PEORIA, Ill. — Matthew Hawkins, a 47-year-old Peoria County Sheriff’s deputy, was arrested Wednesday on charges of retail theft, burglary to a commercial business (Class 2 felony) and official misconduct (Class 3 felony).
The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Illinois State Police Zone 4 with a criminal investigation concerning a retail theft from a local business allegedly committed by one of their Deputies.
The ISP’s Division of Criminal Investigation in Zone 4 arrested and booked Hawkins at the Peoria County Jail without incident.
There was no mention by the Illinois State Police regarding what business was involved in the burglary.
The investigation is ongoing.
