4 February 2008: Don't eat the salami

German authorities have been able to pin a burglary on a suspected serial thief because he left a half-eaten slice of salami at a crime scene.

The man is accused of breaking into a workshop office in the western city of Darmstadt, stealing cash and two locks and causing damage worth around 2,500 pounds. During the raid the man took a bite out of a salami he found there.

Police were able to identify him by analysing DNA from from a trace of saliva he left on the uneaten part.