card reports a month during a semester. The problem is bigger than those numbers suggest, he said. “It [was] not uncommon to have one a week, but it’s not truly
indicative of the actual problem,” Ellington said. “When [TCF Bank and NIU police] exchange information it’s like [NIU police will say] ‘We’ve has four this month’ and [TCF will say] ‘We’ve had 20.’” When card cracking started 10 years ago, NIU received a great deal of exposure to cracked card crimes and its students were victimized, Ellington said. Cracking cards used to be facilitated at NIU events, parties or in residence halls, he said. That has changed as recruiters take to the Internet.
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Football runs to victory against Ball State Read more
Ryan Simpson Staff Writer H @ryansimpson09
Football’s combination of defensive turnovers and run game was key to its victory Wednesday night. The Huskies (7-2, 4-1 MAC) used a strong start and finish to beat the Ball State Cardinals (3-6, 2-3 MAC), 35-21, at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Ind. The win keeps the Huskies in second place of their division and one game behind next week’s opponent, Toledo. Redshirt senior tailback Cameron Stingily led the Huskies with three touchdowns and 148 yards rushing. The defense had three interceptions on the night. Two interceptions came from redshirt junior cornerback Paris Logan and junior defensive end Ben Compton. The third was a 21-yard interception returned for a touchdown by redshirt sophomore cornerback Anthony Brooks. On the opening drive, the Huskies struck first with a 6-yard touchdown run by sophomore wide receiver Aregeros Turner at 2:13 into the first quarter. On the ensuing kickoff the Cardinals fumbled on their 14-yard line and sophomore
Staff Writer Danny Albers looks at NIU’s defensive performance against Ball State on Page 10.
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Sophomore linebacker Sean Folliard (40) and junior safety Marlon Moore (2) carry the Bronze Stalk Trophy after beating the Ball State Cardinals, 3521, Wednesday at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Ind. The trophy has been awarded to the winner of the game between the interstate rivals since 2008.
linebacker Jamaal Payton recovered the ball. After three quick plays, Stingily punched the ball in for a 9-yard touchdown run and put the Huskies up 14-0 3:10 into the game. The Huskies then went cold offensively until the third quarter. After the back-to-back touchdown drives, the Cardinals answered with a 1-yard touchdown run by Jahwan Edwards with 8:40
to go in the first quarter. Jack Milas connected with Jordan Williams for a 38-yard touchdown pass with 6:27 left in the second quarter to tie the game, 14-14. But, the second half of the game was all about the Huskies. On the second drive of the third quarter, the Huskies took a slow, methodical approach to secure a touchdown. With a slew of 5- and
6-yard rushes, it took the Huskies 6:09 and 14 plays before Stingily ran in a 1-yard touchdown run to put NIU up 21-14 late in the third quarter. The Huskies never lost that lead. The Huskies added a quick touchdown on the Brooks interception with 12:58 left in the game. Ball State responded after six plays for a touchdown run by Horactio Banks to pull the game within 28-21. The Huskies’ defense went into beast mode. After a fumble from redshirt sophomore quarterback Drew Hare with 5:20 in the fourth, the Huskies’ defense sealed the deal. Compton’s interception with 5:02 led to another Huskies touchdown. Stingily ran in his third and final touchdown with a 2-yard rush, which put the Huskies up 35-21 with 2:45 to go. The defense forced another turnover and the Huskies ran out the clock for a 35-21 win.