Norwich ― Police investigating a garbage can fire in downtown Norwich learned their suspect in that case had set two fires weeks earlier in buildings and on railroad ties on New Wharf Road at Norwich Harbor.

Paul Graziani, 69, of 32 Broadway, Apt. 2, was charged Tuesday with two counts of second-degree reckless endangerment and one count each of second-degree criminal mischief, third-degree arson, reckless burning and first-degree criminal mischief. He is being held on bonds totaling $100,000 and is scheduled to appear in Norwich Superior Court on July 24.

Police initially arrested Graziani on June 9 while investigating a garbage can fire on the second deck of the parking deck for the Wauregan Apartments on lower Broadway. Police said Graziani admitted lighting the garbage can fire, “because he was bored,” according to the arrest warrant affidavit. He was charged with reckless burning and breach of peace in that incident.

While being processed on those charges, police said Graziani gave written sworn statements admitting to setting railroad ties on fire on New Wharf about 10 days earlier and days later he said he lit a trailer on fire on New Wharf Road. In both incidents, Graziani told police after he lit the fires, he left New Wharf and went to the Howard T. Brown Memorial Park, also at Norwich Harbor, to watch police and fire response to put out the fires.