Machines turning on their human masters:
It sounds like the plot of science fiction movie, but it actually happened to a Peoria punk who police say likes to burglarize vehicles.
The 16-year-old was bragging to his homies about stealing from a car when his mobile phone spontaneously called the police. Perhaps his phone had a one-touch button to call 911, or the kid dialed the numbers by mistake while scratching himself. But little did the chatty guy know, cops b
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What's the difference between a "speed-enforcement campaign" and a "speed trap?"
Well, maybe it's just the terminology, says Mike Tellef, spokesman for the Peoria Police Department. But speed traps are typically set up where the posted speed limit is artificially low, and where cops try to stay hidden, he adds.
Neither of these things define Peoria's latest anti-speeding effort on 91st Avenue between Thunderbird and Bell roads.
Avery Lowe is suspected of robbing nearly $1 million worth of jewelery from a Peoria store.A 17-year-old Phoenix kid turned himself in to police Tuesday after authorities say he was identified as the person responsible for the strong-arm robbery of a jewelery store last week.Avery Lowe robbed the London Gold Jewelry Store at 7311 W. Bell Road for an estimated $1 million in retail, according to police.Lowe must be one of the only people on the planet who wouldn't automatically assume that a je
