DNA Evidence Nails Bike Thief: Jose Bautista Arrested One Year Later

Police Use DNA Evidence To Find Bike Thief
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A Berwyn man has been charged in connection with a River Forest garage burglary after DNA evidence from a bloody drape linked him to the crime, authorities said.

Police said 23-year-old Jose Bautista broke a garage window in the 1500 block of Clinton Place last July in an effort to steal a Trek bicycle.

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