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Carbondale Police Press Release - Missing Person
NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
November 3, 2025
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – Missing Person
CARBONDALE - The City of Carbondale Police Department is requesting assistance from the public in locating Charles W. Williams, 38, of Carbondale. Charles was last seen on either October 6 or October 10, 2025, in the 700 block of South Lewis Lane in Carbondale. Charles, pictured below, is 5’09” tall, weighs 260 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. Charles was last seen wearing camouflage overalls. Anyone with information is asked to call the police department at the numbers listed below.
Charles L. Williams, age 38 of Carbondale
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! For more information about Crime Stoppers, please follow the QR Code.
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.