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Posted on: June 6, 2025

[ARCHIVED] Strong Arm Robbery

(PEORIA, IL) Thursday, June 5, 2025, at approximately 11:33 a.m., Peoria Police responded to the 200 block of N. Webster on a report of a robbery.

When officers arrived, they made contact with the adult female victim, who told police she was approached by two unknown males while standing on her porch. The suspects then grabbed the victim, took her purse, and fled the scene on foot. The victim was not injured.

Officers conducted a search of the area for the suspects with negative results.

This incident is under investigation. There is currently no suspect information.

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

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