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DNA blood evidence links Daniel Myles Buczek to a burglary, already jailed on an unrelated charge, according to Edgewater police.
EDGEWATER -- Like a scene in the popular TV series "Criminal Minds," an Edgewater cop used DNA to match a suspect to a burglary that had gone unsolved for four months.
On March 20, at the address of 421 Timaquan Trail, a recreational Vehicle was broken into by an unknown burglar and items taken from inside.
The RV was one of a number of vehicles that had been entered during the course of several months, despite repeated security measures taken by the owners to curtail the activity.
An observant cop taking a supplement report on the incident found some blood droplets inside the RV that had not previously been discovered during the course of the initial investigation.
Officer Eric Selvaggio collected that sample of the blood into evidence and it was taken to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Crime Lab for analysis.
The FDLE crime lab was initially unable to find a match for the DNA profile of the sample, and submitted the sample to the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) for future use.
On July 9, Edgewater police Investigator Chris DeRosa received word from FDLE that "a positive hit" was found utilizing the CODIS system. The DNA matched that of Daniel Myles Buczek, who was already being held at the Volusia County Branch Jail on an unrelated burglary charge.
Buczek was interviewed, and confessed to the burglary of the RV., Edgewater police said.
A warrant for Buczek was obtained for burglary of an unoccupied conveyance, which was served on him Werdnesday while at the jail.
To date, there have been no other unlawful entries at 421 Timaquan Trail, police said.