Off topic- Police announce arrest in Peoria home break-ins

[Da Coach]

The Peoria police called a press conference a short time ago to announce an arrest in the string of Peoria residential break-ins and robberies.

This is the person arrested. He is likely part of a group, and more arrests may be coming-

https://www.facebook.com/1470wmbd/posts/10151707007881114?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

https://twitter.com/JournoBuedel/status/405172249990148096/photo/1

[wily coyote]

That is great news now arrest the rest of these scum bags. Get em off the street and put them away for the rest of their stinking lives.

[tornado]

I am happy they have nabbed the suspect - hope they have enough to convict the guy... and get the rest of them...

[bradleyfan124]

For their punishment turn them into referees and make them stand in front of Mark Scott at the Bradley games

[Chico]

Way to go Chief S. now go get the rest.

[Chico]

Another news conference at 9:00 tonight. Hope it's good news.

[Da Coach]

Peoria Police announce three more arrests in home invasion cases: Blair A Johnson, 20, Marvin Payton, 22, and Stefan Tyray Crayton, 19.

[tornado]

now it is four more in custody in these cases, one new name plus the three above


Stefan Tyray Crayton, 19
Blair A. Johnson, 20
Marvin Theadore Payton, 22
and Lorenzo Crayton, 22, Stefan Crayton's brother

[tornado]

an interesting twist to this story is that certain people in positions of authority had said (off the official record and not reported in the paper) that these crimes were NOT random attacks but hinted that there were reasons (such as vengeance for prior legal issues, disgruntled relatives, drugs or gambling debts) that caused the attackers to target the homes they broke in to...

well - the police chief now has a little egg on his face and at least one of the victims is saying so

[bradleyfan124]

They should thank their lucky stars the bums got arrested. I know several people loading up and ready for them. They might have walked into the wrong house

[tornado]

I am a little surpised at the stupidity of these crooks...

using the exact same MO over and over - causing the cops to kinda know what they were looking for and sooner or later someone was going to give a tip that they had seen or knew of people stashing or storing or fencing the loot... or talking about - as a tip did indeed put the cops onto their trail.
Anyway - the more people involved - and they had five in the gang- then the more someone with loose lips or a stupid act like trying to sell a ring or other item would alert authorities.

plus - if you steal used electronic stuff like flat screen TV's - even tho they are expensive - they are large, hard to stash, and hard to convert to cash -
and even if they can be converted - you had better not do it locally where the cops are watching and you're only going to get a nickle or a dime on the dollar of what they are worth - so even a whole carload of them is risking big time jail sentence for a few hundreds of dollars of loot that still has to be split 5-ways.

Lastly it sounds like the police readily found a large percentage of the stolen goods stashed in the homes & garages of the suspects - so hanging on to this stuff & being found in possession of it is obviously one of the strongest parts of the evidence that will convict them

[wily coyote]

I know one of the victums and I would volunteer to be on their juries. Can't image what they went through and what it would have been like. I hope they hang the bas---ds.