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Carbondale Police Press Release - False Report to Police /Traffic Crash Update
NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
December 6, 2024
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On November 26, 2024, at 5:15 p.m., City of Carbondale police officers and firefighters responded to the 500 block of South Forest Street regarding a vehicle that crashed into a house. The vehicle's owner, Aaron Allison, 34 of Carbondale, reported it had been stolen from the 900 block of West Main while he was in a store. Witnesses reported that the driver of the vehicle fled on foot after it crashed into the house. Carbondale detectives investigated and determined that Aaron Allison was the driver of the vehicle when it crashed. They confirmed Allison fled the scene of the crash and then returned to the scene and falsely reported his vehicle as having been stolen. Detectives arrested Allison for charges of False Report to a Police Officer and he was released pending a court appearance. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the police department at the numbers listed below. The investigation remains active and ongoing.
Prior Release - On November 26, 2024, at 5:15 p.m., City of Carbondale police officers and firefighters responded to the 500 block of South Forest Street regarding a vehicle that crashed into a house. The crash caused a fire to start in the house. Carbondale firefighters extinguished the fire and the home sustained significant damage. The residents were home at the time of the crash and all escaped the residence without injury.
It was learned from witnesses, that the driver of the vehicle fled the scene on foot after the crash. The suspect is described as a white male wearing a white tee shirt. He was last seen running west on West Cherry Street. It was then reported to officers, that the vehicle had been stolen from a parking lot in the 900 block of West Main Street minutes before it crashed into the residence on South Forest. As of this release, the identity of the driver of the vehicle has not been determined. The case remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Carbondale Police Department at the numbers listed below.
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.