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New Canaan Police: Failing to Pay for Gas in New Canaan Leads to Police on Doorstep in Darien

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A 36-year-old Darien man left a downtown New Canaan gas station without paying for gas, but video surveillance caught his license plate number, leading to a larceny charge, New Canaan police said. New Canaan police gave this account of what happened, including accusations not proven in court:

At about 3:21 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, police received a complaint about a theft of gas from the Mobil Station downtown from the business’s owner. ___________

— This article, in somewhat different form, originally was published by NewCanaanite.com. ___________

A man had dispensed $23.96 in gas into his vehicle and left without paying. His license plate was recorded by video surveillance.

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Woman Gets Car Serviced and Cleaned, Reports Getting Cleaned Out of $1,000

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After a 26-year-old woman drove her 2014 BMW 528xi to BMW of Darien for a scheduled service, she remembered that she’d had $1,000 in a compartment to the left of the steering wheel. Now all she’s got (besides her BMW) are the memories. Darien police described what they were told happened:

The Stamford resident brought the car into the BMW of Darien dealership at 140 Ledge Road Wednesday, Feb. 7 for scheduled service. When she returned later that day to pick up the car, she saw the interior had been cleaned.