A COURT in the Netherlands has convicted a Lithuanian man to 12 months in prison and a total of 20,000 Euros in costs.
The man was accused of breaking into 25 cars within a 10 day period in 2014 and to stealing items such as SatNavs, airbags, clothing, sunglasses and cash.
The police found stolen items along with some tools and a pair of gloves he used to commit the burglaries at a holiday home in which the man had stayed.
Under ultra violet light, police found traces of SelectaDNA Gel on the gloves. Police had been using DNA Gel to set traps for criminals and the traces in the gloves were matched to those found on one of the stolen SatNavs.
Based on this evidence, the court was able to prove not only possession of stolen property but actual theft.
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