Public Safety
Police: DNA from a Gauze Bandage Identifies Thief from a 2012 Car Burglary
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When the air bag was stolen from a car in 2012, Darien police detectives had an unusual clue: A gauze bandage was left behind, apparently after it had fallen off, and it had some dried blood on it. The bandage proved crucial in identifying the thief, who was taken into custody Tuesday, police said. Police detectives sent the bandage off to the state forensic lab, where the dried blood was analyzed. But it took until August 2014 for the lab to identify Jose Cruz, now 50, of Bridgeport as the bandage wearer, police said. Police applied for and received a warrant for his arrest.