Litterbug sports pink sign as punishment

? A litterbug became a walking warning not to mess with Bridgeport, Ohio – or its mayor.

Tommy LaShare and his girlfriend were caught emptying their ashtrays on the street in front of his house, police said. That landed LaShare in the court of Mayor John Callarik, who is waging a battle against litter in this eastern Ohio village of 2,200 people.

The mayor offered jail time, community service, $1,000 in fines – or two eight-hour stints walking the streets wearing a hot pink sandwich board with the message “Cigarette Butts Are Litter.” LaShare chose the sign.

“It won’t make me stop smoking,” LaShare said, laughing. “But I know one thing for sure, I’ll never throw out cigarette butts again.”