Nearby: DNA Links Man to 2010 Jewelry Heist in Kennesaw

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After four years of searching, Cobb police finally have the face and name of the person they suspect of stealing $1 million in jewelry from a Kennesaw store, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

On Jan. 14, 2010, someone cut the phone lines to Diamonds R Forever at 4200 Wade Green Rd., then cut a hole through the business’ roof to get inside, the AJC writes. The person then broke into two safes and stole $1 million in jewelry.

The AJC reports that some of the stolen items were found the next day inside a bin alongside a Wendy’s bag in Kennesaw. A spoon left inside the bag was swabbed for DNA, but did not match any names in crime databases.

In 2012, a similar jewelry heist was reported in Indiana, the AJC says. Police there acquired DNA from a mask left at the crime scene and matched it to the DNA found after the heist in Kennesaw, but again there was no name.

In March of 2014, Miami police arrested Osniel Labrada-Guillen during a traffic stop. He posted bail and was released, but not before police obtained a sample of his DNA. Running his genetic information through a database, authorities were able to link him to the two unsolved burglaries in Kennesaw and Indiana.

Cobb police have now issued an arrest warrant for Labrada-Guillen, reports the AJC, but police are asking for the public’s help to locate him. If you have information that can help authorities arrest this burglary suspect, please call 911.