Report: DNA Sample Leads Southington Police to Car Thief​

SOUTHINGTON, CT - A man who was identified through a DNA match has been charged for a stolen car incident in Southington, police said.

On July 14, Christopher Poller, 23 of Waterbury, was transported from the New Haven
correctional facility to Bristol Superior Court for arraignment on a Writ of Habeas Corpus, police said.

Poller was charged with third-degree larceny and first-degree criminal mischief, police said.

On Nov. 30, at 11:29 pm officers were dispatched to the 200 block of West Street for a reported stolen motor vehicle, police said.

The thief crashed the car into a fence, a shed and two small trees across the street, police said.

The vehicle was abandoned against the fence and the suspect fled northbound on West Street, police said.

Investigators matched Poller with a DNA swab and an arrest warrant was issued for Poller, police said.

The stolen vehicle is a 2004 Honda Accord valued at approximately $4,085 and the property damage was estimated at $2,500, police said.