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Posted on: July 24, 2025

[ARCHIVED] Armed Robbery

(PEORIA, IL) Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at approximately 12:18 p.m., Peoria Police were dispatched to the 1000 block of W. Butler on a report of a Postal Worker robbed at gunpoint.

When officers arrived, they made contact with the female victim (62 years old), who told police she was approached by an unknown male who displayed a handgun and stole personal property from her. The victim was not injured.

The suspect then fled the scene on foot.

Police, along with a K9 officer, conducted a search of the area for the suspect with negative results.

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

If you have any information about this incident or any violent crimes, please contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through tip411 or by calling Crime Stoppers at (309) 673-9000.

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