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POLICE DEPARTMENT2 days agoAgencyPossession of a Weapon by a Felon (PEORIA, IL) Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at approximately 3:54 p.m. members of the Peoria Police Department’s Special Investigations Division (SID) executed a search warrant at a residence in the 1400 block of S. Easton for the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. Once inside the residence officers located drug equipment and a handgun. The suspect identified as 54-year-old Willie E. Dillard was taken into custody on a traffic stop prior to the search warrant. Dillard was transported to the Peoria Police Department for interviewing purposes and subsequently arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was 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. **3Like
PEORIA COUNTY2+ weeks agoAgencySCAM ALERT! The Peoria County Treasurer's Office has been made aware of scam letters that have been delivered in the area claiming that the recipients' taxes have not been paid in full. The letter (seen here) is not an official Peoria County communication despite having our name on the top. There are a few ways to tell that this is a scam: 1.) The letter uses scare tactics combined with a sense of urgency, such as the instructions to act on a debt within only a few days of the letter being sent. 2.) The phone number on the letter can't be found on any official Peoria County materials, such as our website. 3.) The letter does not have any sort of address to visit or send physical materials to, such as the Peoria County Courthouse. If you believe you may be seeing a scam in action, you can report it to the Peoria County Victim Services Coordinator at (309) 697-7855 during regular business hours.29Like20
POLICE DEPARTMENT4 days agoAgencyAggravated UUW (PEORIA, IL) Friday, May 31, 2024, at approximately 11:54 p.m. Peoria Police conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle violation at the intersection of Hamilton and Washington Street. When officers approached the vehicle, they made contact with three adult males inside. During the stop, officers determined there was probable cause to search the vehicle. During the search officers located a loaded firearm and ammunition inside. The passenger identified as 29-year-old Tyraze M. Turner was arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm without a Valid FOID Card, and Unlawful Possession of Firearm Ammunition without a FOID Card. He was 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. **2Like
POLICE DEPARTMENTyesterdayAgencyAggravated UUW/Possession of a Stolen Handgun (PEORIA, IL) Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at approximately 7:25 p.m. members of the Peoria Police Department’s Special Investigations Division (SID) made contact with a group of male juveniles in the 2200 block of NE Perry. During the course of this investigation, officers located a loaded handgun with an extended magazine on the person of one of the subjects. (17 years old). The firearm was reported stolen. A BB gun was located on the person of a second juvenile (14years old). He was issued a violation for the BB gun and released from the scene. The 17-year-old male was transported to the Peoria Police Department for interviewing purposes and subsequently arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, No FOID, and Possession of a Firearm Under 21. The male 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. **2Like
POLICE DEPARTMENT4 days agoAgencyAggravated UUW/Poss. of a Handgun Under 21 (PEORIA, IL) Friday, May 31, 2024, at approximately 11:10 a.m. members of the Peoria Police Department’s Special Investigations Division (SID), observed a wanted subject enter the passenger seat of a vehicle in the 100 block of W. Beverly Court and drive away. Officers observed the vehicle come to a stop at a business in the 2300 block of N. Knoxville. The wanted male identified as 21-year-old Jyvonnie J. Williams exited the vehicle and went inside the business where he was apprehended by police without incident. Officers also made contact with the driver of the vehicle identified as 18-year-old Neziah A. Chambers. During a search of the vehicle police located a loaded handgun. Chambers was subsequently arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm without a valid FOID Card, and Unlawful Possession of a Handgun under 21 Years Old. Williams was arrested for Domestic Battery for a previous incident. Both subjects 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) 673-9000.3Like
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