The Case of the Stolen Ice Cream Cone

Ice cream cones are delicious and crime doesn’t pay.

Those two things were proven to be true in Delaware earlier this summer. That’s where an alleged burglar is accused of breaking into an apartment complex and take some things that did not belong to him, things like a flat screen television and a cable box. Oh, and an ice cream cone.

That decision would result in deliciousness but also come back to haunt him.

Police say the suspect triggered an alarm breaking into an apartment. When police arrived on the scene, they spotted the suspect in a parking lot behind the apartment complex, getting into a car. The allegedly stolen electronic equipment is not what did the man in. Police say they were tipped off by a vanilla fudge ice cream cone.

Seems one of the victims of the break-in told police that an ice cream cone drumstick was among the item stolen from his apartment. Cops spotted a melting ice cream cone in the center console of the burglary suspect’s car.

Police say the suspect’s story wasn’t any stronger than the melting ice cream cone. Authorities say the man told them he got the ice cream cone at a nearby convenience store. That excuse melted away pretty quickly once police realized the empty ice cream box was left inside the robbery victim’s freezer.

The suspect’s night of stolen electronics and ice cream ended up with the suspect behind bars. He faces multiple burglary charges.

There are better ways to spend time enjoying ice cream, ways that won’t result in you facing multiple felony charges. It’s fall. The leaves are getting ready to turn. Head to your nearest Praline’s and indulge in a scoop or two of Apple Caramel Crumb, the ice cream that tastes like fall. It’s delicious and legal.