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