It's not known why the suspected burglar left their snack unfinished at the burglary scene. File photo / Supplied
Wellington police have managed to identify a burglary suspect after extracting DNA from a half-eaten doughnut abandoned at the scene of the crime.
The clever catch was made by Police Scene of Crime Office (SOCO) staff, area prevention manager Detective Senior Sergeant Warwick McKee said.
"A burglary was reported to
a Wellington Business overnight between December 17 and 18, 2020. An amount of frozen meat was stolen by the offenders," McKee said.
"Police SOCO staff attended the scene and completed a scene examination. Located was a half-eaten doughnut."
