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Contact: Semone Roth, Communications Specialist/Peoria Police Department
Phone: 309-620-2047
Email: sroth@peoriagov.org
Aggravated UUW/Poss. Handgun Under 21
PPD Incident #26-41865
(PEORIA, IL) On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Peoria Police officers observed a wanted subject in the 600 block of W. RB Garrett Avenue.
Police then approached the subject, identified as 18-year-old Demarcus Crowder, and took him into custody without incident.
During the arrest, officers recovered a handgun from Crowder's possession. The firearm was equipped with an illegal full-auto switch, converting it into a machine gun, and contained a high-capacity drum magazine.
Crowder was arrested and charged with Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Unlawful Possession of a Handgun Under 21, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (Machine Gun), Unlawful Possession of a Firearm Without a Valid FOID Card, and Unlawful Possession of Firearm Ammunition Without a Valid FOID Card (Incident #26-41865).
Additionally, Crowder was taken into custody on charges of Aggravated Battery – Discharge of a Firearm, Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and Aggravated Domestic Battery related to Incident #26-28923. He was also arrested on a Peoria County warrant for Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle (WOF 25JD16).
Crowder was transported to the Peoria County Jail.
Anyone with information regarding any violent crimes is encouraged to contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, tip411 (anonymous), or Crime Stoppers at (309) 673-9000.
**All suspects and arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. **
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