Crime & Safety
New Canaan Man Dumped Garbage Where It Doesn't Belong: Police
He is accused of dumping several bags of garbage on Locust Avenue in New Canaan.

NEW CANAAN, CT — A local man stands accused of rolling up to a commercial building at 65 Locust Ave. in New Canaan and dumping 10 large black bags of garbage in a dumpster without permission, according to police.
Arrested on Feb. 17 on charges of simple trespass and unlawful dumping/littering was Thomas Burger, of Hawthorne Road.
Burger was seen on surveillance video pulling up to the building, unloading the bags and driving away. He was subsequently issued infractions for the violation at his home.
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