Peoria Police Department

Peoria police are investigating the city’s 25th homicide of the year after a man was shot Friday night in Central Peoria.

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

An analysis of DUI arrests by Peoria police over the past 6½ years shows a sharp annual decline, from 222 in 2015 to 109 and 110 in the past two years — to just 28 through the first six months of 2021.

The suspect was interviewed Friday in connection with the death of 23-year-old Treek Booker-Lawson and subsequently arrested for first-degree murder.

A 14-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy suffered injuries in a shooting Tuesday night in South Peoria.

A woman has died following a two-vehicle crash Monday morning on Peoria's south side. The incident happened shortly before 4:30 a.m. near the intersection of SW Washington and Chicago streets.

Peoria Police are investigating the death of a man found Saturday morning in South Peoria as a homicide. According to Lt. J. Matthew Briggs, police were called to the 2700 block of West Latrobe Street after 9 a.m., and found the man in the yard of a residence.

Peoria police say they have made an arrest in a July 4 shooting in the Averyville neighborhood that left one man dead and three other people wounded.

Peoria's new police chief is now officially on the job. Eric Echevarria was sworn in during a ceremony in Peoria City Council chamber on Friday.

A woman and a 15-year-old boy face charges tied to Wednesday morning’s shooting death of a juvenile in South Peoria.