Group breaks into construction site of new courthouse, Pekin IL

Burglary

Reported: 11/1/2025 05:29 PM

Pekin, IL

About 15 to 20 people broke into the construction site of the new courthouse. There may be mental health concerns involved. Officers are currently responding to the location near the courthouse property west side.

Audio|Source: Tazewell Sheriff/Pekin Police Main

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Transcript:

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Call are advised there about 15 to 20 people that broke into the area where the new courthouse is being built.

00:06

Caller is possible 96 issues.

00:09

Call 4, I copy.

00:11

And the caller say, earlier around.

00:16

Negative.

00:20

Temple.

00:25

I'll want to be right there.

00:28

No. No. No.

00:29

No problem.

00:35

Command 5.

00:37

All right.

00:44

I'll be right down there as well.

00:46

Why do we think to call her from what you said?

00:52

She gave the address of court in South 6th and that's not where the courthouse is being built.

00:59

She didn't have a whole lot of information and refused to give her name.

01:04

Ten-four. You also may Hazel County aware of that since that's there.

01:09

We'll check on it.

01:16

You can pull to.

01:20

Pazel, Sam, I'll be clear. No contact me.

01:24

Taylor.

01:30

Roger was having some issues with a big-pake-cone card.

01:34

He has food a lot and can you add it to his RMS and he's certified his trespass for family dollar tonight.

01:41

Okay.

01:42

More 33 steps.

01:45

Okay.

01:48

Taylor.

01:50

C10 steps.

01:53

And that works.

01:57

Tedlar. Tedlar.

02:03

Paul for in the area.

02:06

Tessler.

02:10

You can commit by?

02:13

Good.

02:18

I'm nearer outside of that property.

02:22

Time for.

02:27

Just to tap.

02:29

Good.

02:34

I'm near the courthouse.

02:37

Time for.

02:42

we have a call it south capitol and elizabeth or caller had advised there were about 1520 people that broke into the area where the new courthouse is being built possible 96 issues peacons out there currently that it's going to be in the area of the west side of the property

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