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"The glove box was already open with papers disheveled," the release adds. Bolden detained the suspect until officers could locate the owner of the vehicle, who told the officers he accidently left his truck unlocked, the release continues. David Rathburn, 44, of 507 Kumquat Court, Sarasota, was arrested and charged with felony Burglary of a Vehicle. Rathburn is also a suspect in three other vehicle burglaries reported over the weekend, the release points out. Rathburn is a prolific offender with 19 felony convictions on his record, the release says. He has been charged with Burglary 28 times and has served 11 prison sentences, it notes. He was released most recently on March 3. "We want to remind residents and visitors to lock your vehicle doors and do not leave valu- ables in plain sight," said Capt. Pat Robinson, commander of the Police Department's Patrol Division, in the release. "More than 60 percent of vehicle burglaries in the City of Sarasota happen to vehicles that are left unlocked. Hide your valuables, or take them with you, and don't forget to lock your vehicle no mat- ter where it is parked." The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested a homeless man whose DNA con- nected him to an unusual crime, the office has announced. In February, a man reported that someone was inside his son's home in the 2500 block of Pinebrook Hollow in Sarasota, a news release says. The man found dishes in the sink, and it appeared someone had been in the house for several days, the release adds. The man called deputies after he thought he heard noises from inside a locked spare bedroom, it continues. The suspect was not located at the time, but the victim said two flat screen televisions and household items were miss- ing, the release notes. Crime Scene Technicians recovered sneakers and other belongings that were submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for testing, the release says. Analysis determined the DNA was that of John Szatkowski, 58. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Burglary of a Dwelling and Szatkowski was located in late April. Szatkowski's DNA was in the FDLE database from more than a dozen arrests in Brevard County for crimes such as drug possession, theft and fraud, the release points out. DNA CONNECTS HOMELESS MAN TO SARASOTA CRIME John Szatkowski/Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader May 16, 2014 Page 91