Vancouver Police Use DNA To Crack Decade-Old Break-And-Enter Cases

The Canadian Press, 06 Apr, 2017 12:24 PM

VANCOUVER — DNA evidence led police in Vancouver to a suspect in a series of burglaries spanning more than a decade.

Police say they have linked at least 11 residential break-and-enters on the city's west side between 2005 and 2016.

They say in most of the cases, windows or skylights were smashed in order to gain access to the home.

Evidence collected from the scenes was tested for DNA and police say the lab found that a sample submitted in May 2016 matched a suspect in 10 other unsolved break-ins.

Officers then identified a suspect, gathered more evidence and confirmed a DNA match.

Police say a 52-year-old man has been arrested and charged with nine counts of break-and-enter, and the investigation into two other offences continues.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Alberta Government Explores Setting Up Safe Sites To Reduce Fentanyl Overdoses

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is taking the war on fentanyl abuse to the next level by exploring a plan to set up safe, supervised sites for opioid use.

Alberta Government Explores Setting Up Safe Sites To Reduce Fentanyl Overdoses

Another Indigenous Girl Commits Suicide On Northern Saskatchewan Reserve

Another indigenous girl has committed suicide in northern Saskatchewan — the fifth this month.

Another Indigenous Girl Commits Suicide On Northern Saskatchewan Reserve

Ottawa runs $2.7B deficit in August compared with $2.3B deficit in August 2015

OTTAWA — The federal government ran a deficit of $2.7 billion in August compared with a deficit of $2.3 billion in the same month last year.

Ottawa runs $2.7B deficit in August compared with $2.3B deficit in August 2015

Acronym Acrimony In Quebec As Anti-corruption Unit Warns Union Over Using 'UPAC'

The province's anti-corruption unit certainly wasn't laughing over a public-sector union's appropriation of the word ''UPAC.''

Acronym Acrimony In Quebec As Anti-corruption Unit Warns Union Over Using 'UPAC'

Court Hearing Next Month In Brutal Sexual Assaults In Winnipeg

WINNIPEG — Lawyers are set to argue whether a man who has admitted to sexually assaulting and battering a Winnipeg woman and a teenage girl should be sentenced as an adult or a youth.

Court Hearing Next Month In Brutal Sexual Assaults In Winnipeg

Ottawa, Nova Scotia Announce Funding For New Halifax Women's Shelter

HALIFAX — The federal and Nova Scotia governments have announced up to $3 million to fund the replacement of a Halifax shelter for women and children.