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Carbondale Police Press Release - Mental Health Crisis Intervention

3/27/2024 - 7:47 AM

NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
March, 27 2024
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On March 25, 2024, at approximately 3:00 a.m., City of Carbondale police officers responded to the 200 block of West Main Street in response to a person suffering from a mental health crisis. Officers located the individual sitting on the edge of a roof threatening self-harm by jumping from the roof. Officers went up on the roof and were able to talk the person safely down. The Carbondale Fire Department assisted in providing the ladder truck for officers and the individual to climb down safely. No injuries occurred. The individual was taken to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale for a mental health evaluation.     

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.