CARBONDALE – The City of Carbondale Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in locating two siblings: Nadine Adams, age 17, and Jesse Smith, age 12, of Carbondale. On March 24, 2026, at 11:27 p.m., officers learned Nadine and Jesse were last seen on March 24, 2026, at about 7:30 p.m. in the 400 block of South Emerald Street. Nadine is described as 5’00” tall, weighing 123 pounds, with strawberry blonde hair and hazel eyes. Jeese is described as 5’00” tall, weighing 100 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. There is no clothing description available. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the police department at the numbers listed below. The investigation remains 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! For more information about Crime Stoppers, please follow the QR Code.
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