NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
October 21, 2026
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On October 18, 2026, at 4:31 a.m., City of Carbondale Police officers responded to the 1200 block of East Grand Avenue for a report of a Burglary to a Motor Vehicle.  Officers learned the victim saw two males wearing dark colored clothing two males burglarizing the vehicle.  The suspects fled before the officers arrived, but officers determined that three males were involved and that they appeared to be juveniles.  Officers learned a firearm inside the vehicle had been stolen by the suspects. During the investigation, officers learned the identity of the individual who stole the firearm.  On October 20, 2026, officers recovered the stolen firearm and arrested the suspect, a 17- year-old juvenile male from Herrin, for Burglary to Motor Vehicle and Possession of a Stolen Firearm. The juvenile was incarcerated in a regional juvenile detention facility pending a detention hearing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the police department at the numbers listed below.  The investigation is 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.