Carbondale Alerts
Carbondale Police Press Release– Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Weapon
NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
March 10, 2026
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On March 9, 2026, at approximately 5:05 p.m., City of Carbondale Police Officers observed an individual illegally gambling and conducting narcotics sales in the 700 block of South Lewis Lane. Officers arrested Simeon C. Patterson, 32, of Carbondale, and found him to be in possession of cannabis, cocaine, and a firearm previously reported stolen to the Carbondale Police Department.
During the investigation, officers applied for and received a search warrant for the residence. Additional evidence of firearms violations was seized upon execution of the warrant.
Patterson was arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Armed Violence. Patterson was incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail pending a detention hearing. 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.