A Wild Ride and Attempted Abduction: Homewood Police Blotter

SATURDAY, APRIL 28

Mr. Nettles' Wild Ride

Eugene Nettles, 37, of Hazel Crest, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Police said they received reports of a motorist driving at a high rate of speed “all over the road” around 2:41 a.m. After stopping Nettles, police said they smelled alcohol on his breath and cannabis from inside his vehicle. According to reports, Nettles told police he had been drinking at a friend’s house, but it was they, not he, who had toked. He was also ticketed for speeding and driving with expired registration.

FRIDAY, APRIL 27

Retail Theft

Lynette Smedley, 29, of Country Club Hills, was charged with retail theft. Police said Smedley hid clothing items with a retail value of $160.94 in her purse and walked out of a store in the 17500 block of Halsted without paying.

THURSDAY, APRIL 26

Marijuana Possession

Bobby Bradley, of Flossmoor, was charged with possession of cannabis. Police said they stopped the vehicle Bradley was driving near 182nd Street and Kedzie at 11:39 p.m. because it had only one working headlight. Bradley gave police his brother’s name and date of birth and so was also charged with obstructing identification. While in custody, police said they found a clear plastic bag that contained 3 grams of cannabis in Bradley’s right front pant leg. Police also charged him with improper lighting and driving while license revoked.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25

Phone Call Trouble

Margaret Braun, 55, of Homewood, was charged with telephone harassment. Police said between Jan. 25 and April 24, Braun repeatedly called a business and its employees as many as 20 times a day, even after being warned not to, under threat of arrest, police said. Braun’s calls, sometimes made to employees’ cell phones, were harassing and threatening, one victim told police. Some time prior to her arrest, Braun received an ordinance violation citation for making the calls.

TUESDAY, APRIL 24

Attempted Abduction

An eighth-grade student at Parker Junior High School told police a man driving a black SUV pulled up to her as she waited for the bus near Olive Road and Kedzie Avenue around 8 a.m. and asked her if she needed a ride. The man, described by the juvenile as African American and about 40 years old, had a medium brown complexion and a black and gray mustache and beard. She said he wore a black baseball hat and asked her several questions before another vehicle pulled up behind him, forcing him to move along. The girl also told police she noticed red and white logos of some kind in the back window of the vehicle. The girl’s father, school authorities and police were immediately notified.

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