Door-to-door salesman in Barrington charged as fugitive from justice
Police dole out warnings and charges to out-of-towners
A Barrington resident called police after growing suspicious about a man going door-to-door in Hampden Meadows on Friday afternoon.
Police responded to the area of Samoset Avenue and Bowden Avenue at about 4:30 p.m. and spoke with a man who was reportedly working with a company that sells magazine subscriptions door-to-door. The man said he did not have a permit for "hawking or peddling." Police tried to contact the man's supervisor and eventually issued the man a warning and then brought him to a RIPTA bus stop for a ride back to Providence.
Just a few minutes later, police received a second call for people going door-to-door, this time on Pierce Court off Kent Street.
Officers responded to that area and located Anthony Graydon, a 20-year-old man from North Little Pulaski, Ark. Police said neither Mr. Graydon nor his employer (the same company that hired the earlier solicitor) had pulled a permit for hawking or peddling. Mr. Graydon said he was actually collecting donations for another organization, not selling magazines.
Police charged Mr. Graydon with "permits required for hawking or peddling."
Meanwhile, a van arrived on the scene that Mr. Graydon said was his ride home. Police approached the van and spoke to its driver, Matthew Wallace Frank, 28, of Petersburg, Va. A check of Mr. Frank's ID showed that he has a suspended license and was wanted on a fully extraditable warrant out of Virginia. Police took Mr. Frank into custody, issued him a summons for driving with a suspended license and charged him with being a fugitive from justice.
Police also spoke with Maggie Lee Dumas, 48, of Gross Pointe, Mich., who served as supervisor for the people going door-to-door. Police discovered that there was an active warrant issued by Sixth Division District Court for Ms. Dumas on a prior charge of driving with a suspended license.
Officers also checked the IDs for all the other people inside the van, which revealed that not a single person had a valid driver's license.
