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DNA links a Guelph man to stolen vehicle last year: police say

Guelph Police Cruiser . Matt Carty / Global Guelph

Guelph police said an individual is facing charges after his DNA connected him with a stolen car that was recovered in December.

Investigators said a Ford hatchback was stolen from a driveway of a home in the city’s east end in late November.

Ten days later, it was reportedly found at an address in Kitchener and brought back for forensic analysis in Guelph.

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They said items were found in the car and then sent to the Centre of Forensic Sciences, where the man’s DNA matched his sample in the national DNA data bank.

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Police arrested a 36-year-old man outside of Guelph on Friday and he returned to face charges.

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Among the charges are possession of stolen property and breaching probation.

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