In China, a dead mosquito helped catch a burglar.

Police tracked down a burglar while investigating a burglary in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. Examining the robbed apartments in one of the residential complexes, the investigators came to the conclusion that the offender stayed there for the night. Leftover noodles, egg shells and used mosquito repellent were found in the apartment. In addition, a crushed insect was found on the wall, which helped to solve the theft. After collecting blood samples left after the killed mosquito, the police conducted a DNA test, which led them to a previously convicted man named Chai. After 19 days, the thief was found and arrested. Further investigation uncovered three more burglaries by the same perpetrator.