Blood from Mosquito Traps Finnish Suspect

From AFP

Police in Finland believe they have caught a car-thief thanks to a DNA sample taken from a sample of his blood found inside a mosquito.

Last June a car was stolen in Lapua， some 380 kilometres north of Helsinki(芬蘭首都赫爾辛基). It was soon found near a railway station in Seinaejoki， about 25 kilometres from where it was stolen.

“A police patrol(公安巡邏艇) carried out an inspection of the car and they noticed a mosquito that had sucked blood. It was sent to the laboratory for testing， which showed the blood belonged to a man who was in the police registers，” inspector Sakari Palomaeki told AFP.

The suspect， who has been interrogated(審問)， has insisted he did not steal the car，

saying he had hitchhiked(搭便車) and was given a lift(搭便車) by a man driving the car.

Palomaeki said a prosecutor(起訴者) would decide if the evidence was solid enough for charges to be pressed.

Finnish police said it was rare for them to use insects to solve crimes， although they are interested in everything found at a crime scene.

“It is not usual to use mosquitoes. In training we were not told to keep an eye on

mosquitoes at crime scenes，” Palomaeki said， laughing.

“It is not easy to find a small mosquito in a car， this just shows how thorough the crime scene investigation was，” he added.

NYC Man Sells Bubbly Calendars for Popping Fans

From AP

A New York City man has designed a

calendar that will drive Bubble Wrap(透明塑料罩) fanatics popping(爆音，爆裂)-mad.

The Daily News of New York reports that Stephen Turbek is selling a poster-size calendar covered with the plastic bubbles. Customers can pop a bubble each day to mark the passage of time.

The Brooklyn(布魯克林，美國紐約市西南部的一區(qū)) man says he has sold thousands of Bubble Calendars. A handmade calendar with paper backing is available online for $30 and a plastic version costs $50.

Turbek says it makes a perfect gift for obsessive people—as long as they don’t pop the whole year on the first day they get it.