PEORIA, Ill. – An East Bluff homeowner says he fended off several people who had broken in Sunday afternoon.
That’s according to Peoria Police, who say a burglary in progress was reported just after 1:30 p.m. near Arcadia and Indiana. The homeowner claims he arrived home to discover several people inside, and confronted them. The man allegedly got into a fight with one of them, before all the suspects fled.
Police say they found a gun in the home’s yard, but none of the suspects were located.
An investigation continues.
If you have any information regarding this incident or any violent crimes, please contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, tip411 (anonymously), or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at (309) 673-9000.
