Police: Commack Woman Charged in Nassau Burglary

A 26-year-old Commack woman with a history of breaking into homes to support a heroin habit was arrested on Tuesday after DNA evidence tied her to a July burglary in Hewlett, police said.

According to police, Jamie Culoso entered a home on Franklin Avenue around 9:30 a.m. on July 28 by breaking the glass on a rear kitchen door. Once inside, Culoso stole an undisclosed amount of cash and assorted jewelry, police said.

Culoso, who had cut herself on the door glass, left traces of blood throughout the home, police said.

A DNA test was performed on the blood sample, which led police to Culoso, who was arrested in Woodmere on Tuesday, police said.

Culoso is charged with second degree burglary will be arraigned on Wednesday in First District Court in Hempstead.

Culoso and another Commack resident were arrested in 2009 for burglarizing nearly a dozen homes in order to support their heroin habits, according to a Long Island Press report. Culuso was last released from prison on Sept. 23, 2014 following a parole violation, according to prison records.