The spokeswoman for the Russian Interior Ministry, Irina Volk, announced that the police were able to identify the culprit in the theft in the Tver region thanks to the genetic code and a medical mask.

A thief stole 300,000 rubles, or roughly $ 4,000, from an elderly woman.

The 83-year-old woman reported a complaint to the Konakovsky District Police of being robbed.

The police, who went to the scene, discovered that the perpetrator entered the house through the back door and stole the money while his owner was working in her garden.

A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Interior said, "Forensic experts at the scene of the accident found fine particles, in addition to a medical mask. Based on the results of the examination, it was possible to isolate the human genetic makeup, and to determine the identity of the potential perpetrator, and it was found that he is unemployed and with a history." .

Source: Novosti

By:Nadeemy Haded