Dog Poo Leads Cops to Suspect

After tracking feces through the house, police were able to identify burglar.

An Upper Darby man is in deep doo-doo after burglarizing a home in the neighborhood. But the way he got caught is what really stinks.

Joseph Pellegrino, 24, was identified as a suspect in the break-in of an Elm Street home after he tracked dog feces from the kitchen, up the stairs and into the bedroom, according to The Delaware County Daily Times.

"Thank God, criminality does not involve rocket science. He got caught because of dog-doo," Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood told the paper.

Pellegrino's sneaker prints said it all.

The man, who admitted to entering the house after the owners left, was arraigned on charges of theft, burglary, criminal trespass and receiving stolen property, reports the Delco Times.
 

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