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Carbondale Police Press Release - Aggravated Arson
NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
November 18, 2025
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On November 13, 2025, at around 8:30 p.m., City of Carbondale Police Officers responded to the 1400 block of North Illinois Avenue for a report of an arson in progress. Officers arrived to find the residence was on fire, but no one was still inside. The suspect, Martin M. Ramirez, 57, of Carbondale, attempted to flee in his vehicle but was stopped and arrested by responding officers. Ramirez was found to be in possession of a loaded firearm at the time of his arrest. Ramirez was arrested for Aggravated Arson, Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and Endangering the Life and Health of a Child. Ramirez was incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail pending a detention hearing. There were no injuries as a result of the incident. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the police department at the numbers listed below. The investigation remains active and ongoing.
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! For more information about Crime Stoppers, please follow the QR Code.
The mission of the Carbondale Police Department is to work in partnership with our community to preserve life, protect human rights, protect property and improve quality of life by providing police service to all in a fair, sensitive, and professional manner.