Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria

In a conversation with WCBU reporter Joe Deacon, Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria discusses the year-to-year reduction in homicides and gun crimes, and the department's efforts to continue those downward trends.

Peoria authorities are publicly releasing some materials related to the fatal shooting of 59-year-old Samuel "Vincent" Richmond, two months after the incident took place at a Peoria park.

In a conversation with WCBU reporter Joe Deacon, Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria talks about the department’s progress in his first year as chief and his expectations for the years ahead.

Peoria Public Schools director of school safety Demario Boone presented the survey results to the school board on Monday night.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali said the conversations around the council horseshoe about her trademark of the term "S-NET" and that group's meetings have become a distraction from the real issue of the violence disproportionately impacting Peoria's Black community.

Behavioral health co-responders will be working with law enforcement in four Illinois cities by the end of this year.

State and local officials are touting what they're calling a "historic" amount of resources invested into Peoria public safety in the new state budget.

Peoria police say more than 20 arrests were made Wednesday night during an anti-violence initiative collaboration between multiple law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals Service and the Illinois State Police.

The Peoria branch of the NAACP, Peoria Police Department, and Peoria County Sheriff's Office are working together to improve community relations.

Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria wants to build a more diverse force of officers.