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Broken Window Report Leads To Burglary Arrest

Passerby also provides description of a man walking away from Tracy Elementary School on Camp Street.

A passerby's report of a broken window at Tracy Elementary School Sunday night and a description of a man seen walking away from the building led to a Wilton man's arrest for burglary.

Police received a call at 9:45 p.m. of a broken window at the school at 20 Camp St. and a description of a male seen walking away from it wearing jeans and carrying a large backpack.

Officers dispatched to the school found the broken window and then began patrolling the area for the man described. An officer located a man who met the description on Belden Avenue and stopped him.

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The officer reported that when he searched the man's backpack, he found it contained two Dell laptop computers labeled "Property of Norwalk Schools" and "Lab 15."

Taken into custody and arrested was Anthony Hines, 20, of 369 Mountain Rd. Hines was charged with third-degree burglary and fouth-degree larceny. He was held in lieu of $1,000 bond and given a court date of May 3.

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