(PEORIA, IL) Friday, April 4, 2025, at approximately 7:27 a.m. Peoria Police responded to the 1200 block of SW St. Martin on a report of a Home Invasion where a male subject kicked in the front door of the residence, stole the victim’s vehicle, and fled the scene.
A short time later, with the assistance of a License Plate Reader (LPR), officers located the stolen vehicle in the 400 block of W. Hansler. As police approached the vehicle it sped away at a high rate of speed. Officers did not pursue.
While fleeing police, the subject identified as 33-year-old Ishmiel D. Gates lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a house in the 1500 block of W. Wilcox. Gates then fled the scene on foot. No one inside the home was injured.
After a short foot pursuit, Gates was apprehended near the Gale WB ramp of I-74.
Gates was subsequently arrested for Resisting Police, Home Invasion, Domestic Battery, Criminal Damage to Property, Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle, Burglary, Aggravated Fleeing, Reckless Driving, and Traffic Violations.
Gates was transported to the Peoria County Jail.
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.