Crumbs may catch thief

DNA taken from partially eaten food could catch out a hungry thief who has twice in one week raided the Buller netball pavilion, stealing more than $400 worth of pies, sausage rolls, bags of chips, chocolates and lollies, the Westport News reported.

There was a possibility the culprit's DNA samples could be taken from leftover crumbs, Westport Senior Constable Denis Bergman said.