Police agencies from around the state chased down a group of BMW SUVs stolen from a Peoria dealership on Thursday.
The Illinois State Police said the Grundy County Sheriff's Office took the lead on recovering the vehicles, sighted on eastbound Interstate 80 in Grundy County.
The sheriff's office said three of the stolen vehicles were stopped with spike strips. Sheriff Ken Briley said the occupants of the vehicles were picked up by a chase vehicle last seen in the area of Interstate 80 and Interstate 355.
Three of the four stolen vehicles were recovered.
Updated: March 11, 2022 at 3:35 PM CST
It turns out the BMWs which led police on a chase on Interstate 80 in Grundy County yesterday [THURS] weren't actually stolen from Peoria, after all.
Peoria police spokesperson Semone Roth says police responded to a business burglary in the 1700 block of West Pioneer Parkway just before 7 in the morning yesterday. Suspects fled the scene in several SUV's, but they weren't from a Peoria dealership.
An unoccupied, stolen BMW found in the parking lot of the business was traced back to Springfield.
Multiple agencies are investigating the auto thefts.
