On 8/23/23, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Karabeth Edmondson, age 44, of Mt. Carmel for Possession of Methamphetamine following an incident at Casey’s in the 400 block of W 9th Street.  Police were called to the scene by an employee who suspected Edmondson of shoplifting.  Officers made contact with Edmondson when leaving the store at which time she admitted to taking items without payment.  As she began removing items from her purse the arresting officer observed a chap stick tube that contained a clear bag of a white crystalized substance inside a cellophane wrapper.  The officer believed the substance to be methamphetamine which Edmondson acknowledged and a field test later confirmed.  Edmondson was placed under arrest and transported to the Wabash County Jail where she was charged accordingly and held pending a bond setting by a judge.  Charges regarding the retail theft are pending.  MCPD was assisted by the Wabash County Sheriff’s Office.