DNA From Unflushed Toilet Flushes Out Burglary Suspect – HuffPost

They say he was done in by his dookie.

Police inThousand Oaks, California, used DNA found in an unflushed toilet to finger a burglary suspect.

Andrew David Jensen,42, was arrested on July 28 on suspicion of committing a burglary last October.

Detectives managed to sniff out the suspect after they found some fecal matter in a toilet at the crime scene and had it tested forDNA, according to the Ventura County Star.

The sample was sent to the Ventura County Sheriffs Office Forensic Services Bureau for processing before being submitted to theCombined DNA Information System to see if there was a match with a known suspect.

Most people dont assume or dont know that DNA can be obtained by other things besides hair and saliva, Ventura County Sheriffs Office Detective Tim Lohman told the BBC. We look for any type of evidence that might be left behind.Whether its a smoked cigarette or a can that may be left behind, we will analyze it.

Ventura County Sheriff

Police got a DNA match on July 25 for Jensen, who they tracked down to his home in nearby Ventura.

He was arrested three days later on suspicion of first-degree residential burglary, a felony, according to the Associated Press.His bail was set at $180,000.

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