City of Peoria, IL

07/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/08/2024 22:10

8/7/24 Armed Robbery

(PEORIA, IL) Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at approximately 9:51 a.m. Peoria Police were dispatched to the 2200 block of N. Knoxville (McDonald's) on a report of an armed robbery. One of the subjects was armed with a shotgun.

When officers arrived, they immediately conducted a search of the area and observed two male juveniles (14 years old & 15 years old) matching the description of the subjects fleeing on foot. No one was injured during the robbery.

After a foot chase officers apprehended one of the subjects in the 700 block of E. Nebraska. The second juvenile was apprehended in the 600 block of E. Republic. The juvenile had a backpack with an undisclosed amount of currency on his person.

During a search of the juveniles' flight path officers located a discarded shotgun in the 1900 block of N. Indiana.

Both juveniles were arrested for Armed Robbery, Criminal Damage to Property, Criminal Trespass to a Residence, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, No FOID, and Resisting Police.

Both were transported to the Juvenile Detention Center.

If you have any information regarding any violent crimes, please contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, tip411 (anonymously), or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at (309) 673-9000.

**All suspects and arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. **