Carbondale police ask for public’s help finding missing 16 year old

Jessica L. D. Thompson (Source: Carbondale Police Department)
Jessica L. D. Thompson (Source: Carbondale Police Department)

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KBSI) – Carbondale Police request help from the public finding a missing teenager.

Carbondale police say 16-year-old Jessica L.D. Thompson of Carbondale was last seen on August 12 at 5:55 p.m. in the 400 block of South Poplar Street in Carbondale. Police identify her as a runaway.

She is described a 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing 98 pounds with brown eyes and braided black hair that is partially dyed red.

Thompson was last seen wearing a white tank top with black shorts.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Carbondale Police Department at (618) 549-2121. Tipsters can 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).

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