Former Student Arrested Sneaking Into New Canaan High School: Police

NEW CANAAN, CT — A 22-year-old former New Canaan High School student was arrested on school grounds Monday after he allegedly tried to break into the school, even claiming he was a 17-year-old transfer student, according to police.

Tyler J. Moroch, who now lives in West Windsor, NJ, was charged with Loitering In/About School Grounds, and Interfering with an Officer at about 12:15 p.m.

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According to police, the school's resource officer spotted Moroch trying to enter the cafeteria through an exterior door. When the officer asked him who he was and what he was doing, Moroch allegedly told the officer he was a 17-year-old who recently transfered to the school.

"A subsequent investigation determined that Moroch was a former student at NCHS, was 22 years old, and when questioned why he was at NCHS he could not provide a valid reason, or a truthful explanation of his intentions for being on school grounds," wrote police in a statement.

Moroch was released after posting a $5,000 bond and was "advised not to be on a school property in New Canaan." He is scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on May 15.

Photo: Tyler J. Moroch. Photo credit: New Canaan Police Department