UPDATE: Missing Bloomington woman spotted in Mattoon, police seek public’s help to find Carmon Edwards

Posted on December 26, 2017
Carmon Edwards
Carmon Edwards, who police say recently suffered a cognitive decline, has not been seen since Christmas morning. On the right is a car similar to the 2004 Mitsubishi Galant that Edwards was said to be driving when she disappeared.  (Photo courtesy of the Bloomington Police Facebook page)

By Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON – A missing Bloomington woman, who hasn’t been seen since Christmas morning, was apparently spotted about 100 miles southeast of the Twin-Cities in Mattoon on Tuesday.

Bloomington Police said investigative data and witnesses put Carmon Edwards, 53, in the Coles County community about mid-morning on Tuesday.

Police said it’s not known if Edwards proceeded farther south into southern Illinois.

Police continued to ask for the public’s help to locate Edwards, who is believed to have left Bloomington Christmas morning and did not show up for family gatherings in Pekin or Washington.

Police said Edwards may be suffering from a recent cognitive decline. She was last seen about 11 o’clock Christmas morning driving a light gold or champagne-colored 2004 Mitsubishi Galant.

The car’s license plate number is 8219185.

Police say Edwards is white, about five feet six inches tall, weighing about 140 pounds, with hazel eyes and brown-reddish hair.

She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a dark blue coat, according to police

Authorities released a photo of the woman, with her family’s permission, and also released a picture of a car similar to the one she was driving.

You can see the pictures on the Bloomington Police Department’s Facebook page, and on WJBC’s Facebook page, and at www.wjbc.com.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Bloomington Police Department at 309-820-8888, or Detective Jeff Engle at 309-434-2371.

Bloomington officers and Illinois State Police are investigating.

Howard Packowitz can be reached at [email protected]

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