My car was broken in to

[Commander Quan]

No I usually do have the mounting on the windshield but had just taken it off this week.

Tom, whoever broke the window cut them self because there was blood on some of the papers I had in the glove box. Would this be of any use to the Police? I don't expect it to be like CSI, but if it could be of any use I'd like to peruse it. After all this was ~$400 in stuff and tampering with US mail.

[Bax]

Originally Posted by Commander Quan

No I usually do have the mounting on the windshield but had just taken it off this week.

Tom, whoever broke the window cut them self because there was blood on some of the papers I had in the glove box. Would this be of any use to the Police? I don't expect it to be like CSI, but if it could be of any use I'd like to peruse it. After all this was ~$400 in stuff and tampering with US mail.

Take the paper inside a plastic bag to the cops. They can file it with the report. If they do catch the guy they can use it to link other crimes and that may mean the difference in jail time and letting him walk. I had a guy ask for change and gave me a dollar, later he came back to the store and pried open the register. The dollar he gave was still there and had his print on it. They caught him later at another store doing the same and matched his print. He got a few months to cool his heels.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Commander Quan

No I usually do have the mounting on the windshield but had just taken it off this week.

Tom, whoever broke the window cut them self because there was blood on some of the papers I had in the glove box. Would this be of any use to the Police? I don't expect it to be like CSI, but if it could be of any use I'd like to peruse it. After all this was ~$400 in stuff and tampering with US mail.

The blood would only be of use if the police develop a suspect. If they do, they can DNA match the blood.

A lot of people watch TV and think that there is some huge DNA database that cops can just plug any sample into. Only the most violent offenders are included in this database, so it is unlikely that your car burglar is in it. But if the cops get a solid lead or suspect, the blood can be solid evidence.