Police catch suspect through DNA on doughnut

[February 13, 2009]  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Police believe a church burglary has been solved through DNA found on a half-eaten doughnut.

A 22-year-old man was charged with burglary in the January 2007 break-in at Woodhaven Christian Church. Police said a number of musical instruments were taken, but officers found a box of doughnuts in the church's kitchen and noticed a bite had been taken from one of the doughnuts.

Deputies sent the half-eaten doughnut to the Indiana State Police lab for testing. Authorities received confirmation in November that DNA left on the treat matched the man, who is serving a prison sentence at the Branchville Correctional Facility for an unrelated home burglary.

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Information from: The Herald-Times, http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/

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