Public Safety
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.