NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
March 19, 2026
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE –On March 14, 2026, at 2:09 a.m., City of Carbondale Police Officers responded to the 900 block of West Main Street in reference to a burglary alarm. Upon arrival, officers found damage to the entry door, but the suspects had already fled the area.  During the investigation, officers learned that three suspects drove to the area in a dark-colored vehicle and parked in the 200 block of North Oakland Avenue at about 1:55 a.m. The suspects exited the vehicle and walked to the business, where they damaged the entry door and stole merchandise.  The suspects fled back to the vehicle and, at about 2:08 a.m. drove north on North Oakland Avenue.
 
On 03-18-2026, officers identified one of the suspects as Clayton R. Haley, 19 of Marion. Haley was located and arrested for Burglary and incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail pending a detention hearing. Two additional suspects have been identified as juvenile males from Carbondale, but they have not yet been located. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the police department at the numbers listed below. The investigation remains active and ongoing.

The prior release incorrectly identified the incident location at East Main Street. 

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.