(PEORIA, IL) Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at approximately 9:47 p.m. Peoria Police responded to the 3900 block of Baring Trace regarding an armed robbery at a local business.
When officers arrived, they located a witness who told police a subject entered the store wearing a mask and displayed a handgun. The suspect fled the store prior to police arrival. No one was injured.
Members of the Peoria Police Department’s Crime Scene Unit (CSU) responded to the scene and initiated an investigation. A K-9 was also brought in to check the area with negative results for the suspect.
The incident is under investigation. There is no suspect information.
If you have any information regarding this incident or 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. **