Peoria Police Deparment

As temperatures rise and the summer months get closer, there’s a lot happening at the Peoria Police Department.

It’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and to celebrate, the dispatchers manning the phones 24 hours a day at the Peoria Emergency Communications Center opened its doors to spotlight the technology and people making fast emergency response possible.

Peoria police are investigating after two people in vehicles, including a child, were grazed by bullets in a shooting incident.

The December meeting of the Safety Network, a group of community leaders, citizens and law enforcement working to reduce gun violence in Peoria, confirmed the Cure Violence program is still on track to implementation.

The September meeting of the Peoria Safety Network included a new position at the Peoria Police Department, an update on the status of the proposed Cure Violence assessment and brainstorming on potential programs to combat crime.

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.

A new bill plans to change how Peoria Police respond to behavioral crisis calls by adding mental health care workers to their emergency team. If it succeeds in Peoria, it has the possibility of becoming the standard statewide.

The death of a Peoria woman on Wednesday is now under investigation as a homicide, marking the city's 27th murder of the year.

The Advisory Committee on Police-Community Relations met Thursday night for a town hall detailing community resources against violence.

Tuesday night’s city council meeting ended with calls for the community to do more about Peoria’s ongoing gun violence.