Peoria Police

Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said 58-year-old Tamara Schaidle of Peoria died from drowning.

A 14-year old male was brought to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound after a shooting the evening of Saturday, Mar. 18.

Representatives from the California-based gunfire location company ShotSpotter visited Peoria last week to field questions and present a new initiative at the March meeting of the Peoria Safety Network.

A former Peoria Public Schools employee was arrested after police say they discovered evidence of an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year old.

The Peoria Friendship House of Christian Service is reviving a program to help divert young people with misdemeanors away from violence.

A search warrant filed two days after the police shooting of 59-year-old Samuel Vincent Richmond provides new details on the hours before his death.

His daughter, Eterica Bradley, the next to youngest of his eight children, says he was outgoing, lovable and joyful.

The Peoria County Coroner's office has identified the man who died as 24-year-old Jamarion Lee.

The August meeting of the Peoria Safety Network featured new crime data from the Peoria Police Department, an update on a proposed Cure Violence assessment, and two new sources of potential funding for local violence prevention programs.

A Peoria police officer was hospitalized Saturday after he was hit by a car while he responding to an earlier hit-and-run crash.