DUI, Retail Theft: Homewood Police Blotter

TUESDAY, FEB. 17

DUI

Richard Rayborn, 37, of the 5700 block of Meade Street, Chicago, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol over the legal limit, driving without proof of insurance, driving with a suspended license and improper lane use after a Feb. 17 traffic stop, according to Homewood police reports.

At about 12:25 a.m., police noticed Rayborn’s silver Pontiac Grand Prix weaving in and out of lanes as it traveled northbound between the 17400 and 17200 blocks of Halsted Street, the report stated.

FRIDAY, FEB. 13

DUI Drugs

Joshua Chestang, 24, of Thornwood Drive, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs after a Feb. 13 incident, according to Homewood police reports.

Chestang drove past a Homewood police squad at about 10:02 p.m., traveling southbound in the 18500 block of Dixie Highway, and the officer reported smelling the strong odor of marijuana, the report stated.

Other details concerning the incident and the charges was redacted from the police report.

THURSDAY, FEB. 12

Retail Theft

Ushaunti Clemons, 21, of the 300 block of Paxton Street, Calumet City, was arrested and charged with retail theft after being accused of taking video game items from Target, 17605 Halsted St., without paying for them, according to Homewood police reports.

The store’s loss prevention agent told police that he noticed Clemons and another person take three video game controllers and a gaming camera from secured shelving and conceal them in a backpack, the report stated. The agent detained Clemons after he left the store without paying for the merchandise, the report added.

The video game items totaled $244.56. Clemons’s court date is March 17.

Other details concerning the incident and the charges were redacted from the police report.

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