DNA may flag down Brooklyn Bridge vandals

Investigators trying to track down the vandals who pulled a switcheroo with the Brooklyn Bridges flags found DNA at the scene that may lead them to the guilty parties, a police source said Thursday.

It wasnt clear if the DNA was discovered on one of the flagpoles atop the bridges two, 276-foot towers, or on the tin pans used to block out the lights below.

Cops have to hope that whoever left the DNA behind is already in the NYPD system. Otherwise, the new clue wont immediately bring them any closer to solving the mystery.

Theres still no explanation for the removal of two U.S. flags or the bizarre substitution of two bleached-white American flags left flying above the 131-year-old landmarks two towers Tuesday.

Detectives are leaving no stone unturned to find out whos responsible.

A man with a skateboard and four pals seen on blurry surveillance video have been eyed in the vandalism that sparked terror fears because it required the perpetrators to elude NYPD security and scale the venerable bridge.

Police had been tracing two nicknames for possible suspects from an Instagram posting that seemed linked to the event. But both leads turned out to be dead ends, two police sources said.

Investigators could find names through cell phones if those involved made calls while near the Brooklyn Bridge in the wee hours Tuesday. Cops are analyzing data from the two nearest cell phone towers, the sources said.

Security cameras and license plate readers also tracked cars that were on the bridge at the time of the heist-and-hoist, a third police source said.

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DNA may flag down Brooklyn Bridge vandals