PEORIA, IL – On Tuesday morning Peoria police received a complaint that a vehicle was allegedly stolen and that the suspect was just 11-years-old. Around 8 AM they were called to the 1900 block of Indiana Avenue where they began searching for the individual. A short time later, officers located and attempted to stop the stolen vehicle but they reportedly fled from officers. Authorities later recovered the vehicle and took the juvenile into custody and charged him with Motor Vehicle Theft and numerous traffic related offenses. The child was then released into the custody of his mother.
