NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
June 30th, 2023
Criminal Damage to Property Investigations
For Immediate Release –
Carbondale – The City of Carbondale Police Department is investigating several reports of Criminal Damage to Property occurring between 06-27-23 and 06-30-23. The damage occurred between midnight and 5:00 a.m. in the 800, 900, 1400, and 1800 blocks of West Main Street, as well as the 100 block of North Illinois Avenue. Four of the five incidents occurred at a law firms and involved the suspect damaging property with rocks or pieces of concrete. The most recent incident involved damage to a retail store. The suspect has been captured on surveillance video wearing a dark-colored “Huk” brand shirt, a white and blue or black hat, and hiking-style boots or shoes. The incidents are believed to be related. Below are some of the images collected in the course of the investigation so far. The investigation into these incidents is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information about this 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.
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.