DNA Helps Cops Charge East Haven Man with Burglary, Larceny at Woodbridge Deli

WOODBRIDGE, CT — A 25-year-old East Haven man was arrested on a warrant last week on burglary and larceny charges in connection with a May smash-and-grab burglary at the Amity Meat Center on Lucy Street in Woodbridge, according to police.

James Palumbo was charged on Dec. 13 with third-degree Burglary, fourth-degree Larceny and Criminal Mischief, police said.

He stands accused of throwing a bench through a window at the deli and stealing a cash register drawer, and police were able to allegedly link him to the crime by DNA from blood evidence he left at the scene, reports the New Haven Register. He is a former employee of the deli.

"Through forensic evidence gathered at the scene members of the Woodbridge Police Department’s Investigative Services Unit were able to obtain evidence linking Palumbo to the crime," police wrote in a Facebook post.

He was held in lieu of $10,000 bond. The current status of his case is not immediately known.

Photo: James Palumbo. Photo credit: Woodbridge Police Department