(PEORIA, IL) Saturday, March 9, 2024, at approximately 4:57 p.m. Peoria Police with assistance from a License Plate Reader (LPR) located a stolen vehicle near the 900 block of N. Garfield.
Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but it fled at a high rate of speed. Police did not pursue.
Officers eventually located the stolen vehicle abandoned in the 1800 block of W. Martin. Police observed several stolen items inside the vehicle.
During a search of the area, officers located two female juvenile suspects in the 1800 block of W. Kettelle. Both juveniles were taken into custody and transported to the Peoria Police Department for interviewing purposes.
A 15-year-old female was subsequently arrested for Resisting Police and Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle.
A 16-year-old female was subsequently arrested for Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle, Resisting Police, and an Active Warrant.
Both females were 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. **