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Posted on: March 21, 2024

[ARCHIVED] 3/21/24 Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle/Poss. Controlled Substance

(PEORIA, IL) Thursday, March 21, 2024, at approximately 3:34 a.m. Peoria Police located a stolen vehicle in the 1600 block of N. Bigelow. The vehicle was found to be occupied by three adult females. All three individuals were detained.
The driver, 39-year-old Tanijury V. Lawshea was subsequently arrested for Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle and Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance.
The passengers were identified as 32-year-old Kayla McMahan and 27-year-old Ashley M. Jones. McMahan was subsequently arrested for Criminal Trespass to a Motor Vehicle. Jones was subsequently arrested for Criminal Trespass to a Motor Vehicle, Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Unlawful Possession of 
Drug Paraphernalia.
All three females were 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.
**All suspects and arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. **

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