PEORIA, Ill. — A 14-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday after Peoria Police recovered a handgun during an investigation on the city’s North Side.
Officers responded around 5:30 p.m. to the 1800 block of North New York Street after receiving a report of a juvenile armed with a handgun.
According to police, officers located a 14-year-old matching the description provided. During the investigation, officers searched the juvenile and recovered a handgun.
The teen was taken into custody without incident and arrested on preliminary charges of aggravated assault, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possessing a firearm without a FOID card and unlawful possession of a firearm by a person under 21.
He was transported to the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center.
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