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Stolen vehicles, drugs found in multi-agency search of rural Peoria County home

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The Peoria County Sheriff's Office says officers recovered two stolen vehicles and dozens of fraudulent vehicle titles during a Friday morning search of a home in rural Peoria County.

According to a news release, the Central Illinois Emergency Response Team, Peoria Police Department and Peoria County Sheriff's Office searched the home at 7504 S. Hanna City Glasford Road around 8:30 a.m.

The Greater Peoria Auto Crimes Task Force arrived after investigators found the stolen vehicles, 40 fraudulent titles and six removed catalytic converters. The sheriff's office said they also found ketamine, methamphetamine, packaging equipment and scales on the property.

Officials say Robert Blue, 36, of Glasford, was arrested for unlawful possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine.

According to a Facebook post, the Auto Crimes Task Force also has charged Blue with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, multiple types of unlawful possession of a title document, unlawful display of a registration and unlawful possession of catalytic converter.

An unnamed male and female also were found at the home and arrested on Fulton County warrants.

Collin Schopp is a reporter at WCBU. He joined the station in 2022.