Crime & Safety

DNA from Duct Tape Helps Cops ID Robbery Suspect: Report

He allegedly used duct tape to tie up victim in motel robbery last summer.

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Norcross Police said DNA evidence from duct tape used in a June robbery at a local motel led to the identification of the alleged perpetrator. He is accused of robbing a guest at the Days Inn, on Western Hills Drive in Norcross, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

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The GBI lab tested the tape used to tie up the victim and found a match to Jay Bernard Pope, who is being sought.


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