(PEORIA, IL) Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at approximately 12:45 p.m. members of the Peoria Police Department’s Special Investigations Division (SID) observed a male juvenile who was reported to be armed with a handgun in the 3000 block of W. Lincoln.
Officers approached the juvenile (13 years old) and located a loaded handgun on his person.
The
juvenile was transported to the Peoria Police Department and subsequently arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, No FOID, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm Under 21.
The juvenile was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center.
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**All suspects and arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. **