CARBONDALE – On July 3, 2026, at 10:44 p.m., a City of Carbondale Police Officer conducted a vehicle traffic stop in the 600 block of East Grand Avenue.  During the traffic stop, officers observed a handgun inside the vehicle near the driver.  The driver, a 17-year-old male of Chaffee, MO, was arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.  Officers also located a box of firearm ammunition inside the vehicle. The juvenile was released to his parents pending a court appearance.  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!