(PEORIA, IL) Friday, September 1, 2023, at approximately 12:36 a.m. Peoria Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle that ran a stop sign near Thrush and Sheridan. The vehicle was also reported stolen.
The driver of the stolen vehicle ignored officers’ attempts to pull over and fled at a high rate of speed. Officers did not pursue.
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short time later the vehicle crashed into a concrete guard in the 2300 block of Sheridan. Officers then observed two males exit the vehicle and flee on foot.
After a short foot pursuit officers apprehended both males, one juvenile and one adult.
They were both taken into custody.
The 17-year-old male was arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Resisting Police.
21-year-old Quandarius T. Jones was arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Resisting Police.
The juvenile was transported to JDC.
Jones was transported to the Peoria County Jail.
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**All suspects and arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. **