CARBONDALE, Ill. (WSIL) -- Carbondale Police arrested a man after they say he gave a false report.
On November 26, 2024, at 5:15 p.m., Carbondale Police officers and firefighters responded to the 500 block of South Forest Street, after getting a call a vehicle had crashed into a house. Police say 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 reported they learned Allison was the driver of the vehicle when it crashed. They say he 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.Â
