(August 19, 2024) — On July 25, 2024, at around 2:25 PM, officers with the Cape Coral Police Department responded to the 1900 block of NE Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral, FL, for a report of a stolen vehicle.
The victim told officers she arrived at around 12:45 PM to shop, was inside the store for about an hour, and when she came out, her black pickup truck was no longer in the parking lot, and her key fob was missing. She said she either dropped the key in the parking lot or accidentally left it in the car. She called OnStar to lock the vehicle and turn the ignition off. The victim wished to press charges.
OnStar advised that the truck had been parked at 535 Pine Island Rd, North Fort Myers, FL, for the last 30 minutes. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office was notified and located the truck unoccupied. The victim confirmed it was her vehicle. Surveillance video obtained by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office from a nearby business showed three subjects walking away from the truck.
On August 6, the Cape Coral Police Department posted the surveillance video to its Facebook page, requesting information on the three subjects (LINK: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/8XfRa53gB1hQzz6Z/). A tip from the public led to the identification of two of the three people. One person was identified as Christopher Andrew Clark (DOB 01/26/1993), who was already in the Lee County Jail.
Detectives interviewed the other subject identified in the video. That subject was also already in the Lee County Jail. That subject said the three of them were at the location on Pine Island Rd when Clark walked away to “see a friend.” He returned and told them a friend gave him the truck. They all got in. The subject being interviewed said Clark hit the OnStar button and panicked, and that’s when they realized the car was stolen. The subject was shown photos of the truck and of Clark and confirmed the photo was of the truck stolen from the parking lot and that Clark was the person in the other picture.
After a thorough investigation, Christopher Andrew Clark (DOB 01/26/1993) was charged with the following:
–1 count in violation of F.S.S. 812.014(2)(c)(6), Grand Theft of Motor Vehicle
Arrested: Christopher Andrew Clark (DOB 01/26/1993)