(PEORIA, IL) Friday, October 6, 2023, at approximately 12:45 p.m. A Peoria police officer had contact with a male juvenile in the area of Lincoln and Western.
The officer approached the juvenile and observed a handgun on the male’s person.
The
firearm was reported stolen.
The juvenile was taken into custody without incident and subsequently arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Unlawful Use of a Weapon Under 21, and Possession of a Stolen Firearm.
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. **