Police: Men stole 22 boxes of ice cream bars
A Las Vegas man was arrested and another man is being sought for the theft of 22 boxes of ice cream bars from a local Dairy Queen store.
Las Vegas Police arrested Paul S. Trujillo, 31, of Las Vegas, on Aug. 12. According to an arrest affidavit filed in San Miguel Magistrate Court, police identified Trujillo as one of two men who entered a walk-in freezer at a Dairy Queen and stole 22 boxes of Dilly Bars — an ice cream treat on a stick made with soft-serve ice cream coated in a flavored shell. Police have not identified the second man.
Just before noon on July 29, LVPD responded to a call of items being taken from the Dairy Queen on Columbia Avenue, just off Grand Avenue.
According to the warrant, police interviewed employees and viewed video surveillance footage which showed Trujillo walk up to the freezer, check the building’s back door to make sure no one was watching, then enter the freezer.
He exited with several boxes of Dilly Bars and took them to a white car.
According to police, an unidentified man in the car joined Trujillo, and the two again entered the freezer. Trujillo filled an empty milk crate with boxes of Dilly Bars while the other man carried several more boxes in his hands.
An employee saw them as they were leaving the freezer and attempted to stop them, but Trujillo and the unidentified man hopped into the white car and drove away.
Store employees and LVPD determined Trujillo had taken seven boxes of Dilly Bars on his first trip, and eight boxes on his second trip, for a total of 15 boxes valued at nearly $135. The unknown man took seven boxes, valued at nearly $63.
Police were able to obtain photos of the license plate, and of the car, and an arrest warrant was issued for Trujillo.
He has been charged with felony commercial burglary, as well as misdemeanor larceny. He was arrested Aug 12. and booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center.
Bond for Trujillo was set at $15,000. In an order setting his conditions of release, prosecutors note that Trujillo has multiple open cases, and has previously violated conditions of release while on probation. He remained in SMCDC as of this writing.
Trujillo has a lengthy criminal history in New Mexico, dating back to 2006, including convictions for commercial burglary and aggravated fleeing a law enforcement.
Police are still seeking information about the second man.
