Two arrested on charges accusing them of having a stolen license plate, a stolen car, and stolen power tools

PEORIA, Ill. – Two area residents are accused by Peoria Police of having a stolen car, with a stolen license plate, and stolen power tools.

Police say a license plate reader detected the stolen plate from Waukegan around 7:30 Thursday night, then officers figured out that the car it was on was also stolen.

Police didn’t say where specifically the car was found at, but do say that a search of it also turned up what they called “multiple stolen power tools.”

Officers arrested Joslyn Pitts, 36, and Kevin O’Keefe, 48 on charges of Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Possession of Stolen Property. O’Keefe also faces a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance.

Both are jailed.