Cops: Garbage men fought over holiday tips

STRATFORD -- Police said two garbage men got into a tussle over holiday tips from customers.

One of the garbage men, 38-year-old Brian Glandstone of Naugatuck, was charged with second-degree breach of peace. He was released on a promise to appear in court.

According to police, on Friday officers were dispatched to Oronoque Lane and South Trail for a dispute. When they got there, they said, they broke up a fight between Glandstone and another employee for a private garbage hauling company.

The other employee, Alexander Hill, told police he was working the back of the garbage truck, throwing in trash and grabbing tips left by customers on the trash cans.

Police said during one of the stops Hill grabbed a full-looking envelope off a can with the intention, he said, of opening it later and splitting the proceeds with Glandstone when they had a break. However, police continued, Glandstone took issue with this and demanded Hill give him the envelope.

Glandstone began shoving Hill and police were called.

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