(PEORIA, IL) On Saturday, January 27, 2024, at approximately 7:25 p.m. Peoria Police were dispatched to a business in the 3700 block of N. Sterling regarding an armed robbery that just occurred.
When officers arrived, they made contact with the business owner who told police he was approached by two males wearing ski masks, and gloves, and carrying handguns.
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victim also told officers the suspects physically attacked him, took an undisclosed amount of cash, and fled the scene on foot. The victim suffered minor injuries.
Officers conducted a search of the area for the suspects with negative results.
This incident is under investigation.
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.