PEORIA, Ill. — Police arrested 7 juveniles in connection to a burglary and theft at a local car dealership.
On Monday Peoria Police responded to Scherer Mazda at 2300 West Pioneer Parkway, regarding a business burglary.
Officers found broken glass as the method of entry, along with two stolen vehicles.
Police located one of the stolen vehicles around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday at Oregon and Montana.
According to Public Information Officer Amy Dotson, it was during the traffic stop that the four suspects were linked to the theft.
Around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, police found the second stolen vehicle in the 3000 block of West Montana along with three other suspects. All were taken into custody without incident.
The juveniles arrested, five males and two females, range from 10 to 15 years of age, and were transported to the PPD Juvenile Criminal Investigations Division for interview purposes.
“All seven juveniles arrested in this incident have previously been arrested in multiple other incidents involving stolen vehicles,” according to Dotson.
Police say that due to their ages, no further information will be released.
