DNA Used to ID 3 Car Burglary Suspects
Los Angeles authorities have used DNA samples to identify three auto burglary suspects, according to an article. Police have taken one man into custody for the burglary in Los Angeles and are searching for the other two.
Blood left on a door handle identified one of the individuals to his car theft. His DNA was a match for a car burglar who smashed the window of a sports car parked near 4th and Hill streets in 2007 and removed cash. In another case, blood found on a paper bag left by a car burglar in 2008 was collected and placed in the laboratory queue for analysis.
The blood was analyzed a year later and the results were added to a state database. The final suspect was identified from a burglary in which a window was smashed and a stereo and CDs were stolen from a car parked on Jesse Street west of Santa Fe Avenue.
DNA evidence has been used much more in recent years, but usually in cases that involve more serious charges like murders and sexual assaults. The article indicates that this may be changing, however, after a study completed last year involving the LAPD showed that when investigators recovered usable DNA samples from property crime scenes, a suspect could be identified in 45% of the cases.
It is important to note that DNA evidence is not always full proof or 100% accurate. An experienced criminal defense attorney will know to review how DNA evidence is being used and most importantly, how it was gathered. If you are being charged with a theft crime in Los Angeles in which DNA evidence has been gathered and is going to be used against you, you need an experienced Los Angeles theft defense attorney on your side defending your rights. Contact the law offices of Lawrence Wolf today for a free consultation of your case.
