PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police are looking for a pair of suspects wanted for an armed robbery that happened early Tuesday morning.
Officers were called just after 12 a.m. to the area of N. Western and W. Rohmann Avenues on reports of a robbery.
PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers found the victim, a 59-year-old man, who said he was headed north on Western when two men approached him. He told police the men threw him to the ground before taking several items from him, with one of the suspects displaying a gun before they ran off.
The victim was taken to a hospital for minor injuries.
Police have not released any further information about the suspects, but are investigating.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Peoria Police at 309-673-4521. Tips can also be given anonymously through tip411 or CrimeStoppers at 309-673-9000.
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