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DNA On Lip Balm Leads To Burglary Arrests In NH

FARMINGTON, NH (CBS) - A container of lip balm was the clue linking a New Hampshire man and woman to a crime.

Police say Ryan Feeney and Jacqueline Meyer broke into a home in Farmington, New Hampshire at the end of January.

Police eventually identified the pair as suspects in the crime and searched Meyer's home. During the search, they recovered a container of lip balm which was believed to have been stolen.

DNA on the lip balm matched the DNA of the burglary victim.

Feeney was charged with burglary and Meyer was charged with receiving stolen property.

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