Fingerprints left behind by a burglar helped Butler police finger the suspect, authorities said.

Police on Wednesday obtained an arrest warrant for Matthew G. Hibbard, 22, no known address, in connection with the break-in last month at a home on North Monroe Street.

It turned out that police already had a warrant for the defendant's arrest in an unrelated theft case in August at the YMCA.

Hibbard in the alleged break-in is accused of entering the home Aug. 14 apparently through an open rear door, and taking about $250 worth of coins.

The coins had been in two plastic containers, which the victim found empty when he returned home, according to court documents. Investigators, however, were able to lift fingerprints from the containers.

The evidence was sent to the FBI's Automated Fingerprint Identification System at the state police crime lab in Greensburg. The computerized system includes a database of 47 million digitized sets of fingerprints, primarily from criminal offenders, used by law enforcement agencies nationwide.

The database matched the lifted print to Hibbard, according to court documents, who has a previous criminal record.

Police shared the information with the victim, who told them that he did not know the defendant.

Hibbard is charged with burglary, trespass and theft.

Police in the previous case obtained an arrest warrant for Hibbard on charges he stole a ring, valued at $795, as well as a credit card and money from a man's locker Aug. 23 at the YMCA on North Washington Street.

The victim later checked his credit card statement and found two fraudulent transactions at a pair of city stores, according to court documents

Police reviewed surveillance video from one the stores and an officer recognized Hibbard, who is charged with misdemeanor counts of theft and access device fraud.