24 armed robberies since the end of December!

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UPDATE 2 Thursday, February 12: Robbery at Spottted Cow
Police still are investigating the armed robbery of a local restaurant. At about 8:40 p.m. Monday, two men armed with guns robbed the Spotted Cow at 718 W. Glen Ave. and escaped on foot with an undetermined amount of cash. A description of the robbers was not available from police Monday night. No one in the restaurant was injured. Police have not made any arrests.

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Journal Star
Posted Feb 11, 2009 @ 09:20 AM

Two armed gunmen rob Central Peoria gas station

For the second time in about as many weeks, masked gunmen robbed a Central Peoria gas station. About 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, two males entered Circle K, 2416 N. University St., and demanded money from the clerk.

One of the males, armed with two guns, ordered a lone customer to lie face down on the floor while he yanked the victim's wallet out of his pocket, reports stated. The other robber, also armed, turned his attention on the clerk, stealing an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register.

Witnesses reported seeing the men run south on University toward MacQueen Avenue after the robbery.

On Jan. 26, three men robbed the same gas station, pilfering cigarettes and taking money from the safe.

That crime, like Tuesday's, remains unsolved and comes on the heels of more than two dozen similar robberies plaguing the city since the end of December.

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WHAT two dozen (24) robberies since the "end of December". This is February 11th, so that means that there are armed robberies occurring in Peoria at the rate of 1 (one) every other day. Therefore, this last robbery, which happened on Tuesday afternoon (yesterday), means we are due for another armed robbery either this evening (Wednesday) or by end of day Thursday.

Damn, Peoria this is messed up! No wonder PJStar.com has disabled comments. Just in case you missed the info in the PJStar about the other robberies that have retailers so concerned, go here.

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UPDATE 1: Crime maps are being updated as you read this by the blogger at A Dark Quiet Room, if you would like a copy of his map, you can get one by contacting him. However, I will post it as soon as he sends me a copy.

Additionally, Reverend Harvey Burnett, who was Mario McGee's godfather has the following CALL TO ACTION on his blog:

Please join me at 6:30 PM Thursday evening at Higher Dimensions Worship Ctr. at 2610 W. Nebraska Peoria, IL. (Pastor Bob Randle).

Please pass this urgent request on to associates and other pastors who may also be interested in taking strong action against this (these) community terrorist group(s). Thank you and God bless you greatly.

Pastor Harvey BurnettPeoria Assn. Of Pastors For Community & Spiritual Renewal Peoria, IL. 61615 (309)688.6599ofc. (309)648.8659cell

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Check out Pastor Burnett's entry on his past and current efforts to help fight crime here in Peoria on the blog for the Peoria Association of Pastors for Community and Spiritual Renewal.