On Thursday, February 12, 2026, officers responded to a reported shoplifting in progress at JC Penney inside Northwoods Mall in Peoria, Illinois. Store employees reported that three women had concealed merchandise inside the store. When officers arrived, they detained two women and began investigating the report. During the investigation, officers questioned the suspects and gathered information from store employees regarding the alleged theft. As shown in the body camera footage, two suspects were ultimately taken into custody and transported to the Peoria County Jail for booking and processing. Based on the conduct documented in this body camera footage, the suspects could potentially face the following charge: *Retail Theft The third individual initially involved in the incident is not featured in the remainder of the video, and no further information regarding that individual's involvement or disposition is presented in the available footage. All individuals are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law #Bodycam #Shoplifting #RetailTheft #JCPenney #NorthwoodsMall #Police #Arrest #Peoria #Illinois #Crime

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