DNA links Kenner man to Belle Chasse burglary

More than 1 years after a burglar broke into a Belle Chasse home and stole two televisions, the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office has booked a Kenner man after his DNA linked him to the scene. Jason Paul Vedros, 30, of 2908 Roosevelt Blvd., allegedly left behind his genetic material in his blood while breaking into the Bayou Road home on April 4, 2011, the Sheriff's Office said Friday.

Vedros allegedly confessed to Plaquemines Parish detectives on Friday, saying he returned the stolen flat screen televisions, valued about $750, to a local store and receive gift cards. He then sold those gift cards for cash, Sheriff Lonnie Greco said in a news release.

Vedros allegedly broke a front window to get into the home, according to the Sheriff's Office.

The crime had gone unsolved until Oct. 22, when the Louisiana State Police Crime found a match in a state database between Vedros' DNA and blood that a Plaquemines Parish crime scene technician lifted from the home, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Detectives in turn obtained a warrant for Vedros' arrest. They got a break Wednesday, when Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Vedros for shoplifting from a business in Marrero.

Greco credited Deputy Jonathan McDaniel and detectives Paul Durnin and Aaron Verrette, and the State Police Crime Lab in helping solve the crime.

"Their keen observation of evidence left on the scene and its proper collection ultimately led to the identification of Mr. Vedros as the suspect," Greco said in the news release.

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DNA links Kenner man to Belle Chasse burglary