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Carbondale Police Press Release - Missing/Runaway Juvenile
NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
August 13, 2025
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – Missing/Runaway Juvenile
CARBONDALE - The City of Carbondale Police Department is requesting assistance from the public in locating Dametrious P. Nelson, age 16 of Carbondale. Dametrious was last seen on August 13, 2025, at about 12:53 a.m. in the 3000 block of West Sunset Drive. Dametrious is described as 5'10" tall, weighing 155 pounds, with brown eyes and a black shoulder-length dreadlock hairstyle. Dametrious was wearing a white shirt, blue pants, a black jacket, and white shoes. Dametrious has a backpack that may contain different clothing. Dametrious may also be in the Marion area, where he has family. Anyone with information about Dametrious is encouraged to contact the Police Department at the numbers listed below. The investigation remains active and ongoing.
Dametrious P. Nelson, age 16 of Carbondale
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at (618) 549-2121. You may also call the Carbondale/SIU Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (618) 549-COPS (2677) or the Murphysboro/Jackson County anonymous tip line at (618) 687-COPS (2677). Anonymous tips may also be made by selecting the “Crime Stoppers” tab on this website’s main page. Please help yourself and your county, its communities, and the university campus by using these numbers if you witness or have any information about a crime. Cash rewards for information that leads to an arrest are also made anonymously. Remember, crime doesn’t pay, but Crime Stoppers does!
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