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A 77-year-old man from New York State has died after he was found in a remote area of rural Peoria County.
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Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins said "several wrong decisions" by two teens led to one of them losing his life earlier this month.
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The girl told deputies that the driver told her he had candy in his trunk and asked her to get in the car.
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The Peoria County Coroner says an autopsy showed no signs of a struggle or physical harm on the body of a woman found in the Illinois River.
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An off-duty deputy of the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office faces a charge of DUI while driving his marked squad car.
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The Peoria County Sheriff's Office says one person is injured after a shooting Sunday.
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In a wide-ranging interview with WCBU, Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins discusses how the no-cash bail system has impacted the jail population, addressing infrastructure needs at the facility, and other issues related to county law enforcement.
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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.
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Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says a 32-year old woman and her 8-year old son both suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died instantly. The woman's husband has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder.
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A 32-year-old woman and an 8-year-old boy are dead after a shooting Thursday morning in West Peoria.