(PEORIA, IL) Friday, May 24, 2024, at approximately 1:32 a.m. Peoria Police were dispatched to the 1200 block of N. University Street on a report of four juveniles attempting to break into a vehicle.
When officers arrived, they did not locate any of the suspects.
While searching the area officers located a group of juveniles matching the description of the subjects in the 1300 block of Underhill.
As officers approached the group they immediately fled on foot. After a brief foot chase two male juveniles, both 15-years-old were apprehended by police. The other two subjects were not located.
Both juveniles were issued citations for curfew violations.
One of the males was arrested for Attempted Burglary to a Motor Vehicle and Obstructing a Police Officer.
The juvenile was 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. **