Clovis burglary suspects apprehended
Clovis, NM – On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at about 3:47 a.m., the Clovis Police Dispatch Center received a notification of a commercial burglary alarm at the Hilltop Bottle Shop located at 124 W. 22nd St.
Officers arrived and found a busted window on the front door, and it appeared someone had entered the business. A search was completed, and two suspects were located inside the store. The males had a bag containing various nicotine vapes and some alcohol. The suspects were detained and taken to the Clovis Police Department for questioning.
A detective was requested to take over the investigation. Shortly after arrival at the police department, the two suspects were identified and questioned about the burglary. One suspect identified as Latreveon Frohnhofer, age 18, admitted to involvement in the burglary. Frohnhofer admitted he had committed a similar burglary to this business in September 2024.
The second suspect was identified as a juvenile runaway from Amarillo, Texas. The juvenile involved in this incident was also arrested and transported to Lea County Juvenile Detention Center, and charged with burglary, conspiracy to burglary, criminal damage and resisting, eluding, and evading police.
Latreveon Frohnhofer has been taken to the Curry County Adult Detention Center, where he was booked on the charges of burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and criminal damage less than $1000.00. Charges have not been filed for the September burglary and are pending consultation with the District Attorney’s Office.
Anyone with relative information about this incident, please call the non-emergency line at 575-769-1921. The Clovis Police Department would like to remind you that information can also be provided anonymously by using the Clovis Police Department’s tip411 program, accessed by going to www.police.cityofclovis.org. Anonymous tips can be provided to the Curry County Crime Stoppers at 575-763-7000.
