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Carbondale Police Press Release - Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by Felon
NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
11-27-23
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On November 23, 2023 at 4:58 p.m. City of Carbondale police officers responded to a residence in the 500 block of East Sycamore Street regarding a disturbance. During the course of the investigation, officers learned Larry M. Williams, age 40 of Carbondale, pointed a firearm at, and threatened to harm the victim during a personal dispute. Officers recovered the firearm and arrested Williams for Unlawful Use or Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and incarcerated him in the Jackson County Jail. There were no injuries reported as a result of the incident. The investigation into the incident is active and on-going
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!
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.