PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police have arrested another two people in connection with a string of armed robberies that occurred over the summer.
Police said Thursday evening they arrested Omarvelous Blakes, 19, and a 17-year-old male at a home on West Hanssler they searched Wednesday morning.
Two guns and illegal drugs – one of the guns being reported as stolen – were allegedly found in the home.
The armed robberies occurred between late-June and early August.
Blakes and the juvenile both face charges of Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm Under 21, Defacing a Firearm, and Possession of a Controlled Substance, and both remain in custody.
A 16-year-old male and another 17-year-old male were arrested in September.
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