Nicholas A. Tollner
A North Fort Myers man has been arrested in connection with what police say was a retail theft scheme.
Nicholas A. Tollner, 44, has been charged with grand theft between $750 and $5,000, a third-degree felony.
According to Cape Coral Police Department officials, Tollner was arrested following an investigation into a series of theft incidents at the Home Depot on Skyline Boulevard between May 8 and May 29 of 2025.
Police officials state officers responded to the Home Depot for a theft reported by the store’s Asset Protection staff. Officials state Asset Protection observed a male subject select merchandise, pass all points of sale without payment, and exit the store on May 29, 2025. Police said Home Depot’s Asset Protection personnel intervened and recovered approximately $698 worth of merchandise from the individual before he left in a gold Ford Expedition.
“Further investigation revealed that the same individual was linked to three prior incidents in which he allegedly altered item prices at self-checkout registers by scanning lower-priced tags,” a CCPD release stated. “These ‘ticket-switching’ incidents occurred between May 8 and May 15, 2025. The combined total of merchandise value connected to these thefts equals $1,012.48.
“Detectives used multiple investigative techniques, which ultimately led to the identification of Nicholas Tollner as the primary suspect.”
On Jan. 7, detectives located Tollner at his residence and took him to the Lee County Jail, according to law enforcement officials.
Tollner has been released on a $2,500 bond.