Newport Litterbug Dumps Pay Stubs, Cops Make Him Clean Up Mess

Newport police on Sunday cited a 31-year-old city man for littering - and made him clean up the mess he left on the street.

Matthew Wilson Bailey, 31, of 7 Lowndes St., was seen by a resident as he dumped garbage out of his car onto the side of Greenough Place at around 9:30 p.m., according to a police report.

Police said the resident reported seeing a dark colored station wagon pull up and a tall skinny man got out and “threw a bunch of garbage onto the street,” police said.

Along with disposing of napkins, paper bags, empty coffee cups and other items, police said Bailey disposed of two pay stubs.

Because his name was on the stubs, police were able to reach Bailey by telephone.

Bailey admitted to dumping garbage and responded to the scene about 20 minutes later. Police said he gathered all of the garbage into a large brown bag and removed it from the area.

He was also cited for littering and is due to appear in Municipal Court on Nov. 23.

DRIVING VIOLATION

Police charged Robert Mitchell Dewey, 45, of 184 Kay St., with various driving violations on Sunday evening after he changed lanes without using a turn signal and almost caused a collision, according to a police report.

Police said an officer on patrol at around 6:23 p.m. was heading south on America’s Cup Avenue when Dewey was seen changing lanes without signaling, cutting off another vehicle.

Police said once stopped, they discovered that Dewey had been driving with an expired vehicle registration and a suspended license.

He was taken into custody without incident and later released with a Second Division District Court summons.