Police have arrested a burglar by tracking DNA evidence from the man’s shoes, Yonhap News Agency reported Monday.

The 21-year-old man allegedly sneaked into a gosiwon -- a small one-room unit in a share house -- in Busan in 2016, and stole 1 million won ($885) worth of valuables including clothes and a watch. 


Busan police had retrieved the suspect’s DNA from a pair of hiking boots, which was left at the crime scene after the suspect wore it once, but failed to find a match.

However, a year later, police succeeded in tracking down the burglar, as he was arrested for another charge of fraud. The man confessed to the burglary, and police booked him without detention.

By Park Ju-young (jupark@heraldcorp.com)