Peoria Police Department

Two people were injured after a hit-and-run accident Saturday morning in the 1400 block of Southwest Jefferson Avenue.

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.

Following a string of shootings this week, Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria says evidence has been seized related to the crimes, and social media rumors of threats against schools are unfounded.

Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria shared new details at a news conference Thursday afternoon on the three separate shooting incidents across the city between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

The Peoria community is reeling after a Wednesday night shooting in the 2200 block of West Marquette Avenue that injured six people, including two who are in critical condition.

The Peoria police behavioral health co-responder program, originally set to be up and running by the end of 2022, is one step closer to happening. But it needs a director first.

Becky Rossman, Peoria Community Against Violence CEO, announced Wednesday the organization faces an impending closure on Nov. 30 if it cannot come up with $300,000 to cover 12 months in operational expenses.

Peoria police say three men were wounded in two separate shooting incidents Saturday, with one victim hospitalized in critical condition.

Black and Latino drivers in the city of Peoria are disproportionately more likely to get pulled over by police than white motorists.

Peoria police responded to the intersection of Richwoods Boulevard and Molleck Drive shortly after 10 p.m. Monday for reports of a man shot in the leg. They discovered a juvenile unresponsive in the 3100 block of Molleck. He was pronounced dead on the scene.