Unlawful Use of a Weapon

(PEORIA, IL) Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at approximately 12:49 a.m. Peoria Police were dispatched to the 2700 block of W. Malone on a report of people fighting. Before arriving at the above location, officers were informed that a person in the group was armed with a handgun.

When police arrived, they observed an adult male armed with a handgun fleeing from the scene on foot.

After a brief foot chase officers apprehended the subject identified as 31-year-old Albert A. Smolley. Police also located a handgun with an extended magazine on the ground next to Smolley.

Smolley was subsequently arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, Possession of a Firearm Projectile, Possession of a Firearm without a Valid FOID Card, Resisting Police, and Obstructing an Officer.

He was transported to the Peoria County Jail.

If you have any information regarding any violent crimes, please contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, tip411 (anonymously), or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at (309) 673-9000.