(PEORIA, IL) Thursday, February 15, 2024, at approximately 4:40 p.m. Peoria Police were dispatched to the 2300 block of W. Starr regarding a residential burglary in progress.
When officers arrived, they immediately surrounded the residence.
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short time later, the suspect, a 13-year-old male attempted to flee the residence through the back door and was quickly apprehended by officers and taken into custody.
The juvenile was subsequently arrested for Residential Burglary, Criminal Damage to Property, Possession of Burglary Tools, and Resisting Police.
The 13-year-old 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. **