[CPProt.net] man arested suspected of stealing more than $300, 000 worth of memorabilia from the Elvis-A-Rama museum

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Retired Elvis impersonator helps catch thief, police say

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A retired Elvis Presley impersonator helped police nab a
man suspected of stealing more than $300,000 worth of memorabilia from the
Elvis-A-Rama museum, authorities said Wednesday. 
Duke Adams, a 62-year-old "older-era Elvis," said he was approached while in
line at a pharmacy by a man offering to sell him items once owned by
Presley, including jewelry, clothing and the king's revolver. 

Remembering the March 2004 burglary, Adams said he asked the man to stop by
his business the next day. Adams went home and called police. 

Authorities arrested Eliab Aguilar last week after the Las Vegas man brought
all but one of the stolen items to Adams' employment agency, police said. 

"He'd laid it all out on the table. It couldn't have been handed to me more
clearly," said Detective Kelli Hickle, who's been on the case since thieves
backed a stolen tow truck into the museum, used the vehicle's hook to lift
an overhead door and heisted the loot in a matter of minutes. 

Aguilar was charged with burglary, grand larceny auto, possession of stolen
property and possession of a stolen firearm, Hickle said. She did not
release information on any other suspects. 

Among the items recovered were a 41-carat ruby and diamond ring worth
$77,000, a $65,000 gold and black onyx medallion that spells "Elvis" in
diamonds, and a gold-plated Smith & Wesson .38 special. 

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