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Posted on: October 2, 2023

10/2/23 Fatal Accident

(PEORIA, IL) Sunday, October 1, 2023, at approximately 6:33 p.m. Peoria Police responded to the intersection of Western and Garden on a call of a pedestrian hit by a truck. 
When officers arrived on scene, they located an adult male down near a da...
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Posted on: October 2, 2023

10/2/23 Shot Spotter/UUW

(PEORIA, IL) Saturday, September 30, 2023, at approximately 5:21 a.m. Peoria Police responded to the 1300 block of W. John H. Gwynn Jr. Avenue on a Shot Spotter alert of one round fired.
When officers arrived, they observed an adult male running away from ...
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Posted on: October 2, 2023

10/2/23 Accidental Discharge

(PEORIA, IL) Friday, September 29, 2023, at approximately 8:55 p.m. Peoria Police were dispatched to the 3800 block of W. Warwick regarding a shot fired.
When officers arrived, they learned that two juveniles were playing with a handgun when it went off an...
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Posted on: September 27, 2023

9/27/23 Death Investigation

(PEORIA, IL) Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at approximately 7:20 a.m. Peoria Police were called to the 300 block of E. Arcadia on a call of a person deceased.
When officers arrived, they located an adult male who was not responsive. 
The cause and...
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Posted on: September 27, 2023

9/27/23 Aggravated UUW/Poss. of a Stolen Handgun

(PEORIA, IL) Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at approximately 4:22 p.m. members of the Peoria Police Department’s Special Investigations Division (SID) observed two male juveniles that matched the description of individuals connected to an earlier stolen veh...
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Posted on: September 26, 2023

9/26/23 Armed Robbery

(PEORIA, IL) Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at approximately 12:28 a.m. Peoria Police were dispatched to the 2200 block of N. Central on a report of an armed robbery.
When officers arrived, they located an adult male who told police he was approached by four...
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Posted on: September 26, 2023

9/26/23 Aggravated UUW/Armed Robbery

(PEORIA, IL) Monday, September 25, 2023, at approximately 2:15 p.m. members of the Peoria Police Department’s Special Investigations Division (SID) observed a wanted subject at a business in the 600 block of W. Main. The wanted subject identifie...
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Posted on: September 26, 2023

9/26/23 UUW/Aggravated Discharge/Flee Elude

(PEORIA, IL) Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at approximately 2:12 a.m. Peoria Police responded to a call regarding a U-Haul driving through yards and shots being fired from the vehicle in the 2400 block of Camille.
A short time later, officers located the U-...
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