Congratulations to the Peoria Police Department in the apprehension of the home invasion suspects. This was much more than a home invasion spree. These invaders crossed some kind of bounds in assaulting and terrorizing the victims. If they had not been apprehended, the spree would probably only have continued.

Given human nature and their previous successes, the robberies would only have become more frequent, the invaders bolder, and the results more serious. Eventually, they would have come upon a homeowner who had a gun and was willing to protect his or her home and family. This could have led to severe injury or death to the victims and/or invaders.

The prognosis if this terror streak had continued was bad. So the police, in apparently stopping this spree, have not only stopped the loss of property but potentially the loss of life.

Jim Whittinghill