Public Safety
Police: Man, 19, Charged With Motor Vehicle Theft After Police Link His DNA With Evidence in Vehicle
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After police collected DNA evidence from an SUV stolen in Darien and left in Hamden, they linked that evidence to a 19-year-old Hamden man and charged him with stealing it, Darien police said. Police gave this account of the case, including accusations not proven in court:
Almost a year ago, on May 27, 2024, a 2021 Audi Q5 was reported stolen from outside a house on Hickory Lane. It had been left unlocked with the keys inside. The vehicle was found in Hamden on June 5, and Darien, Hamden and New Haven police worked together on the investigation. Police didn’t say how they linked the DNA in the vehicle with the DNA of Khalil Council of Hobson Avenue in Hamden.